Nando Chiappa was born in Cinisello Balsamo, near Milan, in 1934.
He is a painter who started taking an interest in art at a young age by watching the masters Leonardo Spreafico and Osvaldo Pivetta. In the sixties, he further expanded his aesthetic interests.
Since 1961, he has organized over 100 exhibitions in Italy and abroad, receiving great public success and critical acclaim wherever he goes.
He has participated in important exhibitions in Italy, France, USA, Indonesia, Santo Domingo, Switzerland, Monaco and other countries, winning prizes and honours. Among them: the 1978 Campidoglio d’Oro and Special Prize of Culture / Italy, Rome; the Italian Trophy, 1st prize in the Autumn International Impressionism Competition section Lombardo, Milan; the Critics Prize, Piacenza; the Trophy the Madonna of Milan 1979 / 80 / 81 / 82; in 1979, 1st prize at the Caravaggio International Competition in the section of Impressionism; the Golden Peacock for painting, Milan; the International Trophy in Paris; the Swiss Trophy, Champion of Italy; World Oscar for Visual Arts, Monte Carlo 1979 / 80 / 81 / 82, in 1980; the Masters of Italian Art Trophy, Salsomaggiore; the Success Oscar, Milano; in 1981, the gold medal for landscape from the University of Sorbonne, Paris, 1982; Oscar of the Oscars “Us in Milan “, the Jolly Hotel in Milan; Marzocco d’Oro, Florence; 1984, appointed Colonel of Kentucky, USA; President of the Jury’s Prize at the Lyceum Press; 1985, Award “Domm of Milan to those Italians that count”; 1986, Popularity Trophy, Cortina d’Ampezzo; Caribbean Trophy, Santo Domingo; 1987, Africa Award, Mombasa; 1988, Sardinia Trophy; 1990, Success Oscar “Golden Man” for his painting, Madonna di Campiglio; 1991, the European Community Trophy, Lugano; 1992 Agenda d’Oro, Milan; 1993/1994, European Union Trophy “The Italians that count”, Milan, and in 1994 he was also invited to review the Modella nell’Arte event in Laveno with other artists and has been invited to partecipate many times again for its sucessive editions. He has also received the Ambrogino d’Oro from the City of Milan, the “Spiga d’Oro” from the Municipality of Cinisello Balsamo and has been appointed Knight of the Italian Republic.
Exhibitions
1977
Galleria Il Cavalletto – Milano
Galleria Il Quadro – Busto Arsizio
Galleria Cavallotti – Monza
1978
Galleria Lombardia Arte – Milano
Galleria Il Cavalletto – Milano
Galleria Cavallotti – Monza
Mostra itinerante Londra
1980
Galleria Il Porticciolo - Stresa 1980
Galleria Cavallotti – Monza
1981
Galleria Il Colosseo - Roma 1981
Galleria ABA - Brescia
1982
Salone Europeo d’autunno – Parigi
1984
Le Fattorie di Stendhal – Oggiono (CO)
Museo di Owensboro – Stato del Kentucky USA
Galleria Ars Italica – Milano
1985
La Sfinge - Novara
Museo della Scienza e della Tecnica – Milano
1986
Galleria Delfino – Rovereto
Galleria Ars Italica – Milano
Villa Ghirlanda/Silva – Cinisello Balsamo (MI)
Galleria Ars Italica – Milano
1987
Galleria Banelli – Trieste
Studio Gianca - Firenze
Centro Culturale Angerese - Angera
White Sands - Kenia
Galleria Ars Italica – Milano
1988
Castelsardo di Arona e Tradate,
1989
Sala Auditorium di Gorgonzola – Gorgonzola (MI)
1990
Galleria Ars Italica – Milano
1991
Palazzo Comunale di Ponte di Legno – Ponte di Legno (BS)
Palazzo delle Terme di Bormio – Bormio (SO)
1992
Galleria d’Arte San Magno di Legnano – San Magno di Legnano (MI)
1994
Palazzo Isimbardi di Stradella – Stradella (PV)
Chiostro dei Frati di Lodi – Lodi
1996
Palazzo Maffei – Verona
Galleria Studio d’Arte Due - Venezia
Comune di Lissone – Lissone (MI)
1997
Comune di Ponte di Legno – Ponte di Legno (BS)
Villa Ghirlanda - Cinisello Balsamo (MI)
1998
Famiglia Legnanese di Legnano – Legnano (MI)
Galleria d’Arte Ars Italica - Milano
2000
Comune di Legnano – Legnano (MI)
2001
Arte Cultura Sala Olimpica – Brera (Mi)
2002
Salone Internazionale di Pittura e Scultura di Cannes
2003
Villa Casati Stampa di Soncino – Cinisello Balsamo (MI)
2006
Villa Casati Stampa di Soncino a Cinisello Balsamo 2006
