Antonello Silverini

Antonello Silverini (August 21, 1966, Rome) is an Italian illustrator.
He is the first illustrator awarded the prize MAM - Master of Art and Craft in 2016, it is one of the flagship of "illustrators Reading", the cultural supplement of the Corriere della Sera. It also collaborates with Il Sole 24 Ore, La Repubblica, Panorama, L'Espresso and The Boston Globe. He has designed the covers for the novels of Ian McEwan for Einaudi and those of Philip K. Dick for Fanucci. His is also the image of the International Film Festival of Rome in 2012.

While still a student he draws more than a year of Lanciostory and Skorpio magazines covers for Eura Editions in the early nineties.

Always very found of cinema, painting and narrative, he is endowed with an infallible memory for details bringing all the layers of his passions in his illustrations. He continues, still very young, in the illustration and advertising working with major Italian and international agencies such as Saatchi & Saatchi, Publicis, TBWA McCann-Erickson, Young & Rubicam, J. Walter Thompson, Bates, Dentsu, Gruppo Armando Testa, Ogilvy & Mather, Baldassarre Carpi Vitelli, Studio Ponzano/ Art&vertising, Proxima,Yes I am.

In 2002 his works have been selected for the 25th annual American Showcase.

The world of Italian press saw his drawings in 2005 with the Sole 24 oreand La Repubblica. (the most read Italian newspapers). In the same year he won the Academy Award Pictor in Turin and in 2006 the Zavrel prizeTorinoand in 2006 the Zavrel prize.

In 2007 his works have been selected for the Lürzer's Archive Special 200 Best Illustrators worldwide.

Since "La Lettura" the Sunday supplement of the Corriere della Sera, was refounded, Silverini has become one of its leading illustrators.

In 2012 he signed the artwork of the Rome Film Festival and also collaborates to the entire campaign of the festival, with the production of a video animation as well.

After illustration covers for Doris Lessing novels of in 2013 Fanucci Editore also asked him the covers of Philip Dick Novels for the celebration of its 25th anniversary.

At the 66th Festival de Cannes (Festival di Cannes 2013) his poster for Ophelia, il cortometraggio di Annarita Zambrano, the short film by Annarita Zambrano in competition for the Palme d'Or.

The Roman Gallery Rosso20sette Contemporary Art hosts in 2014 the personal "Fuori dal quotidiano". The catalog, produced in two different editions has a preface by Vincenzo Mollica and numerous speeches including those of Gianni de Conno, Adriano Attus and Sergio Fanucci.

In 2015 the Einaudi publishing house choose Silverini along with Noma Bar and Shout for the graphic restiling of the book collection Super ET. The Italian book cover of Ian McEwan's novels are signed by Antonello Silverini.

Ascanio Celestini choose the Silverini imagery for the poster of his film “Lunga vita alla sposa” presented in 2015 at the International Venice Film Festival.

Enters in 2016 he joined de " Le eccellenze creative del fumetto e dell'illustrazione di Roma e Lazio ” (a compendium of the best regional cartoonists and illustrators) The volume was presented for the first time at the Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angouleme.

Corriere della Sera – Einaudi - La Repubblica - Il Sole 24 Ore – Fanucci – Panorama - l'Espresso - Mondadori - E-il Mensile di Emergency - Rusconi-Hachette - DeltaSky Magazine - Festival Internazionale del Film di Roma - FabulaFilm - The Boston Globe - ACLU Magazine - Fairwood Press - Lehigh University - Stanford University - Vanderbilt University - Courmayeur Noir in Festival - Festival EuropaCinema di Viareggio - Sensito Films (France) - Stampa Alternativa - Geo, De Agostini Editore – manifestolibri - XL-Extralarge - Nessuno Tocchi Caino – Italianieuropei – Falzea – DE - Saatchi & Saatchi - TBWA - McCann-Erickson - Young & Rubicam - J. Walter Thompson – Bates - Dentsu - Armando Testa - Ogilvy & Mather - Ambrosio-Maoloni - Baldassarre Carpi Vitelli - Studio Ponzano/ Art&vertising, Proxima – Yes I am - Lampi/comunicazione illuminata – Engineering – B17 Illustrations

2002 - American Showcase 25

2004 - “Teatrio” Chioggia - ITA

2005 - Accademia Pictor di Torino - ITA

2006 - Premio Zavrel - ITA

2006 - "Bollicine d'Artista" - ITA

2006 - “Teatrio” Chioggia - ITA

2007 - Lürzer's Archive Special the 200 Best Illustrators Worldwide

2011 – Selected - Master Cup International Cartoon and Illustration Biennial – China

2012 – Selected - Kyoto International Cartoon Exhibition – JAPAN

2016 – MAM – Maestro d’Arte e Mestiere - Fondazione Cologni

2007 - Venice Design Art Gallery - Venice

2008 - Illustrabilia '08- Padoa

2008 - 25 anniiversario Philip Dick - Libreria Fanucci - Rome

2009 - Galleria 105 Art - Rome

2014 – Fuori dal Quotidiano - Rosso20sette Arte Contemporanea – Rome

2014 - Aiuto mi sono perso - Tapirulan - Cremona

2016 - 33T - Tapirulan - Cremona

2015 – Ruvidezze – Catravetra - Florence

2016 – Quello che si vede - Villa Reale - Monza

2008 – Illustration and creativity - LUISS University di Rome Editorial Illustration - Artelier (Padova) - Accademia di Belle Arti di Frosinone - Scuola Internazionale di Comics di Reggio Emilia - Illustramente (Palermo)ditoriale - MiMaster – (Milano) - Officina B5 – (Roma) – B17 Illustrations (Roma) Editorial illustration - ArtLab – Linguaggi dell’arte grafica Università di Tor Vergata e Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma