Renato Fancellu was born in 1953 in Sassari, Sardinia. Curator, Antoinette Sinclair, first encountered his work in 2003 when a number of Oisín Gallery’s artists were invited to participate in the Sardinia-Ireland Arts Festival launched by the ambassador of Ireland in Italy, Mr. John F. Cogan. Since then, Renato has regularly featured in Oisín Gallery group-exhibitions & events.

An artist of international repute, Renato has exhibited extensively throughout Europe during his twenty-year career. Works have been exhibited at the Pénélope Association in Paris; Gallery Forum in Rome; and the Maison de the Cultures in Paris. Together with The Tree of Words - an installation of trees in central Sassari; Sarajevo, a group exhibition dedicated to the tragedies of the war; Dead White, an exhibition protesting against the release of industrial chemicals over Sardinia; and The History of Sheep and Other Animals - an exhibition commenting on the roles of both science and religion in today’s world; with particular reference to Dolly, the genetically engineered sheep. He was also invited to exhibit at the Italian Biennial in 1997 and in the Contemporary Art of Florence touring exhibition.