Pietro Gallina (1937, Turin, Italy)

is an italian artist. He is especially known as the creator of "Nevigrafie" (snow prints), "figure vibranti" and painted wooden silohuettes.

Career:

Born in Turin, Gallina begin his art career after working since young in advertisement at Armando Testa Studio. In 1967 he started exploring visual arts, illustrations, and graphic experimentation.

In the ‘70s he also he collaborates as graphic, for FrancoRosso Travel Agency, creating its logo and catalog covers.

He designed several logo for different brands (Carpano, Lavazza, Antonetto).

His works are exhibited at MoMa ("Portrait of Alighiero Boetti"), GAM and many other galleries around the world.

In 2006, Bolaffi (for which Gallina created several art covers of collector's albums) guested him for a solo exhibition, which collected a comprehensive group of operas from different eras.

At the end of 2024, the Pietro Gallina Foundation inaugurated the MUSEO PIETRO GALLINA hosted at Villa Willy, in the Gutermann park of Perosa Argentina (Turin, IT).

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