Andrea Mastrovito

Andrea Mastrovito (Bergamo, 1978), artist, director and author, trained in Italy, receiving an MFA from Accademia Carrara di Belle Arti in Bergamo, and lives between Bergamo and New York. His path focuses on drawing, alternating studio work with installation and performance interventions.

In 2007 he won the New York Prize. In 2011 he was the first artist to have a solo show at Museo del Novecento in Milan. His works have also been included in many public exhibitions across Europe and the United States – MAXXI National Museum of the 21st Century Arts and Palazzo delle Esposizioni, Rome; Pecci, Prato; MART, Rovereto; Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester; B.P.S. 22, Charleroi, Belgium; M.A.D., New York.
He has been commissioned for many public installations and his works have been acquired by dozens of public and private collections in Italy, Europe and the USA.
In 2012 he won the Moroso Prize; in 2016 the Ermanno Casoli Prize; in 2019 the Italian Council; and in 2022 he won the PAC – Piano per l’Arte Contemporanea, awarded by the General Directorate for Contemporary Creativity of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, with Villa Adriana and Villa d’Este, Rome.

In 2017 he made his directorial debut with the animated feature film “NYsferatu – Symphony of a Century”, followed by the sequel “I Am Not Legend” in 2020.

In 2021 he founded The Drawing Hall in Bergamo, of which he is the artistic director.

In 2023 he participated in various prestigious events, including “L’arte è WOW!”, curated by Marco Bazzini and Diva Moriani at Triennale Milano; “May Be Closer (II)” at Wilde Gallery, Basel; “Io Sono Confine / I Am Border”, curated by Pierre Dupont and Anna Daneri at Palazzo Grillo, Genoa; and “Artificialia et Mirabilia”, curated by Andrea Bruciati at Villa d’Este, Tivoli. Mastrovito’s artistic reach extended to international platforms with “Annotazioni Video”, curated by Stefano Romano at the Italian Cultural Institute in Tirana, and participation in the Bram Stoker Festival in Dublin. His work also appeared at Palazzo Lucarini in Trevi in the U.N.A. exhibition.

In 2024, two important permanent exhibitions were inaugurated: “Mt 25,40” at the Sanctuary of Nostra Signora della Guardia in Tortona (AL) and “Tristes presentimientos de lo que ha de acontecer” at GAMeC, Bergamo.

His work has been collected by numerous institutions in Europe and the United States.