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MANLIO GADDI (1946)  

Graduated in chemistry, he does not consider himself an art critic but a connoisseur of the subject.
Since 1973 he has coordinated the artistic activity of Tono Zancanaro, overseeing both exhibitions and publications.

After the death of the Paduan Master, he founded the Tono Zancanaro Historical Archive with the aim of promoting the life and work of the Artist worldwide.

For a period he worked to promote the work of young artists through the Fond’Arte Tono Zancanaro, also curating the exhibition program at the San Paolo museum complex in Monselice.
He currently collaborates with Arte Paolo Maffei in Padua, always with the main goal of giving space to young artists.

ART-RELATED PUBLICATIONS

Monographs and catalogues on Tono Zancanaro

Tono Zancanaro: Padua. Edited by Manlio Gaddi. Belluno, Nuovi Sentieri, 1980
Tono Zancanaro terracottas and ceramics. Belluno, Nuovi Sentieri, 1981.
The political satire of Tono Zancanaro. Edited by Manlio Gaddi; texts by Manlio Gaddi, Valerio Vivian, Sandro Zullato. Abano Terme, Francisci, 1982.
Tono Zancanaro: engravings. Padua, Pomo d'Oro; Belluno, Nuovi Sentieri, 1983. Edited by Manlio Gaddi;
TONO Zancanaro "bio-bibliography"; edited by Vittorio Erlindo, Manlio Gaddi, Giorgio Segato; biography by Giorgio Segato, bibliography by Cristina Arbizzani, Vittorio Erlindo, Manlio Gaddi. Belluno, Nuovi Sentieri, 1987.
TONO ZANCANARO <Study seminar>; Multi-purpose Cultural Center of Mirandola; 28 - 29 November 1987. Municipality of Mirandola Department of Culture; Municipality of Cesenatico Department of Culture. Edited by Vittorio Erlindo and Manlio Gaddi. Belluno, Nuovi Sentieri, 1988.
Tono/China (Pisa, Palazzo Lanfranchi, January - February 1987), edited by Manlio Gaddi. Belluno, Nuovi Sentieri, 1987
IL TONO DI CAPO D'ORLANDO/FORTY YEARS LATER; edited by Manlio Gaddi, text by Claudio Spadoni, with a note by Giuseppe Quatriglio and a remembrance by Vincenzo Tusa. Francisci, Abano Terme, 1988.
From 10 October to 30 November 1989, Scuola d'Italia, 10 Leroy Street, New York, TONO ZANCANARO; with a note by Giulio Bargellini and a text by Manlio Gaddi. Milan, D'ARS, 1989.
QUADERNI DI GRAFICA, with a note by Manlio Gaddi. Padua, Pomo d'Oro, 1989.
TONO Zancanaro, critical text by Francesco Loperfido and a poem by Gino Pistorello; Anthological Exhibition - Bassano del Grappa - Palazzo Bonaguro; 2 December 1989 - 9 January 1990. Milan, Vangelista, 1989.
DEMOPRETONI by Tono Zancanaro; Villa Pacchiani. (text by Nicola Micieli, DEMOPRETONI GENERAL CATALOGUE ESSENTIAL BIBLIOGRAPHY AND BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES edited by Manlio Gaddi) Pontedera, Bandecchi & Vivaldi, 1992
Tono Zancanaro; drawings and engravings; Villa Pacchiani. Texts by Simonetta Melani, Nicola Micieli, Manlio Gaddi. Pontedera, Bandecchi & Vivaldi, 1992.
TONO ZANCANARO / THE THEATRES / Tribute to La Fenice / 26 May - 7 July 1996 / Pescheria Nuova. Exhibition catalogue edited by the Municipality of Rovigo and the FOUNDATION of the Banca del Monte of Rovigo. Texts by Gabbris FERRARI; Giorgio CORTENOVA; G. A. CIBOTTO; Manlio GADDI; Giampaolo BERTO. s.l., s.n. (printed by IPAG), 1996.
TONO ZANCANARO (1906 - 1985) / The works of the donation / Catalogue edited by Manlio Gaddi, Lucia Gava and Giorgio Segato / Padua, Palazzo del Monte 6 September - 5 October 1997 (with texts by Flavio Zanonato, Pier Luigi Fantelli, Ernesto Treccani, Luca Baldin, Giorgio Segato, Mario Isnenghi, Caterina Limentani Virdis, Lionello Puppi, Alberto Schon, Manlio Gaddi, Lucia Gava, Tono Zancanaro). Società Cooperativa Tipografica, Padua, 1997.
Tono Zancanaro painter lithographer - CD-ROM with 1,157 images of lithographs and 126 drawings by Tono. Edited by Manlio Gaddi. Fond'Arte Tono Zancanaro ONLUS, Padua, 2003
CENTONO - Tribute to Tono Zancanaro on the centenary of his birth 1906-2006. Exhibition catalogue edited by Manlio Gaddi with texts by Manlio Gaddi and Tono Zancanaro. Arte Paolo Maffei, Padua, 2006.
Tono faber: Bronzes Mosaics Ceramics Terracottas. Exhibition catalogue edited by Manlio Gaddi with texts by Manlio Gaddi and Tono Zancanaro. Arte Paolo Maffei, Padua, 2009.
Tono Zancanaro: Small-format works. Exhibition catalogue edited by Manlio Gaddi with texts by Manlio Gaddi and Tono Zancanaro. Arte Paolo Maffei, Padua, 2011
A TONO of colour. Exhibition catalogue edited by Manlio Gaddi with texts by Manlio Gaddi and Tono Zancanaro. Arte Paolo Maffei, Padua, 2017


