# Antonello Silverini

Antonello Silverini (born 21 August 1966, in Rome) is an Italian illustrator. He was the first illustrator awarded the MAM (Master of Art and Craft) prize.

## Career

Silverini has worked with various Italian and international agencies. In 2002, his creations were selected for the 25th annual American Showcase. His work was covered by the media in 2005 by Il Sole 24 Ore and La Repubblica. In 2007, his works were selected for the Lürzer's Archive's Special 200 Best Illustrators
In 2012, he designed the artwork for the Rome Film Festival, and produced art for a video animation that was part of the advertising campaign.
After illustrating covers for Doris Lessing, Fanucci Editore asked him in 2013 to illustrate covers for Philip K. Dick novels for the celebration of its 25th anniversary. He designed the poster for "Ophelia", a short film by Annarita Zambrano, presented at the 66th Cannes Film Festival.
In 2015, the Einaudi publishing house chose Silverini, along with Noma Bar and Shout, for the graphic restyling of the book collection Super ET. Silverini also designed the Italian book covers of Ian McEwan's novels.
Silverini designed the poster for Ascanio Celestini's film "Lunga vita alla sposa", presented at the Venice International Film Festival..
In 2016, Silverini was featured in Le eccellenze creative del fumetto e dell'illustrazione di Roma e Lazio, a catalog of cartoonists and illustrators. The volume was presented for the first time at the Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême, a comic convention.
In 2017, Prof. Carmelo Occhipinti included Silverini's work in the volume "Antonello Silverini. Quello che si vede", part of the Monographs series of Horti Hesperidum, published under the patronage of the Department of Literary, Philosophical, and Art History of the Università di Tor Vergata.
He currently teaches graphic art and illustration at the Università di Tor Vergata and Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma. For the past ten years, Silverini has contributed illustrations to "La Lettura", the Sunday supplement of the Corriere della Sera, since its relaunch.

## Awards and prizes

* American Showcase 25 (2002)
* "Teatrio" Chioggia – ITA (2004)
* Accademia Pictor di Torino – ITA (2005)
* Premio Zavrel – ITA (2006)
* "Bollicine d'Artista" – ITA (2006)
* "Teatrio" Chioggia – ITA (2006)
* Lürzer's Archive Special the 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide (2007)
* Selected—Master Cup International Cartoon and Illustration Biennial – China (2011)
* Selected—Kyoto International Cartoon Exhibition – JAPAN (2012)
* MAM (Maestro d’Arte e Mestiere) – Fondazione Cologni (2016)

## Exhibitions

* Venice Design Art Gallery – Venice (2007)
* Illustrabilia '08 – Padoa (2008)
* 25 anniiversario Philip Dick (Libreria Fanucci) – Rome (2008)
* Galleria 105 Art – Rome (2009)
* Fuori dal Quotidiano (Rosso20sette Arte Contemporanea) – Rome (2014)
* Aiuto mi sono perso (Tapirulan) – Cremona (2014)
* Ruvidezze (Catravetra) – Florence (2015)
* 33T (Tapirulan) – Cremona (2016)
* Quello che si vede (Villa Reale) – Monza (2016)
* Il Colore delle Parole - La Triennale - Milano (2017)
* 2019 - Nello spazio e nel tempo - Palazzo del Monte di Pietà - Forl
* 2020 - "RODARIANA" La Fantasia non è un lupo cattivo - Morano Calabro/ Castrovillari