Year of Residency: 2021
Artist statement/ Resume
I am an Italian-American citizen born on June 27th, 1966 in Treviso, Italy.
I began drawing with an ink pen when I was only 5 years old when my father brought home a rapidograph, commonly used by architects at that time, and I never stopped to use it.
From the beginning I was drawing very quickly and directly using only the “china” and have never relied on pencil and eraser in my sketches.
My favorite subject was the urban landscape and in few years I won most of the painting competitions dedicated to children of my age. My first solo exhibition, “Forty Drawings of an Eleven Year Old Boy” was held in 1977 in Treviso. The critics predicted a successful career for me, and since then, I have been collaborating with editors and authors on projects.
At the age of only 13 years, I got my most important childhood success when I was ranked first among 350,000 participants at the National Drawing Competition in Rome for my sketch of Treviso, which became an official stamp of Italian Post on November 30th, 1980. Later that year, the Municipality of Treviso, in recognition of this success, invited me to exhibit my latest drawings of Treviso alongside those of my great-grandfather, Girolamo Botter, an artist who used the same technique a hundred years before. My family is important in the art field because for three generations, since 1890, Girolamo, Mario and Memi Botter (my father), saved and restored frescoes in the region of Veneto.
I decided to follow my family’s artistic heritage in a different branch by becoming an architect and in 1993, I graduated from the Istituto Universitario di Architettura (IUAV) in Venice.
Although I continued drawing while working as an architect, also because of the new tools, such as computers and CAD, I reserved this passion only for my free time and vacations. During my travels in Europe and America I was in the habit of taking my sketchbook with me and capturing my pictures of the most beautiful places I happened to visit.
After drawing my hometown for decades, in 1997, I decided to sketch it from a bird’s eye view. In those last years of the Millennium there was still no Google Map, so to understand the city’s shape from above, I had to climb the towers of the churches to take pictures and make sketches. No one had attempted to draw the city with a view of such complexity since 1813. After three and a half months of challenging work, the perspective map of Treviso was ready and introduced to the Press on November 30th.
From 2002 to 2004 I was a Teaching Assistant at the University of Architecture (Architectural Design Course 1, Prof. Arch.Claudio Panerari) and from 2006 to 2008, Professor of Techniques of Drawings and Surveying at the International University of Art at the Giudecca Island, Venice.
As a result of the economic crisis in Italy, I have rediscovered the pleasure of drawing, and that has now replaced my previous employment. My drawing skill has become my profession and now I am working in the United States of America where my art has been well-received.
In 2012 I decided to return to the U.S. where my mother, who was a painter, lived in the ‘50s and ‘60s. In Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I found the right place to continue my career in the field of art.
On January 2013 I exhibited for the first time in the United States at GalleriE-Chiz in Shadyside, a prominent gallery in the city.
In my drawings of the “Steel City” I combine the Italian aesthetic background with a family history rooted in the U.S. to envision the American urban landscape. I like the contrast between modern and historic buildings, and my signature style in black and white helps to blend the details of the contemporary era.
My drawings and my story have been featured often on local and national magazines and my first sketches of Pittsburgh were published on the cover of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette.
Early in 2014, I was selected as Special Recognition Artist by Light Space & Time Online Gallery (Jupiter, FL) for the “City Scape 2014” International Online Art Exhibition and on June I was Finalist at the “Richeson 75 International” in Kimberly, WI where I exhibited in the Jack Richeson School of Art and Gallery. In August, I participated in a group show at the Fowler-Kellogg Art Center at the Chautauqua Insitution in Chautauqua, NY and in a solo show at The Old Village’s Museum in West Overton, Pa.
On December 7th the NIAF (National Italian American Foundation) in Washington, DC, named me as one of their “Italian-A-Day” honorees for my recent art activity and success in the US.
On April 2015, I was selected again as “Special Recognition” Artist by Light Space & Time Online Gallery (Jupiter, FL) for the “City Scape 2015” International Online Art Exhibition, this time for a drawing of my hometown Treviso.
After 4 years sketching architectures in Pittsburgh, I decided to expand my interest to other cities, starting in summer 2015 with Richmond, the Capital of Virginia. The Virginia Fine Arts Museum’s gift shop was the first to sell my artwork of the city in form of postcards and prints. Other shops, galleries and hotels were added soon.
