BARBARO SAVERIO

Saverio Barbaro (Venice 1924 - Montorio, Verona, 8/12/2020). After classical studies in Venice he began painting in the early post-war period. In 1935 he was awarded a scholarship to the Beaux-Arts by the French government. He remained in Paris and Brittany until 1960. During this time he also travelled around Europe. From 1965 to 1971 he lived in Nice, making a number of other long journeys, particularly to Spain and Africa. In 1971 he returned to Venice. He lives in Montorio (Verona) and Venice.
In 2011 the Superintendence for Architectural Heritage and Landscape of Venice and Lagoon organizes the prestigious exhibition at the Palazzo Ducale, Loggia Foscara, of Venice: "Saverio Barbaro sculture e disegni dall'Oriente a Venezia" from 15/05/2011 to 31/07/2011.
On 2012 from 17/03 to 8/05 at the Italian Institute of Culture in Stuttgart, Saverio Barbaro is present with a retrospective exhibition of oil paintings from 1949 to 2009. Catalogue with introductory texts by Adriana Cuffaro and Heinz Spielman.
From 28/04 to 30/09/2012 “Saverio Barbaro. Esposizione antologica. Opere dal 1949 al 2011” at Villa Contarini in Piazzola sul Brenta. Approximately 45 works, from 1949 to 2011, owned by the artist, Saverio Barbaro Foundation and from private collectors and public institutions as the International Gallery of Modern Art Cà Pesaro Venice and Padova Ente Fiera.
In 2024, the centenary of the birth of the artist Saverio Barbaro, the Saverio Barbaro Foundation plans a series of events and exhibitions.