ORSONI - Smalti Veneziani

Lucio Orsoni

Exhibits-Collections-Publications

In 2008 Lucio Orsoni received the Premio Firenze Donna on behalf of Orsoni Smalti Veneziani, Italy's prestigious cultural award.

Main works and exhibitions

- St.Martins Gallery, collective. London, England, 1960.

- Yellow and White Code, mosaic. National Assembly, Emir Suite, Kwait. 1981.

- Palazzo Ferrofini Regione Veneto, mosaic fountain. Venice. 1983.

- Mosaic - The Constructed Image, collective. Leighton House, London, England. 1991.

- Mosaico - Nuove Contaminazioni, exhibition. Udine, Italy. 1997.Regione Veneto headquarters, mosaic. Venice. 1985.

- Cappella D'Oro, Gold leaf mosaic chapel. San Giacomo Family, Borlasca, Italy. 1998.

- Mosaic: a Living Art, exhibition. Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter, England. 2000.

- Casa Wagner, Michael Carapetian architect. Venice, Isola della Giudecca. 2001.

- Solo exhibition. Moscow. 2002.

- Opus Veritas: Fragments of Truth, Lecturer at the mosaic conference in San Francisco, USA. 2004.

- Seeing the light, Glasgow, Scotland, 2004.

- Venice Carnival, Marseille, France, 2005.

Mosaicisti contemporanei in mostra - "Pictor Imaginarius Magister Musivarius", area degli scavi archeologici della città. A Concordia Sagittaria (Venice), 2006.

- Mosaici contemporanei nei luoghi del mosaico antico. Mostra collettiva. Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Altino (Ve), 2007.

- Contemporary mosaics in the antique mosaic sites.  Dorchester County Museum Gallery (with invited artists), 2008.

- Rencontres Internationales de la Mosaique in Chartres (France), 2008.

- "L'Artista e il Mosaico", II Mostra Internazionale di Mosaico Contemporaneo Museo di Stato Schusev per l'Architettura (Russia), 2009. www.muar.ru

- Domus Orsoni Gallery, permanent exhibition. Cannareggio, Venice.

Books

- Il colore della Luce, Marsiglio Editore 1996.

- Lucio Orsoni - nato per il mosaico, P. Fisher, Vianello Libri 2000. UNESCO.

- Mosaic history and technique, P. Fisher, London 1971.

- The world of Interiors, London. 1991.

- Decorative Mosaics, E. M. Goodwin, Charles Letts & Co Ltd, London 1992.

- The Art of Mosaic Design, J. Locktov and L.P. Clagett, Quarry Books, 1998.

- Riscoperta del Mosaico, E.S.S. Editorial Service System Srl 1999.

- Encyclopedia of Mosaic, E. M. Goodwin, BT Batsford 2003.

- Mosaic Art & Style, J. Locktov, Quarry Books, 2005.