From September 4th, to October 2nd, 2015, the Brezier Gallery (1616 W. Main Street, Richmond), exhibited my original drawings of Richmond.
Given the good results of previous years, in Spring 2016 I participated again at the International Art Competition on the theme “Cityscapes” (urban landscape) organized by the Virtual Gallery “Light Space and Time”. With a view of Pittsburgh I was ranked in the Special Merit Artists category, that, for the quality of the work could have accessed to the top category, one of the top 10!
In July, I have been ranked on the 3rd place in the category “Drawing” at the regional competition “Art in the Riverwalk” in New Castle, PA – Hoyt’s Museum of Art.
Over the summer that I spent in the US, I added Norfolk, VA to the cities portrayed by my ink drawings.
Participant at the 6th edition of “pencils in transit” Spazio Candiani, Mestre VE.
Selected in November as an “invited artist” at the 17th edition of the international collective exhibition “Rendez-vous du Carnet de Voyage”, Clermont-Ferrand – France.
In December I received a “Honorable Mention” at the online International Competition “Black and White Fine Art and Photography” from the Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery in Newkirk, Oklahoma.
From January 25th to February 11th 2017 two of my works have been selected and exhibited at the collective art exhibition “Torino European Capital of Tourism 2017”, MIIT Museum, Turin.
On February 1st I have been re-awarded in the category “Special Merit Artist” from the virtual gallery “Light Space and Time” Jupiter, FL at the 7th edition of “Cityscapes” with “Pittsburgh: Andy Warhol Bridge” sketch.
Invited as “artist in residence” I exhibited for the first time in Germany at the Rathaus Gallery in Burghausen, from March 31st to April 25th.
“Honorable Mention”: on June 1st the Jury of the Fusion Art’s 2nd Annual “Cityscapes” International Online Juried Art Competition has awarded my design “Pittsburgh, PA: Andy Warhol Bridge” among the many finalists who came to the concluding stage of the competition (Palm Spring, CA).
Invited and hosted as “artist in residence” in Columbus, Indiana for ten days, I conducted some classroom visits and workshops. Finally I opened my solo show “View from Treviso, drawings of Columbus, IN” at the 506 Gallery at the Columbus Area Visitors Center: 26 sketches depicted the most important Architectures and many of the temporary Installations built for Exhbit Columbus 2017. The Republic featured my work on the cover on November 17.
At the same time another exhibit was on display at the Krempp Gallery in Jasper, south of Indiana, as a resoult of a internetional “Call for artists” and selection. The local newspapers The Herald and The Frederick published some articles.
On December 1st the Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery from Newkirk, Oklahoma, prized my sketch of the atrium of the West Baden Spring Hotel, French Lick – IN, with a “Honorable Mention” at the International Art Contest “Landscape, Cityscape and Interiors”. The Hotel started to sell my prints at the Book Store.
In January 2018 I was awarded Fourth Place at the International Art Contest ALLPaintings from the Contemporary Art Gallery in Annapolis, MD for the sketch “Pittsburgh, PA: Liberty Avenue from 7th Street”.
In February I received an “Honorable Mention” in the Painting Category at the 8th International Art Competition “Cityscapes” (“Light Space and Time” Jupiter, FL) for the drawing “Pittsburgh: the Benedum-Trees Building”.
In the same contest I was awarded also Special Merit Artist in the overall category for the sketch of “Mellon Square in Pittsburgh”.
In March another importabt recognition by the Contemporary Art gallery in Annapolis, MD for the drawing “Harrisburg, PA: South Second Street”. The “Judges Choice” is the most important award collected in recent years. The theme of the competition, Allcityscapes, is the one that best suits my style and my work. Four art exhibitions held in the United States during the summer: in Norfolk, VA at the Percolator Space and the Slover Library from 20 July to 19 August; in Lancaster, PA at the City Hall Art Gallery from August 3rd to September 30th; in Harrisburg, PA at the Harrisburg Art Association Gallery from August 3rd to October 19th; and finally in New Castle, PA at the Penn State University Art Gallery from 1 to 28 August.
On June 28th I participated in the 7th edition of “Paint the town”, a day dedicated to plein air in Lexington, capital of Kentuky. The result was an interesting collective exhibition that closed its doors on August 15th.
In October, a further Honorable Mention at the International Competition entitled “Landscape, Cityscapes & Interiors” from the Bauhaus Prairie Art gallery for the Pittsburgh design “View from atop the Benedum-Trees Building”.
