Open April Thru October 

FRESIA

Art Gallery

Open Hours

Tuesday – Saturday: 11:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday – Monday: 1:00 – 6:00pm

Artist

Jerry Fresia
Plein Air Painter

Top things to see & do on Lake Como

Painting Exhibition
Painting Workshop

Lake Como’s top art gallery for authentic Impressionist paintings.

Landscapes created en plein air in and around Bellagio by AIS Master Artist Jerry Fresia.

whAT EXPERTS ARE SAYING

Testimonials

Fresia is by far the best contemporary painter of Lake Como and the Lombard Prealps.

Fresia è di gran lunga il miglior pittore contemporaneo del Lago di Como e delle Prealpi Lombarde.

Marco Ausenda

Deputy Chairman, Mondadori Electa, Milan & President & CEO, Rizzoli Int’l. Publications, New York City

Fresia is an internationally recognized master of plein-air painting . We work with artists all over the world and there is no one I know of today who captures light and emotion with consistent passion and extraordinary results as he does. Fresia’s work represents the best of contemporary Impressionists.

Fresia è un maestro di pittura plein-air riconosciuto a livello internazionale. Lavoriamo con artisti di tutto il mondo e non c’è nessuno che conosca oggi che catturi luce ed emozione con passione costante e risultati straordinari come lui. Il lavoro di Fresia rappresenta il meglio degli impressionisti contemporanei.

Timothy Blonkvist

Founding Principal, Overland Partners, San Antonio, TX & Former Senior Designer, I.M. Pei Architects, New York City

Few artists have captured the enchantment of Lake Como. Jerry Fresia has perfectly succeeded and has given to me, someone who has known and loved this lake my entire life, an entirely new emotion.

Pochi artisti hanno catturato l’incanto del lago di Como. Jerry Fresia ci è riuscito perfettamente ed ha trasmesso anche a me, che questo lago l’ho sempre conosciuto e amato, un’emozione diversa.

Rachele Zagnoli Guicciardi

Independent Consultant, Christie’s Auction House, Genoa

On Display Now

Art Exhibition

A Warm October Morning by Jerry Fresia
Autumn Reflections by Jerry Fresia
Autumn by Jerry Fresia

Coming Up

Painting Workshops

Bellagio waterfront

A Painter's Paradise

Bellagio, Lake Como, Italy
Sept 15-20, 2025 [and possibly Sept 8-13]
€1450

Painters from around the world - 37 countries spanning 5 continents - have come to Lake Como for a good reason: to study with a Master Artist whose painting method can be traced back all the way to Monet. “A proper method,” as the English have remarked, in a breathtaking location is a winning combination for painters like you.

Vinoy Renaissance Hotel

A Quick Winter Escape

St. Petersburg, Florida, USA
Feb 26-28 & Mar 3-5, 2025
€675

What better way to escape the winter than painting in sunny Florida. You will learn an elegant method consisting of 5 simple steps.  And you will come away seeing, thinking and being in the world as did Monet, Degas and all the great Impressionists.

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Address

Via Teresio Olivelli, 20
22021 Bellagio (CO)
Italy
+39 338 975 7135

Open Hours

Tuesday - Saturday: 11:00am – 6:00pm
Sunday - Monday: 1:00pm – 6:00pm

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