Biography

JOHN BETTI

(GIOVANNI LUCA GIOMBETTI)


Was born in Fano (PU)

Italy

in 1958.

ILLUSTRATOR,

PAINTER,

GRAPHIC DESIGNER,

HUMOURIST.



He has a wife, Elisabetta, and a son, Giacomo.

He’s been drawing since he was born.


Classical Studies;

Graduated in Veterinary Science (Perugia 1983);

Specialized in Avian Pathology (Napoli 1986):


Art schools attended:

“Professional Comics School”

directed by Roberto Taito - Rome

”Free School of the Nude” (Fine Arts Academy)

directed by Gino Marotta - Roma

”Decoratve Arts School San Giacomo” (Painting Section) - Rome

”The School of Lithography” (Raffaello Academy)

directed by Carlo Ceci - Urbino


Collaborations with:

- Magazines and Newspapers:

"Il Resto del Carlino" – Bologna - since 1988

“Gran Premio & TV” (Millionaire) - Milano

“Il Progresso Veterinario” - Torino

(official organ of the Medical Veterinarian Association)

“La Vita Scolastica - Sesamo” Giunti – Firenze.

- School books and Children books Editors;

- Advertising Agencies

- National Companies and Institutions.



Books published by:

E.ELLE (Trieste), FABBRI-R.C.S. (Milano), IL CAPITELLO (Torino),

GIUNTI (Firenze), RAFFAELLO (Ancona), PICCOLI (Milano),

MONDADORI SCUOLA (Milano), ELMEDI (Milano),

PEARSON-PARAVIA-BRUNO MONDADORI (Milano),

ISTITUTO GEOGRAFICO DE AGOSTINI (Novara),

TOURING CLUB ITALIANO (Milano),

FERRUCCIO ARNOLDI EDITORE (Bergamo), UNICEF (Bergamo),

BCC CREDITO COOPERATVO (Fano), etc.


Main One-Man Exhibitions:

Palazzo Ducale – Pesaro 1991

Comune di Cartoceto (“L’Oli Bon”) 1991

“L’Incontro” Art Gallery – Vasto CH 1991

National Truffle Fair – Acqualagna PU 1990 e 1991

“Vino Vino” Enoteca Antico Martini – Venezia 1991

“Venial Sins” Galleria Studio Due – Cortina d’Ampezzo 1992 – 1994

“No words” Galleria PutzenHof – Dollach (Austria) 1992

Raffaelli Editore Gallery – Rimini 1993

“San Valentino” Villa Clementine – Wiesbaden (Germany) 1994

“Un peu d’Amour” Galerie Cigarini – Geneve (Switzerland) 1994

“Proposals of Marriage” Gabuccini Gallery Casarredo – Fano 1994

“Printemps” Galerie Cigarini – Geneve (Switzerland) 1996

“Clouds” Palazzo del Turismo – Riccione 1997

“Je voudrais…” Galleria Cigarini – Geneve (Switzerland) 1998

“John Betti D.O.C.” Galleria “La Chiesa della Neve” – Bologna 1998

“Printemps” Galleria Cigarini – Geneve (Switzerland) – 2001

“Free Hand” Art Café Friends – Roma 2003.

Relais Villa Giulia (Vertebral Surgery National Congress) Pesaro 2005

Villa Cattani Stuart (AIAS National Congress) Pesaro 2005

“In front of everybody” Galleria Nove Colonne – Bologna 2006

Palazzo Ducale – Barchi PU “I Sapori del Castello” 2007

Santa Teresa Art Gallery – Fano 2008

“Winey Atmospheres” (Premio Rabelais)

Enoteca Regionale Marche - Offida AP 2008

“Orchards’ Symphony” – Paese dei Balocchi (6^ Ediz.)

Bellocchi di Fano PU 2009




Main Group Exhibitions:

- Contemporary Art Exhibition “ACCOLTA DEI 15”

Fano Since 2002 to 2009

- ARTEFIERA BOLOGNA (with Studio Due Gallery) 1994

- “Festival des Animaux” Galerie Cigarini

Geneve (Switzerland) 1994–1995–1996

- ARTEFIERA FIRENZE (with Studio Due Gallery) 1995

- ANCONARTE (with Artincontri Gallery) Ancona 1996

- PADOVA ARTE (with Studio Due Gallery) 1997-2004-2006

- “Arte dentro e fuori le Mura” Rocca Malatestiana – Fano 1997

- “Battello a Vapore” Illustrators’ exhibition

(edited by Walter Fochesato) Verbania 1999

- “The Mediterranean: the Illustrators and the Sea”

(edited by Livio Sossi) – Bari 1999

- “The Cage of Fantasy” (Edited by Tonino Guerra)

