Roberto Bernardi
Roberto Bernardi's keen eye for detail and passion for traditional painting techniques were evident from an early stage in his artistic training. In 1993, he moved to Rome, where he initially worked as a restorer. However, he soon decided to give up restoration work in order to devote himself entirely to his own art.
His first solo exhibition followed in 1994, achieving success and bringing him public recognition and positive reviews from local critics. Since then, Bernardi's work has been presented in 15 solo exhibitions worldwide, including in New York, London, Paris, Detroit and Singapore.
A stylistic turning point came in the early 2000s, largely influenced by his frequent stays in New York. During this time, he established contacts with renowned artists such as Richard Estes, Chuck Close, Tom Blackwell, Ralph Goings and Charles Bell. He participated in group exhibitions with them at international museums.
Over the past ten years, Bernardi's work has evolved significantly. His hyperrealistic compositions increasingly show influences from Pop Art. Today, he exhibits hyperreal sculptures worldwide that focus primarily on sweets, lollipops, and other confectionery — colourful works that inspire with their precision.
GALERIE VON&VON, Nürnberg, Germany
Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York (U.S.A.)
Galleria Punto sull'Arte, Varese, Italy
Mucciaccia Gallery, Singapore
Solo Show, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, USA
"Todi Festival 2020", Sala delle Pietre, Museo Civico di Todi, Todi, Italy
Candyland, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Candyland, Sala delle Pietre, Museo Civico di Todi, Todi, Italy
Candy Paintings, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Caramelle, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Candy Paintings, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Beijing project, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Glass FX, Art of Glass 2, The Hermitage Museum, Norfolk, USA
Dirty Plates, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Giardini di Cristallo, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Spazi Infiniti, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Albermarle Gallery, London, England
Robert Kidd Gallery, Detroit, MI, USA
Galerie De Castiglione, Paris, France
Umbria Jazz, Perugia, Italy
THYSSEN - BORNEMISZA MUSEUM, Blanca and Borja Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid (Spain)
MUSEUM FRIEDER BURDA,"Rivaling Reality: 60 Years of Photorealism", Baden-Baden, Germany
NASSAU COUNTRY MUSEUM OF ART, ROSLYN, NY, Seeing Red: Renoir to Warhol
NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, From The Vault: Post-War To Contemporary Art, New Britan, Connecticut, USA
THYSSEN - BORNEMISZA MUSEUM, Hyperrealism in the Blanca and Borja Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid (Spain)
ARNOT ART MUSEUM, High fidelity, Anthony BrunelliI & The Digital Age Photorealist, Elmira, NY, USA
PINACOTECA G. BELLINI MUSEUM, Nopixel, Arte al Limite, Sarnico, Italy
FLINT INSTITUTE OF ARTS, From Lens to Eye to Hand Photorealism 1969 to Today, Flint, Michigan, USA
MUSEU DEL TABAC, Hyperrealism, Andorra
KUNSTHAL MUSEUM ROTTERDAM, Photorealism. 50 years of Hyperrealistic painting, Rotterdam, Netherlands
TAMPA MUSEUM OF ART, Photorealism. 50 years of Hyperrealistic painting, Tampa, Florida, USA
PARRISH MUSEUM OF ART, From Lens to Eye to Hand Photorealism 1969 to Today, Water Mill, NY, USA
OSTHAUS MUSEUM HAGEN, Photorealism. 50 years of Hyperrealistic painting, Hagen, Germany
NASSAU COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART, Feast for the Eyes, Roslyn Harbor, New York
MUSEUM D'IXELLES, Photorealism. 50 years of Hyperrealistic painting, Brussels, Belgium
KUMU- ART MUSEUM OF ESTONIA, Photorealism. 50 years of Hyperrealistic painting, Tallinn, Estonia
MUSEUM DE BELLAS ARTES DE BILBAO, Photorealism. 50 years of Hyperrealistic painting, Bilbao, Spain
FWMOA, FORT WAYNE MUSEUM OF ART, Biennial Contemporary Realism, Fort Wayne, USA
