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FRANCO AGUGGIARO - biography

Franco Aguggiaro was born in Vigonza, Italy, in the province of Padua. In the late 1960's, he studied design and artistic nude painting in Nice. He continued his studies in London, Paris, Bonn and Stockholm. He returned to Rome in the 1970's, to study at the Academy of Art under the guidance of Renato Guttuso.

At the end of the1970,s, Franco returned to Stockholm to teach art and design. In the 1980's, he opened an art studio in Rome, at Trastevere and began a working relationship with Mr. Antonio Russo (owner of Galleria La Barcaccia in Piazza di Spagna) who also discovered the Master Giorgio De Chirico. The relationship continued until the death of Mr. Russo in 1992. The same year Franco Aguggiaro was Knighted by Mr. Scalfaro, the President of the Republic of Italy.

Throughout his career, Franco's associations with painters such as Giorgio De Chirico, Tommasi Ferroni, Villoresi, Guzzi, Schifano and many others, has afforded him the opportunity to learn the secrets of the most refined techniques of traditional and modern painting.

Establishing a residence in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida in 1994, Franco has established himself in the cultural community. In 1995, he was elected Cultural Chairman by the City of Ft. Lauderdale for Sister Cities International . In April of 2000, he became an American Citizen.

Many Italian and international critics have written about Franco's work, including F. Belfiori, F. Bellonzi, M. Biancale, R. Biasion, L. Borghese, M. Calabrese, R. Civello, C. Da Via, G. de Chirico, V. Fiore, V. Guzzi, D. Iavarone, V. Mariani, B. Morrini, F. Miele, E.F. Accrocca, E. Miscia, David Miller and many others

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