BIO
Manuel Capaccioli (Arezzo, 1999) is a contemporary artist who lives and works in Arezzo, Italy. His painting practice focuses on the representation of the body as a tool to investigate self-perception, the relationship with others, and the way in which the individual confronts the world.
Through charcoal drawing and oil painting, he creates works characterized by a direct gaze and without consolation.
Since 2019, he has participated in group exhibitions in Italy, in cities including Venice, Turin, Milan, and Florence, as well as in art fairs such as Arte Padova. In 2022–2023, he presented a solo exhibition in Perugia, and in 2025 he participated in the XV Florence Biennale.
He currently develops his painting practice in his studio in Arezzo, where he continues to work on new cycles of works.
ARTIST STATEMENT
I create medium-to-large scale oil and charcoal paintings in which the representation of my body becomes the means through which I investigate my perception of myself, my relationship with others, and the way I confront the world.
My work arises from the need to address the complexity of these aspects, translating them into images characterized by a direct gaze, without consolation.
My practice combines charcoal drawing, which remains visible on the surface, defining the structure of the figures, and oil painting. The dialogue between these two materials contributes to creating works in which what is defined and what remains suspended coexist.
Painting does not seek to explain a condition, but to make it present, allowing the work to become a space of confrontation between personal experience and that of the viewer, revealing its shared dimension.
CV
Born in 1999 in Arezzo, Italy
Lives and works in Arezzo, Italy
Selected solo exhibitions:
2022/23 – Ad occhi chiusi, Galleria Area Privata, Perugia, Italy
Selected group exhibitions:
2026 – Genesi, Centro Culturale San Sebastiano, Sesto Fiorentino (Florence), Italy
2025/26 – Emozioni d’Arte, Galleria d’arte La Zaffera, Florence, Italy
2025 – Segni, OnArt Gallery, Florence, Italy
2025 – Light and Darkness, XV Florence Biennale, Florence, Italy
2022 – Milano Art&Design Week, Passepartout Unconventional Gallery, Milan, Italy
2021 – Art Rights Prize, digital exhibition
2020 – Galleria Accorsi Arte, Turin, Italy
2020 – Galleria Accorsi Arte, Venice, Italy
Awards & Competitions:
2021 – Honorable Mention, 7th Gran Premio dell’Arte, Passepartout Unconventional Gallery, Milan, Italy
2021 – Selected for Art Rights Prize, digital exhibition
Fairs:
2021 – Fiera Arte Padova, Galleria Farini, Padova, Italy
Press & Publications:
"L’arte è vita o morte" in WEARE (2022).
Bibliography:
Official Catalogue of the XV Florence Biennale, Editoriale Giorgio Mondadori, 2025, p. 261.