CATALOGUES AND MONOGRAPHS

Going silently towards a dream, by Manlio Gaddi in: Nando Celin a life for art thirty-five years of exhibitions. San Paolo Museum Complex of Monselice, 2011
Five Artists for Five Techniques - Stefano Baschierato: Sculpture; Paolo De Poli: Enamel; Antonio Fasan: Watercolour; Antonio Morato: Painting; Tono Zancanaro: Graphics. Edited by Manlio Gaddi. Municipality of Monselice, Monselice, 2011
Gian Maria Lepscky: as if by magic suspended …, project coordination edited by Manlio Gaddi. San Paolo Monumental Complex of Monselice, 2011
Bruno Pierozzi epiphany of the real, edited by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2012
Gian Maria Lepscky in love with Friuli, catalogue edited by Manlio Gaddi. Municipality of Cividale del Friuli, 2012
Gianmaria Lepscky of chance and necessity, edited by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2014 ISBN 978-88-97677-07-9
Ilaria Rezzi PINTAGES the Rebellion of the Module, edited by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2012 ISBN 978-88-97677-11-6
Nando Celin painted with light, edited by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2016. ISBN 978-88-97677-13-0
Paolo Cervino City Crec and other stories, edited by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2012 ISBN 978-88-97677-26-0
CHEN XIAOHONG Gongbi painting, edited by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2016.
Fabio Canestri The art of the platypus, edited by Manlio Gaddi, Prinp Editore, 2013 ISBN 978-88-97677-16-1
Gian Maria Lepscky Metamorphosis of an artist, catalogue edited by Malio Gaddi. Padua, Department of Culture, 2013
Luca Dall’Olio I only think of you, edited by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2013 ISBN 978-88-97677-21-5
Antonella Magliozzi From Big Ben to black holes, edited by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2014 ISBN 978-88-97677-43-7
Giusella Brenno on the nature of art, edited by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2014 ISBN 978-88-97677-37-6
The world of Teresa Palombini, edited by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2014 ISBN 978-88-97677-37-6
Angelo Conte, by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2015 ISBN 978-88-97677-73-4
The portraits of Nando Celin, by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2016. ISBN 978-88-97677-94-9
Sandro Varagnolo, edited by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2015 ISBN 978-88-97677-61-1
Adriano De Luca faber, by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2016. ISBN 978-88-99743-05-5
Renata Solimini, by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2016 ISBN 978-88-99742-09-3
Rita Vitaloni THE COLOUR OF THE EVICTED, by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2016 ISBN 978-88-99742-27-7
Franco Pivetti THE PATH, by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2016. ISBN 978-88-99743-39-0
Moan Lisa & Renata Solimini, edited by Manlio Gaddi. Prinp Editore, 2016. ISBN 978-88-99742-35-2


