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'{{Short description|Italian sculptor (born 1965)}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox artist | name = Dionisio Cimarelli | image = Dionisio Cimarelli.jpg | caption = Cimarelli at Shanghai World Expo 2010 | birth_date = {{birth date|1965|09|08}} | birth_place = [[Jesi]], Italy | nationality = Italian | field = Artist | notable_works = [[Matteo Ricci]] sculpture | style = Abstract and Figurative Sculpture | education = [[Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara]]<br />[[Imperial Academy of Arts]]<br />[[Academy of Fine Arts Prague]] }} '''Dionisio Cimarelli''' (born September 8, 1965 in [[Jesi]], [[Italy]]) is an Italian sculptor known for [[Contemporary art|contemporary]] [[figurative art|figurative]] [[sculptures]] in [[China|Chinese]] [[porcelain]] and a sculpture of [[Matteo Ricci]].<ref>''[http://china.org.cn/learning_chinese/news/2010-07/02/content_20402170.htm Italian Sculptor Carves a Niche] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064918/http://china.org.cn/learning_chinese/news/2010-07/02/content_20402170.htm |date=2016-03-04 }}'' by Wang Jie, Shanghai Daily, July 2, 2010</ref><ref>''[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-10/15/content_11413963.htm Servant of God Lives On] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129075500/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-10/15/content_11413963.htm |date=2014-11-29 }}'', China Daily, October 15, 2010</ref> He has held faculty positions at [[Fashion Institute of Technology]],<ref>[http://www.fitnyc.edu/fine-arts/faculty-websites.php FIT Faculty Websites] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204051712/https://www.fitnyc.edu/fine-arts/faculty-websites.php |date=2020-12-04 }} (New York)</ref> [[New York Academy of Art]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nyaa.edu/graduate-program/faculty/dionisio-cimarelli/ | title=Dionisio Cimarelli | access-date=2019-08-20 | archive-date=2019-08-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820192317/https://nyaa.edu/graduate-program/faculty/dionisio-cimarelli/ | url-status=live }}</ref> in [[New York City]]<ref>[https://www.lavocedinewyork.com/en/arts/2016/11/28/dionisio-cimarelli-from-china-to-new-york-with-art/ Dionisio Cimarelli: From China to New York, With Art] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820210822/https://www.lavocedinewyork.com/en/arts/2016/11/28/dionisio-cimarelli-from-china-to-new-york-with-art/ |date=2019-08-20 }} La Voce di New York (New York) November 28, 2016</ref> and from 2015 to 2023 at [[The Art Students League of New York]]<ref>[https://www.theartstudentsleague.org/instructor/dionisio-cimarelli/ Dionisio Cimarelli] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923000550/https://theartstudentsleague.org/instructor/dionisio-cimarelli/ |date=2020-09-23 }} </ref><ref>[https://www.lavocedinewyork.com/en/arts/2019/03/14/sculptor-dionisio-cimarelli-honored-by-the-art-students-league-of-new-york/ Sculptor Dionisio Cimarelli Honored by the Art Students League of New York] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505232146/https://www.lavocedinewyork.com/en/arts/2019/03/14/sculptor-dionisio-cimarelli-honored-by-the-art-students-league-of-new-york/ |date=2019-05-05 }} La Voce di New York (New York) March 14, 2019</ref> from which he received the status of Emeritus Professor. == Early life == He was born in [[Jesi]], and at the age of seven, his family relocated to the nearby town of Moie di [[Maiolati Spontini]], hometown of the composer [[Gaspare Spontini]]. Since early age, Cimarelli showed an exceptional sensitivity and a strong attraction to the world of art, despite having no family background in artistic pursuits and no exposure to discussions about art. In 1975, his aptitude was already noticed when he received the first prize for a painting submitted to the local Premio Natale, an artistic competition exclusively designed for primary school students. == Education == In 1983, Cimarelli earned a [[diploma]] in sculpture at [[Liceo artistico]] {{Interlanguage link|Edgardo Mannucci|it}} (formerly Istituto Statale d'Arte "E. Mannucci") in [[Ancona]], Italy. In 1989, he graduated in sculpture from the [[Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara]], Italy. To collect information for his [[thesis]], in 1986 Dionisio traveled to [[China]] on the [[Trans-Siberian Railway]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcZJyRtsdew "Italian sculptor eyes China’s changes"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021140205/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcZJyRtsdew |date=2023-10-21 }} China Daily US, October 2, 2018</ref> to China.