Silvio Porzionato was born in Italian Piedmont in 1971. After a Fine Arts school education, he works as Chief Designer for an important Italian company while learning photography.

After traveling the world, Silvio Porzionato finally decides to settle in his childhood village and devote himself to painting.

In his first exhibition in 2007, he is honored with the Mondadori prize and is selected for the 2011 Venice Biennial.
His consecration comes promptly with several commissions from the Urban Art Museum of Turin and an exceptional 112 paintings acquisition by the Museum of Contemporary Art of Sicilia in 2013.

Some paintings may look like stolen photographs, a snapshot of reality. This is because Silvio Porzionato is also a photographer, he knows of to capture a moment; the fleeting minute that reveals a person’s true self, its joy, solitude or surprise. Each painting explores and dives into sensations and emotions. Free of any convention, they give their own dreamlike reinterpretation.