Matteo Chinellato

Born in Venice on July 24, 1974, Matteo Chinellato initially developed his passion for photography through his father, a renowned art restorer, who asked him to take pictures – at the time using analog cameras – of the paintings and other art objects undergoing restoration.
His first camera was a Mupi M6 which he received as a present when he was ten and with which he took his first shots. In 1985, on the occasion of Pope John Paul II’s visit to Venice, he used a Pentax MX with a zoom for the first time, thus taking his first pictures related to “news”.
This event marked the beginning of a new enthusiastic and absorbing passion for photography.
After taking his degree as a Master of Goldsmith’s Art at the Art Institute of Venice, he started his academic studies in Cultural Heritage at Ca’ Foscari University (Venice), which he abandoned two years later due to the military service. During his university period he met prof. Italo Zannier – with whom he is still in contact – who introduced him to the History of Photography and who – as testified by his mark (30 with honors) at university – constituted a turning point in his passion and career.
In 1997 he started helping his parents in their business as art restorers by taking ...

Degree in Master of goldsmith's art at the Istituto Statale d'Arte of Venice, Italy

AL VOLO - 2014 - Curator: Italo Zannier

CIAK....AZIONE - 2014 - Curator: Fausto Raschiatore

RICOSTRUZIONI 1914/2014 - 2014 - Curator: Fausto Raschiatore

WIDESPREAD EXHIBITION - 2015

GRANDI NAVI: danno o risorsa per Venezia? - 2015

Bassano Fotografia 2015 and 2017

Gente di Cinema a Venezia 2021

Gente di Cinema a Venezia 2022