Frank Denota was born in New York in 1967. He has been a part of artistic circles from a young age, coming in contact with Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, and gallerist Leo Castelli. Self-taught, since 1993 he has devoted himself to painting and has studied many artists, including Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock. In 2010 he founded the movement G.A.N.T. with LAII and Paul Kostabi and finally moved to Street Art and Pop Art, creating a crossover between the two movements. He lives and works in New York.
Exhibitions
2020
Calendario Ferrovie dello Stato, Italia Curated by Francesca Barbi Marinetti, Gino Rossi ed Enrico Caruso
2019
Just for the fault of being born, solo exhibition curated by Francesca Barbi Marinetti at Complesso Monumentale in San Giovanni, Catanzaro, Italy
Latest Ten Years, solo exhibition curated by Francesca Barbi Marinetti at Fondazione Bpm in Lodi, Italy
Dancers, solo exhibition curated by Enrico Caruso at Villa Belvedere in Erbusco, Italy
2017
From New York to Italy, solo exhibition at Camera dei Deputati in Rome, Italy
From New York to Italy & Holocaust, solo exhibition at Vilna Shul in Boston, USA
In the name of Jesus, solo exhibition at Caruso Gallery in Milazzo, Italy
2016
Italian Design, solo exhibition curated by Sergio Fable at Galleria Leonardo in Bolzano, Italy
Italian Design, solo exhibition curated by Giovanni Bosco at Galleria Endoè in Vittoria, Italy
2015
Italian Design, solo exhibition curated by Roberta Tosetti at Antica Filanda in Soncino, Italy
From New York to Italy, solo exhibition curated by Giovanni Bosco at Galleria Endoè in Ragusa, Italy
900% People, solo exhibition curated by Sara Saggioro at Fondazione Maraini in Lugano, Switzerland
From New York to Italy, solo exhibition curated by Anna Sarcinelli at Antica Filanda in Soresina, Italy
2014
Ordinary People, curated by Filippo Pananti at Galleria Pananti in Florence, Italy
900% People, at Fondazione Mazzullo in Taormina, Italy
Fair Tour, personal exhibition in Cremona, Italy
2013
900% People, curated by Gianni Marotta at Fondazione San Domenico in Crema, Italy
Frank Denota, curated by Oscar Pamies at Axel Gallery in Barcelona, Spain
Personal Exhibition, at La Galeria in Barcelona, Spain
2012
Starlight, curated by Alberto Agazzani at Studios International in Rome, Italy
One, curated by Giovanni Bosco at Galleria Narciso in Ragusa, Italy
Artquake, curated by Alberto Agazzani in Reggio Emilia, Italy
2011
Personal Exhibition, curated by Filippo Pananti at Galleria Pananti in Florence, Italy
Personal Exhibition, curated by Vera Calderone at Epic Terrace in Milazzo, Italy
Harley Davidson & Street Art, personal exhibition in Legnano, Italy
2010
Fair Tour, personal exhibition in Brussels, Belgium
Fair Tour, personal exhibition in Amsterdam, Holland
Welcome to my world, curated by Nadia Bolcato at Museo Comunale in Nerviano, Milan, Italy
Homage to Maria Callas, curated by Carmen Caruso at Caruso Gallery in Milazzo, Italy
2009
GANT with Paul Kostabi & LAII at 76 Gallery in New York City, USA
Solo Exhibition, curated by Gino Rossi at Galleria Margutta in Rome, Italy
Solo Exhibition, curated by La Gioia Galleria in San Siorgio, Bari, Italy
Solo Exhibition ,curated by Daniela Beltrame in Geneva, Switzerland
2008
Personal Exhibition, curated by Massimo Neri Sciatò in Serravalle Pistoiese, Italy
Personal Exhibition,curated by Sergio Fable at Galleria Leonardo in Bolzano, Italy
Personal Exhibition, curated by Carmen Caruso at Artecremona in Cremona, Italy
2007
Time to start, personal exhibition curated by Carmen Caruso at Galleria Caruso in Milazzo, Italy
Personal Exhibition, curated by Emanuel Caruso at Artefiera in Nogaredo, Italy
Personal Exhibition, curated by Salvo Torrisi at Galleria Libra in Catania, Italy