• Teacher of introduction to professional practices in visual communication at Milano's IED European Design Institute - since 2005
• Teacher of Conceptual Illustration at Milano's European Design Institute since 2004
• Professional counselor and advisor for the Italian Association of Illustrators AI since 2009
• Speaker on professional issues and fair practices for authors and illustrators at Bologna Children's Book Fair for the Italian Illustrators Association and the European Illustrators Forum since 2004.

• Special LYRA-FILA Award for best image made in traditional techniques, AI Annual 2017;
• Gold Medal Award in the "Self-promotion" section of AI Annual 2016;
• Gold Medal Award in the "Exhibitions" section of AI Annual 2015;
• Award for the video "Where do we go from here" on Vimeo, Sept. 2014;
• Second Prize at the International Illustration Competition "Colourful Rights - We are the future" 2014;
• First Prize at the international illustration competition "Beyond the line" 2010;
• Special Mention at the international illustration competition Bimbi Volanti (Flying Kids) 2008;
• Junior Library Guild 2009 for my book "Galileo and the Leaning Tower experiment" Charlesbridge Publishing, US;
• Italian Illustration Awards, Annual 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017;
• Second Prize at the International Illustration Competition Torino City of Culture 2002;
• MEDIASTARS Prize 1996 for best billboard advertising illustration for NEC;
• Best Editorial Illustration Award Annual 2 - 1995;
• Special award for the illustration competition "Coop: 150 years' co-operation" 1995;
• Twice selected for the Bologna Children's Book Fair in 1999-2000.

Some of my works have been displayed in various exhibitions in Italy, France, Greece, Cuba, Hungary, England, USA, Iran and Taiwan. A few works are now part of private collections and one is included in the collection of the Granatieri di Sardegna Historical Museum in Rome.

Recent exhibitions include:

2018 - Milano Postcards (ce) – Galleria V.Emanuele II, Milan
• Paolo Rui at Changhua Run Art Festival, White Cube Cafe, Changhua, Taiwan
• Il Vignaiolo Universale – Villa Necchi Campiglio, Milan
2017 - Annual Illustratori 2017 - Laboratorio Formentini, Milano (ce)
• “Yún fēitiān – Flying Clouds” – Arts Dot 2, Taichung, Taiwan (ce)
• “168” - Xianheng Hall Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
• “グループ展 Kajiu-ou the Monster King", Livorno, Italy (ce)
• Future Printmaking “AHM Gallery, Taipei“ Taiwan (ce)
• Diritti a Colori “Fondazione Malagutti“ Sala Borsa, Bologna (ce)
2016 “Island”, “島”– Let’s Art Gallery, Puli, Taiwan
• Coincidences (巧 合) - Xianheng Hall Gallery, Taichung, Taiwan
• Educa (ce) “Palazzo Istruzione“ Rovereto
• Milano Postcards (ce) - Spazio Lambrate, Milan
2015 - HOME? - 翊綺藝術 - White Cube Cafe', Changhua - Taiwan
• IMAGES for CLIMATE! - Associazione Autori di Immagini FB page (ce)
• Monkey business - Open Box Art Stage, Taichung, Taiwan
• HOME? - 翊綺藝術 - Let's Art Gallery - Puli - Taiwan
• Cartografie dell'Immaginario (ce) - Pad. Chiarini Carletti, La Quercia, Viterbo
2014 - Diritti a Colori (ce) - Casa Mantegna - Mantua
• Brand Art (ce) - Palazzo Isimbardi - Milan
• Where do I dream? - Open Box Art Gallery, Taichung - Taiwan
• Flights of Fancy  - YouYishu Art Gallery - Puli - Taiwan
• Rione Cassero...in comics! (ce) - Palazzo Gentili Spinola, Foligno
• Grimm Press (a retrospective) - National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts - Taichung, Taiwan
• Art or Craft or somewhere in between? - Hsiuping University of Science and Technology - Dali, Taichung, Taiwan
2013 - Diritti a Colori (ce) - Palazzo Te' - Mantua
• Annual Illustratori 2013 (ce) - Sala San Leonardo, Cannaregio - Venice
• Aerial Inspiration - Open Box Art Gallery, Taichung - Taiwan - Paolo Rui at Musterring Store - Taichung Taiwan
• Equilibrium - Anadema Hair Stylists - Milan
2012 - Occasional Dimorphisms - Anadema - Milan
• Annual Illustratori 2012 (ce) - Sala San Leonardo, Cannaregio - Venice
• Movements - Open Box Art Gallery - Taichung, Taiwan
• Traveller's metamorphosis (ce) - Stelline Art Gallery - Milan
2011 - Milano in Bilico (Milan on the wobble) - Spazio Arte Tolomeo - Milan
• Open Box (ce) - Open Box Art Gallery - Taichung, Taiwan
• Annual Illustratori 2011 (ce) - NABA - Milan - 'Flight' - 4 artists live painting performance - Milan
• Made in Taiwan (ce) - La Cornice bookstore - Cantu', Italy
2010 - Paolo Rui - Canottieri Milano Sport Club - Milan
• TNAU Exhibition (ce) “Taiwan New Arts Union Gallery“ Tainan, Taiwan
• Annual Illustratori 2010 (ce) - Hoepli Bookstore - Milan

