Andrea Padovani

MAIN EXHIBITIONS
2025 solo show Harbour G. Mississauga On
2024 solo show THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL, Harbour G. Mississauga On
2023 solo show THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL
2022 solo show The obsession of Art NL, ARTSUMBRELLA Vancouver BC. Solo show Harbour G. Mississauga ON
2021 ARTENDAYS Bergen NL, Maritime Museum Vancouver BC “Dialogue Mute “
2020 solo show Paris (F) S.Monti galerie
2019 solo show West Vancouver g.Buckland and Southerst
2018 solo show West Vancouver g.Buckland and Southerst
2017 solo shows West Vancouver g.Buckland and Southerst and THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL
2016 solo shows West Vancouver g.Buckland and Southerst and THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL
2015 solo show THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL
2014 solo shows West Vancouver g.Buckland and Southerst and Bergen NL THE OBSESSION OF ART
2013 solo show THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL
2012 solo show at the Barrister’s Lounge Vancouver Courthouse and THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL
2011 Venice Biennale – Padiglione Italia nel Mondo; solo show g. GHELFI Verona Italy and THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL
2010 solo shows West Vancouver g.Buckland and Southerst and THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL
2009 solo show THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL. Seoul-Korea two group shows at Hun G. and at Meepyung G.
2008 solo show West Vancouver g.Buckland and Southerst and THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL
2007 solo shows THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL, Kyoto- Japan at Jarfo Art Square, g.Artspace Kan Kyoto J ,Shanghai g. ChinArt and featured artist of the year for Mercedes B.C.
2006 THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL, Holland Art Fair the Hague-Holland
2005 Commission by Monte Paschi Banque, oldest bank in the world: art for calendar year, reception exhibit in Paris of current art collection. THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL, Holland Art Fair the Hague-Holland, Vancouver g.Buckland and Southerst.
2004 invited to exhibit at Glaxo Smith Kline Pharmaceuticals headquarters in Italy. Chosen by an international cruise line company to hang more than 300 reproductions of his paintings for a new ship . Solo show Mississauga ON g.Harbour, THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL.
2003 Exhibitions in Usa: Hawaii g.Sargent’s, Seattle g.Kimzey and Miller. West Vancouver g.Buckland and Southerst, THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL
2002 Exhibitions in Usa: Maui-HI g.Sargent’s, Seattle g.Kimzey and Miller. THE OBSESSION OF ART Bergen NL, Holland Art Fair the Hague-Holland, West Vancouver g.Buckland and Southerst, Harbour g.Missauga ON.
2001 West Vancouver g.Buckland and Southerst, Mississauga g.Harbour, Phillips gallery Carmel CA Usa. Contributes to ART FOR LIFE, ARTS UMBRELLA.
2000 Exhibitions in Usa: Carmel CA g.Phillips, Seattle WA g.Kimzey and Miller, Vancouver g.Buckland and Southerst, g.Art Mode Calgary and Ottawa.
1999 Exhibitions in USA: Carmel CA g.Phillips , Lake geneva WI g.Matisse, ARTEXPO ‘99 New York, Waldorf Astoria NY. Collaboration with WINN DEVON Seattle WA for posters printings. Solo shows White Rock g. B.C. and Lake Garda g.Zacchi.
1998 Exhibitions Milano g. Il Tempo Ritrovato, Vicenza g.Palladium, Art Expo’98 Geneva, Milwaukee Usa g. De Lind, New Orleans Usa g. Barbour .
1997 Solo shows Geneva g. Du Cygne, Berlin Gelmi Studio, Desenzano g.Zacchi, Singapore g.Boo-Xin. Immigrates to British Columbia.
1996 Berlin g. Pinna solo show. Milano, 12 paintings published in national ad campaign by a leading fashion company.
1995 Exhibitions Verona spazio San Giorgeto, Firenze Fortezza Dabasso, Venezia g. Degli Schiavoni, Sirmione del Garda g.San Michele and Desenzano g.Zacchi.
1994 Solo shows in Lake Garda g.Zacchi, Mantova g.Accademia and Bassano del Grappa g.Fiore.
1993 Redirection from business to arts.
1992 First one man show at spazio San Giorgeto Verona
1990-1993 multiple group shows in Italy: Parona, Bergamo, Lazise, Mantova, Bassano del Grappa, Bressanone , Bolzano.
1985 Degree in Political Science University Bologna
1961 born in Verona / Italy
ARTIST’S STATEMENT
My work is an ongoing reflection of a life shaped by two distinct landscapes. For over six decades, I have drawn from the sensory memories of Italy—its colors and impressions—and interwoven them with the atmospheric ocean light of my Canadian studio.
I am interested in the quiet nuances of the natural world: the movement of wind along the coast and the way light defines form and space. Rather than a simple documentation of nature, my paintings seek to capture its underlying spirit. Ultimately, these works are an invitation to move toward a more grounded, meaningful reality—one where the visual experience serves as a bridge to a deeper emotional journey.