<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201810/03/WS5bb3c60da310eff303280904.html Italian sculptor eyes China’s changes VIDEO] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820205845/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201810/03/WS5bb3c60da310eff303280904.html |date=2019-08-20 }} China Daily (Beijing) October 3, 2018</ref><ref>[http://www.newschinamag.com/newschina/articleDetail.do?article_id=1016&section_id=29&magazine_id= When Traditional Chinese Art Meets A Modern Italian] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021140206/http://www.newschinamag.com/newschina/articleDetail.do?article_id=1016&section_id=29&magazine_id= |date=2023-10-21 }} News China (New York) December 14, 2016</ref> The trip was made possible by a letter of invitation from the sculptor {{Interlanguage link|Floriano Bodini|it}}, then [[president (education)|president]] of the Art Academy. His travel history and his pictures while traveling were published on July 1988 on the Italian magazine “Tuttoturismo” in Milan, Italy.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7QhWG6lRIU Il Volto dell'Oriente] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231108231254/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7QhWG6lRIU |date=2023-11-08 }} TuttoTurismo, Domus-Milano (Italia) Luglio 1988</ref> In 1994, Cimarelli was awarded a diploma in sculpture at Scola prufesciunela per la artejanat artistich (School of specialization in sculpture of wooden figure) in [[Sëlva]] di Val Gardena, Italy. In 1995, he enrolled at the [[University of Paris]] in [[Paris]], [[France]]. In 1997, he studied with sculptor [[Mikhail Anikushin]] at the [[Imperial Academy of Arts]] in [[St. Petersburg]], [[Russia]]. In 1998, he studied at the [[Academy of Fine Arts, Prague]], [[Czech Republic]]. == Work == [[File:The pleasant dream, 1985 Bronze, H 50 cm.jpg|thumb|The pleasant dream, 1985 Bronze, H 50 cm]][[File:1989 Ceramic.jpg|thumb|1989 Ceramic]][[File:St. John the Baptist 2001, Carrara Marble H.150 cm..jpg|thumb|St. John the Baptist 2001, Carrara Marble H.150 cm.]][[File:Child N.7, 2008 Chinese Porcelain , H 60 cm.jpg|thumb|Child N.7, 2008 Chinese Porcelain, H 60 cm]][[File:Child, Chinese Porcelain 2008.jpg|thumb|Child, Chinese Porcelain 2008]][[File:Matteo Ricci, Gilded Fiberglass, 2010.jpeg|thumb|Matteo Ricci, Gilded Fiberglass with 24K Gold Leaf and Calligraphy, 150 cm, 2010]] '''Abstract''' Cimarelli's began his career creating [[abstract art|abstract]] [[anthropomorphic]] shapes inspired by [[surrealism]]. From 1983-1990, he produced works in [[terracotta]], [[wood]], [[bronze]], and [[marble]]. Invited by [[Claudio Abbado]], Cimarelli's first abstract sculpture [[exhibition]] was organized by {{Interlanguage link|Elmar Weingarten|de}} at the [[Berliner Philharmonie]] in [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] in 1999. '''Realism''' Inspired by his [[conservation (cultural heritage)|conservation]] experience at the [[Louvre]] Museum in Paris, France, Cimarelli moved to figurative sculpture in 1991. Studying techniques from sculptors such as [[Donatello]], [[Michelangelo]], [[Jacopo della Quercia]], and [[Gian Lorenzo Bernini]], he produced sculpture in wood, bronze, stone, and marble. In 2001, he created a marble sculpture of [[St. John the Baptist]]<ref>[https://asllinea.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cimarelli.jpg St. John the Baptist in Carrara marble] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220813194851/https://asllinea.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/Cimarelli.jpg |date=2022-08-13 }} 2001</ref> that was first exhibited in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]]. '''Figurative Chinese Series''' From 2007-2008, Cimarelli create a series of contemporary figurative sculpture in porcelain<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lavocedinewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dionisio-cimarelli-bambini.jpg|title=La Voce di New York|access-date=2021-03-09|archive-date=2019-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190714134447/http://www.lavocedinewyork.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/dionisio-cimarelli-bambini.jpg|url-status=live}}</ref> with colorful, jewel-like [[surface finishing]] in [[Jingdezhen]] in the [[Jiangxi]] [[province]] of [[China]].<ref>[https://issuu.com/lifeandpeople/docs/lifeandpeople-dicembre-2013/152 Life and People Magazine] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021140205/https://issuu.com/lifeandpeople/docs/lifeandpeople-dicembre-2013/152 |date=2023-10-21 }} (Italia) Dicembre 2013</ref> == Restoration== Cimarelli has participated in several large sculptural and [[architectural]] restoration projects. From 1990-1991, he worked on the renovation of the Court Napoleon at the [[Louvre Museum]] in [[Paris]]. The courtyard surrounds the [[Louvre Pyramid]] designed by [[I.M. Pei]]. In 1995, he worked on the [[Christiansborg Palace]] Chapel in [[Copenhagen]], [[Denmark]]. In 1998, he worked the [[Strasbourg Cathedral]] in [[Strasbourg]], [[France]] and the [[Porte d'Aix]] in [[Marseille]], France. In 2002, he restored the [[Institution of Civil Engineers]] headquarters in [[London]], [[England]]. The following year, he worked on the restoration of the [[Stockholm Palace]] and [[Swedish House of Nobility|House of Nobility]] in [[Stockholm]], [[Sweden]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnE3QybyJOk|title=DIONISIO and his Restoration of World Heritage Monuments. LOUVRE MUSEUM, ROYAL CHURCH Copenhagen....