In December, the Burghauser Werbering (Bayern-Germany) chose my design of the Burghausen Castle to decorate 2000 tote bags to be raffled during the winter thanksgiving campaign to reward the loyalty of the inhabitants towards local businesses.
In January 2019 I was awarded SM (Special Merit Artist) by “Light Space & Time” Online Gallery (Jupiter, Florida) at the 9th edition of the Online International Contest “Cityscapes”, with a drawing of the skyline of Harrisburg. PA.
A Second Place arrived in February from the Contemporary Art Gallery Online for the “All Painting/Drawing Competition”, Annapolis, MD with the sketch of Washington DC “The Old Post Office Building”, now the Trump International Hotel.
Still in February the Indianapolis design “Artsgarden on Washington Street” was selected among the 60 most deserving of 443 participants in the “Street Scenes” International Competition from the Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD.
In March I was selected by the jury of the Ivy Tech John Waldron Art Center in Bloomington, IN, and invited to exhibit in August 2020.
March 26-May 3: “Altötting aus der Federspitze”, Solo exhibit at the Rathaus Galerie in Altötting, Bavaria- Germany.
In June 2019 I was honored with the 4th Place at the “4th Annual Cityscape” int. Contest by the Fusion Art Gallery, based in Palm Spring, CA.
On June 2nd, the Italian Consulate invited me to show my artwork at the Italian Republic Day Cerimony held at Historisches Kaufhaus in Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.
From 1 August to 3 September, I displayed my work of Lancaster, PA at the local City Visitor Center art Gallery.
In November the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardensin Pittsburgh commisioned a “limited edition” package of postcards with 8 views of its facility.
In the first days of January 2020, I received a great 2nd Place Award from the J.Mane Gallery, NJ, at the International “Urban Landscapes 2020” Competition for my drawing of Pittsburgh: “Allegheny County Courthouse and Old Jail”.
In February the Contemporary Art Gallery On-line, Annapolis, MD, honored me with a 4th Place at the International “All Painting” Award. The same month I was ranked one of the TOP 20 Shortlist Artists worldwide by the Boynes Emerging Artist Award, Melbourne, Australia.
On April 16th the weekly newspaper “L’Italo-americano”, Los Angeles – CA, featured my work and my experience in the United States in a full page article.
In June an Honorable Mention arrived from the Art Room Gallery for the international Contest “City”. In October I was ranked 5th place at the “ALL Water/Seascape” by Contemporary On-Line Gallery, Annapolis, MD.
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic emergency I had to canceled all my exhibitions but one, in Washington DC, where my drawing of the Old Post Office Building was selected for an international juried group show “The District” at the Art-Enables Art Gallery (July).
Finalist at the “Richeson 75 International”, Richeson School of Art and Gallery. Kimberly, WI.
2021 started with a good news, my drawing of Treviso “Piazza San Parisio” got an Honorable Mention at the “Black & White” International Award held by the Art Room Gallery.
In February, awarded SM (Special Merit Artist) by “Light Space & Time” Online Gallery (Palm Springs, CA) at the 11th edition of the Online International Contest “Cityscapes”, with a drawing of the skyline of Altötting, Germany.
Still in February the Contemporary Art Gallery On-line, Annapolis, MD, honored me with a 4th Place at the International “All Painting” Award with the drawing “Ellicott City, MD, a tiny American Town”.
More, Guglielmo was finalist at “The Painted Moment” International Online Exhibition by The Art Guilt Gallery of Port Washington, Long Island – NY.
Still in February, an Honorable Mention at the International Juried Art Competition “2nd Landscapes”, by the Art Show International, Los Angeles, CA.
Honorable Mention at the International Competition “OPEN” promoted by the Helvetart Gallery Online, Switzerland.
