Bio
Born in 1983 in Cernusco sul Naviglio, in the Milanese hinterland, Dottori held his first solo show, Luoghicomuni, in 2003. In 2006 he graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts and held the Villa Fiorita exhibition, dedicated to the milanese station of the same name. In 2007 he won the Jury's prize at the “GhigginiArte Award”, Ghiggini Gallery 1822, Varese.
As soon as he graduated, he immediately joined his artistic work and his profession as a teacher, which led him to Rome from 2008 to 2012, and from 2017 to the State school. The laboratory activity and the creativity of the students are the heart of his teaching: together with them, Dottori has built exhibitions, sets and installations, participated in competitions and won prizes at the provincial level (BergamoScience, 2017). Artistic work and teaching activity have always integrated each other, as he uses to say: “Teaching is essential for my artistic work: when I’m not committed to my students, nothing good can happen in the studio, and viceversa; on the other hand, when good things happen in the studio, I always have something to teach them, a new experience to share. Plus, teaching is stimulating, and keeps you grounded”.
In 2010 Skylight was born, a large pictorial installation dedicated to the Central Station of Milan, exhibited in the Lombard capital and in the collective "Happy Days at Casa Testori", Novate Milanese (MI).
The Shooting Stars cycle (Milan, 2011) is dedicated to the city immersed in the night, as well as the Nightswimming cycle (Como, 2012) and the Daysleeper cycle (2013), exhibited in Milan at Lombardy Palace.
In 2015 he exhibited, at the Spinning Mill in Martinengo (BG) and subsequently at the Pirelli Palace and the Congress Center in Bergamo, Costellazione Provvisoria (Provisional Constellation), a cycle of large-scale works dedicated to the cities devastated by the wars of the past and of present day.
In the same year, two of his other large-scale works were chosen by the Lombardy Region as a permanent installation at the entrance to the presidential palace, due to their high symbolic value: two night landscapes of Milan are seen from the two skyscrapers seat of the Lombard government, which "watch over" the city that extends below them to the horizon.
In 2016 he created Sulla Soglia (On the Threshold), a pictorial installation created specifically for the Ex Prisons of Edolo (BS), putting his painting in dialogue with the history and memory of a unique and evocative place.
From 2018 he started an activity as a set designer for theater companies and from 2020 he collaborates steadily with professional actors as a scene photographer and for the creation of graphics, real and digital sets and publishing of books for which he has taken care of illustrations and layout.
Currently his work is focusing on the mountains, with their evocative drawings of rocks and snow. Lives and works in Bergamo, Italy.
Curriculum
Solo Exhibitions
2016: “Provisional Constellation”, Bergamo Festival “Make Peace”, Pope John XXIII Congress Center, Bergamo, curated by Giuliano Zanchi and A. Bernareggi Foundation.
2015: “Provisional Constellation”, Spinning Mill, Martinengo (BG) and Palazzo Pirelli, Milan, curated by di Chiara Gatti (catalogue).
2014: “Fresh Water”, Installation and exhibition for “Water Paths”, Unesco Space, Lariofiere, Erba (CO), curated by Claudia Amato.
2011: “Shooting Stars”, Maffei Studio gallery, Milan.
2010: “Skylight_Drawings e Collages”, Maffei Studio gallery, Milan.
2009: “Skylight_Drawings”, Red Room, Ghiggini Gallery, Varese, curated by Eileen Ghiggini.
2006: “Villa Fiorita”, Gheroartè Space, Corsico, Milan, curated by Davide Dall’Ombra (catalogue).
2003: “Luoghicomuni”, Jolly Hotel, Rimini, curated by Grazia Massone.
Collettive shows
2016: “On the Threshold”, special project for the Ex Prisons of Edolo, Contexto Edolo Contemporary Area, Edolo, collective show of public art, curated by Testori House Cultural Association (catalogue).
2015: “Waste Land", installation for “Genius Loci”, Martinengo (BG), curated by Milena Belometti.
2015: “All mine the cities”, double solo show with photographer Maurizio Gabbana, Pirelli Space, Pirelli Skyscraper, Milan, curated by Roberto Borghi.
2014: “Painted envelopes”, Letters Festival, Litta Theatre, Milan, curated by Claudia Amato (catalogue).
2013: “Shooting Milano”, Lombardy Palace, Milan, curated by Mario Manduzio.
2011: “And then we emerged to see the stars again”, San Fedele Prize, San Fedele Gallery, Milan. Curated by Andrea Dall’Asta S.I., Daniele Astrologo, Ilaria Bignotti, Chiara Canali, Matteo Galbiati, Chiara Gatti, Massimo Marchetti, Kevin Mc Manus, Michele Tavola (catalogue).
2010: “Happy Days at Testori House – 22 artists in 22 rooms”, Testori House, Novate Milanese, Milan. Curated by Testori Association (catalogue).
2009: “Art Happens Now. Young Italian art at the time of 2.0 web”, GoClick Ltd, Bussolengo, Verona, curated by Fabiola Naldi and Mario Gerosa (catalogue).
2007: “The Sign of the Cross”, Mazenta Villa, Giussano, Milan, curated by Maurizio Giovagnoni.
2005: “Winds of Brera”, Viscount Castle, Pandino, Crema, curated by Maria Cristina Galli e Marina Pino (catalogue).
2004: “Background Lario Festival”, Don Guanella Space, Como, curated by Alessandro Trabucco.
Awards
2015: Finalist at Milan–City–World Creative Contest, Steam Factory, Milan, curated by Chiara Canali.
2013: Finalist at Ennio Morlotti Painting Award XII^ edition, Imbersago, Lecco, curated by Aldo Mari.
2012: Finalist at Co.Co.Co – Como Contemporary Contest, Saint Peter In Atrium ex-church, Como.
2011: Finalist at “Patrizia Barlettani Award”, Fabbrica Borroni, Bollate, curated by Saint Lorenz Gallery (Milan).
2007: Finalist at “Profilo d’Arte” contest, Permanent Palace, Milan, with a text by Chiara Gatti (catalogue).
2007: First prize at “The colours of speed” contest, Guidizzolo, Mantova.
2007: Jury prize at “GhigginiArte Award”, Ghiggini 1822 Gallery, Varese.
2006: First prize at “The journeys of the soul” award, Bresso Cultural Center, Bresso, Milan.
2005: Second prize at “Cavenaghi Painting Award”, dedicated to Paolo Minoli, Cavenaghi Art, Milan, curated by Alberto Veca.
2002: First prize at “Faces of the neighborhood”, curated by Work of Art, Milan.