Francesco Albano (1976) graduated from the Fine Arts Academy of Carrara in Italy in 2000 and received the National Art Award MUIR in sculpture in 2005. His works have been displayed at solo exhibitions in Milan, Toronto, Pietrasanta and Istanbul, and group exhibitions in Europe and North and South America. Having continued his works in Istanbul between 2010 and 2015, Francesco Albano has been living in Palermo since 2017 and continues to work as a professor at Accademia di Belle Arti Palermo.