Curriculum Vitae
1966 Born in Treviso, June 27
1973 2nd Place Award for Artistic Expression “Top-Art 72”
Mickey Mouse – Coin
1975 Winner of the Competition “Silver Brush ‘74-’75”
1977 1st Prize in the competition “avv. Bepi Gasparinetti”, Tv
1st Prize at provincial design competition held by
the Inspectorate of Agricolture in Treviso
1st Prize “Kursall d’Oro” in Jesolo Lido, youth section
2nd Prize ex-tempore of painting “Mickey M.” – Riva del Garda, Tn
2nd Prize ex-tempore of painting “Mickey M.” – Lido di Jesolo, Ve
“40 drawings in pen tip of an eleven y.o. boy” One man Show
Ca’ dei Ricchi, Treviso Presentation by Giuseppe Mazzotti
1978 1st Prize ex-tempore of painting “Mickey M.” – Lido di Jesolo, Ve
2nd Prize ex-tempore of painting “Mickey M.” – Lignano, Ud
5th Prize ex-tempore of painting “Mickey M.” – Forte dei Marmi, Li
1st Prize in the competition “avv. Bepi Gasparinetti”, Tv
Pubblication of “Piccolo Album Trevigiano”: ink drawings of
Treviso. Presentation by Giuseppe Mazzotti
1979 4th Prize ex-tempore of painting “Mickey M.” – Lido di Jesolo, Ve
3rd Prize “Life of the Bee” organized by APAT Treviso.
1980 1st Prize “XXII Giornata del Francobollo” (Day of the Stamp)
National Design Competition organized by the Poligrafico e Zecca
dello Stato, for the printing of a postage stamp for Poste Italiane
with the theme “La mia città” (My City)
Sassone Catalog n. 1542 polychromatic 70 Lire
1981 “Immagini di Treviso – 1880 Girolamo – 1980 Guglielmo Botter”
One Man Show, by Treviso Citycouncil
Museo Civico, Treviso
1982 Pubblication of “Buranei e dintorni: sie chine de G. Botter”
1984 Series of postcards commisioned by Paese’s Municipality, Tv
1985 Classic graduation at the High School “Antonio Canova” in Treviso
1987 First Biennial Exhibition “Arte a Treviso” (Art in Treviso)
Group exhibition by invitation. Coordinator Dr. Bortolatto
1988 “Tempi di Pace” (Time of Peace). Group exhibition – Jesolo, Ve
Coordinator Dr. Bortolatto
Illustrations for books and textbooks.
Graphic relief of the historic centre of Portobuffolè, Tv
1992 Survey of Loggia dei Cavalieri (Lodge of the Knights)- Treviso
1993 Degree in Architecture at the IUAV of Venice
Military service. Detachment R.U.D. in Cerveteri, Rome
“Diario illustrato di Naja” (Illustrated diary)- Cerveteri, Roma
From 1993 to 1997 design for the poster of the annual soccer trophy
“Raggruppamento Unità Difesa” of the Italian Army.
1994 State Exam for Professional Qualifications in Architecture
Survey of Castello di Forte (Forte’s Castle) in Pordenone
Surveys of the Frescoes of the Benedictine Abbey of Summaga
(XIII century) for the “Soprintendenza ai Beni Ambientali
e Architettonici” of Venice
Official series of postcards of Treviso for the 67th Raduno Nazionale
degli Alpini, commissioned by A.N.A.
1995 Open Architecture Office in Treviso, Calmaggiore 5
Survey of the frescos of the facade of the Cloister of Santa Bona di
Vidor, Tv
From 1995 to 2001 collaboration with the Professional Office
of Architecture and Graphics Giacometti Associati, Quinto di Treviso
1997 Marriage with Paola
Registration of Architects on July 23
“Bird’s eye view of the city of Treviso”: perspective map
(300 copies printed in size 140 x 90 cm)
Official presentation on Novembre 27 at the Conference Room of
“Casa dei Carraresi” – Cassamarca, Treviso
Introduction of Professor Eugenio Manzato, Director of the Civic
Museums in Treviso
Drawings of the Victoria Hall in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania – USA, on
board of J.Sampson, President of the Allageny City Restoration Co.
1999 Opening of the new Architetture Office in Treviso, Palazzo Revedin
Borgo Cavour 37a
2000 “Loggia dei Cavalieri”. Folder with drawings of Girolamo and
Guglielmo Botter, made 100 years away
2001 Qualification to Teach at IUAV in Venice.
2002 On October 22, Guglielmo becomes father: Paola gives birth to
Rebecca
From 2002 to 2004 Teaching Assistant at the IUAV, Venice
Architectural Design Course 1, Prof. Arch. Claudio Panerari
2003 Art Teacher in the “Master in Culture and Iconography of the City”
funded by the Region of Veneto with the help of the European
Social Fund.
