A bit About Us

Francesco Geronazzo lives and works in Margaret River, Western Australia and Castel del Rio in Italy.

He graduated from the Academy of fine arts of Bologna. He worked as a lecturer in Bologna, Italy. He currently lives in mainly in Italy, where he teaches printmaking techniques at his studio and at the Academy of Fine Arts of Carrara (Tuscany).

Francesco is also the Coordinator of “Ink & Thread” for DADAA in Western Australia.

Awards and honours

• HERE+NOW Residency through North Midlands Project, Carnamah 2024
• Exclusive escape Encouragement Award, Sculpture by the Bay, Dunsborough 2024
• 1st “Packers Award” Margaret River Art Auction 2023
• He worked for Regional arts WA through the STAY & CREATE program
• “the Farm Margaret river” Art residency 2022
• Emerging Producer Rural Utopias Margaret River – SPACED 2019/22
• Worked as a lecturer at the Academy of fine arts of Bologna 2016/17
• Invited as resident guest to “Taccuino urbinate” Kaus Urbino 2016
• 2Nd prize for printmaking at fig Bilbao 2013
• 1St prize in arts at in-arti mestieri Suzzara 2012
• 3Rd prize Fibrenus Carnello 2012
• 1St prize for printmaking Giorgio Morandi Bologna 2011
• Painting award fondazione Zucchelli Bologna 2010
• 1St prize for painting Molinella 2010
• Invited to printmaking symposium Kaus Urbino 2008
• Painting award fondazione Zucchelli Bologna 2008
• 1St prize for printmaking “Carnello carte ad arte” 2007
• 1St prize for printmaking Gorlago 2006
• 1St prize for printmaking “ex libris Giorgio Gasparini” Treviso 2004