Franco Alessandrini
813 Howard Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70113
(504)524-3872
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Education: 1963, Graduated from Instituto D’Arte, Art Institute of Florence, Italy.
Studied Painting, Sculpture and Ancient Technique of Fresco
Public Art:
2018 "Monument to the Latino Worker", 12 foot Bronze on 6 foot marble base, To be Installed in April, Crescent Park, Riverfront, New Orleans, Louisiana
"St. Pope John Paul II", Life-Size, White Carrara Marble, Placed in Front of St. Louis Cathedral,
New Orleans, Louisiana
2017 “Wild Bunch”, Life-Size Portrait of five of histories’ most wanted train robbers including Butch Cassidy, Cast in Bronze, Flatiron Building, Fort Worth, Texas
2014 Monument to the Veterans, Life Size Statue in Bronze,
Opelousas, Louisiana
2013 Monument to the Flag Throwers, 21 foot tall image of Flag thrower cut
from steel, painted and placed in a rotunda, Moves with the wind,
Sansepolcro, Italy
2011 “Il Barocciaio”, Image of horse drawn cart and driver cut from
corten steel, placed in a rotunda, Santa Fiora, Sansepolcro, Italy
2009 “Displaced”, 30 foot Sailboat on my studio roof – An original
public art work commissioned by the Arts Council of New Orleans on
behalf of the Joan Mitchell Foundation, on loan to the City of
New Orleans (2008 – 2011)
2008 “La Merlettaia”, Bronze Monument – Honoring the Women who maintain
The Tradition of Lace Making- Sansepolcro, Italy
Monument to Fr. Verbis LaFleur, 16 foot White Carrara Marble Monument, Opelousas, Louisiana
“Garibaldi”, Bronze Bust, Sansepolcro, Italy
2002 “Panther Fountain”, Sculpted in Black and Grey Marble,
Hyde Park, Fort Worth Texas
1999 “Mayor Marc Morial”, Bust in Bronze, Old City Hall, New Orleans, Louisiana
1995 “Monument to the Immigrants”, Sculpted in White Carrara Marble
20 feet tall, Woldenberg Park on the Mississippi River
New Orleans, Louisiana
1994 “Monument to Luca Pacioli”, Honoring the Anniversary of the
Publication of his “Suma” in 1494, Sculpted in White Carrara Marble
1992 “Monument to Christopher Columbus”, Sculpted in White Carrara Marble, Stands 14 feet tall and is set in a fountain, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Commissions:
2017 Mural, 5 X 9 feet, Painted on Canvas, Installed in Private Residence, Sansepolcro, Italy
Mural, "Secondline", 6 X 14 feet, Painted on Canvas, Installed in Private Residence,
New Orleans, Louisiana
2015 “Jazz”, Basso Relief in White Carrara Marble, Private Collection, New Orleans
2014 “Palio”, Designed and Painted the Flag for Società Balestrieri Sansepolcro, Italy
2012 Bust in Bronze of Industry Owner, Sansepolcro, Italy
2011 Mural painted on canvas measuring 6 feet by 12 feet for newly constructed
offices of Savas Corporation, Sansepolcro, Italy
2010 Statue in Fiberglass of St. John Neumann, St. Alphonsus Church,
Baltimore, Maryland
2008 Statue in Bronze, Blessed Seelos, Life-Size, Holy Cross College,
Worcester, Massachusetts
Marble Statue, Blessed Seelos, Life-Size, St. Theresa Church,
Abbeville, Louisiana
2007 Chess pieces carved in wood, Derived from drawings of Leonardo DaVinci
and Luca Pacioli, Introduced at the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, Italy
Murals painted for Entrance to the Flatiron Building,
Downtown, Fort Worth, Texas
2006 Poster for New Orleans Opera Association, “Music is the
Voice of Hope”, First season after Hurricane Katrina
2004 Statue in Bronze, Blessed Seelos, Life-Size seated on bench,
St. Mary’s Church, Annapolis, Maryland and
St. Mary’s Church New Orleans, Louisiana