Exhibition catalogues of Arte Paolo Maffei curated and with introductions by Manlio Gaddi
The catalogues listed here can be freely downloaded in PDF format from the website www.artepaolomaffei,it under each artist’s entry in the EXHIBITIONS menu

Year 2006
CENTONO, Tribute to Tono Zancanaro on the centenary of his birth
NATURALLY: Paolo Paolucci nature of art and art of nature
Nando Celin: Cel in art

Year 2007
Lauro Garbo: Art of memory
Giorgio Stocco: Nature and Metaphysics
Giancarlo Navarrini: An Artist’s Path

Year 2008
Alexandr Daniloff: Patavinitas

Year 2009
Tono faber: Bronzes Mosaics Ceramics Terracottas
Nicoletta Furlan: Games of light and colour
Carlos Atoche: Reinterpretations
Luis Alberto: Visions of time

Year 2011
Tono Zancanaro: Small-format works

Year 2012
The Art of the assemblage - The art of assemblage seen by three contemporary artists: Antonello da Chioggia, Gianpaolo Berto, Giovanni Duca
Licia Bertin: The empire of light
Gian Maria Lepscky: The rediscovered works

Year 2013
Fabio Canestri: Sudden inspirations
Tiziano Baldi: An emblematic artist
Piero Racchi: Nature and artifice
Chen XiaoHong: Gongbi Painting
Paolo Cervino: City Crac
Pier Luigi Bero: Drawings
Luca Luciano: You must describe the elephant

Year 2014
Giusella Brenno: Artistic journey
Leonardo Beccegato: Harmonia mundi
Antonella Magliozzi: The shape of colour
Serena Baretti: Collages and painting
Teresa Paolombini: The world in the feminine
Anna Paola Gorozpe: Life is a fairy tale
Dario Barsotelli: The sign and the stripe
Angelo Conte: The journey

Year 2015
Nando Celin: Portraits
Luigina and Teresa Luzii: Four hands
Tono Zancanaro: The sound of the sign
Guikni: Tribute to Ixchel
Mirko Caruso: Construction and undoing
Rosalia Costanza: Everything that breathes praise IAH!
Sandro Varagnolo: Vanitas vanitatis et omnia vanitas
Nella Piantà: Like on velvet
Lucio Afeltra: The artist’s language

Year 2016
Giuseppe Cacciatore: Art as a trade
Rita Vitalono: The colour of the evicted
Anna Maria Giordano: The lived experience
Renataq Solimini: A multifaceted path
Adriano De Luca: Small-format sculptures
Giovanni Soncini: Another world is possible
Leonardo Vecchiarino: Images of the feminine
Elena Galimberti: Fish with Virgo rising
Paolo ALFONSI: Of the Anguane and other stories

Year 2017
Nando Celin: Return to colour
Argentino Boscolo Chio: Big small sculptures
Andrea Favaretti: Stars & Pussys
Valerio Incerto: Urban ideograms
Eleazar Joel Sanchez: Fascinated By Hope
Tono Zancanaro: a TONO of colour
Franco Pivetti: The temptations of Saint Anthony
Carlo Zara: Of the sign and its disappearance
Giampietro Cavedon: Evanescent visions