Emiliano Ponzi is an Italian illustrator, visual artist and author based in New York City. He works for the editorial, magazine, fashion, and advertising markets: his clients include The New York Times, Le Monde, The New Yorker, Apple, Louis Vuitton, Moma NY, Cartier, Der Spiegel, Penguin Books, Hyundai, Esquire, Armani, Bulgari, Gucci, Martini, Moleskine, Airbnb, Lavazza, TIM, Pirelli, Ferrari, and Triennale Design Museum.
Awards include: the Young Guns Award and the coveted Gold Cube from the Art Directors Club of New York, several medals of honor (gold and silver) from the Society of Illustrators of New York.
He has written and illustrated four books: “The Journey of the Penguin” (2015) for the anniversary of the Penguin Books publishing house; “The Great New York Subway Map” (2017) for MoMa NY; “American West” (2018) as a chronicle of his trip to the Western U.S. published first as a travelogue on the New Yorker’s Instagram account and then as a collector’s book by Corraini”; “Chronicle from the Red Zone” (2020), daily notes on the first lockout in Italy, published first as a column in the Washington Post and then as a limited edition book by Tapirulan.
His latest solo exhibition is “The Dreamer, Stories From Another World” hosted by the Sun Ke villa in Shanghai from Jan. 7 to March 12, 2023.
2023
In principio era la fine, Marcorossi artecontemporanea, Milan, Pietrasanta, Turin, Verona, Italy
The Dreamer, Stories from Another World, Sun Ke Villa, Columbia Circle, Shanghai, China
Anthologica, Palazzo Senza Tempo, Peccioli, Pisa
2016
Una storia Americana, Istituto Italiano di Cultura New York, New York, USA
Una storia americana, Mutty Spazio culturale, Castiglione delle Stiviere, Mantua, Italy
2014
Emiliano Ponzi, SI Picture Book, Seoul, South Korea
2013
Emiliano Ponzi: Razstava ilustracij, NLB Galerija Avla, Ljubljana, Slovenia
2012
Emiliano Ponzi, Gallery 7, The New York Times Building, New York, USA
2023
Europa. L’illustrazione italiana racconta l’Europa dei popoli, Europe Festival, Huashan Creative Park, Taipei, Taiwan
The Italian Cheese Affair-New York Times and more, Libreria Marini, Rome, Italy
Tempo, Storia, Memoria, Collezione Permanente della Farnesina, Rome, Italy
2021
The Parisianer. Chroniques du Muséum, Jardin des Plantes, Paris, France
Open File, Contemporary Illustration Art Festival, West Bund Art Center, Shangai, China
Barilla. Grani d’autore, Triennale Design Museum, Milan, Italy
2020
Ti Bergamo – Una comunità, Gamec, Bergamo, Italy
2019
The Great New York Subway Map, Mambo, Bologna, Italy
Cartaceo #01 – Carta: Materia Infinita, Illustri Festival, Saletta degli Zavatteri, Basilica Palladiana, Vicenza, Italy
2018
61th Annual of Illustrators Competition, Award Exhibition, Society of Illustrators, New York, USA
Mixed_Melted, Global Illustration Show, The Seoul Illustration Fair, Seoul, South Korea
American West, Caracol Art Galley, Turin, Italy
2017
Christmas Pick, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan, Italy
PARA20SACRI, La Rinascente, Rome, Italy
Ponzinetic, Milano Design Week, 121+ Corraini bookshop, Milan, Italy
TRENTA3 – Speaking in Vinyl, Rosso20sette arte contemporanea, Rome, Italy
2016
The Journey of the Penguin, Istituto Italiano di Cultura, Londra, UK
Not So Dolce Vita, Pocko Gallery, London, UK
2015
Forte come la carta, Mam, Museu de Arte Moderna da Bahia, Brazil
2014
Istantanee, Monastero di San Benedetto, Conversano, Bari, Italy
Inferno. Zur Dante-Rezeption in Illustrationen, Graphic Novel und Neuen Medien, Istituto Italiano di Cultura Berlino, Berlin, Germany
Identità Milano, Triennale Design Museum, Milan, Italy
2012
Suspension of Disbelief “Sunrise Hotel”, Wunderkammern Gallery, Rome, Italy
2009
Sketch Obsession, The New York Times Building, New York, USA
Il Fiore di Novembre, Triennale Design Museum, Milan, Italy
2008
Torino, città di cultura, Award Exhibition, Lingotto, Turin, Italy
Young Guns 6 Award Exhibition, Art Directors Club, New York, USA
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