Chronology

1960	Graduated from Academy of Fine Arts, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
1964	Arrived in New York City with a dream to pursue his artwork after his career is cut short due to injury.
1965	Moved to Los Angeles and worked as a jewelry designer at the prestigious Marvin Hime Jewelers in Beverly Hills.
1967	As he continued painting, Mr. Luongo was hired by Vanguard Studios to design a line of wall décor, including paintings and sculptures.
1968	Vanguard studios sends Luongo to Rome, Italy to capture a Mediterranean flavor for their new U.S. designs.
1969	Upon his return to Los Angeles, Mr. Luongo decided to end his career as a designer in order to dedicate himself completely to his artwork.
1970	Joined forces with a publishing company in Beverly Hills, where he worked in the company of such well-known artists as Charles Bragg, John Kelly, Christine Rosemond, Wade Reynolds, and Robert Owens. During this period a series of black and white drawings featuring depictions of lovers and other images from the artist’s childhood were published as prints. The sales of these prints brought the artist worldwide recognition, and he was commissioned to do a drawing for the famous television series, The Courtship of Eddie’s Father (the drawing was acquired by the lead actor of the series, Mr. Bill Bixby).
1971-74	Mr. Luongo is featured in one man exhibits at the Trebor Galleries in San Francisco and Los Angeles. At these shows, he was discovered by Dean Day, who brought his work to Pace Galleries in Dallas, Houston, and Corpus Christi. Mr. Charles Pace and Dean Day became great influences on Luongo’s career, and are good friends of the artist to this day.
1975-78	After one man exhibits at the University of Texas in El Paso and the Museum of Science and Industry at Exposition Park in Los Angeles, Mr. Luongo’s works were published in New York at the American Atelier under the direction of Eleanor Ettinger. Later, Ms. Ettinger opened her own Atelier and published some of Aldo’s Luongo’s prints. During this period, he had the opportunity to work with such well-known artists as Norman Rockwell, Levier, and Christine Rosemond.. Further, Luongo was hired by Ms. Dionne Warwick to create the cover image for her album Then Came You. As a result of wide publicity, Mr. Luongo was hired by Hiram Walker Liquors to produce eight portraits, including those of Charleton Heston, Bill Cosby, James Franciscis, and Desi Arnez Jr. for a Celebrity Tennis Tournament, and those for Dionne Warwick and Yul Brenner for Entertainers of the Year.
1978-87	Mr. Luongo’s works were published by several companies and continued his one man exhibits around the world.
1988-89	Aldo Luongo’s first endeavors in sports art, High Flyer and Jump to Victory, are chosen to represent the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, Korea, leading him to be named as an official Olympic artist. During this time, he was also commissioned by the white house to join in the famous Easter egg hunt by painting two of the traditional wooden eggs. These eggs are stored in the permanent collection at the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. Other artists included in the event that year were Andy Warhol, Frank Stella, and Rauschenburg.
1990	Embarked on a national tour of Japan sponsored by Art Collection House, visiting Tokyo, Osaka, Sendai, Sapporo, Fukuoka, and Kanazawa. He also held an exhibit at the Nihon Garro Gallery in Nagoya, and was commissioned to paint a portrait of the pop star Yoko Minamino.
1991-94	Became his own publisher and continued his one-man shows.
1995	Named Man of the Year by the Cystic Fibrosis Association.
1996	Joined forces with Michael Maselli, a well-known art agent, with whom he had worked before, to create Scala Editions, a publishing venture designed to bring the artwork of Aldo Luongo to the attention of audiences worldwide. Also during this time, Luongo is named the official artist of the 1996 Olympic games in Atlanta, Georgia for his image Where the World Comes to Play.
1998	Named Man of the Year by the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

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