Ciao, I'm Gianluca Folì a Rome based Italian illustrator. I like pizza but I don't play mandolin.

In 20 plus years of illustrations, I've helped tell stories created for Planspoonsor, Epson, Feltrinelli, Suzuki, GoDaddy, Lonely Planet, Gambero Rosso, Mondadori, Einaudi Editore, Fendi, Alfa Romeo, Max Mara, Les Echos, Taschen and other countless clients around the world.

Oh, I forgot! I curating  the Epson calendar project "Colortelling - The Origin of Colors" as art director since 2021.

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

Epson Colortelling

Sala Le Cavallerizze al Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia, Milano, IT

Colorseeker. L’origine dei Colori

Casa del Profumo di Santa Maria Maggiore, Domodossola, IT

Ostinato Sguardo

Palazzo Mellerio Rosmini, Domodossola, IT

Before and After

Tones on the Stones, Valle Ossola, IT

Ostinato Sguardo

Antica Farmacia Plus, Parma, IT

Ostinato Sguardo

Caracol Art Gallery, Torino, IT

An Italian Dialogue

Dazzle Gallery, Tokyo, JP

DOCUMENTARIES

The Colorseeker

Epson

Progetto Alto Garda 2018

Garffiti Agency

Adobe Creative Pro

ADB Show 

Behind the Pencils

DeDominicis Agency

A Little Short Documentary

Mutado

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

The Society of Illustrators N.Y. 64rd

Museum of Illustration, New York, USA

Let the Magic Happen | Abracadabra

Museo Egizio, Torino, IT

The Society of Illustrators N.Y. 63rd

Museum of Illustration, New York, USA

Pompeii Reimagined

CityArts, Orlando, FL

Illustration Festival Budapest

Sala Barcsay, Budapest, HU

Italoamericana

Italian Culture Istitute of Los Angelse, USA

Cartoline D'Italia

Italian Culture Istitute of Tokyo, JP

60anni di L'Espresso

Palazzo Reale, Milano, IT

Torino Graphic Days

Toolbox Coworking, Torino, IT

The Society of Illustrators N.Y. 57th

Museum of Illustration, New York, USA

Illustri 2015

Basilica Palladiana, Vicenza, IT

Gianluca Folì + Philip Giordano

Italian Culture Istitute of Tokyo, JP

The Society of Illustrators L.A. 53rd

Los Angeles, USA 

The Society of Illustrators L.A. 50th

Los Angeles, USA 

Eros16

Untype Gallery, Parma, IT

COOL STUFF

Teacher and Speacher at BAUER, RUFA, NABA

Editorial Illustration

Art Director and Curator at Epson Italia

Epson Calendar Project

Curator at Associazione Musei Ossola

Artoteca Illustration Exhibitions

AWARDS & HONORS

2023

Creative Quarterly 71th

Selected  Winner

2022

The Society of Illustrators N.Y. 65rd

Selected  in Editorial and Istitutional Series Category

2022

Graphic Design Annaul N.Y

Honorable Mention

2022

Creative Quarterly 68th

Selected Winner

2021

3x3 Show No.18

Merit Winner

2021

Creative Quarterly 66th

Selected Winner

2021

ADCI Awards

Bronze Winner in Design Category

2021

The Society of Illustrators N.Y. 64rd

Selected  in Books and Editorial Series Category

2021

ComArts Award of Excellence 62nd

Award Winner

2021

ADC 100th Awards Shortlist

Selected  in Brand/Communication Design

2021

The Society of Illustrators N.Y. 63rd

Selected  in Institutional and Books Category

2021

Creative Quarterly 62th

Selected Winner

2019

Premio Illustri

Finalist and Selected

2018

Premio Illustri

Selected

2015

The Society of Illustrators N.Y. 57th

Gold Medal in Books Category

2012

The Society of Illustrators L.A. 50th

Silver Medal in Books Category

2014

The Society of Illustrators L.A. 53rd

Selected in Books Category

2012

The Society of Illustrators L.A. 50th

Silver Medal in Books Category

2011

Creative Quarterly 37th

Selected Winner

2008

Applied Arts Annual 118th

Selected Winner