|via=www.youtube.com|access-date=2019-08-21|archive-date=2023-10-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021140206/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnE3QybyJOk|url-status=live}}</ref> == Zhongkai Sheshan Villas == From 2007-2010, Cimarelli<ref>[http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201810/02/WS5bb2c194a310eff30328085c_2.html Italian sculptor eyes China's changes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820222343/http://global.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201810/02/WS5bb2c194a310eff30328085c_2.html |date=2019-08-20 }} China Daily (Beijing) October 2, 2018</ref> served as Art Supervisor<ref>[http://msmearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/2010-Domus-Plus.pdf Zhongkai Sheeshan Luxury Villas] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304075601/http://msmearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/2010-Domus-Plus.pdf |date=2016-03-04 }}, Domus Plus, July 8, 2010</ref> for the Zhongkai [[Sheshan]] Villas in Shanghai, China. Designed by ten architectural firms from [[United States]], the project consisted of 81 contemporary luxury villas. Four of the villas were designed by Mack Scogin of [[Mack Scogin Merrill Elam]], [[architect]] and adjunct [[Professor]] of Architecture at [[Harvard University]]. Built with stone, marble, wood, and metal, Cimarelli oversaw the quality of materials and [[construction]] for the project. == Matteo Ricci sculpture== The [[Matteo Ricci]]<ref>[http://en.cncnews.cn/news/v_show/66386_A_journey_to_the_East.shtml A journey to the East] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820221844/http://en.cncnews.cn/news/v_show/66386_A_journey_to_the_East.shtml |date=2019-08-20 }} CNC NEWS (Beijing) August 4, 2017</ref> sculpture<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_UgfvPBKtY&list=PL41cpyl0a4nkCeaWWh0tLEkNE2Na6Fs9E Living in China, Italian artist tells his journey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211205173103/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_UgfvPBKtY&list=PL41cpyl0a4nkCeaWWh0tLEkNE2Na6Fs9E |date=2021-12-05 }} New China TV (Beijing) August 4, 2017</ref> was made in China,<ref>[https://eng.yidaiyilu.gov.cn/qwyw/rdxw/16675.htm Italian sculptor expects to ride China-Europe high-speed train now] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820213755/https://eng.yidaiyilu.gov.cn/qwyw/rdxw/16675.htm |date=2019-08-20 }} Belt and Road Portal (Beijing)China. June 20, 2017</ref> for the ITALY Pavilion at [[Shanghai World Expo 2010]],<ref>[https://www.pressreader.com/@Dionisio_Cimarelli.1/csb_CBhJ9zdNedbOLuZ-656UKKLaMyx3CbEn-ldCCxIceqqy4tQX-mZNTxpourOXZCCK Italian Sculptor carve a niche]{{Dead link|date=February 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Shanghai Daily (China) July 1, 2010</ref> on the 400th anniversary of his death.<ref>[https://es.slideshare.net/DionisioCimarelli/matteo-ricci DIONISIO'S MATTEO RICCI] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820223542/https://es.slideshare.net/DionisioCimarelli/matteo-ricci |date=2019-08-20 }} ITALY Pavilion Shanghai World EXPO 2010</ref> At the end of the show, it was also displayed for about two years at the Italian [[Embassy]] in [[Beijing]]. The sculpture is now property of the [[Government]] of the [[Marche]] Region and it stands today at the entrance of the [[Confucius Institute]] of [[Macerata]] , while the plaster model is permanently placed at the main entrance of the [[Consulate General]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://italianiashanghai.blogspot.com/2010/09/il-maestro-cimarelli-una-lunga.html|title=Dionisio Cimarelli|access-date=2016-04-23|archive-date=2016-09-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926122830/http://italianiashanghai.blogspot.com/2010/09/il-maestro-cimarelli-una-lunga.html|url-status=live}}</ref> of [[Italy]] in [[Shanghai]], China.