Roberto Greco

Roberto Greco is an Italian artist, living and working in Florence.

Early life
Greco was born in Benghazi to Italian parents. In the mid-1960s he began to study painting by attending the classes of well-known masters of the Art School and the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, including Antonio Bueno and Siro Salimbeni and the School of Nude. He was a student of Osman Lorenzo De Scolari.

Career
In 1984, he made a mural at the Stadio Artemio Franchi of Firenze and won the first prize at the Biennale di San Giovanni Battista in Florence.

In 1986 he started to exhibit in Italy and Europe and in the contemporary art fairs at Bologna, Padova, Florence and other countries.

In 2018 La Pergola Arte Awarded him with the painter of the year 2018.

Recognition

 * 1976: first prize at the National Contest “Maestri Fiorentini”
 * 1984: first prize at the Biennale di San Giovanni Battista di Firenze