(ce) - Collective exhibition

1962年出生於義大利米蘭
1985年  畢業於米蘭Brera美術學院   專攻繪畫
1988年獲獎學金赴美國加州Art Center college of Design進修
28歲在米蘭開設自己的工作室，開始自由插畫家的生涯。

工作和專業經歷
米蘭歐洲設計學院 (Istituto Europeo di Design ) 插畫教授
現任義大利插畫協會國際事務負責人.
現任歐洲插畫家論壇副主席
曾任義大利插畫家協會主席,  ( 2001-2005)
曾任歐洲插畫家論壇主席 ( 2011-2013 )
曾任米蘭NABA藝術學院講師

廣告插畫
曾與許多知名企業合作，包括Peugeot, Alfa Romeo, FIAT, IBM, NEC, South African Airlines, Panasonic, Dr.Scholl's, Mattel, Clarks, Henkel, Disney, Heineken, Sanpellegrino, Coca Cola, Danone, Gardaland, Speedo, Schweppes, Sony等。

台灣方面: 富邦藝術基金會,六福村, 台灣民俗村, 雀巢咖啡

其他創作領域
繪本 — 曾與許多知名出版公司合作, 其中包括台灣的格林出版公司及遠流出版社, 美國 Charlesbridge Publishing , 義大利Carthusia Edizioni, Mondadori, Sperling & Kupfer, Cideb-Black Cat, PBM, De Agostini
動畫 –- 曾和義大利和台灣的廣告公司合作動畫短片, 客戶包括Henkel, Bostik 等
藝術創作 –-  2010 年開始在義大利和台灣舉辦個人畫展和聯展, 作品包括繪畫,版畫,雕塑等

2014年受邀在台中台灣國立美術館舉辦插畫原畫展
2016 年參與客家電視台”客家熱點子"節目https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKxA1nU-LyA

得獎紀錄
2017年作品獲義大利影像協會傳統技法類金牌獎
2016年作品獲義大利影像協會金牌獎
2015年作品獲義大利影像協會金牌獎
2014年動畫作品獲Vimeo獎
2010 年 義大利 Mantova國際插畫競賽  首獎
2009 年  繪本 “ 伽俐略和比薩斜塔 “  ( 美國 Charlesbridge Publishing Publishing 出版 ) , 獲選為年度優良讀物
2006,2007,2008,2009, 2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016, 2017, 2018 年, 作品分別入選並刊登在義大利插畫年鑑
2002年  獲義大利杜林國際插畫競賽特別獎
2001年曾擔任由中國福利會舉辦〝21世紀國際創造藝術兒童畫精選〞評審
兒童繪本曾獲1999年和2000年義大利波隆那國際兒童書插畫展
1996年〝NEC行動電話〞廣告獲最佳廣告獎
1995年  義大利插畫年鑑最佳插畫獎

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2016 年參與客家電視台”客家熱點子"節目: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKxA1nU-LyA