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Dionisio Cimarelli(born September 8, 1965 in Iesi, [|Italy]) is an Italian sculptor known for [|contemporary] [|figurative] [|sculptures] in [|Chinese] [|porcelain] and a sculpture of [|Matteo Ricci]. He currently lives in [|California].

Contents
 * 1) Early life
 * 2) Education
 * 3) Work
 * 4) Restoration
 * 5) Zhongkai Sheshan Villas
 * 6) Lectures and teaching
 * 7) Awards
 * 8) Solo Exhibitions
 * 9) Selected Group Exhibitions
 * 10) Film and Documentary
 * 11) Honors
 * 12) References
 * 13) External links

Early life
Dionisio Cimarelli was born in Jesi, Italy. At the age of 7, his family moved to Moie di Maiolati Spontini, Italy. In 1975, he was awarded first prize for a painting entered in Premio Natale, an art contest for children.

Education
In 1983, Cimarelli earned a [|diploma] in sculpture at [|Liceo Artistico] “[|E. Mannucci]” (formerly Istituto Statale d'Arte “E. Mannucci”) in [|Ancona], Italy.

In 1989, he graduated in sculpture from the [|Accademia di Belle Arti] in [|Carrara], Italy. To collect information for his [|thesis], Cimarelli traveled to [|China] on the [|Trans-Siberian Railway] to China. The trip was made possible by a letter of invitation from the sculptor [|Floriano Bodini], then [|president] of the school. In 1988, an article describing Cimarelli’s one-year trip was published in Tuttoturismo [|magazine].

In 1994, Cimarelli was awarded a diploma in sculpture at Scola prufesciunela per la artejanat artistich in [|Selva] di Val Gardena, Italy. In 1995, he studied at [|University La Sorbonne] in [|Paris], [|France]. In 1997, he studied with sculptor [|Mikhail Anikushin] at the [|Russian Academy of Arts] in [|St. Petersburg], [|Russia]. In 1998, he studied at the [|Academy of Fine Arts] in [|Prague], [|Czech Republic].

Work
Abstract Cimarelli’s began his career creating [|abstract] [|anthropomorphic] shapes inspired by [|surrealism]. From 1983-1990, he produced works in [|terracotta], [|wood], [|bronze], and [|marble]. His first abstract sculpture [|exhibition] was organized by [|Dr. Elmar Weingarten] at the [|Berlin Philharmonie] in [|Berlin], [|Germany] in 1999.

Realism Inspired by his [|conservation] experience at the [|Louvre Museum] in Paris, France, Cimarelli moved to figurative sculpture in 1991. Studying techniques from sculptors such as [|Donatello], [|Michelangelo], [|Jacopo della Quercia], and [|Gian Lorenzo Bernini], he produced sculpture in wood, bronze, stone, and marble. In 2001, he created a marble sculpture of [|St. John the Baptist] that was first exhibited in [|Oslo], [|Norway].

Figurative Chinese Series From 2007-2008, Cimarelli create a series of contemporary figurative sculpture in porcelain with colorful, jewel-like [|finishes] in [|Jingdezhen] in the [|Jianxi] [|province] of [|China].

In 2010, Cimarelli created Matteo Ricci, a 59-inch gilded [|fiberglass] sculpture finished with 24K [|gold leaf] and [|calligraphy]. The piece was first exhibited at the Italy Pavilion at [|Expo 2010 Shanghai China]. From 2011-2012, the sculpture was exhibited at the Embassy of Italy in [|Bejing], China. It is currently in the collection of Regione Marche Government in [|Ancona], Italy.

Restoration
Cimarelli has participated in several large sculptural and [|architectural] restoration projects. From 1990-1991, he worked on the renovation of the Court Napoleon at the Louvre Museum. The courtyard surrounds the [|Louvre Pyramid] designed by [|I.M. Pei]. In 1995, he worked on the [|Christianborg Palace Chapel] in [|Copenhagen], [|Denmark]. In 1998, he worked the [|Strasbourg Cathedral] in [|Strasbourg], France and the [|Porte d’Aix] in [|Marseille], France. In 2002, he restored the [|Institution of Civil Engineers] headquarters in [|London], [|England]. The following year, he worked on the restoration of the [|Royal Palace] and [|House of Nobility] in [|Stockholm], [|Sweden].