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013525/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/world/china-watch/culture/sculptor-dionisio-cimarelli-in-china/ Italian sculptor eyes China's changes] The Telegraph, (London) October 22, 2018</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20170619225101/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-06/20/c_136378632.htm Italian sculptor once follows legend to China, expects to ride China-Europe high-speed train now] Xinhua-New China (Beijing) 20 June 2017</ref><ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201810/02/WS5bb2c194a310eff30328085c.html Italian sculptor eyes China's changes] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820205534/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201810/02/WS5bb2c194a310eff30328085c.html |date=2019-08-20 }} China Daily (Beijing) October 2, 2018</ref><ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-06/19/content_29803225.htm Italian sculptor once follows legend to China, expects to ride China-Europe high-speed train now] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820214429/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/china/2017-06/19/content_29803225.htm |date=2019-08-20 }} China Daily (Beijing) June 19, 2017</ref> In 2013 Finishing Performance of the original model in plaster of Matteo Ricci sculpture at the Italian Centre, former Italy Pavilion of Shanghai World EXPO 2010, Shanghai (China)<ref>[http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-10/15/content_11413963.htm Servant of God lives on] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129075500/http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/life/2010-10/15/content_11413963.htm |date=2014-11-29 }} China Daily (Beijing) October 15, 2010</ref><ref>[https://travel.ifeng.com/news/china/detail_2013_03/28/23638216_0.shtml 利玛窦雕塑重回上海意大利中心] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820231922/https://travel.ifeng.com/news/china/detail_2013_03/28/23638216_0.shtml |date=2019-08-20 }} Travel.Ifeng (Shanghai) March 28, 2013</ref> == Teaching and lectures == Cimarelli has served as a [[visiting scholar]] at several prestigious institutions, including the Faculty of [[Fine Arts]] of Bundipatanasilpa Institute [[University]]<ref>[https://www.esteri.it/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/retediplomatica/2023/03/bangkok-conferenza-e-workshop-con-scultore-dionisio-cimarelli/?fbclid=IwAR2lnjbTyqTqE5lHZ1mDgod8KcaTpANxdTtNNPfI9q8rrwGknvOW9weG21E Bangkok: conference and workshop with sculptor Dionisio Cimarelli] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022140224/https://www.esteri.it/en/sala_stampa/archivionotizie/retediplomatica/2023/03/bangkok-conferenza-e-workshop-con-scultore-dionisio-cimarelli/?fbclid=IwAR2lnjbTyqTqE5lHZ1mDgod8KcaTpANxdTtNNPfI9q8rrwGknvOW9weG21E |date=2023-10-22 }}, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Rome, March 23, 2023</ref> in [[Bangkok]], [[Thailand]]; [[Wimbledon College of Art]] in [[London]], England; and [[King Saud University]]<ref>''[http://www.arabnews.com/node/242062 Visiting Italian Artist Says Saudi Interest in Art Is Tremendous] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230240/http://www.arabnews.com/node/242062 |date=2016-03-03 }}'', Arab News, December 24, 2003</ref> in [[Riyadh]], [[Saudi Arabia]]. His international lecturing experience spans numerous esteemed universities, such as [[Sir J.J. School of Art]] at the [[University of Mumbai]], [[India]]; [[Silliman University]]<ref>[http://archives.visayandailystar.com/2007/July/07/negor3.htm Terracotta Art Festival] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030252/http://archives.visayandailystar.com/2007/July/07/negor3.htm |date=2016-03-04 }}, Negros Oriental, (Manila-Philippines) July 7, 2007</ref><ref>''[http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20070712-76262/GK_children_witness_Terra_Cotta_Festival_in_Dumaguete GK children witness Terra Cotta Festival in Dumaguete] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20141112031928/http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20070712-76262/GK_children_witness_Terra_Cotta_Festival_in_Dumaguete |date=2014-11-12 }}'', Global Nation Inquire, (Manila-Philippines) July 12, 2007</ref> in [[Dumaguete]], [[Philippines]]; [[China Academy of Art]] in [[Hangzhou]], China; [[China Central Academy of Fine Arts]] and Beijing Renwen University<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.bjrwdx.com/english/index.htm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221546/http://www.bjrwdx.com/english/index.htm | archive-date=2016-03-03 | title=Beijing renwen university }}</ref> in Beijing, China;<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20190820214825/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2017-06/19/c_136377542.htm Feature: Italian sculptor once follows legend to China, expects to ride China-Europe high-speed train now] XINHUANET (Beijing) June 19, 2017</ref> and [[Ontario College of Art & Design]] in [[Toronto]], [[Canada]]. Cimarelli has also been a distinguished guest speaker at various notable venues and events, including the "RISO" Museum