BIOGRAFIA DI FRANCESCO D'ISA

Francesco D'Isa è nato a Firenze nel Settembre del 1980. Le sue opere sono pubblicate in libri e riviste in Italia e all'estero, come "Expose III", Ballistic Publishing, Pixel Surgeons: "Extreme manipulation of the figure in Photography", Mitchell Beazley Art & Design S., Octopus ed., "Black magic, White Noise" editrice Die Gestalten, "Illusive 3", editrice Die Gestalten. Dal 2001 ad oggi e sue opere hanno vinto vari premi e sono esposte in gallerie italiane ed estere, in Europa, negli USA, in Giappone, Russia, Sud America. Nel 2007 fonda il collettivo internazionale di artisti e pornostar Pornsaints, con il quale inaugura una collaborazione con numerose star dell' hard internazionale, quali Kylie Ireland, Stoya, Sasha Grey. In veste di "Pornopapa" del gruppo, ha collaborato come artista e curatore alle esposizioni del collettivo in Europa e Stati Uniti.

Formation
* Graduated with 110/110 cum laude in Philosophy, at the University of Florence (Italy)

Group Art Shows
* (2009) ANCI Creative Award, MICAM ShoEvent (Milano, Italy)
* (2009)"The whorehouse within me", LIMITED NO ART GALLERY, (Milano, Italy)
* (2009) ARTundressed 2009, BOXeight Studios (Los Angeles, USA)
* (2009) The Surveillance Room, Downtown LA / (Los Angeles, USA)
* (2009) Signal through the Flames @ GALERIE FRIEDRICHSHÖHE, (Berlin, Germany)
* (2009) ONDEQUADRE 3.0, Forte s. Mattia, Verona (Italy)
* (2009) POPUP! 2009, Mole vanvitelliana ed area portuale, (Ancona, Italy)
* (2009) Create:Fixate show, Downtown LA / (Los Angeles, USA)
* (2009) Group show @ Limited art gallery, (Milano, Italy)
* (2009) Whaleless, Temporary Love, (Roma, Italy)
* (2009) Artundressed tour 2009, The Wynwood Social Club (Miami, USA)
* (2009) MAYDAY, Art Whino Gallery, National Harbor, Maryland USA
* (2009) Draw, Shooting Gallery, San Francisco (USA)
* (2009) Dirty Show X, Museum of Porn in Art, (Zurich, SWITZERLAND)
* (2009) Dirty Show X, Bert's Warehouse Theater (Detroit, USA)
* (2008) Italian factory 2008 - Fabbrica del Vapore, (Milano, ITALY)
* (2008) Francesco D' Isa - Pornsaints, A&D Gallery (London, UK)
* (2008) "Greeting from" art show, Sunshine Studio, (Tokyo, JAPAN)
* (2008) Pornsaints #2, @ Hotmovies Grand Gala, Transit, (Philadelphia, USA)
* (2008) Passing Time Monuments Project at Borey gallery, (St.Petersburg, RUSSIA)
* (2008) Fools for Feet at Antebellum Gallery (Hollywood, USA)
* (2008) Biennale delle Arti dell' Unità d'Italia (San Leudio, ITALY)
* (2008) La Femme, at Art Whino Gallery (Alexandria, VA, USA)
* (2007) Segni 20x20, Cenacolo Felice Casorati (Torino, ITALY)
* (2007) Dirty Show 8, Bert's Warehouse Theater (Detroit, USA)
* (2007) Create:Fixate Art Show, Create:Fixate (S. Monica, USA)
* (2007) Private Flat 3.1, Extraneo Design Studio, (Firenze, ITALY)
* (2006) The Body Digital: Fantasy and Function, at ICA (London, UK)
* (2006) Sushi for Beginners, Abitart Hotel, (Roma, ITALY)
* (2006) International Exhibit "M.I.A.D." (Venado Tuerto, ARGENTINA)
* (2006) Surreal September, The Paper Heart (Phoenix, Arizona, USA)
* (2006) Snap to Grid, LACDA, (Los Angeles, USA)
* (2006) Terror?, Intersection for the Arts (San Francisco, CA, USA)
* (2006) International Group Show, Caelum Gallery (New York, USA)
* (2005) The Photograph of Dorian Gray, Perform Contemporary Art (La Spezia,ITALY)
* (2005) Digiarte 2005, at the Galleria della Facoltà di Chimica (Firenze, ITALY)
* (2005) VII settimana della Cultura, Casa Morassi(Gorizia, ITALY)
* (2005) Mostra di arte digitale, (Agliana, ITALY)
* (2005) with the magazine "Mostro" at Crack! Fumetti dirompenti (Roma, ITALY)
* (2005) BODY METAMORPHOSIS at SCZERODUE ARTECONTEMPORANEA (Roma, ITALY)
* (2005) Erotic Award Art Show, Coffee Cake and Kink, Covent Garden (London, UK)
* (2005) Japanese Group Art show, at Taisho Cura Cube, (Osaka, JAPAN).
* (2005) Proiezioni digitali at "Ministry" (Firenze, ITALY)
* (2005) Hype Gallery, at Hype Gallery, (Milano, ITALY)
* (2005) KRAGOS - Le strade naturali della violenza, at GOGANGA, (Milano, ITALY)
* (2004) 01! Graphola Digital Art Expo, (Recanati, ITALY)
* (2004) BananaRAM Art Festival 2004, Mole Vanvitelliana (Ancona, ITALY)
* (2004) International Digital Award Show, QUT ART MUSEUM, (Melbourne, AUSTRALIA)
* (2003) Venerantj, PALAZZO PIACENTINI (San Benedetto del Tronto, ITALY)
* (2003) Arredi Digitali, Graphola, (S.Benedetto del Tronto, ITALY)
* (2002) E/H/B/ (Bodly Erotic Hybridization), Galleria Sekanina (Ferrara, ITALY)

