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Chiancone was born in Porto Santo Stefano (Tuscany) from Neapolitan parents. Chiancone moved to Naples and studied at the Institute of Arts as an apprentice to Lionello Balestrieri; after completing his studies, Chiancone became a master himself, teaching pictorial decoration at the Institute for over forty years. His works were first showed at the "Mostra d'Arte Giovanile Napoletana" (Exhibition of Young Neapolitan Artists) in 1920. Between 1923 and 1927 he took part in Monza's International Biennial Exposition of Decorative Arts (with many works presented by the Royal Arts Institute of Naples), as well as in other exhibits, receiving many awards. In 1928 Chiancone joined the "Ostinati", a group voicing the need for a renewal of painting in Italy, in response to the movement of the "rappel a l'ordre". The "Ostinati" made a large contribution to the transformation of the Neapolitan cultural and artistic scene, unchanged since the times of landscape painting and mannered pointillism. In 1929, Chiancone participated in the first, trade unionist Fascist Exhibition in Campania; he also took part in the third Exhibition of Marine Art in Rome and in the International Exhibition in Barcelona. Those were the first achievements of a promising artistic career; Chiancone started showing his works at the most important exhibits, that were held in Naples as well as in other Italian and foreign cities. He participated in all the exhibitions of the "Biennale" in Venice from 1934 to 1948, to all the Quadrennial Exhibitions in Rome from 1931 to 1959, in the International Exhibition in Paris in 1937 and in several exhibitions on Italian art abroad. Exhibitions of his works have been, and still are, held in many important spaces, both public and private.