Biography 2005
Gribaudo takes part in the joint exhibition Il Male esercizi di pittura crudele organised by Vittorio Sgarbi and held at the Palazzina di Caccia di Supinigi in Turin (February 26th to June 26th), with the painting Simboli del concilio and twenty-one paintings from his personal collection. He then takes part in the joint exhibition A più voci in nome del cavallo. Artisti fuori dagli schemi held at Castello di Malgrà in Rivarolo Cavanese (Turin), organised by Silvano Nota (May 1st to 29th). This is followed by a joint exhibition Pittori torinesi in Monastero in Villafranca Piemonte (May 27th to June 5th , held at the Chiesa della Beata Vergine delle Grazie. Gribaudo is elected President of the Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti in Turin (July 13th, by Decree of the Ministry of Education, University and Research). He publishes a single copy of the book I Cavalli Di Ezio Gribaudo with texts by Willy Beck and Chicca Morone, including original logogrifi. A quattro mani, logogrifi by Gribaudo and the sketches and thoughts of Luciano Proverbio, is presented under calendar form in 2006. Angels, pyramids, imaginative clocks, circus characters meet on 13 of the calendars pages, printed in 365 copies (the presentation is held at Palazzo Bricherasio sale storiche, on December 14th). Proceeds from the sales are devolved to the Associazione Amici bambini cardiopatici of the Regina Margherita Hospital in Turin. On December 18th, Gribaudo receives honorary citizenship from the town of Gra, the motivation, further to artistic merits, also recalls his cultural merits in the field of publishing, popularizing and promoting exhibition events.