Chiara Perano is an English-Italian artist, illustrator, and ceramicist. She creates her pieces on canvas, loose linen, and also paints decorative murals. Her work uses harmonious tones and patterns to express the wonders, shapes and beauty of the natural world. She often uses symbols and feminine figures with loose brush strokes, and is exploring making her own pigments from found objects, as well as acrylic paints and oil pastels.

Having grown up between England and Italy, her style and colour palette is inspired by childhood memories of slow southern Italy, La Dolce Vita, folklore magic and ancient pottery designs. Chiara is based in St Leonards-on-Sea in East Sussex, and trained at University of the Arts London. She is passionate about finding joy and beauty in the simple imperfect moments of everyday life, good food, and living seasonally in tune with nature.