Teaching staff
The teachers and visiting professors will follow the students’ learning step by step with a focus on drawing, which is precisely the heart of the teaching process of the Milano Painting Academy, because painting is the obvious goal of drawing, and it is impossible to pursue an artistic path in painting without a solid foundation of drawing; painting is conceived as an “ultra-language” that is grafted onto the language of drawing as it provides for the absolute control of themes such as anatomy, proportion, sign, hatching and perspective.
The visiting professors will constantly follow the learning path and progress of each student, accompanying them towards increasingly complex projects through the experimentation of techniques and stylistic solutions that lead the student to find their own artistic character and their own expressive language.
Drawing and Painting Teachers
Nicola Verlato
Drawing and Painting
Nicola Verlato is the Artistic Director of the Milano Painting Academy and a professor of Drawing and Painting. He is a painter, sculptor, architect, musician, and videomaker
Lorenzo Tonda
Drawing and Painting
Lorenzo Tonda was born in Fiesole, Italy, in 1992. He completed his secondary studies at the Leon Battista Alberti Art High School in 2011 and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in 2017, specializing in oil painting and fresco.
Giotto Riva
Drawing and Painting
Giotto Riva was born in 1998 in Milan, Italy. He received his training in Barcelona, where he lived and studied under master Jordi Diaz Alama at the Barcelona Academy of Fine Arts. His works have been exhibited in various cities, including Milan, Barcelona, Rome and London.
Osamu Tanimoto
Drawing and Painting
Osamu Tanimoto (Tokyo, 1982) is a painter, engraver, and 3D digital sculptor. He lives and works in Milan. His artistic practice lies at the intersection of traditional craftsmanship, digital modeling, and design, with a strong influence from Renaissance and Baroque art — particularly Italian — which has deeply shaped his educational and professional path.
Massimiliano Alioto
Drawing and Painting
Born in Brindisi in 1972, he lives and works in Milan. Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, he has been exhibiting since 1994 in galleries and public venues in Italy and abroad. He took part in the 55th Venice Biennale and has exhibited at Palazzo della Ragione (Milan), Palazzo Te (Mantua), Scope Art (New York), collaborating with critics and curators such as Maurizio Sciaccaluga, Alessandro Riva, Luca Beatrice, and Duccio Trombadori. His works—often centered on the contemporary landscape—are held in major collections, including the Andersen Museum (Rome), the Benetton Foundation, the Michetti Museum, and the Maimeri Foundation.
Ludovico Riviera
Drawing and Painting
Born in Monza in 1993, he trained as a painter in Florence, where he also worked in the field of restoration. His artistic practice combines abstract painting and figuration, exploring themes related to the origins of language and storytelling. He has been teaching for several years, alongside his painting activity, writing articles and conducting research on the role of figurative art in contemporary society.
