Held Light
Oil on Canvas
20x20in
21 Artworks
Oil on Wood
9x12in
United Kingdom
Wolfango Chiappella is an Italian-born painter based in Buckinghamshire, UK. Raised in the Piedmont countryside, his work is shaped by a lifelong familiarity with rural landscapes and the quiet edges of towns. He paints primarily in oil on panel or canvas, using restrained colour, softened forms, and an emphasis on atmosphere.
His paintings often begin with real places, fields, paths, waterways, or overlooked corners, but shift in the studio towards simplified, pared-back compositions. Rather than describing a location, his work focuses on stillness, distance, and the weight of light and weather. Drawing on landscapes from both Italy and England, his paintings sit between observation and memory, offering calm, reflective spaces that feel held rather than explained.
SAA Artist of the Year Competition - Nominated- London, United Kingdom
SAA Artist of the Year Competition - Nominated- Nottingham, United Kingdom
SAA Artist of the Year Competition - Nominated- London, United Kingdom
Light & Reflections / Queens Park Art Centre - Aylesbury, United Kingdom
Capturing the Wild / Fitch & Fellows Gallery - Thame, United Kingdom
Little Solo Exhibition / Queens Park Art Centre - Aylesbury, United Kingdom
Solo Exhibition / Café Something - Oxford, United Kingdom
Solo Exhibition / St Hilda's College - Oxford, United Kingdom
Buckinghamshire Art Society Autumn Exhibition 2025 / Wendover Memorial Centre - Wendover, United Kingdom
Oxford Art Society Open Exhibition 2025 / The Kendrew Barn, St John's College - Oxford, United Kingdom
Buckinghamshire Art Society Spring Exhibition 2025 / Fitzwilliams Centre - Beaconsfield, United Kingdom
SAA Artist of the Year 2024 / Nottingham Society of Artists Gallery - Nottingham, United Kingdom
SAA Artist of the Year 2023 / Espacio Gallery - London, United Kingdom
Oxford Art Society Open Exhibition 2023 / OAS Gallery - Oxford, United Kingdom
One World / Obsidian Art Gallery - Aylesbury, United Kingdom
Open Art Exhibition 2023 / Discover Bucks Museum - Aylesbury, United Kingdom
Buckinghamshire Art Society Spring Exhibition 2023 / Fitzwilliams Centre - Beaconsfield, United Kingdom
Buckinghamshire Art Society Spring Exhibition 2016 / Fitzwilliams Centre - Beaconsfield, United Kingdom
Buckinghamshire Art Society Spring Exhibition 2015 / Fitzwilliams Centre - Beaconsfield, United Kingdom
Open Art Exhibition 2015 / Buckinghamshire County Museum - Aylesbury, United Kingdom
NAPA Open Exhibition 2000 / Durham Art Gallery - Durham, United Kingdom
NAPA Open Exhibition 1999 / Black Sheep Gallery - Penarlâg, United Kingdom
Artissima 99 / Palazzo Nervi - Torino, Italy
NAPA Open Exhibition 1998 / Royal Birmingham Society of Artists (RBSA) - Birmingham, United Kingdom
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