▁in ▁P ian ▁di ▁Sc ò ▁( where ▁he ▁had ▁purchased ▁a ▁farm house ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ), ▁he ▁began ▁giving ▁art ▁less ons ▁in ▁his ▁studio . ▁Aff ili ations ▁with ▁study ▁abroad ▁programs ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁independently ▁acc red ited ▁non pro fit ▁institution ▁( S AC I ) ▁which ▁continues ▁to ▁this ▁day ▁as ▁a ▁degree - gr ant ing ▁school ▁at ▁the ▁gradu ate ▁level . ▁ ▁Col lections ▁ ▁Crit ics ▁have ▁described ▁Ma ido ff ' s ▁work ▁as ▁being ▁related ▁to ▁a ▁figur ative ▁Expression ist ▁tradition . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁painting , ▁he ▁has ▁done ▁extensive ▁print making ▁and ▁cer am ic ▁work . ▁ ▁His ▁works ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁collections ▁of ▁many ▁museum s ▁world wide ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Royal ▁Museum ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁of ▁Belg ium , ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁P isa , ▁R ivers ide ▁Museum ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁Bran de is ▁University ▁Museum , ▁The ▁V . ▁E man ue le ▁Foundation ▁in ▁Cas ca is , ▁the ▁Museum ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Le i ria , ▁Portugal , ▁the ▁cities ▁of ▁Or vi eto , ▁San ▁Giovanni , ▁Si rac usa ▁and ▁many ▁more . ▁His ▁work ▁is ▁also ▁in ▁hundreds ▁of ▁private ▁collections ▁including ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁president ▁of ▁Italy ▁Aless andro ▁P ert ini , ▁Elizabeth ▁S ack ler , ▁Jose ▁Fr entes ▁Ant unes , ▁the ▁P ritz ker ▁family , ▁Con nie ▁Brit tan ,