Roberto Mangosi was born in Velletri ( Rome ) Italy, on August 15th , 1958.

Roberto Mangosi commenced his design career at an early age of 6 years old, winning his first prize in a competition conducted by the Italian Television station – RAI.
By the age of 19 he had begun his satirical cartoon activity.
Then over the next years he matured his painting with oils, very much inspired by the Dutch artists of the 1600’s and winning numerous prizes in competitions for intraoperative art.

He was Art Director and principal cartoonist for a humorist Internet site www.ohmygoodness.com, which became the third largest visited site of virtual cartoons until 2002, with over 3 million hits per month.

His “Crazy Karmasutra” apart from being published in many foreign countries, was also one of the most widely spread designs on the internet.

He also contributed to many important publicity campaigns such as that of McCann-Erickson for the Bipiemme and in 2001 together with Lucio Trojano – who is widely known as one of the greatest cartoonists in Italy – organised the meeting of the Laboratory of Graphic Humour held at the Sistema Bibliotecario in the Roman Hills just south of Rome.

In 2007 he took part in creating “Family Play” for Domenica In” with Pippo Baudo and Ugo Porcelli (the creator of very successful transmissions on RAI namely, Alto Gradimento and Quelli della Notte).

He is artistic director of Hellocrazy, a humoristic site that is the heir of ohmygoodness.com, and also FunnyLabs, a humoristic site used in social communications and in particular for the development of companies, which was achieved in partnership with the Soc.I.Go of Milan company.

Roberto is also the cartoon supplier for the MMS telephone service “Sorrisi” and I-Mode of Wind, as well as Vodafone, TIM and other foreign telephone companies.

In the IT sector he works with the TG1 journalist Pino Scaccia for the on-line program “Filo Diretto” and “Rede Globo” (“Direct line” and World Line”) the most important Brazilian television programms, illustrating articles written by Heliana Dewesee for the on-line editions.

In the field of cartoons he publishes in “The Artist”, a publication where works by the well-known artists Bruno Bozzetto and Osvaldo Cavandoli also appear.

Cartoons are present in the following museums :

Musee d’Histoire Contemporaine – Paris ( France )
Karikaturmuseum Krems ( Austria )
Oscar Kokoschka Museum of Pochlarn ( Austria )
Museum of Satire and Caricature of Zemun – Belgrad ( Yugoslavia )
Centro di Documentaz.dell’Illustrazione Contempor.di Bronzolo (Italy)
Museo Peynet – Antibes ( France )
Museo del Humor de San Antonio de los Banos ( Cuba )
Museo del Festival Internazionale di Humor Grafico ( Italy )
House of Humour and Satire – Gabrovo ( Yugoslavia )
Museum of Caricature – Tolentino ( Italy )
Museo Umoristi a Marostica ( Italy )
Civica Raccolta di Fumetti – Acquaviva Picena ( Italy )
Museum of Satire and Caricature of Forte dei Marmi

The following prestigious cartoonist awards also were received in the latest years:
1997
– 50th International Humour Saloon of Bordighera – 1st Place
– 50th International Humour Saloon of Bordighera – Council of Europe Award
- National Humour Contest of Città di Castello – Silver Plate ( 2nd place )
1998
– National Contest “Humour and Satire” of Dolo – Special Award
- National Humour Contest of Lanciano – Special Award “Abruzzo”
1999
- National Contest “Humour and Satire” of Dolo – Special Award
– International Contest “Humourfest” of Foligno – Special Mention
– 20th International Contest of Humour and Caricature of Tolentino – Special Award.
- National Humour Contest of Lanciano – Special Award
2000
- National Humour Contest “In Vino Veritas” – 1st Place
- National Humour Contest “Liar’s Championship” – 1st Place
- National Humour Contest of Città di Castello – Golden Plate ( 1st place)
2001
– International Salon Humour & Caricature “Golden Helmet” of Krusevac (Yugoslavia) – 1st Place.
- National Humour Contest – Tollo – 1st Place.
- National Humour Contest “Liar’s Championship” – 1st Place
- National Humour Contest of Lanciano – Silver Plate
– 21st International Contest of Humour and Caricature of Tolentino – Special Award – Caricature section
- 21st International Contest of Humour and Caricature of Tolentino – Special Award – Free theme section
2002
- National Humour Contest “In Vino Veritas” – Finalist
- National Humour Contest “Liar’s Championship” – 2nd Place
–“FALCOMICS” National CartoonContest-Falconara–2nd Place
2003
– National Contest for Children Books of Borgomanero– Special Mention.
- National Contest “Humour and Satire” of Dolo – 3rd Place
- National Contest “Acquaviva nei Fumetti” Special Mention
- National Humour Contest “Liar’s Championship” – 2nd Place
- 22nd International Contest of Humour and Caricature of Tolentino – Special Award – Theme section
- 22nd International Contest of Humour and Caricature of Tolentino – Special Award – Free theme section
- 22nd International Contest of Humour and Caricature of Tolentino –Award by public.
- Award by public – National Humour Contest “In Vino Veritas”
- XII Intern. Salon of Antiwar Cartoon – Kragujevac ( YU ) – Menzione Speciale.
2004
– International Cartoon Contest of Haifa ( Israel )– Honour Mention.
- National Humour Contest “In Vino Veritas” – Finalist
2005
- National Contest “Humour and Satire” of Dolo – Special Award
– International Cartoon Contest of Haifa ( Israel ) – Award by Public.
- BIRD 2005 International Contest ( China ) – Honour Mention.
- National Humour Contest “In Vino Veritas” – Finalist
- International Humour Contest of Codogno – Finalist
2008
- International Contest “Villa Celimontana Jazz Smile” – Rome – 1st place
- Olbia Humour Contest ( Olbia – Italy ) – Honour Mention