NOMA, NEW ORLEANS MUSEUM OF ART, Photorealism: The Sydney and Walfa Besthoff Collection, New Orleans, USA
THYSSEN - BORNEMISZA MUSEUM, Photorealism. 50 years of Hyperrealistic painting, Madrid, Spain
SAARLAND MUSEUM, Photorealism. 50 years of Hyperrealistic painting, Saarbrucken, Germany
BIRMINGHAM MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY, Photorealism. 50 years of Hyperrealistic painting, Birmingham, England
OKCMOA- OKLAHOMA CITY MUSEUM OF ART, Photorealism Revisited, Oklahoma City, USA
THE BUTLER INSTITUTE OF AMERICAN ART, Howland Township, Ohio, USA
TUBINGEN MUSEUM, Photorealism. 50 years of Hyperrealistic painting, Tübingen, Germany
MANA ART CENTER, Eileen S. Kaminsky Family Foundation at Jersey City, USA
RINGLING COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN, Real(ists) at Selby Gallery, Sarasota, Florida, USA
THE HERMITAGE MUSEUM, Glass FX, Art of Glass 2, Norfolk, USA
MUSEI CAPITOLINI, Arte Contemporanea per I Rifugiati, Rome, Italy
HERBERT F. JOHNSON MUSEUM OF ART, Cars and Ketchup: Photorealist Images of the American Landscape, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
ARNOT ART MUSEUM, Re-presenting Realism VII, Elmira, NY, USA
NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART, Seeing is Believing: American Trompe L’oeil, New Britain, CT, USA
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FINE ART, La Valletta, Malta
Arte Parma 2025, Daniele Comelli Art, Genoa, Italy
Arte Genova 19° Edizione, Daniele Comelli Art, Genoa, Italy
Art Karlsruhe, VON&VON, Nuremberg, Germany
Baf 2025, Punto sull'Arte, Varese, Italy
Baf 2025, Daniele Comelli Art, Genoa, Italy
Summer Collection '24, Mucciaccia Gallery, Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy
Alpemare, Daniele Comelli Art, Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Pavia Arte, Daniele Comelli Art, Genoa, Italy
Roma Arte in Nuvola, Fiera di Roma, Galleria Mucciaccia, Rome, Italy
Roma Arte in Nuvola, Fiera di Roma, Punto sull'Arte, Varese, Italy
Winter Group Exhibition, Gormleys Fine Art, Belfast, UK
Journey From Hyperrealism to Abstraction, Galleria Mucciaccia, Singapore
Arte Genova 18° Edizione, Daniele Comelli Art, Genoa, Italy
Winter Collection 2024, Galleria Mucciaccia, Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy
Art for Urban Regeneration, Daniele Comelli Art, Genoa, Italy
< 20 15 x 15 / 20 x 20, Galleria Punto sull'Arte, Varese, Italy
Art Miami, Liquid Art System, Miami, (U.S.A)
Singapore Art Week 2024, Mucciaccia Gallery, Singapore
Gormleys at Charlemont Square, Gormleys Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
Pink Room, Galleria Punto sull'Arte, Varese, Italy
Gallery Collection, Galleria Mucciaccia, Rome, Italy
Winter 2023, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, Soho, New York, (U.S.A)
The Enigma Of Colour and Form, Galleria Mucciaccia, Singapore
Roma Arte in Nuvola, Fiera di Roma, Galleria Mucciaccia, Rome, Italy
Roma Arte in Nuvola, Fiera di Roma, Galleria Punto sull'Arte, Varese, Italy
Primavera, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, USA
Art Contex Miami, Liquid Art System, Capri - Positano, Italy
Arte Fiera di Verona, Galleria Punto sull'Arte, Varese, Italy
< 20 15 x 15 / 20 x 20, Galleria Punto sull'Arte, Varese, Italy
Ultrareale, Galleria Punto sull'Arte, Varese, Italy
Da De Chirico a Chagall, il Senso della Bellezza nell'Arte Contemporanea, 21 Gallery, Treviso, Italy
Galleria Mucciaccia Collection, Galleria Mucciaccia, Rome, Italy
< 20 15 x 15 / 20 x 20, Galleria Punto sull'Arte, Varese, Italy
Dallas Art Fair, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York (U.S.A.)
Hamptons Art Fair, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York (U.S.A.)
Galleria Mucciaccia Collection, Galleria Mucciaccia, Rome, Italy
HeArtBid, Galleria Mucciaccia, Rome, Italy
Selected Photorealism, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York (U.S.A.)
Food for Thought: A Selection of Small Works Curated by S. Meisel, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York (U.S.A.)