of Contemporary Art in Palermo in Italy; High Street [[Italia]]<ref>[https://iicseoul.esteri.it/it/gli_eventi/calendario/master-lecture-of-dionisio-cimarelli/ Master Lecture of Dionisio Cimarelli "A life in Art"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231022140222/https://iicseoul.esteri.it/it/gli_eventi/calendario/master-lecture-of-dionisio-cimarelli/ |date=2023-10-22 }}, Italian Cultural Institute of Seoul, South Korea; June 9, 2023</ref> [[Seoul]] in [[South Korea]], [[University Club of New York]]<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9waCDRN4eU.html Fifteen Annual Savoy History Lecture and reception] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021140208/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u9waCDRN4eU.html |date=2023-10-21 }} New York City, 11/7/2017</ref> for the Annual [[Savoy]] History Lecture,<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.savoyfoundation-usa.org/savoy-history-lecture-series.html | title=Savoy History Lecture Series | access-date=2019-08-20 | archive-date=2019-08-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820200345/https://www.savoyfoundation-usa.org/savoy-history-lecture-series.html | url-status=live }}</ref> [[Columbia University]].<ref>[http://www.cafa.com.cn/en/opinions/interviews/details/8326949?fbclid=IwAR3uCvvAOoHV-tB_HbeTqEoBn99ES0tQesieBAlCdP1c-pT3d3I3aiTlNKs/ Interview with Dionisio Cimarelli:"The sculpture has to be a sample of life.”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021165208/https://www.cafa.com.cn/en/opinions/interviews/details/8326949?fbclid=IwAR3uCvvAOoHV-tB_HbeTqEoBn99ES0tQesieBAlCdP1c-pT3d3I3aiTlNKs/ |date=2023-10-21 }} 2 January 2020</ref> in [[New York City]]; [[Montclair University]]<ref>[https://www.montclair.edu/calendar/view-event.php?id=49053 A Conversation with Sculptor Dionisio Cimarelli: An Italian and his Chinese love affair through art] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021140206/https://www.montclair.edu/calendar/view-event.php?id=49053 |date=2023-10-21 }} Montclair University, February 26, 2018 New Jersey (USA)</ref> (New Jersey) USA,<ref>[https://issuu.com/matteotornielli/docs/livein_33_ipad/152 Livein 33] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021140205/https://issuu.com/matteotornielli/docs/livein_33_ipad/152 |date=2023-10-21 }} Livein 33 Magazine, (Italy-USA) April 21, 2016</ref> [[The Art Students League of New York]] (New York),<ref>[https://www.theartstudentsleague.org/event/gallery-lecture-restoration-classical-european-sculpture-dionisio-cimarelli/ The Restoration of Classical European Sculpture] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821200949/http://www.theartstudentsleague.org/event/gallery-lecture-restoration-classical-european-sculpture-dionisio-cimarelli/ |date=2016-08-21 }} The Art Students League of New York (New York) October 4, 2016</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnE3QybyJOk DIONISIO and his Restoration of World Heritage Monuments] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021140206/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RnE3QybyJOk |date=2023-10-21 }} LOUVRE MUSEUM in Paris; the ROYAL CHURCH CHRISTIANSBORG in Copenhagen, Denmark; the Great CATHEDRAL OF STRASBOURG....</ref> the Italian Cultural Institute in [[San Francisco]],<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVsWx3XS5ZI Dionisio's Sculptural Exploration VIDEO] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021140206/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVsWx3XS5ZI |date=2023-10-21 }} Italian Cultural Institute of San Francisco (California) USA December 9, 2014</ref><ref>[https://iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it/iic_sanfrancisco/en/gli_eventi/calendario/2014/12/dionisio-esplora-la-scultura.html Dionisio's Sculpture Exploration] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190201013422/https://iicsanfrancisco.esteri.it/iic_sanfrancisco/en/gli_eventi/calendario/2014/12/dionisio-esplora-la-scultura.html |date=2019-02-01 }} San Francisco ([[California]]) 12/9/2014</ref><ref>[https://sanfranciscoitaly.com/post/104763766863/tonight-italian-master-sculptor-and-longtime Tonight: Italian Master Sculptor and Longtime Chinese Resident at the ICC] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820202118/https://sanfranciscoitaly.com/post/104763766863/tonight-italian-master-sculptor-and-longtime |date=2019-08-20 }} Italian Cultural Institute in San Francisco (CA) December 9, 2014</ref> California<ref>[https://italoamericano.org/story/2014-12-21/Cimarelli Lo scultore Dionisio Cimarelli: la versione in arte contemporanea di Marco Polo] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820215457/https://italoamericano.org/story/2014-12-21/Cimarelli |date=2019-08-20 }} L'Italo-Americano (California) December 21, 2014</ref> (USA), the [[Diocesan Museum]] in [[Jesi]] and the [[Beijing]] International [[Sculpture]] Forum organized by the [[Ministry of Culture of the People's Republic of China]] and China Sculpture Magazine<ref>[http://www.diaosunet.com/member/user1/949/profile.asp Dionisio Cimarelli] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043901/http://www.diaosunet.com/member/user1/949/profile.asp |date=2017-12-01 }}, China Sculpture Magazine</ref> in Beijing, at Mingyuan Art Centre<ref>[http://www.mingyuanartmuseum.com/page/gaikuang/index.php Gaikuang] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190810132336/http://www.mingyuanartmuseum.com/page/gaikuang/index.php |date=2019-08-10 }}</ref> and at [[Shanghai Library]] in Shanghai (China).<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghmpSnrMyUI Shanghai Library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021140205/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghmpSnrMyUI |date=2023-10-21 }} Shanghai Library, Xuhui TV, Shanghai (China) 2005</ref> In 2019 has been invited to tell his extraordinary life and artistic path at the [[Theatre]] [[Carlo Goldoni]] of [[Corinaldo]]<ref>[https://www.viverejesi.it/2019/06/10/corinaldo-piacevole-conversazione-con-lartista-cimarelli-teatro-sold-out/733789/ Conversazione con lo scultore Dionisio Cimarelli] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820182004/https://www.viverejesi.it/2019/06/10/corinaldo-piacevole-conversazione-con-lartista-cimarelli-teatro-sold-out/733789/ |date=2019-08-20 }} 6 Giugno, 2019</ref> and at the Academy of Fine Arts of [[Macerata]],<ref>[http://www.abamc.it/it/component/content/article/18-news/mostre-ed-eventi/4535-incontro-con-lo-scultore-dionisio-cimarelli.html INCONTRO CON LO SCULTORE DIONISIO CIMARELLI ] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820181803/http://www.abamc.it/it/component/content/article/18-news/mostre-ed-eventi/4535-incontro-con-lo-scultore-dionisio-cimarelli.html |date=2019-08-20 }} 12 Giugno, 2019</ref> Italy. == Awards and honors == *1993 Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano Sud,<ref>[http://www.provincia.bz.it Archived copy] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091027211331/http://www.provincia.bz.it/ |date=2009-10-27 }}</ref> South Tirol, Italy *1995 [[New York Academy of Art]], New York, NY *1996 [[National Sculpture Society]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.nationalsculpture.org/nssN/index.cfm | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405045536/http://www.nationalsculpture.org/nssN/index.cfm | archive-date=2013-04-05 | title=Welcome to the National Sculpture Society }}</ref> New York, NY *1997 Ministero degli Affari Esteri e della Cooperazione Internazionale, [[Rome]], [[Italy]] *2011 [[Spontini]] D'Oro, [[Maiolati Spontini]], Italy<ref>[https://www.viverejesi.it/2006/03/08/maiolati-spontini-carbini-ringrazia-lartista-cimarelli/140337/ Maiolati Spontini:Il Sindaco Carbini ringrazia l’artista Dionisio Cimarelli] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820213113/https://www.viverejesi.it/2006/03/08/maiolati-spontini-carbini-ringrazia-lartista-cimarelli/140337/ |date=2019-08-20 }} Vivere Jesi. 30/11/2015</ref> *2015 Permanent Residence [[United States]] for [[Alien of extraordinary ability]] EB-1<ref>[http://www.rai.it/dl/RaiTV/programmi/media/ContentItem-3e03ad34-ce8c-411d-8fff-8e0c7d617209.html Rai Italia. Dionisio Cimarelli / New York...] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190821000946/http://www.rai.it/dl/RaiTV/programmi/media/ContentItem-3e03ad34-ce8c-411d-8fff-8e0c7d617209.html |date=2019-08-21 }} Rai Italia (Roma) 27 Aprile, 2016</ref> *2019 "''Marchigiano'' of the Year in the world", at [[Senate of the Republic (Italy)]] in [[Rome]]<ref>[https://www.lavocedinewyork.com/arts/arte-e-design/2019/05/31/lo-scultore-e-maestro-a-ny-dionisio-cimarelli-premiato-marchigiano-dellanno/ Lo scultore e maestro a NY Dionisio Cimarelli premiato Marchigiano dell’Anno] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191001170611/http://www.lavocedinewyork.com/arts/arte-e-design/2019/05/31/lo-scultore-e-maestro-a-ny-dionisio-cimarelli-premiato-marchigiano-dellanno/ |date=2019-10-01 }} Lavoce di New York, (New York) 31 Maggio 2019</ref><ref>[http://www.regione.marche.it/Entra-in-Regione/Marchigiani-nel-mondo/News-ed-eventi/Post/50783 XXXIV EDIZIONE DEL PREMIO “MARCHIGIANO DELL’ANNO 2018”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820224755/http://www.regione.marche.it/Entra-in-Regione/Marchigiani-nel-mondo/News-ed-eventi/Post/50783 |date=2019-08-20 }} Regione Marche, 15 Maggio, 2019</ref><ref>[http://www.ln-international.net/Home/News/4069/lo-scultore-e-professore-dionisio-cimarelli-e-stato-insignito-del-premio-marchigiano-dell-anno-nel-mondo- Lo scultore e professore Dionisio Cimarelli e` stato insignito del premio "Marchigiano