2006 on Dicember 17, the second daughter Sofia Melissa was born
Since 2006 Professor of Techniques of drawings ans Surveying
at International University of Art at the Giudecca Island, Venice
2007 “Trent’anni a punta di penna”: il percorso di Guglielmo Botter fino
alla sua più recente opera – Il Calmaggiore
(Thirty years in the pen point: the path of Guglielmo Botter till his last
work, the Calmaggiore).
one Man Show at the Civic Museum of Santa Caterina
presented by Prof. Eugenio Manzato and Dr. Emilio Lippi
2008 “Il Calmaggiore”: folder of 4 prints reproducing the facades of the
Calmaggiore (Main Street) in Treviso (published in 300 copies)
2010 “Pianta artistica di Treviso”: new tourist map of the city.
Auspices of the Tourism Departmente. First edition of 10000
copies in Italian, English, German and French.
2012 Guglielmo decides to move to Pittsburgh for the summer and starts to
draw the beautiful city where his mother lived in the ‘50s and ‘60s.
September 16th: the Pittsburgh Post Gazette publishes Guglielmo’s
sketches on the cover of the newspaper
October 4th: the italian newspaper “Gente d’Italia”, published in
Montevideo – Uruguay, devotes to Guglielmo an article titled
“Dalla miniera all’arte: un sogno americano” (from mine to art: an american
dream), signed by Roberto Zanni.
“The Strip Magazine” publishes an article on the drawings of Pittsburgh
made by Guglielmo during the summer.
2013 Art show at GalleriE-Chiz in Shadyside, Pittsburgh
“Architectural perspectives: places and planes” (with Benjamin Saks)
January 4th – February 24th.
January 17th: the Pittsburgh Tribune Review devotes an entire page to
Guglielmo’s exhibit, titleing “Transplanted Love” by Kurt Shaw.
February 27th: the web-site “Ganzomag.com” devoted to the Italian Style in
the United States (Los Angeles – California), publishes an entire page with
Guglielmo’s Pittsburgh drawings, entitling “Seeing an American hometown
with the eyes of an Italian architect”
June – September: Guglielmo moves to the USA for the summer.
August 17th – Solo show at the Homewood Cemetery in Pittsburgh.
December: the NIAF (National Italian-American Foundation) settled in
Washington DC, report Guglielmo’s “american artwork” on its quarterly
magazine “Ambassador”.
December 17th: “Un’americana a Treviso: Lyù la bellissima pittrice che
lasciò gli USA per Memi Botter”, the first leterary work by Guglielmo,
is introduced to the publich into the St.Catherine Church in Treviso
The biography is dedicated to her mother, passed away in 2010.
2014 March: Special Recognition (SR) Artist at the “CityScapes” international
on-line Art Exhibition” Florida, USA with a Pittsburgh’s sketch.
April: Finalist at “Richeson 75 International”, Wisconsin, USA.
(Art work selected and exposed in the School of Art Gallery, June 6th – July
16th; work published in the official catalogue).
May: “Un’americana a Treviso” is ranked 4th at the National Literary
Contest “Giovanni Comisso” in the biography section.
June – September: Guglielmo moves to the USA for the summer.
August 1st: solo exhibit at the AIM Gallery in Pittsburgh.
August 4th-24th: group show at the Fowler-Kellog Art Center,
Chautauqua Institution, New York State – USA
August 27th: “Wednesday at West Overton” Solo exhibit at the Old Village’s
Museum (Somerset) Pennyslvania, USA
Sunday December 9th, Guglielmo is nominated “Italian-A-Day” by the
NIAF (National Italian American Foundation) in Washingto D.C. and he is
featured on the Facebook page dedicated to italians or italian americans
deserved to be presented to the American public.
2015 April: Special Recognition (SR) Artist at the “CityScapes 2015” international
on-line Art Exhibition – Florida, USA with a drawing of Treviso.
June – September: Guglielmo moves to the USA for the summer.
July 2nd – 5th: Westmoreland Art Nationals, Latrobe PA. Two drawings of
Pittsburgh juried into the show.
September 4th – October 2nd: solo show at the Brezier Gallery in
Richmond, VA
September 25-26-27: group show at 5th Edition of the International Juried
Show “Matite in Viaggio” (Pencils on trip), Centro Culturale Candiani in
Mestre (Venice)
October 18th – November 8th : group show “Cuneo Vualà”, travel book
exhibit. Fondazione Peano, Cuneo.
