Michele Marena's works were soon known beyond the limit of Irpinia.
First, he was present at local and regional exhibitions, after he promoted his works in many Italian and foreign cities.
By 1978 he took part in several exhibitions in: Toronto, Frankfurt, Paris, Nice, Adelaide, Dallas, Rio De Janeiro. His works were appreciated everywhere and he received a lot of prizes. In 1984 he took part in a ECC project called Petra.
(October 1990 - European School of San Servolo (VE))