Emilio Fazzi

Emilio Fazzi claims dual Scottish and Italian citizenship. Born in Glasgow, with Italian heritage, this duality is in an intrinsic part of Fazzi’s art process. In 2023 Fazzi was awarded the gold medal from the Town of Lucca for being a citizen of the town who distinguished themselves abroad. Fazzi describes Glasgow as a city with elegant “paintable” suburbs nestled next to ones that are more downbeat and finds inspiration in the Scottish countrysides.

“The long summer months of my youth were spent with my Italian friends who had all studied History of Art in a country where every educated person really knew their artistic onions. Living in an area where every small hilltop town contains some priceless artistic gem, we made a real effort to visit as many sites of artistic interest as we could and were thus able to follow the development of painting from the early middle-ages right through to modern times.”