| 1971 | Telecamera d’oro (Golden Camera) for the set designs for Don Chisciotte by Carlo Quartucci |
| 1973 | Honorable Mention at the 12th Bienal de São Paulo |
| 1975 | Lucio Fontana Prize, Milan |
| 1980 | Bolaffi Prize 1980, Turin |
| 1981 | DAAD Artist-in-residence, Berlin |
| 1983 | Guest Artist of the Year, Le Nouveau Musée, Villeurbanne |
| 1995 | Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters), Paris |
| 1998 | Trigon Award, Graz |
| 2000 | Danza & Danza Prize for the set designs and costumes for the ballet Teorema by Davide Bombana |
| 2000 | International Koinè Career Award 2000, Verona |
| 2002 | Officier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters), Paris |
| 2006 | 25th Franco Abbiati Prize sponsored by the Italian Association of Music Critics for the set designs for Die Walküre by Richard Wagner directed by Federico Tiezzi |
| 2015 | Honorary Member of the Brera Fine Arts Academy, Milan |
| 2017 | Honorary Diploma in Painting from the Albertina Academy of Fine Arts, Turin |
| 2022 | Praemium Imperiale for Painting, Tokyo |
| 2025 | Italian Artist 2025, AICA Italia |
