National Photographic Portrait Prize Finalist

National Portrait Gallery Canberra 2023

‘Sunju Calabrese’ 2022 Silver Gelatin Print on Ilford Art 300 90×90 CM

‘Sunju Calabrese’ ( Sunju is Calabrian dialect for ‘I am’ )

Piero Clemente Garreffa is a painter born in Australia, His artwork strongly identifies with his Italian cultural heritage, his upbringing on a rural farm in Mildura & his sense of place within these narratives.

He is unique, flamboyant with an expressive character.

We share a unique bond with both of our fathers born in the same small town in Calabria Italy called ‘Benestare’ (‘Its good to stay’)