TONI M. CHIAPELLI
A photographer for over sixteen years, Toni Chiapelli was born into a creative family of painters, writers, designers and gardeners. A recent transplant to California, Toni Chiapelli has quickly become a vital part of the art scene regionally and nationwide. Toni's unique approach has gained international recognition providing numerous solo and group exhibitions including the Portland Art Museum, Newport Fine Art Gallery, Monterey Museum of Art, and the Alameda Art Center.
Photographically, Toni Chiapelli's primary focus is figurative abstracts, portraiture, erotica, still lifes and landscapes. Her work can be found in private and public collections throughout Michigan, Oregon, California, Montana, Arkansas, Italy, Japan, Korea and the Netherlands.
UPCOMING AND PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS
April 2008 Rollick's Coffeehouse, American Relics, Salinas, California.
Solo exhibition.
December 2007-February 2008 NATIONAL STEINBECK CENTER, Faces and Places, Salinas, California.
Group exhibition. Featured "Ochre" and "Kerstin."
October 2007 BAY PHOTO, American Relics, Salinas, California.
Solo exhibition.
"A social and environmental documentary on America's Post-Industrial state."
August 2007 MONTEREY COUNTY FAIR, Monterey, California.
Juried exhibition.
May-July 2007 PROJEKT30,Noir, online gallery, juried exhibition.
April-May 2007 IN SPIRIT GALLERY, American Relics, Carmel Valley, California.
Solo exhibition.
February 2007 MONTEREY COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, Erotic Art Show, Monterey, California.
Featured "Tribal Dawn," "Desire in the Temple," "Luminescence," "Secrets Become Her," and "Earthen Swell."
Nov-Dec 2006 MONTEREY MUSEUM OF ART, Artists' Miniatures, Monterey, California.
Group exhibition of 250 California artists. Included photograph "Nelson, Nevada"
July-Oct 2006 ALVARADO GALLERY, American Relics, Monterey, California.
Solo exhibition.
April-May 2006 FOX THEATRE, Veiled Obscurity, Salinas, California.
Exhibition Description: ..."Provocative, disturbing and lovely. A synergy of two recent figurative abstract exhibitions and a must see for contemporary art aficionados!"
February-March 2006 VENTURA COLLEGE ART GALLERIES, Studies in Color, Ventura, California.
Solo exhibition.
February-March 2006 BAY PHOTO, Smoke and Mirrors, Salinas, California.
Solo exhibition.
December 2005 LISA COSCINO GALLERY, Pacific Grove, California.
Group exhibition.
November-December 2005 MONTEREY MUSEUM OF ART, Artists' Miniatures, Monterey, California.
Group exhibition of 300 California artists. Included photograph "America in the 80s."
November-December 2005 BAY PHOTO, National and State Parks of America, Salinas, California.
Solo exhibition.
November-December 2005 POST RANCH INN, Smoke and Mirrors, Big Sur, California.
Solo exhibition.
November 2005 AVERY GALLERY, 39th Annual Adult Art Competitve, Seaside, California.
Group exhibition.
