Manfredi Beninati   Manfredi Beninati was born in Palermo in
1970. After studying the Classics, Beninati entered the Faculty
of Law at Palermo University. In 1990 he began studying film at
the Centro Sperimentale di Cinematografia Roma, where he worked
as an assistant director until 1994. He then moved to London,
where he began painting full-time.  Beninati currently lives and
works in Campagnano Romano, a small village outside Rome. In
2006 he won the Rome Prize, American Academy in Rome, and in
2005, he was awarded the Darc Prize for young Italian art
Audience award - Italian pavilion, 51 Venice Biennale 2005. Most
recently, his work has been exhibited in the following shows in
2007: "Flavio and Palermo (in the summer)," at James Cohan
Gallery, New York; "Dentro-Fuori (a Flavio Beninati)," Città
Sant'Angelo at the Museo Laboratorio, with Giuseppe
Stampone;"Manfredi Beninati," at Galeria Braga Menendez in
Buenos Aires;"Drawing cabinet," at FPAC in Palermo;"Rescued
pictures," at Galleria Lorcan O'Neill in Rom