francesco  mangiaracina                ​looking for the invisible

1976 open a photographic lab specialized in b/w development and printing.

1980  takes part, in the position of manufacturing executive, to the first lab in the Venetia region specialized in professional photo printing from slide Cibachrome, making the first Cibachrome prints for a solo exhibition by Fulvio Roiter.

1982  starts producing photos depicting travels, panoramas and underwater environments, later collected in a huge digital archive.

From 1984 to 1997 he’s member of an important photolab close to Venice specialized in professional color treatment, where he manages printing for agencies and well-known photographers of any kind including some of Contrasto-Magnum agency.

1984  starts experimenting mixed media photo/drawing painting techniques.

1992-1995 voluntary and photo reportage among the refugees of war zones in the former Yugoslavia.

1997 starts working on advertising, still life, reportage, art and architectural photography such as important restoration interventions on the Italian artistic heritage.

2008 noted author in the Photo Award TAU visual - italian quality premium in professional creative photography.

2009 Honorable Mention - International Photography Awards

(IPA - Los Angeles) - "About" photo collection.

2011 selected artist with the photographic artwork-installation "Critical Cyclicity" exhibition RICICLARTI 2011 - Padova.

2013 selected Artist with 4 mixed-media photographic artworks "Sapere Aude" CIRCUIT OFF exhibition- 55th ART BIENNIAL OF VENICE 2013.

2013 Realization and production of the book "Blu Sudan" a guide to the most beautiful reefs in the Red Sea.

2014 Artist with 2 mixed-media photographic works at Contemporary Visions–arts festival - Florence.

2014 Group exhibition Merlino gallery-Le Murate - Florence.

2014 group exhibition ROA- Royal Opera Arcade gallery-London.

2014 EGOS VII - group exhibition ROA- Royal Opera Arcade gallery-London.

2014 group exhibition ARTITALY DomagkAteliers- München.

2014 selected artist at ARTVILNIUS2014, Vilnius - Lithuania.

2014 selected artist with four "TOTEM" artworks at International exhibition of Contemporary Art - Casa dei Carraresi - Treviso

2015 selected Artist - 2nd International Biennial of contemporary Art - Palermo.

2015 selected Artist "Guglielmo II Prize" group exhibition Sciortino gallery - Monreale.

2015 selected Artist - 1st international Art exhibition Bienal De Arte- Barcelona.

2015 selected Artist international Art exhibition "from Caravaggio to present day" Piazza del Popolo - Rome.

2015 selected Artist international Art exhibition "Premio Mazzullo" - Taormina.

2015 selected Artist international Art exhibition "WIA EXPO" - Warsaw.

2015 selected artist - nine "TOTEM" artworks at V International exhibition of contemporary art - Casa dei Carraresi - Treviso.

2016 group exhibition MADE IN art gallery – Venice.

2016 group exhibition – Museum of the Lantern – Genova.

2016 group exhibition – galerie Hebert – Paris.

2016 group exhibition – Brick Lane gallery – London.

2017 selected Artist - MEART International Biennial of contemporary Art - Palermo.