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musei, mostre, arte figurativa Short biography – Sculptors at Piacenza  
  scultoriFranco Pizzi, was born at Saliceto di Cadeo – Piacenza – He graduated at the Art Institute “Paolo Toschi” , in Parma. He begin as a painter and ingraver, but now he is mainly a sculptor. He has an active artistic activity and he has taken part in many competitions – getting important rewards.
He has had exhibitions of his works in many cities (Reggio Calabria, Massa Carrara, Liegi, Paris, Milano, Cremona, Parma, Reggio Emilia, Torino, Cortina d'Ampezzo, Saint Tropez...).
Beetwin the recent exhibitions of is works: personal exhibition "Rosso Tiziano" Gallery in Piacenza – "Artist into the Town Concil at the Cultura Office of Farnese Palace, Piacenza" Bruno Missieri and Franco Pizzi (2005) – Personal exhibition (supported by Emilia and Romagna Region and Town Concil of Tornolo) atmonument at the sea Tarsogno (Parma) into the Emigrant Museum – Personal exhibition(supported by the Town Concil of Pontedera – Pisa) at the LIBA Gallery of Pontedera. Current exhibition “The artists and the tricolour”, into the Embassy of Italy at Strasbourgh.
His works can be found in several important public and private collections, for example at the “Ricci Oddi” Art Gallery in Piacenza and one of his sculptures has been bought by the “mim” Museum, housed in the Castle of S. Pietro in Cerro Piacenza.
Franco Pizzi has made several monuments and church portals – his latest being the bronze doors of the church of the Holy Vergin of the Carmel at Tarsogno (Parma).
His works and monuments have been on TV programmes and several Art magazine and papers.

Contributions:
Anna Anselmi, Ferdinando Arisi, Dede Auregli, Gabriele Albanesi, Nello Bagarotti, Alberto Ballerino, Natasha Barbieri, Beatrice Buscaroli, Maria Luisa Caffarelli, Gianni Cavazzini, Mario Cagetti, Simonetta Cini, Enio Concarotti, Antonio de Marco, Bianca Ferrigni, Fausto Fiorentini, Elda Fezzi, Carlo Francou, Stefano Fugazza , Melisa Garzonio, Mario Ghilardi , Marcello Guidetti, Flaminio Gualdoni, Milena Milani , Enrico Mandelli, Tiziano Marcheselli, Beatrice Menozzi, Roberto Mori, Francesco Paladino, Osvaldo Patani, Tiziana Pisati, Maria Carla Righetti, Gianfranco Scognamiglio, Augusto Sciacca, Patrizia Soffientini, Roberta Suzzani, Franco Vaudo, Dino Villani.