dell'anno nel mondo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820195253/http://www.ln-international.net/Home/News/4069/lo-scultore-e-professore-dionisio-cimarelli-e-stato-insignito-del-premio-marchigiano-dell-anno-nel-mondo- |date=2019-08-20 }} LNInternational (Rome) 29 Maggio 2019</ref><ref>[https://twnews.it/it-news/dionisio-cimarelli-premiato-come-marchigiano-dell-anno-nel-mondo Dionisio Cimarelli premiato come “Marchigiano dell’anno nel mondo”] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820201333/https://twnews.it/it-news/dionisio-cimarelli-premiato-come-marchigiano-dell-anno-nel-mondo |date=2019-08-20 }} The World News (Italia) 1 Giugno, 2019</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.marchenews24.it/marchigiano-dellanno-nel-mondo-a-dionisio-cimarelli-29850.html | title="Marchigiano dell'anno nel mondo" a Dionisio Cimarelli | date=6 May 2019 | access-date=20 August 2019 | archive-date=20 August 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820201626/https://www.marchenews24.it/marchigiano-dellanno-nel-mondo-a-dionisio-cimarelli-29850.html | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[https://www.aise.it/eletti-allestero/alderisi-fi-premia-il-maestro-dionisio-cimarelli-marchigiano-dellanno-nel-mondo-/131423/159 MAESTRO DIONISIO CIMARELLI “MARCHIGIANO DELL’ANNO NEL MONDO] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820202753/https://www.aise.it/eletti-allestero/alderisi-fi-premia-il-maestro-dionisio-cimarelli-marchigiano-dellanno-nel-mondo-/131423/159 |date=2019-08-20 }} AISE (Agenzia Internazionale di Stampa Estera) 31 Maggio 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.viveremarche.it/2019/06/03/lartista-dionisio-cimarelli-marchigiano-dellanno-nel-mondo-premiato-in-senato/732864/ L'artista Dionisio Cimarelli "Marchigiano dell'anno nel mondo” premiato in Senato] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820204947/https://www.viveremarche.it/2019/06/03/lartista-dionisio-cimarelli-marchigiano-dellanno-nel-mondo-premiato-in-senato/732864/ |date=2019-08-20 }} Vivere Marche. 2 Giugno, 2019</ref> *2023 Emeritus Instructor Status from the [[ Art Students League of New York]]<ref>[https://theartstudentsleague.org/instructors-old/instructors-emeriti/ "Instructors Emeriti"] New York, 2023</ref> == Solo exhibitions == *1999 ''Sculture e disegni'', [[Berlin Philharmonie]], [[Berlin]], [[Germany]] *1999 ''Dionisio Cimarelli: Sculpture e disegni'', Italian Cultural Institute, Berlin, Germany *1999 ''Dionisio Cimarelli: Sculpture e disegni'', Wilhelm Galerie, [[Potsdam]], Germany *2001 ''Dionisio Cimarelli'', Galleri Asur, [[Oslo]], [[Norway]] *2004 ''Dionisio Cimarelli Scultore: Il San Giovanni Battista'', Chiesa della Cancellata, Maiolati Spontini, Italy *2005 ''Dionisio Cimarelli: Sculptures and Drawings'', Consulate General of Italy, Shanghai, China<ref>[https://es.slideshare.net/DionisioCimarelli/dionisio-cimarelli-catalogue-sculture-e-disegni Dionisio Cimarelli. Sculture e disegni] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820223530/https://es.slideshare.net/DionisioCimarelli/dionisio-cimarelli-catalogue-sculture-e-disegni |date=2019-08-20 }} Catalogue, Italian Consulate of Shanghai (China) October 2005</ref> *2008 ''Dionisio Cimarelli: Sculptures in Chinese Porcelain'', Embassy of Italy Cultural Institute, Beijing, China<ref>[https://es.slideshare.net/DionisioCimarelli/dionisio-cimarelli-sculptures-in-chinese-porcelain DIONISIO CIMARELLI. Sculptures in Chinese porcelain.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820223535/https://es.slideshare.net/DionisioCimarelli/dionisio-cimarelli-sculptures-in-chinese-porcelain |date=2019-08-20 }} Catalogue, Embassy of Italy - Cultural Office (Beijing) China. May 2008</ref><ref>[http://italian.cri.cn/241/2008/06/11/125@104509.htm Dionisio Cimarelli: porcellana per costruire un ponte fra Italia e Cina] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820225408/http://italian.cri.cn/241/2008/06/11/125@104509.htm |date=2019-08-20 }} China Radio International (Beijing) June 11, 2008</ref><ref>[http://italian.cri.cn/861/2014/02/19/223s206873.htm Porcellana cinese e Rinascimento italiano: l'esperienza del maestro Dionisio Cimarelli in Cina] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820225121/http://italian.cri.cn/861/2014/02/19/223s206873.htm |date=2019-08-20 }} China Radio International (Beijing) February 19, 2014</ref><ref>[http://italian.cri.cn/other/magazine/2012magazine/20141008b.pdf Dionisio Cimarelli racconta la sua avventura artistica. Pag.54] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200729170856/http://italian.cri.cn/other/magazine/2012magazine/20141008b.pdf |date=2020-07-29 }} CINITALIA/China Radio International (Beijing) 2/11/2014</ref><ref>[http://www.jdzmc.com/Article/Class12/Class34/Class45/10598.html 