Marc Dalessio - Biography and CV

Marc Dalessio, born in 1972 in Los Angeles, California, is a naturalistic painter
who at a young age has established himself as one of the foremost plein-air
landscape painters working today. He is also one of the top portraitists currently
working in Europe.

Marc’s artistic training began at the University of California at Santa Cruz where
he majored in biology and fine art. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa in 1992, he
moved to Florence, Italy and trained as a portraitist for four years under Charles
Cecil at his atelier. Charles H. Cecil Studios is a school of fine art that ofers a
thorough training in the traditional techniques of naturalistic drawing and
painting. Upon completion of his first year, Marc was awarded a full scholarship,
and after finishing the full course, he became an advanced painting
teacher at the school.

Currently a part-time landscape painting instructor at the Florence Academy of Art,
Marc keeps a studio in Florence, Italy but travels for much of the year. Recent painting
expeditions have included Greece and Albania, Morocco, Rajasthan, Sicily, Kenya,
and the Caribbean. His works are in private collections worldwide.

Marc is available for commissions for both portraits and landscapes.

He currently devides his time between Italy and the United States.

Work Experience

1997 – 2008

1998 – 2008

2003 - 2007

1997 – 2002

1996 – 1999

Education

1993 – 1997

1992 – 1993

1989 – 1992

Selected Exhibitions

2008

2007

2007

2006

2006

2006

2006

2005

2005

2004

2004

2004

2003

2002

2002

2001

2001

2001

2001

2000

2000

2000

2000

1999

Portraitist
Il Ritratto Gallery, Poggio Imperiale 17, Florence

Associate Artist
Portraits Inc., 985 Park Avenue, New York

Instructor, Landscape Painting classes
Florence Academy of Art, Via della Casine 21/R, Florence

Instructor, Advanced Portraiture and Landscape Painting classes
Charles H. Cecil Studios, Borgo San Frediano 68, Florence

Graphic Designer
Cook Studio, Via Puccinotti 54, Florence

Charles H. Cecil Studios
Florence, Italy
Awarded meritorious scholarship

Il Bisonte International School of Graphic Arts
Florence
Master Printmaker Certificate

University of California at Santa Cruz
Bachelors degree with Honors in Fine Arts
Phi Beta Kappa

Venetian Landscapes
W.H. Patterson Gallery, Albemarle Street, London

Two-person Show, Recent Paintings
Grenning Gallery, Long Island, New York

Alpine Landscapes
W.H. Patterson Gallery, Albemarle Street, London

Group show, Florence Academy of Art
Eleanor Ettinger Gallery, Soho, New York City

Landscapes from Spoleto
Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston SC

Irish Landscapes
W.H. Patterson Gallery, Albemarle Street, London

Two-person Show, Landscapes
Grenning Gallery, Long Island, New York

Group Exhibition, Italian Landscapes
Century Gallery, Washington D.C.

Solo Exhibition, Recent Paintings
Grenning Gallery, Long Island, New York

Group Exhibition
W.H. Patterson Gallery, Albemarle Street, London

Local Landscapes
Ann Long Fine Art, Charleston SC

Solo Exhibition, Moroccan Landscapes
Grenning Gallery, Long Island, New York

Group Show, Recent Landscapes
Grenning Gallery, Long Island, New York

Two-person Show, Sicilian Landscapes.
Grenning Gallery, Long Island, New York

Group Exhibition, Indian Landscapes.
The Gallery, Shepherds Market, London, U.K.

Group Exhibition, Alpine Landscapes.
John Mitchell Gallery, Bond Street, London

Solo Exhibition, Rajasthani Landscapes
Grenning Gallery

Group Exhibition, Charles H. Cecil Studios 10th Aniversary Show
Paul Mitchell Gallery, New Bond Street, London

Solo Exhibition, Californian and Italian Landscapes
Grenning Gallery

Two-person Show, Long Island Landscapes
Grenning Gallery

British Red Cross Exhibition
Stanny House, Iken, Suffolk, England

10th Biennial Art Exhibition
Sant’Agata dei Goti, Naples

Solo Exhibition, Californian and Italian Landscapes
Grenning Gallery

Group Exhibition “Il Ritratto” (The Portrait)
Le Corte di Arte Contemporanea, Florence