Vincenzo Laricchia was born in January 1940 in Italy. From the age of 10, when other boys his age were playing soccer, Vincenzo Laricchia was going to museums. He knew instinctively that God had given him a special talent - an ability to transfer to canvas the reflections of his inner self.

Educated at the Academia of Bella Arte, Naples, he soon realized that he knew more than his teachers. Traveling to Rome to attend the Academia Tibernia, he was met with the same phenomena. Rapidly he was becoming the talk of Italian Art circles. His works steeped deep in the tradition of the masters of the 1700-1800’s brought forth a clamoring of students of art wanting to learn his secrets. Thus was born Vincenzo Laricchia, Maestro.

In 1970 at the young age of 30 he was honored by the Italian presidency as the recipient of the annual President’s award (gold medallion) given to the most worthy and deserving painter in Italy. Today his studio is overflowing with similar awards from all over Europe. He is especially proud of the Golden Brush Award bestowed upon him in Paris, France in 1976.

Vincenzo Laricchia is a household name in Italian galleries. He has shown all over Europe and most recently in Venezuela with laudable success.



Most Significant Awards and Recognition:

1967-Gold Oscar - Naples, Italy

1970-Marionette of Gold – Nola, Italy

1970-Silver Medallion -First Italian Cup - Naples, Italy

1970-Gold Medallion - Festival of Naples - Naples, Italy

1970-Gold Medallion (President’s Award) - Italian Presidency - Italy

1971-Silver Medallion - Festival of Naples - Naples, Italy

1974-Salvatore Rosa trophy - annual award to the year’s most successful painter

1976-Golden Brush Award - Paris, France