Kip Hotel, Hackney Central - London 2022
THION
Instagram: @thion_artist
Thion is an Italian artist based in London working across painting, drawing, sculpture and digital media. His practice is shaped by colour, graphic clarity and a visual language influenced by drawing and pop art.
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2025
CG Taking Pride in Art, London
CHEEKY London 25: Launchpad, London
Erotic Art London, Copeland Gallery, London
2024
In the Emancipation of Self, D Contemporary, London
Perceive, Espacio Gallery, London
Autonomous, Adorn the Common, London
Winter Group Show, Folkestone Art Gallery, Kent
2023
The Other Art Fair, Truman Brewery, London
Erotica Art Fair, Bargehouse, London
Future Stars, The Holy Art Gallery, London
The Other Art Fair, WestHandysideCanopy, King’sCross, London
Oh How Queer, BurghHouse, Hampstead, London
2022
Kip Wall: A Window to Hackney, Hackney Central, London
PRESS / PUBLICATIONS / INTERVIEWS
2025
Opale Art Magazine, interview and six-page feature, Issue 04 / Autumn 2025
Bold Journey Magazine (USA), Life, Values and Legacy with Thion
2024
Original Magazine, featured artist, first edition, September 2024
AWARDS / SHORTLISTS
2025
Visual Art Open 2025, longlisted
EDUCATION
1989–1991
MA in Graphic Design, Ateneo, Milan, Italy
1983–1988
BA in Fine Art, Paul Klee, Genoa, Italy
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Director / Illustrator for agencies including Saatchi & Saatchi, McCann, and Young & Rubicam, Milan.