November 30: 35th Anniversary of the First Stamp of Treviso by Guglielmo
The Municipality placed a recall panel in Piazza Pola (Pola Square)
2016 April: Special Merit (SM) Artist at the “CityScapes 2016” international
on-line Art Exhibition – Florida, USA with a drawing of Pittsburgh, PA.
“Un’americana a Treviso” received the Special Pegasus Award at the 8th
Edition of the International Literary Award “Città di Cattolica” (Rimini)
June: “Un’americana a Treviso” got a “Honorable Mention” at the 41st
Edition of the “International Casentino Literary Award”, Poppi (AR)
June – September: Guglielmo moves to the USA for the summer.
July 3rd – August 21st: art display at “Espresso a mano” in Lawrenceville,
Pittsburgh, PA
July 9th -August 29th: Arts on the Riverwalk Competition and Exhibition at
The Hoyt Museum of Art, New Castle – PA: received 3rd place in drawing
cathegory.
July 21st: author invited to introduce “Un’americana a Treviso” at the
“Books in the Burgh: Italian American Stories” by the Heinz History Center,
Pittsburgh, PA
September 30 – October 1-2: Group Show at 6th Edition of the International
Jured Show “Matite in Viaggio” (Pencils on trip), Centro Culturale Candiani
in Mestre (Venice)
October 15th: the biography “Un’americana a Treviso” received an
“Honorable Mention” at the National Literary Award “Il Picchio”, IV Edition,
San Giuliano Milanese – MI.
October 15th: the biography “Un’americana a Treviso” is awarded 3rd
ex-aequo at the International Literary Award “Vinceremo le malattie
gravi”, IV Edition, Sesto San Giovanni – MI.
November 18-19-20: Group Show at the 17th “Rendez-vous du Carnet de
Voyage” Juried Show, Clermont-Ferrand – Francia
December: “Honorable Mention” at the International On-Line Contest
“Black & White Fine Art & Photography”, Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery,
Newkirk, Oklahoma – USA
2017 January 25th – February 11th: juried artist at the “Torino European Capital
of Tourism” group show, Museo MIIT – Torino.
Coordinator Dr. Guido Folco
February 1st: “Special Merit Artist” at the International On-Line Contest
Cityscapes”, Light Space and Time Gallery with the drawing: “Pittsburgh:
Andy Warhol Bridge”.
March 3rd-April 25th: First solo show in Germany at the Rathaus Gallery,
Burghausen, Bayern. Invited as “artist in residence”.
June 1st: “Honorable Mention” at 2nd International Contest On-Line
“Cityscapes”, Fusion Art, Palm Spring, CA.
June – September: Guglielmo moves to the USA for the summer.
November 1st-29th: Exhibition at the Krempp Gallery in Jasper, Indiana.
November 4-16: “Artist in residence” in Columbus, Indiana. Solo show at
the Gallery 506 from November 9th to December 31st.
December 1st: “Honorable Mention” at the International On-Line Contest
“Landscape, Cityscape and Interiors”, Bauhaus Prairie Art Gallery
Newkirk, Oklahoma with the drawing: “West Baden Spring Hotel”
French Lick, Indiana.
2018 January: 4th Place at the International Art Contest “All painting Theme”
by the Contemporary Art Gallery Online (Annapolis, MD) for the drawing
“Pittsburgh, PA: View from 7th Street”.
February: Honorable Mention in the Painting Category at the 8th Edition of
the International Art Contest “Cityscapes” (“Light Space and Time
Gallery, Jupiter – FL) with the drawing of “Pittsburgh, the Benedum
Trees Building”.
“Special Merit Artist” in the Overall Category of the 8th Edition of the
International Art Contest “Cityscapes” with the sketch of “Mellon
Square in Pittsburgh”.
“Judges Choise” at the International Art Contest “All cityscapes Theme”
by the Contemporary Art Gallery Online (Annapolis, MD) for the drawing
“Harrisburg, PA: South Second Street”.
June – September: Guglielmo moves to the USA.
June 28th-August 15th: collective exhibition, 7th edition of “Paint the
town”, a plein air contest in Lexington, capital of Kentuky.
July 20th-August 19th: “From Italy to Norfolk” Art Exhibition at the
Percolator Space Gallery in Norfolk, Virgina and Digital Art Display at the
Slover Library, Norfolk.