Solo/Duo Shows
* (2009) Francesco D'Isa at Museum of Porn in Art (Zurich, SWITZERLAND)
* (2009) The compromise of beauty - F. D'Isa @ Angel (Firenze, ITALY)
* (2008) Francesco D'Isa solo show @ Rialto Santambrogio (Roma, ITALY)
* (2008) Francesco D' Isa - Pornsaints, Galerie Zero, (Berlin, GERMANY)
* (2007) Francesco D' Isa, Cafè S. Ambrogio (Firenze, ITALY)
* (2007) Francesco D' Isa, ZURMOEBELFABRIK Galerie, (Berlin, GERMANY)

As curator and artist
* (2008) Francesco D' Isa - Pornsaints, A&D Gallery (London, UK)
* (2008) Francesco D' Isa - Pornsaints, Galerie Zero, (Berlin, GERMANY)
* (2008) Francesco D' Isa - Pornsaints #2, @ Hotmovies.com Grand Gala, Transit, (Philadelphia, USA)

Awards
* (2009) Finalist at ANCI CREATIVE AWARD (Milan, Italy)
* (2009) Finalist at ONDEQUADRE 3.0 (Verona, Italy)
* (2009) Erotic Signature (book winner) 2009
* (2008) Finalist for the prize Italian factory (Italy)
* (2006) Selected between finalist at TORAY DCA (Digital Creation Award) 2005 (JAPAN)
* (2006) Selected between best works at "premio Ofelia 2006" (ITALY)
* (2006) Finalist for the prize M.I.A.D Venado Tuerto 2006 (ARGENTINA)
* (2005) Expose III Excellence Award (surreal - 2d) 2005 Ballistic Publishing, Melbourne, Australia.
* (2005) Finalist at the Erotic Award 2005 (London, UK)
* (2004) Selected between finalists at the International Digital Award (IDAA) 2004 (Melbourne, Australia)
* (2004) Honorable mention at al MOCA (Museum of computer art) digital art contest 2004
* (2004) Website "Gizart" win the Digital Art Site Award (Ericart) and the NEWEBPICK QUALIFICATION.
* (2004) Winner of Elexpo 2004
* (2003) Second prize at Firenze a Fumetti, Scuola Internazionale di Comics.
* (2001) First prize at EurArt 2001, associazione culturale Graphiti (Gorizia) and Narodni Muzej of Lubiana.

Some press
* Hair'em Scare'em (Die Gestalten) (GERMANY)
* Illusive 3 (Die Gestalten) (GERMANY)
* Mostro, issues from 1 to 18 (ITALY)
* Desktop Magazine, issue.192, Niche Media Pty Ltd (AUSTRALIA)
* Courier Mail (Australia), Monday June 7, Page 16. (AUSTRALIA)
* Computer Graphics & Publishing 06/04, IHT gruppo editoriale, Cover and interview. (ITALY)
* Sphera Medical Journal, Edizioni Imagement, Jan. 2005 (ITALY)
* Practical Web Projects - Photoshop. n.27, Highbury Entertainment's (UK)
* Expose III, Ballistic Publishing (AUSTRALIA)
* Pixel Surgeons: Extreme manipulation of the figure in Photography, Mitchell Beazley Art & Design S., Octopus ed., (UK)
* Empty magazine, issue 4 (USA)
* Design 360° Sandu culture ed. (CHINA)
* Black magic, White Noise (Die Gestalten) (GERMANY)
* Arktip (Hollywood, USA)
* Juxtapoz online
* Pig Magazine (Italy)
* Erotic Signature 2009

Le mie prossime mostre:
* Dal 5 Dicembrer 2009 "I'm abnormal" group show @ Abnormals Gallery, Berlino, Germania.
* 10-22 Dicembre 2009 "Warten auf Sol Invictus" group show @ Okidoki Gallery, Berlino, Germania.
* Dal primo Dicembre 2009 "21st century sexy art" group show @ Erotic Museum, Amsterdam, Olanda.
* 13 Febbraio 2010 - 6 Marzo 2010, Mostra personale presso la Galleria MioMao (Perugia, Italia)