Salvatore Zofrea is an Italio-Australian artist and painter.

Life and work

Zofrea was born in Borgia, Italy in 1946, and emigrated to Australia in 1956. He studied at the Julian Ashton School in Sydney, and privately with Henry V. Justelius

He often draws on literary, historical and religious sources
to develop intriguing tableaux and has three times been awarded Australia's
most prestigious prize for a subject painting, the Sulman - in 1977, 1979 and
1982.
In 1981 he received the Power Bequest Grant to study in Paris for six months. In 1985 he was awarded the Churchill Scholarship to study fresco

Fresco

Fresco is any of several related mural painting types, executed on plaster on walls or ceilings. The word fresco comes from the Greek word affresca which derives from the Latin word for "fresh". Frescoes first developed in the ancient world and continued to be popular through the Renaissance...

 painting in Italy.
His commissions include the acclaimed Sydney Morning Herald mural Justelius, the Power Studio in the Cite University, five panel mural for the State Bank of NSW, Sydney Opera House Fresco sponsored by Toshiba P/L in 1992, commissioned by the Dar≠ling Harbour Star City Casino in 1997, and a five panel mural "Celebration of Life - A Picnic at Clontarf" commissioned by the NRMA in 1998.
Today, he is celebrated for his sensuous, expressionistic colour, and a richness of input from his imagination and experience.

Collections

Many private collections in Australia and abroad as well as some Australian university collections

• National Gallery of Australia and most state galleries
• Museum of Modern Art, New York
• Vatican Collection

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