VITO MERCURIO
Personal Information
First name: Vito
Surname: Mercurio
Address: Via della Libertà, 9 roccapiemonte (Salerno), Italy
Telephone: +39 081 18532554
E-mail: mercuriovito@me.com Facebook: Vito Mercurio
Date and place of birth: 05/01/1985 Battipaglia (Salerno), Italy Skype: vito.mercurio1
Gender: Male

Education and training
In July 2003 I obtained a diploma from A.Sabatini artistic high school of Salerno.
In October 2003 I attended the university of Fine Arts in Florence.
In March 2010 I graduated from the university of Fine Arts in Naples with a final grade of 105/110.

Artistic skills and competences
I am the recipient of lots of awards and I am well known in international street painting field.

YEAR 2004
January: solo art exhibition in Cava de’ Tirreni (Salerno), Italy.
March: collective art exhibition in Empoli (Salerno), Italy
May: Special Prize Winner at the International Street Painting Competition of Nocera Superiore (Salerno), Italy.
YEAR 2005
May: First Place Winner at the International Street Painting Competition of Nocera Superiore (Salerno), Italy.
August: Special Prize Winner at the International Street Painting Competition of Grazie di Curtatone (Mantova), Italy.
September: First Place Winner voted by the people and jury at the Street Painting Competition of Bolano (Salerno), Italy.
YEAR 2006
August: Special Prize Winner at the International Street Painting Competition of Grazie di Curtatone (Mantova), Italy.
YEAR 2007
July: First Place Winner at the Street Painting Competition of Poggiomarino (Naples), Italy.
November: solo art exhibition in Cava de’ Tirreni (Salerno), Italy.
YEAR 2008
May: First Place Winner people’s choice at the International Street Painting Competition of Nocera Superiore (Salerno), Italy.
August: First Place Winner at the Street Painting Competition of Piazza del Galdo in Mercato San Severino (Salerno), Italy.
September: Third Place Winner at the Street Painting Competition of Bolano (Salerno), Italy.
October: Winner of Artefatto Art Exhibition Competition at Revoltella Museum of Trieste, Italy.
YEAR 2009
September: First Place Winner at the Street Painting Competition of Spinoso (Potenza), Italy.
YEAR 2010
July: Exhibited at the collective art exhibition at the Sea Museum of Pozzuoli (Naples), Italy.
September: Realized the Madonna dell’Olmo flower carpet (size 20×15 meter) in Piazza Duomo in Cava de’ Tirreni (Salerno), Italy.
YEAR 2011
May: First Place Winner people’s choice at the International Street Painting Competition of Nocera Superiore (Salerno), Italy.
October: Winner of Premio Estatal de la Juventud at the International Street Painting Competition of BellaVia Festival in Monterrey (Mexico).
YEAR 2012
July:Artistic Praise from the Chamber of Commerce of Salerno.
October: solo art exhibition in Villa Fondi, Sorrento (Naples), Italy.
YEAR 2014
May: Second Place Winner people’s choice at the International Street Painting Competition of Nocera Superiore (Salerno).
May: First Place Winner at the International Street Painting Festival of Toulon (France)
June: First Place Winner at the Street Painting Competition of Salerno.
June: First Place Winner at the Ceramic Competition of Salerno
YEAR 2015
May: Second Place Winner people’s choice at the International Street Painting Competition of Nocera Superiore (Salerno).
July: participated and exhibited works at the collective art exhibition at the “International Garbatka plein air inspiration” Warsaw (Poland)
November: participated at the 3d Street Painting Kurt Wenner’s project for a world record in International Street Painting Festival of Venice, Florida (U.S.A.)
YEAR 2016
March: participated at the Dubai Canvas 2016.
May: Second Place Winner at the International Street Painting Competition of Nocera Superiore (Salerno).
August: First Place Winner at the International Street Painting Competition of Taurianova (reggio Calabria)