Pennabilli PU 2001

- “Un Modello per l’Arte” Fano 2001

- “Thr Woman tells herself” sala Laurana Palazzo Ducale

Pesaro 2001­­­­

- “A world without boundaries” – Trieste and Lubiana 2002

- “The Mask and the Carnival” Palazzo delle Esposizioni

Fano 2002-2003

- “Un Mediterraneo da Favola” Sea and Cultures

(edited by Livio Sossi) Napoli 2003

- “Un Brindisi Disegnato” 70 anni di Enoteca Italiana

(edited by Fabio Santilli) Siena 2003

- “Humour in the country” (edited by Gog & Magog)

Abbadia di Fiastra MC 2004

- “The sustainable city and the rights of Children”

(edited by Livio Sossi) – Bergamo 2004

- “Vinimmagine”(edited by Armando Ginesi)

Cupramontana AN 2005

- “History e Modernity” (edited by Armando Ginesi)

Filottrano AN 2005

- The “Accolta” for a Christmas in the Town of Fortune

Saletta Nolfi – Fano 2005

- “Art for Peace” Palazzo Ducale – Pesaro 2005-2006-2008

- “The Space of the Fantasy” (edited by Armando Ginesi)

Pievetorina MC 2006

- "Drawn words" Children Books Festival - Pesaro 2006

- “Fano…il Mare”(edited by Silvia Cuppini)

Marina dei Cesari- Fano 2006

- “Agorà “ – Art in the square – Bordighera 2007

- “Artisti dal Gusto Divino” – Castorano AP 2007

- “BART Bank Art Territory” Banca di Credito Cooperativo

Fano 2008

- “A Summer in Geneva” Galerie Cigarini

Geneve (Switzerland) 2009




Main Prizes and Rave Reviews:

- International Humour Festival – Bordighera 1970

Premio Martini&Rossi

- Extemporary Painting National Competition

Castrocaro T. 1971 e 1972- 1st Prize

- Fano Humour Festival 1991 – Winner of the Humour Licence

- “Filignano Art International Award” - Roma 1999 Selected

- ”Stepan Zavrel” International Illustration Award - Castrovillari CS

2000: Special Mention of the Technical Jury

2002: Prize of the Children’s Jury

2003: Prize of the Children’s Jury

and Special Mention of the Technical Jury

- “Sospiro Art Prize” Painting Sculpture Graphics

Cremona 2002 1st Prize

- “Art Gallery 2” International Award

Trieste 2002 e 2003 - Special Mention

- “Cremona 2000” National Prize

2003 - Special Prize of the Jury

- “Gutenberg National Illustration Award” - Fucecchio FI

2003 Special Mention of the Jury

- International Biennal Exhibition of Humour in Art - Tolentino MC

1993: Special Mention of the Jury

2003: Special Mention of theJury

- “In Vino Veritas” National Humour Art Award

Siena 2003 1st Prize

Rome 2004 Special Prize of the Jury

- “National Exhibition of Humour and Graphics”

Dolo (Venezia) 2003 – Prize of Mirese

- National Art Prize “Umoristi DOC”

Jesi AN 2004 and 2005 – Special Prize of the Jury

- International Illustration Award “The Golden Shoe”

Stra VE 2004 Selected

- National Illustrators’ Exhibition “Abra-Calabria”

S. Marco Argentano CS 2005 Selected

- Oscar Comix National Award “Hans Christian Andersen”

Ortona PE 2005 - 2nd Prize

- “Animal Friends National Award”

for the creation of an Illustrated Story - Grottammare AP

2005: Special Prize of the Jury for “PIG PRIDE”

2008: Special Mention of the Jury for “IL MICIO MACHO”

- International Satyre and Caricature Award “G. Galantara”

Montelupone MC 2008: Special Guest out of Competition




Critics about him:

Ivana Baldassarri, Luigi Maria Bianchini, Paolo Bonetti,

Romano Cigarini, Giorgio Falossi, Luigi Ferraro,

Massimo Foghetti, Otto Filtzinger, Ivo Gigli, Georges Gianola,

Armando Ginesi, Ruggero Guarini, Eugenio Gulini,

Feliciana Mariotti, Carlo Moscelli, Mario Perugini,

Walter Raffaelli, Giovanni Sebastiano Sani, Fabio Santilli,

Livio Sossi, Giovanni Tesoriere.


Didactic work.

DIRECTION OF ART LABORATORIES

for the Primary School “M.Nuti” in Fano

“I Bambini Editori” (2004)

“Gli Automotosi Carnevalosi” (2005).

DIRECTION OF DRAWING AND COMICS COURSES

for children 6 to 14 years old

Organized by the Town-hall of Fano (2006-2007-2008).

DRAWING AND COMICS MASTER

State Professional High School for Tourism and Advertising

“A. Olivetti” Fano (2008-2009).


Studio: Viale Italia 30 61032 FANO (PU) Italy

Telephone: 0039 721 865907

Cellulare: 338 8565759

johnbetti@virgilio.it