Zhongkai Sheshan Villas From 2007-2010, Cimarelli served as Art Supervisor for the Zhongkai Sheshan Villas in [|Shanghai], China. Designed by ten architectural firms, the project consisted of 81 contemporary luxury villas. Four of the villas were designed by [|Mack Scogin], [|architect] and adjunct [|Professor] of Architecture at [|Harvard University]. Built with stone, marble, wood, and metal, Cimarelli oversaw the quality of materials and [|construction] for the project.

Lectures and Teaching
Cimarelli has been a [|visiting professor] at [|Wimbledon School of Art] in London, England, and [|King Saud University] in [|Riyadh], [|Saudi Arabia].

He has lectured internationally at universities including: [|Sir J.J. School of Art] at [|Mumbai University] in [|Mumbai], [|India]; [|Silliman University] in [|Dumaguete City], [|Philippines]; [|China Academy of Art] in [|Hangzhou], China; [|Central Academy of Fine Arts] and [|Beijing Renwen University] in Beijing, China; and [|Ontario College of Art & Design] in [|Toronto], [|Canada].

Cimarelli has also been a guest speaker at the Diocesan Museum in Jesi, Italy and the Beijing International Sculpture Forum organized by [|Beijing Ministry of Culture] and China Sculpture Magazine in Beijing, China.

Awards
1997  Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, Rome, Italy 1996  National Sculpture Society, New York, New York, NY 1995   [|The New York Academy of Art], New York, NY 1993   Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano Sud, Tirol, Italy

Solo Exhibitions
2013  Matteo Ricci, Italian Center, Shanghai, China 2011  Matteo Ricci, Embassy of Italy, Beijing, China 2008  Dionisio Cimarelli: Sculptures in Chinese Porcelain, Embassy of Italy, Beijing, China 2008  Dionisio Cimarelli: Sculptures in Chinese Porcelain, Italian Cultural Institute, Beijing, China 2005  Dionisio Cimarelli: Sculptures and Drawings, Consulate General of Italy, Shanghai, China 2004  Dionisio Cimarelli Scultore: Il San Giovanni Battista, Chiesa della Cancellata, Maiolati Spontini, Italy 2001  Dionisio Cimarelli, Galleri Asur, Oslo, Norway 1999  Dionisio Cimarelli: Sculpture e disegn, Wilhelm Galerie, Potsdam, Germany 1999  Dionisio Cimarelli: Sculpture e disegn, Italian Cultural Institute, Berlin, Germany 1999  Sculture e disegni, Berlin Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany

Selected Group Exhibitions
2014  Natura e Storia, Accademia di Belle Arti di Macerata, Macerata, Italy 2011  China Nandaihe International Sculpture Exhibition, Nandaihe, China 2011  [|Venice Art Biennale] - Padiglione ITALIA nel Mondo, Venice, Italy 2010  [|Italy Pavilion], Expo 2010, Shanghai, China 2010  Centennial Celebration of Women in Art, [|Shanghai Art Museum], Shanghai, China 2009  Chinese International Sculpture Almanac Exhibition, Beijing and Hangzhou, China 2008  [|Museum of Contemporary Art], Shanghai, China 2008  Moon River Contemporary Art Museum, Beijing, China 2007  Dumaguete Terracotta Sculpture Biennal, Dumaguete City, Philippines 2006  Shanghai International Biennial City Sculpture Exhibition, Shanghai, China 2005  [|Beijing International Beijing Biennale], Beijing, China

Film and Documentary
2005 Dionisio Cimarelli, Documentary on Oriental Television, Art Channel, Shanghai, China

Honors
Spontini D'Oro, Maiolati Spontini, Italy