Vidan (Vittorio Dangelico) Artist Biography and Art Gallery Collection

The dreamlike imagery of Vidan is pure visual poetry. The influence of his uncle, the late master artist Pino Daeni, is evident when viewing his beautiful works. Vidan, born Vittorio Dangelico in Perugia, Italy in 1965, showed artistic talent and a great passion for art at a very early age. Encouraged by his parents and his uncle, world renowned artist Pino Dangelico, or Pino, he trained at some of the finest schools in Italy, including Liceo Artistico di Milano, as well as the Accademia delle belle Arti. When Pino moved to the US in 1979, Vidan followed in 1988. He followed in his uncle's footsteps and took work as a cover illustrator for romance magazines. For 15 years, his artwork appeared on book covers for such publishers at Doubleday, Harper-Collins, Harlequin, Zebra Berkley, Ballantine and others as well as for Vogue Italia and Mary Knoll greeting cards.

Vidan's goal was always to be recognized as a fine arts artist. In 2002 he began painting for galleries and finally, in 2004, major galleries began to display his work. Once Vidan transitioned to fine art, he joined his uncle in his studio and the two painted side by side until Pino's death in 2010. Vidan is an extraordinarily talented artist and his works are now collected throughout the United States and Canada. His style has been compared to the early Impressionists, Monet and Gauguin. His portraits, often sensuous, depict a wide range of emotions in the subject and the vibrant colors he uses bring his paintings to life.