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Born in Faenza in 1905 Angelo Ungania studied at the Royal School of Ceramics in his city.
At the beginning of the twenties he collaborated, as a decorator, with the " La Faience " factory   Paolo Zoli .
In 1924 he worked at the " Melandri-Focaccia " artistic ceramics factory, collaborating with the company to introduce the casting technique to Faenza.
In 1930 he collaborated with   Pietro Melandri   to the creation of the ceramic panel of the Madonna del Roseto, commissioned by the Ospedale degli Infermi of Faenza, also placing his signature alongside that of the master.
From the early thirties he began traveling around Italy collaborating with various manufacturers including the " Cantagalli " of Florence, the " Fanciullacci " of Montelupo Fiorentino, the " Grazia " of Deruta and the " Salmandra " of Perugia.
At the end of the decade, after having collaborated for a period of time with the Faenza factory " Casadio ", he moved to Milan where, in addition to dedicating himself to teaching at the Royal Institute of Art, he opened a first furnace in partnership with the engineer Gabbanelli and then, having moved to Sesto San Giovanni, a second one in collaboration with his wife, the ceramist   Maria Moretta , married in 1944.
In the Sesto San Giovanni laboratory he hosts numerous artists including   Giuseppe Tampieri   And   Domenico Matteucci .
In 1941 he won the Faenza Prize which was also awarded to him the following year.
At the end of the forties he invites   Lucio Fontana   to create some works in his studio.
In the 1950s he moved to Ruta di Camogli, in Liguria where he organized a ceramic workshop in his villa.
Subsequently, Angelo Ungania, during his short stays in Faenza, occasionally collaborated with the " Bottega Casadio " of Faenza.
Angelo Ungania died in Ruta di Camogli in 1996.

Angelo Ungania Biography

Born in Faenza in 1905 Angelo Ungania studied at the Royal School of Ceramics in his city.
At the beginning of the twenties he collaborated, as a decorator, with the " La Faience " factory   Paolo Zoli .
In 1924 he worked at the " Melandri-Focaccia " artistic ceramics factory, collaborating with the company to introduce the casting technique to Faenza.
In 1930 he collaborated with   Pietro Melandri   to the creation of the ceramic panel of the Madonna del Roseto, commissioned by the Ospedale degli Infermi of Faenza, also placing his signature alongside that of the master.
From the early thirties he began traveling around Italy collaborating with various manufacturers including the " Cantagalli " of Florence, the " Fanciullacci " of Montelupo Fiorentino, the " Grazia " of Deruta and the " Salmandra " of Perugia.
At the end of the decade, after having collaborated for a period of time with the Faenza factory " Casadio ", he moved to Milan where, in addition to dedicating himself to teaching at the Royal Institute of Art, he opened a first furnace in partnership with the engineer Gabbanelli and then, having moved to Sesto San Giovanni, a second one in collaboration with his wife, the ceramist   Maria Moretta , married in 1944.
In the Sesto San Giovanni laboratory he hosts numerous artists including   Giuseppe Tampieri   And   Domenico Matteucci .
In 1941 he won the Faenza Prize which was also awarded to him the following year.
At the end of the forties he invites   Lucio Fontana   to create some works in his studio.
In the 1950s he moved to Ruta di Camogli, in Liguria where he organized a ceramic workshop in his villa.
Subsequently, Angelo Ungania, during his short stays in Faenza, occasionally collaborated with the " Bottega Casadio " of Faenza.
Angelo Ungania died in Ruta di Camogli in 1996.