Summer Selections, Tangent Contemporary Art, San Francisco, USA
Kensington & Chelsea Art Weekend, Ransom Gallery, London, England
Art Palm Beach, Ransom Gallery, London, England
Small Paintings, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
The Europeans, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, USA
Hyperrealism, Imago Gallery, Palm Desert, USA
Sweet Tooth, Tangent Contemporary Art, San Francisco, USA
True Colors, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Summer Group Exhibition, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
The Artist’s Gaze, Sirona Fine Art, Hallandale Beach, USA
Context Art Miami 2014, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Photorealism, The Everyday Illuminated, Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, California, USA
Art Silicon Valley, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Hyperrealism, Galerie Sho Contemporary Art, Tokyo, Japan
Photorealism, Galerie De Bellefeuille, Montreal, Canada
All Inn, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Stand Still, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Real: Realism and Diverse Media, Imago Galleries, Palm Desert, USA
What kind of real ?, Albemarle Gallery, London
Sweet tooth, Scott Richards Contemporary Art, San Francisco, USA
Grand opening 2010, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Art Hamptons, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, USA
Summer Views: Gallery Artists & Invitational, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Small Paintings from Around the World, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
40 Years of photorealism, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York, USA
Photorealist paintings, Arthur M. Berger Gallery, Manhattanville college, New York, USA
Unforeseen Reflections, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Arte contemporanea per i rifugiati, seventh edition, Sotheby's, Milan, Italy
SPF 20 - Shades of Summer, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Arte contemporanea per i rifugiati, seventh edition, Sotheby's, Rome, Italy
Monaco 2008, Prince Fine Arts, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Art Chicago 2008, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, Chicago, USA
Culinary Arts, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Structure, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Iperrealisti, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Arte Contemporanea per I Rifugiati, UNHCR, Christies, Milan, Italy
Group Show, Albemarle Gallery, London, England
Summer Suite, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Three Person Show, Albemarle Gallery, London
Contemporary Realism 2006, M.A. Doran Gallery, Tusla, OK, USA
Winter Reflections, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
10th Anniversary, Albemarle Gallery, London, England
New Photorealists, Elaine Baker Gallery, Boca Raton, FL, USA
What is Realism?, Albemarle Gallery, London, curated by Edward Lucie - Smith
Personal Places, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Winter in Blue, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
New American Realism, Tony Brunelli Fine Art, Binghamton, NY, USA
The Big Picture, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Vertical Arrangements, Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
Summer is..., Bernarducci.Meisel.Gallery, New York, USA
New Photorealists, Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York , USA
Blow Up, St. Paul’s Gallery, Birmingham, England
Summer show, Albemarle Gallery, London, England
David Klein Gallery, Birmingham - Detroit, USA
Art London, Albemarle Gallery, London, England
Albemarle Gallery, London, England
Painting Glass, Bernarducci Meisel Gallery, New York, USA
Albemarle Gallery, London, England
Albemarle Gallery, London, England
Paisley Tyler & Co., London, England
Robert Kidd Gallery, Detroit, MI, USA
Albemarle Gallery, London, England
Robert Kidd Gallery, Detroit, MI, USA
Albemarle Gallery , London, England
M.F.F. Galerie, Nice, France
Galerie Rocha, Barbizon, France
Alexander of Florence Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
Galleria Ortarte, Novara, Italy
Albemarle Gallery, London, England
Galleria Questarte, Fiera d'Arte Contemporanea, Innsbruk, Austria
M.F.F. Galerie, Nice, France
Galerie Rocha, Barbizon, France
Alexander of Florence Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
Galleria Ortarte, Novara, Italy
Galleria Questarte, Villa Farsetti, Venice, Italy
Galerie Rocha, Barbizon, France
Galleria Fidesarte 16 Asta, Venice, Italy
Galleria Ortarte, Novara, Italy
Galleria Fidesarte 17 Asta, Venice, Italy
Galeria Got, Paris, France
Alexander of Florence Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
Galleria Artesegno, Mostra Mercato d'Arte Contemporanea,"Arte Padova 1998", Padova, Italy
Centro Espositivo Hotel, "La Rosetta", Perugia, Italy
Palazzo Comunale, Perugia, Italy
Galleria Arearte, Ancona, Italy
Galleria Artesegno, Udine, Italy
Galerie le Miroir des Maitres, Geneva, Switzerland
Centro Espositivo Hotel, "Fonte Cesia", Perugia, Italy
"Grande percorso artistico", Perugia, Italy
Palazzo Comunale, "Todi Festival", Perugia, Italy
Palazzo Pietromarchi, Perugia, Italy
Mostra Mercato d'Arte Antica e Moderna, Terni, Italy