Graduated from the Accademia delle Belle Arti of Venice in 1987, Michelangelo Penso has been exhibiting his works in various private galleries and public institutions. Specialized in sculpture, Penso works with various materials of industrial origin, mainly rubber, polyester belts, pieces of aluminium and steel to create three-dimentional installations: genetic expanded structures that fill the space they inhabit.
Michelangelo Penso has exhibited his work in numerous events, museums and galleries both internationally and across Italy, including Venice Biennale (Venice, Italy); Palais de Tokyo (Paris, France); Palazzo Fortuny (Venice, Italy); MACRO - Museo di Arte Contemporanea di Roma (Rome, Italy); OpenArt Örebr Biennial (Örebro, Sweden); CICA - Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (Gyeonggi-do, South Korea); CAMeC - Centro Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (La Spezia, Italy); Centre d’art contemporain de Meymac (Meymac, France); Reggia di Caserta (Caserta, Italy); Galleria d’Arte Moderna Achille Forti (Verona, Italy); Museo di Villa Croce (Genoa, Italy).
His works are part of private and public collections, such as: Marino Golinelli Foundation, Galila P.O.C. Collection, Galleria d'Arte Achille Forti, Reggia di Caserta Collection, La Française - Crédit Mutuel Alliance Fédérale group.