2003 Statue in Bronze, Blessed Seelos, Life-Size, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Madonna with Child, Life Size Statue sculpted in White
Carrara Marble, Santa Maria Church, Sansepolcro, Italy
2002 “Assumption of the Virgin Mary”, Painted the Vaulted Ceiling of St. Mary’s Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
2001 “Blessed Seelos”, Life Size Statue Cast in Bronze,
Blessed Seelos Center , New Orleans, Louisiana
“Blessed Seelos”, Life Size Statue sculpted in White Carrara Marble,
Old Ursuline Convent, New Orleans, Louisiana
2000 “Saint Francis of Assisi”, Life Size Statue Sculpted in White Carrara Marble
Monte Casale Monastery, Italy
Fountain, Sculpted in Bardiglio Marble and Bronze,
Aboca Herb Company (Tuscany), Italy
1999 Five Statues of Religious Women, Sculpted in White Carrara
Marble, Old Ursuline Convent, New Orleans, Louisiana
“Crucifixion of Christ”, Acrylic on Canvas, 9 feet by 5 feet
Santa Maria Church – Melello – Sansepolcro, Italy
1998 “Mardi Gras” Large Scale Murals, Le Meridien Hotel
New Orleans, Louisiana
1992 “Dr. Mahmut Gazi Yaşargil” Portrait in Bronze, Neurosurgeon of the Century
One Man Shows:
2017 "Fauna", Colored Pencil Drawings, 811 Howard Avenue Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana
2015 “ Flowers”, Paintings on display, Italian American Cultural Museum,
New Orleans, Louisiana
2014 “ Jazz” Drawings, Franco Alessandrini Cultural Association, Sansepolcro, Italy
2014 “Secondline”, Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture, 811 Howard Gallery,
New Orleans, Louisiana
2013 “Nudes”, Franco Alessandrini Cultural Association, Sansepolcro, Italy
2012 “Picture ID”, Large Scale Portraits, 811 Howard Gallery,
New Orleans, Louisiana
2011 “Battaglia D’Anghiari, Homage to Leonardo Da Vinci”
Exhibited Painting, Sculpture and Etchings, Anghiari, Italy
2009 Hotel Inter Continental, Displayed paintings and sculpture in the lobby,
New Orleans, Louisiana
2007 “For the Love of Our City”, Exhibit of Graphic Work, “The Signs of
Fort Worth”, Fort Worth, Texas
“Gli Sacchi di Luca Pacioli”, Exhibited Chess Pieces Sculpted in Wood,
Derived from the drawings of Luca Pacioli and Leonardo DaVinci, Uffizzi
Gallery, Florence, Italy
2005 “Nudes”, 811 Howard Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana
2004 “An Artist and His City”, Retrospective show of paintings and sculpture,
Sansepolcro, Italy
1997 Exhibited Paintings, Palazzo Inghirami – Sansepolcro, Italy
Exhibited Paintings, 811 Howard Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Exhibited Paintings, Festival of Nations, Citta di Castello, Italy
Group Shows:
2017 Bywater Biennial, "Louisiana, A Celebration of Life", New Orleans Art Center
2007 “Il Ritratto”, Show of Self Portraits, Gallery La Loggia
Sansepolcro, Italy
2005 Collective Show of 30 Artists, Sponsored by the Franco Alessandrini Cultural
Association, Ferruccio Borchiellinin Convention Center, Sansepolcro, Italy
2004 “Fifth Biennale International Show of Sacred Art”, Spain, France and Italy
Awards:
2017 "American Heritage Award" from the American Immigration Council
2016. " Vessillo Piero della Francesca" (Banner of Piero della Francesca), Awarded by the Spandieratori(Flag Bearers) of Sansepolcro, Italy
2002 Man of the Year, Arts and Entertainment Award, Inducted to the
Louisiana American Italian Sports Hall of Fame
1984 Artist in Residence of the Italian Village, Louisiana World Exposition,
New Orleans, Louisiana
Published:
2012 “Franco Alessandrini: Half a Century of Painting, Sculpting and Graphic
Works” Catalogue of my life’s work