用中文] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820230900/http://www.jdzmc.com/Article/Class12/Class34/Class45/10598.html |date=2019-08-20 }} 中国北京2008</ref><ref>[http://lianghui.china.com.cn/info/txt/2008-05/13/content_15197581.htm 狄奥尼西奥·契玛莱利“中国瓷雕展览”14日开幕] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820231140/http://lianghui.china.com.cn/info/txt/2008-05/13/content_15197581.htm |date=2019-08-20 }} China.com.cn May 13, 2008</ref> *2011 ''[[Matteo Ricci]]'', Embassy of Italy, Beijing, China *2013 ''[[Matteo Ricci]]'', Italian Center, Shanghai, China<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.virtualiter.net/its/cimarelli/|title=Shanghai Italian Center Virtual Tour - A www.virtualiter.net Production - v2.0|website=www.virtualiter.net|access-date=2023-05-15|archive-date=2023-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230515065318/https://www.virtualiter.net/its/cimarelli/|url-status=live}}</ref> == Selected group exhibitions == *2005 [[Beijing International Art Biennale]], Beijing, China<ref>http://arabic.china.org.cn/english/culture/142905.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190829015601/http://arabic.china.org.cn/english/culture/142905.htm |date=2019-08-29 }} , China Daily (Beijing) September 21, 2005</ref> *2006 Shanghai International Biennial City Sculpture Exhibition, Shanghai, China *2007 [[Dumaguete]] Terracotta Sculpture [[Biennale]], Dumaguete, Philippines *2008 Moon River Contemporary Art Museum, Beijing, China *2008 [[MOCA Shanghai]], Shanghai, China *2009 Chinese International Sculpture Almanac Exhibition, Beijing and Hangzhou, China *2010 Centennial Celebration of Women in Art, [[Shanghai Art Museum]], Shanghai, China *2010 [[Expo 2010]], Italian Pavilion, Shanghai, China<ref>''[http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-DSUZ201003020.htm Dionisio Cimarelli. Expo Constructions in the Eyes of a Sculptor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129051024/http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-DSUZ201003020.htm |date=2014-11-29 }}'', CNKI Journal, March 2010</ref><ref>''[http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/events/art-exhibitions/italian-and-chinese-artists-contemporary-art-exhibitions-and-photography/ Italian and Chinese artist, Italy Pavilion at Shanghai World EXPO 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129161137/http://www.cityweekend.com.cn/shanghai/events/art-exhibitions/italian-and-chinese-artists-contemporary-art-exhibitions-and-photography/ |date=2014-11-29 }}'', City Week-end, October 20, 2010</ref> *2011 [[Venice Biennale]] - Padiglione ITALIA nel Mondo, Venice, Italy *2011 China Nandaihe International Sculpture Exhibition, Nandaihe, China *2014 ''Natura e Storia'', [[Accademia di Belle Arti di Macerata]]<ref>[https://www.abamc.it/mostre-e-eventi/item/incontro-con-lo-scultore-dionisio-cimarelli INCONTRO CON LO SCULTORE DIONISIO CIMARELLI] Macerata, 8/6/2019</ref> Macerata, Italy *2015 The Art Students League of New York, USA *2016 The Art Students League of New York, USA<ref>[https://iicnewyork.esteri.it/iic_newyork/en/gli_eventi/calendario/2015/12/le-sculture-del-maestro-dionisio-cimarelli.html Sculptures of maestro Dionisio Cimarelli] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190820204751/https://iicnewyork.esteri.it/iic_newyork/en/gli_eventi/calendario/2015/12/le-sculture-del-maestro-dionisio-cimarelli.html |date=2019-08-20 }} Italian Cultural Institute (New York) 12/16/2015</ref> == Film and documentary == * 2005 ''Dionisio Cimarelli'', [[Documentary]] on [[Oriental Television]] at [[Art]] Channel of [[Shanghai Media Group]] in [[Shanghai]], China<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdNdfR8K_Kg Dionisio Cimarelli Sculptor] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231021140207/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdNdfR8K_Kg |date=2023-10-21 }} Documentary by Oriental TV (Shanghai) China November 2005</ref> == References == {{reflist}} == External links == * [https://www.dionisiocimarelli.com Official Website] * [https://www.youtube.com/@dionisiocimarellisculptor/featured YOUTUBE] * [https://nyaa.academia.edu/httpsnyaaacademiaeduDionisioCimarelli Academia.edu] {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Cimarelli, Dionisio}} [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:1965 births]] [[Category:20th-century Italian sculptors]] [[Category:20th-century Italian male artists]] [[Category:Italian male sculptors]] [[Category:21st-century Italian sculptors]] [[Category:Art Students League of New York faculty]] [[Category:Articles containing video clips]] [[Category:Italian emigrants to the United States]] [[Category:People from Jesi]] [[Category:People from the Province of Ancona]] [[Category:American male sculptors]] [[Category:Sculptors from New York (state)]] [[Category:21st-century Italian male artists]]'