August 3rd-September 30th: “Lancaster in the Point of a Pen”, Solo Show
at the City Hall Gallery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
August 4th- October 22nd: Solo show at the Harrisburg Art Association’s
Gallery in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
August 1st-30th: “50 Years Away: Lyù and her son Guglielmo painters in
Pittsburgh”, Penn State University New Kensington Art Gallery, PA.
In October, a further Honorable Mention at the International
Competition entitled “Landscape, Cityscapes & Interiors” proposed by
the Bauhaus Prairie Art gallery with the Pittsburgh design “View from
atop the Bnedum-Trees Building”.
In December, the Burghauser Werbering (Bavaria-Germany) chose
the design of the Burghausen Castle to decorate 2000 tote bags to be
raffled during the winter thanksgiving campaign to reward the loyalty of
the inhabitants towards local businesses.
2019 January: “Special Merit Artist” in the Overall Category of the
9th Edition of the International Art Contest “Cityscapes” with the sketch
“Harrisburg, PA: Cityscape” (“Light Space and Time Gallery, Jupiter – FL)
February: Second Place at the “ALL Painting/Drawing Competition”,
Contemporary Art Gallery Online, Annapolis, MD with the sketch of
Washington DC “The Old Post Office Building”, now the Trump Int. Hotel.
Still in February the Indianapolis design “Artsgarden on Washington Street”
was selected among the 60 most deserving of 443 participants in the
“Street Scenes” International Competition from the Maryland
Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD.
In March the artist was selected by the jury of the Ivy Tech John Waldron
Art Center in Bloomington, IN, and invited to exhibit in August 2020.
March 26-May 3: “Altötting aus der Federrspitze”, Rathaus Galerie
Altötting, Bavaria- Germania
In June 2019 I was honored with the 4th Place at the “4th Annual
Cityscape” int. Contest by the Fusion Art Gallery, based in Palm Spring, CA.
On June 2nd, the Italian Consulate invited me to show my artwork at the
Italian Republic Day Cerimony held at Historisches Kaufhaus in Freiburg
im Breisgau, Germany.
August 1 – September 30: “Guglielmo Botter: an Italian artist in Lancaster”,
Lancaster City Visitor Center Art Gallery, Lancaster, PA.
In November the Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh
introduced and started to sell my new set of 8 postcards in Limited Edition.
2020 In the first days of January 2020, Guglielmo received a great 2nd Place
Award from the J.Mane Gallery, NJ, at the International “Urban Landscapes
2020” Competition for his drawing of Pittsburgh: “Allegheny County
Courthouse and Old Jail”.
“Finalist”at the International Art Competition “Street Scene”; MFA
Maryland Federation od Art, Annapolis – MD
1 – 28 February: “Homage to the Botter: family of restorers and artists”,
Palazzo dei Trecento, Treviso – Italy.
In February he recieved another prize, this time a Fourth Place at the “All
Paintings” International Award by The Contemporary Art Gallery on-line.
The same month, Guglielmo was ranked one of the TOP 20 artists worlwide
at the Boynes Emerging Artist Award, Melbourne, Australia.
14 March – 20 June: Collective Juried Show “The District” at the Art
Enables Gallery, Washington, DC.
On April 16th the weekly newspaper “L’Italo-americano” featured his
work and his experience in the United States”.
In June I received an Honorable Mention from the Art Room Gallery for the
international art contest “City”.
Still in June, Guglielmo is Finalist at the “Richeson 75 International”
and exhibited his work at the Richeson School of Art and Gallery,
Kimberly, WI
August: 5th Prize at the International Art Competition “Seascape” CAGO
Contemporary Art Gallery Online, Annapoils – MD
September: “Finalist Award” at the International Art Competition
“Architecture” with a drawing of Indianapolis, IN, (Camelback Gallery)
2021 In January the first accomplishment of the year, a HM from the Art Room
Gallery at the “Black & White” International Award.
February: SM Award at the 11th edition of the Int. Competition “Cityscapes”
Light Space & Time Gallery, Jupiter, FL.
Still in February 4th Place at the International Competition “ALL Painting”
Contemporary Art Gallery On-line, Annapolis, MD,
An Honorable Mention at the International Juried Art Competition
“2nd Landscapes”, Art Show International, Los Angeles, CA.
Honorable Mention at the International Competition “OPEN”, Helvetart
Gallery Online, Switzerland
March: Honorable Mentionfrom the Art Room Gallery, International
Exhibition “OPEN”
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