Francesco Bartoli graduated from the Brera Academy of Fine Arts in Milan, where he followed the courses of artist Luciano Fabro. In his artistic research he merges drawing with other artistic disciplines such as frottage (direct printing on paper), video, animation and performance. During his 15 years abroad, he develops many interdisciplinary projects, among which it is worth mentioning his solos shows at the National Museum of Sculpture in Valladolid (Spain) and the Museo d'Arte Romana in Mérida (Spain) with the installation -16mm. color film "Una Forma in Comune" and his participation in the 54th Venice Biennale project "Padiglione Italia nel Mondo" with his solo show called “El Escondite” at Italian Cultural Institute in Madrid (Spain).
His works have been exhibited in various museums and international institutions and among the awards received, it is worth mentioning Aiuti all’Arte Contemporanea prize (2010) from the Spanish Ministry of Culture, Italian Council X and PAC2021 from the Italian Ministry of Culture, and selections at international documentary and photography festivals such as PhotoEspaña 2010 and Documenta Madrid 2011.
Director and producer of the project “In Search For Nothing” (2016), a docufilm featuring unaccompanied minor migrants presented at numerous Italian institutions including Farm Cultural Park and Museo Macro in Rome. Among his latest projects and international exhibitions are the solo exhibitions “Sculpting Memory” at Dìnamo Gallery of Esap Porto (2021) and “Ecos: the strength of fragments” at the EAC - Espacio de Arte Contemporáneo in Montevideo (2024), in collaboration with the Uruguayan Ministry of Culture and the Italian Cultural Institute of Montevideo. His latest solo exhibition in Italy was at mudaC - Museo delle Arti Carrara with the film and solo exhibition project “Sculpting the Wind” (2023), curated by Laura Barreca, which won the PAC2021 award.