Vittoria Vieceli

Vittoria Vieceli

Biography
Vittoria Vieceli is an Australian artist from an Italian family background that has an intuitive and passionate approach to art. As a child, she spent many a day accompanying her mother on en plein air painting with the local Port Macquarie Art Society members, where Vieceli developed a strong appreciation for art.
As Vieceli’s interest in fine arts grew, she pursued a BFA at University of NSW after which, she traveled to Italy and immersed herself in its rich cultural history. In 1995, Vieceli had her first solo show of ink drawings in Venice, depicting local scenes and inner thoughts of her travels. Upon returning to Sydney, she established a gallery in Manly where she showed her own paintings reflecting the natural environment of the local area. The gallery was later offered as an exhibition space for local artists to hold group shows. For many years Vieceli was a committee member of the Manly Arts Festival and in 1998 she initiated “Chalkiest”, a street art event, celebrated by art enthusiasts which was later sponsored by Sydney Water.
In recent years, after having a break from running the gallery to start a family, Vieceli returned to drawing and painting practicing at the Julian Ashton Art School. In 2019 she was awarded two art prizes for her oil paintings at the Annual Julian Ashton School Art Show which sparked a renewed interest in her oil painting practices. The latest exhibition “Of Land and Sea” is comprised of mostly plein air “colour sketches” in oil. It unifies Vieceli’s past and present art practices, combining her intuitive approach to art with the discipline of drawing, light and tone as a means of appreciating the contours of landscapes that Vieceli calls home.

Exhibitions
2023 Of Land and Sea, duo exhibition with Inta Charteris, Thienny Lee Gallery, Sydney, NSW.
2022 Serendipity, group art show, Bathers Pavilion Art Room, Balmoral, NSW
2022 In the Frame, group show, Sydney Road Gallery, Balgowlah, NSW
2022 Future Perfect, Mosman Art Society Show, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman, NSW
2022 Artists of Mosman 2088, group show, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman, NSW
2021 Artists of Mosman 2088, group show, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman, NSW
2021 Members Exhibition, Edward Hopper House, Nyack, New York, USA
2020 Mosman Art Society Show, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman, NSW
2019 9”x 5” Art Show, group show, Julian Ashton School, Georges Heights, Mosman, NSW
2019 Julian Ashton Art Show, Sydney Mechanics Arts School, Sydney, NSW
2018 Mosman Art Prize, selected group show, Mosman Art Gallery, Mosman, NSW
2018 Julian Ashton Annual Art Show, Sydney Mechanics Arts School, Sydney, NSW
2007 Group Show, Agora Gallery, Chelsea, New York City, USA
2006 Group show, Gig Gallery. Glebe, NSW
2006 Jacque Cadry’s Art Show, Group Show, Fox Studios, Sydney, NSW
2005 Verotica, Solo Show, Gig Gallery, Glebe, NSW
2005 Vieceli Solo Show, Raglin Street Gallery, Manly, NSW
2003 Vieceli Solo Show, Manly Interpolitan Cafe, Manly, NSW
2003 Vieceli Solo Show, Glen Street Theatre Belrose, NSW
2003 Artist’s on Norton Street, group show, Leichhardt, NSW
2002 Vieceli Solo Show, Manly Pacific Park Royal, Manly NSW
2002 Vieceli Solo Show, Manly Pier Restaurant, Manly, NSW
2001 Palm Beach Art Exhibition, group show, Palm Beach, NSW
2001 Manly Rotary Club Art Show, group show, Manly, NSW
2001 Artists on Norton Street, group show, Leichhardt, NSW
2000 Creative Indulgences, solo show, Vittoria Art Gallery, Manly, NSW
2000 Artists on Norton Street, group show, Leichhardt, NSW
1999 Erotic, Solo Show, The Gallery Cafe, Surry Hills, NSW
1999 New Wave Art, Vittoria Art Gallery, Manly, NSW
1999 Artists on Norton Street, group show, Leichhardt, NSW
1999 Images of Manly, Manly Fish Restaurant, Manly, NSW
1998 Manly, Venice of Sydney, Vittoria Art Gallery, Manly, NSW
1997 Vittoria Art Gallery Inaugural, opening by Italian Consul General.
1997 Images of Manly, Vittoria Art Gallery, Manly Arts Festival, Manly, NSW
1996 Group Show, Hayman Island Art Gallery, Great Barrier Reef, QLD
1995 Woman’s International Day Show, Tap Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW
1995 Venezia Sensuale, Solo Show, A La Vaglia Restaurant Gallery, Venice, Italy
1994 Womanise Dissonance, group show, University of Wollongong, NSW
1993 Group show, Cyberspace, Glebe, NSW
1993 Group Environmental Sculpture Show, Blue Mountains Nature Reserve, NSW
1994 Graduate Show – Bachelor Fine Arts, COFA, University of NSW

Art Prizes
2019 The Richard and Wenda Ashton Prize, Annual Julian Ashton Art Show
2019 The Philip Muskett Prize, Annual Julian Ashton Art Show
2018 Finalist Mosman Art Prize
2006 Finalist Jacque Carry Memorial Art Prize
2006 Finalist Warringah Art Prize

Education
1995 BFA, College of Fine Arts, University of NSW
2017-2020 Julian Ashton School, The Rocks, NSW

Collections
Private collections in Australia and overseas including Italy, France, Canary Islands, UK, Ireland and USA.