Andrea Baruffi

Biography

Andrea Baruffi was born in Lizzano in Belvedere,Italy in 1949.
He attended the High School of Art in Bologna and went on to earn a degree in Architecture in Florence in1975. Later in 1977 he moved to the U.S.A. where he soon attained great recognition for his work as a Graphic Illustrator by the leading New York Newspaper and Magazines, like The New York Times , Business Week, Fortune and the most important Advertising agencies in America, like Young and Rubicam, J.W.Thompson, Grey Adv. BBDO etc…
He received Awards for The Dover Corp. Annual report, The Ryder Corp. as well as the national campaign for Artemide USA, and Blue Cross Blue Shield .
His qualities as Graphic Designer and Illustrator, along with his creativity in Advertising secured him international notoriety.
In 1991 he started using digital imaging in his work and from 1993 he began devoting himself very intensively also to painting and has partecipated in many Art shows and Contemporary art exhibitions.
Baruffi’s paintings were displayed, as a one man show, in the following exhibitions:
Gubbio (Palazzo dei Consoli)
Bologna (L’Ariete artecontemporanea)
Milano ( Silbernagl Undergallery)
Venezia (Galleria Santo Stefano)
Padova (Galleria Anna Breda Arte Contemporanea)
Rome: Galleria d'Arte IL POLITTICO.
New York , Boston: AXELLE Fine Arts Gallery.
He has partecipated in european art exhibitions like: Artissima(Torino), Miart (Milano), Museum Parma, St’Art Strasbourg( F), Lineart Gent (B), Holland Art Fair Den Haag (NL), ArtWien Vienna (A).
Forli: Contemporanea
Reggio Emilia: Arte Fiera.
Arte Fiera 2011 Bologna
Bologna: Galleria Forni

His graphic work and paintings also appear in the new building of Cardiology and Cardiatic Surgery for the Padiatric Dept. of S.Orsola Hospital (Bologna), and
Complesso Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza created by Saint Pio in San Giovanni Rotondo .
www.axelle.com New York City
www.galleriaforni.com Bologna
www.galleriaariete.it Bologna
www.spazioannabreda.com Padova

Andrea Baruffi

Friday, October 17, 2008

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