Omar Galliani (born in Montecchio Emilia in 1954) is one of the leading Italian contemporary artists, best known for his large-scale drawings executed mainly in graphite and charcoal on wood panels. Educated at the Academy of Fine Arts in Bologna, where he also taught, Galliani was a key figure in the Italian New Drawing movement of the 1980s. His work combines Renaissance tradition, symbolism, and a strong focus on the human figure, and has been exhibited in major museums and international institutions.
