Marie Capaldi follows a strong Swedish painterly tradition. In colourful paintings, we mainly meet members of her own family. The family in the paintings also serves as a microcosmos. The world is confused and changeable, just as the depicted children change. They grow and mature and assume their places in different environments. Just as in much of Swedish painter Vera Nilsson's art, Marie Capaldi allows women and above all children to speak for humankind. However, Marie Capaldi's paintings are not political but rather a quiet reflection on the passing of time.

Marie Capaldi received her artistic education at the Valand School of Fine Arts in Gothenburg 1985-1990. She is represented at, among others, Borås Konstmuseum, Borås, Norrköpings konstmuseum, Norrköping; Västerås Konstmuseum, Västerås; Skövde Konstmuseum, Skövde and the National Council of Public Art.