ART EXHIBITIONS :

SORA ( Italy ) 1981 – Personal exhib. – Mazenga Gallery
VELLETRI ( Italy ) 1998 – Personal exhib. – Colle degli Dei.
FALCONARA ( Italy ) 1999 – Collective multimedia Exhib. “Blu, le mille bolle blu”
VELLETRI ( Italy ) 2000 – Personal exhib.– Porta Napoletana Gallery.
ASSISI ( Italy ) 2001 – Collective exhib. “Artists for peace”.
TOLENTINO ( Italy ) 2001 – Collective exhib. “Giuseppe Verdi”.
VELLETRI ( Italy ) 2001-2002 – Personal exhib.– City Public Library.
KRUSEVAC ( Yugoslavia ) 2002 – Personal exhib.
ANTIBES ( France ) 2002 – Collective exhib. about Peynet.
RHO ( Italy ) 2002 – Collective exhib. “Artists for peace”.
FALCONARA (Italy) 2002–Personal multimedia Exhib.“Idee in libertà”
PISTOIA ( Italy ) 2002 – Collective Exhibition.
PLOIESTI ( Romania ) 2002 – Personal Exhibition.
FIRENZE ( Italy ) 2003 “The cat between satire and humour” Collective exhib.
CASTEL GANDOLFO 2003 – Palazzo Comunale – Di Colombe così ce n’è una sola – Collective Exhibition.
FALCONARA ( Italy ) 2003 – Personal exhib.“Ancora… Idee in libertà”
MARINO ( Italy ) 2003 – Collective Exhibition “Wine and Zodiac”.
ALCALA’ DE HENARES ( Spain ) 2003 – Eurohumour 2003
ANTIBES ( France ) 2003 – Eurohumour 2003
BORGO S.DALMAZZO ( Italy ) 2003 – Eurohumour 2003
TOLENTINO ( Italy ) 2003 – Collective exhib. “Carabinieri”.
SIENA –Capitol Palace–70th Adniv.”Enoteca Regionale Siena”– Coll.2004
ROMA – Palazzo Rospigliosi – Amore & Olio – Collective exhib. 2004
ABBADIA DI FIASTRA ( Italy ) – 2004 – Collective Exhibition.
ALFEDENA – Capitol Palace – Collective Exhibition 2004
RIONEGRO ( Colombia ) – Collective exhibition 2004
ARICCIA – Vino DiVino – Collective exhibition 2004
ROMA – Cambia il Vento – Collective exhibition 2004
MARINO – Non è vero ma ci credo – 2004 – Collective exhibition
MARINO – 2004 – Personal exhibition
FALCONARA – Idee in libertà 2004 – Personal exhibition
GENZANO –Sforza Cesarini Palace – Vino DiVino – Collective exh. 2004
PORDENONE –Mantica Palace 2004 – Comix for Help – Collective exh.
BOLZANO – Mela rido, mela mangio– Fiera di Bolzano – Collective 2005
RIO NEGRO ( Colombia ) – Mostra antologica italiana – Collective 2005
BUENOS AIRES –Centro Cultur.“Borges”–Di Colombe così ce n’è una sola–Collect.2005
VERONA – ( Vinitaly ) Vino DiVino – Collective exhibition 2005
LATINA – Centro LatinaFiori – 2005
FALCONARA – Idee in libertà 2005 – Personale multimediale
MATELICA – Personal exhibition at Book Show 2005.
VELLETRI – Personal exhibition at “Tognazzi” Theatre 2005.
TORINO – “Matti da slegare” – Collective 2005
MUGGIO’ – “La Ghignata” – Collective 2006
PORTO VALTRAVAGLIA – FestivalTravaglia – “LunaSole” – Collective 2006
TRENTO – Trentofilmfestival– Collective 2006
POCHLARN ( Austria ) – Atelier an der Donau – Collective 2006
TOLENTINO – “La tentazione comica” – Castello della Rancia – Collective 2006 ROMA –2006 . Collective “… E il mare intorno” – Archivio di Stato
ROMA –2006 . Collective “… E il mare intorno” – Basilica di S.Crovce
MILANO – Tutto quello che avreste voluto sapere su The Artist – Collettiva 2007
BERGAMO – 2007 . Collective “Ludere et ledere”
MONTELUPONE – 2007 . Collective “Ludere et ledere”
ZARBACH, SEITERNDORF AUSTRIA – April 2007 – Atelier an der Donau – collective
AUSSTELLUNGSBRÜCKE LANDESREGIERUNG ST. PÖLTEN, Austria – Mai 2007 – Atelier an der Donau – collective
LA MAGDELEINE ( Aosta, Italy ) – July 2007 – „Ò VISTO UN RE“ – Personal exhibition
RIEDLINGEN, Germany – August 2007 – Atelier an der Donau – collective
BARI – Gall.Comun.Spazio Giovani-“Children no more” – Collect.2008
CARPI – O&A Centro Affari – “L’umorismo ai tuoi piedi” – Collect.2008
PINARELLA DI CERVIA – Hotel Costa dei Pini – summer 2008 – Personal
FOGGIA – September 2008 – Foggia Jazz Expo – Collective