Cosimo Ermini is a Florentine artist and illustrator with a solid background in visual arts and a specialization in printmaking and engraving. After graduating from the Leon Battista Alberti Art High School in Florence (2013), he continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence, earning a First-Level Degree in Painting (2017) and, later, a Second-Level Degree in Illustration (2023). In 2018, Ermini completed a specialization program at the Il Bisonte Foundation, an international school dedicated to fine art printmaking.
Ermini’s professional experience includes working as an assistant at the Il Bisonte Foundation with masters Manuel Ortega and Luis Pardo (2018–2019), and at Armadillo Atelier in Florence (2019–2021), where he refined his skills in engraving and printmaking. In 2024, Ermini led a Cyanotype workshop at the Academy of Fine Arts in Florence.
Over the years, he has taken part in several international artist residencies, including Here as Them at Augustenborg Project in Denmark (2022), Esperantina Pingendi in Brazil (2018), and various projects in Italy such as Lo spirito del Lago (2016) and Carda (2015).
Ermini’s work has been exhibited in internationlly, in both solo and group shows across Italy, Denmark, Turkey, and Brazil. Notable exhibitions include Prognostizieren (Augustenborg, 2022), Il mio nome è incisione (Ankara, 2022), Di Passaggio (Florence, 2021), and participation in the Ilaria Ciardi Prize (Ravenna, 2021). Ermini has been featured in significant events such as Young Artists and Mosaic (Ravenna, 2023), and Komorebi: playing with light (Denmark, 2023).
Ermini’s works have been published in volumes such as Divine Illustrazioni (Edizioni Nuages, 2021) and Il Segno del Sacro (Tipografia Rossi, 2019), reflecting an artistic path that blends visual research with technical experimentation.
Ermini’s practice is distinguished by refined graphic sensitivity and a constant exploration of artistic languages, combining tradition and modernity.
Ermini’s works Rimesse 1,2 and 3 (2020) as well as Vento e Chuva (2018) (mixed media on paper) are represented at Augustenborg Collection.