Nino Camardo
Italian painter of naive art
Nino Camardo (born 24 February 1949 in Pisticci) is an Italian naïve art painter.
Early life
He was born in Pisticci, in the province of Matera, on 24 February 1949.
Career
Camardo paints subjects in a naïve art style, telling stories of love and poetry through primitive expression. Camardo's career began in the 1970s and received critical recognition.
Recognition
Prize of the Centro Studi di Roma
Art in the World Prize
He exhibited at the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome. He is mentioned in art publications, including several editions of The Great Masters of the History of Art and the Bolaffi National Catalog of naïve art. He lives in Tuscany.
Bibliography
Catalogo Nazionale Bolaffi d'Arte Moderna, no. 8, 1973.
Catalogo Novecento, profili di artisti contemporanei.
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