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PROFESSIONAL CAREER
2011
Exhibition- Concert- Poem "Holy Beauty", double solo painting exhibition by Graziella Gangi and Chris Minoldi, jewels by Giovanni Ciraso, concert by "Revensemble" Quartet, poems by Luca Maugeri; curated by Graziella Gangi
(M. Correnti Foundation, Aidone)
Collective exhibition “Artists for Morgantina” on the occasion of the Morgantina Venus opening ceremony at the Archaeological Museum of Aidone; curated by Marcella Tuttobene and Club UNESCO Enna
(M. Correnti Foundation, Aidone, En)
Drama direction and set design in “The Merchant of Venice” (W. Shakespeare), performed by “E. Majorana” High School of Piazza Armerina
Solo painting exhibition curated by Alessandra Fina e Claudia Pettinari (Caffè Letterario, Rome, Italy)
2010
Collective exhibition Avant Gard Retro curated by Sonia Mazzoli (GARD Gallery, Rome, Italy)
Scenery design for the summer season in a holiday village; workshop for children, teen and adults (painting on pottery with natural colors, painting on fabric, building wind charms with natural and recycled materials)
(Baia Domizia holiday village, CE, Italy)
2009
Collective exhibition “Female portraits”, curated by Inner Wheel Club, district of Piazza Armerina
(Museo Diocesano, Piazza Armerina)
Collective exhibition MUSAE 2009 curated by City management (Experimental Urban Museum of Emergent Art)
(Scilla, RC)
Giufà and the ball (acting and screenplay), puppet and shadow play performed by Iocudiventu acting company
(Cultural centre of Mazzarrone, Italy)
Workshop for nurses “Thinking by the hands”: clay modelling, creating costumes, masks and puppets.
(Nursery school Schillaci, Piazza Armerina, Italy)
Workshop “The art in sign”: casein tempera on clay; workshop for children and teen (Scilla, Italy)
2008
Solo exhibition MUSAE 2008 Experimental Urban Museum of Emergent Art curated by City management (Le Ciminiere cultural centre, Catania, Italy)
Screenplay, production and scenography for the theatre performance “Three tales from East” (from Avercenko and Doroscevic) performed by theatre company Pietre Vive (Herbitea Municipal Theatre, Aidone, Italy)
Art and recycle workshop: making puppets by papier-mâché and waste materials (Junior high school G. F. Ingrassia Regalbuto, Italy)
Fashion design workshop: formal dresses inspired by Kandinskji’s “Point and line to plane”
( M. Quattrino high school, Piazza Armerina, Italy)
Graphic workshop: collage and painting techniques on photography
(Junior high school Roncalli, Piazza Armerina, Italy)
2007
MUSAE 2007 1st prize awarded Experimental Urban Museum of Emergent Art curated by City management (travelling collective exhibition, Italy)
Satirical caricature exhibition “Unseen flowers”, in collaboration with La Griffe photo lab
(Suite d’autore Art design gallery hotel, Piazza Armerina, Italy)
Photography and body painting exhibition “14 letters, one city”, in collaboration with La Griffe photo lab, curated by Dario Russo and Cesare Sposito
(Suite d’autore Art design gallery hotel, Piazza Armerina, EN)
Fashion design workshop: formal dresses inspired by traditional costumes of native people in the world : Australian Aboriginal, African Masai, Native Americans, Japanese people ( M. Quattrino high school, Piazza Armerina)
Fashion design workshop: formal dresses inspired by Kandinskji “Point and line to plane” ( M. Quattrino high school, Piazza Armerina)
WWF workshops for children and adolescents: play and learn ecology; theatre, handicrafts with recycled stuff, painting with natural colors. (Serra Guarneri WWF park, Cefal, Italy)
2006
Collective exhibition “Re-Generation”, curated by Emanuela De Notariis(Civic Contemporary Art Gallery, Termoli, Italy)
Set design in “The Argonauts” (from A. Rodio), performed by Messinscena theatre company
(Greek theatre of Morgantina , Aidone, Italy)
Workshops on reproduction of archaeological find, modelling and painting with natural colors, mosaic. Medagorà school camp of experimental archaeology (Morgantina archaeological area, Aidone, Italy)
Scenery design for the New Creation scenography lab. (Enna, Italy)
Voluntary work camp in Bela Palanka Refugee Collective Centre (Nis, South Serbia), organized by Zdravo da Ste Hi Neighbor (organization of developmental psychologists, Belgrade) in partnership with S.C.I.
2005
Scenery design, costumes and acting in “African tales” performed by Pietre Vive (Herbitea Municipal Theatre, Aidone, Italy)
Drama direction and set design in “A patenti” (L. Pirandello), performed by “E. Majorana” High School of Piazza Armerina
(Greek theatre of Morgantina archaeological area, Aidone Italy)
Direction, scenery design and costumes in “Clouds” (from Aristofane), performed by Pietre Vive
(Greek theatre of Morgantina archaeological area, Aidone Italy)
Painting, graphic and cooking workshops for troubled people joining a therapeutic program in the daytime centres of the National Health Service. (Sole Luna Cooperative, Rome, Italy)
2004
Solo exhibition (Galciana Town City Hall, Italy)
Finalist for the painting competition “Changing Work”
(Italia Lavoro s.p.a., promoted by the National Work and Social Politics Department)
Collective exhibition “Interfacce: Fotoesordio”, curated by Franco Soda (Tor Vergata University, Roma Italy)
2003
Illustrations for “I didn’t vote for Berlusconi”, satirical book by Saverio Tommasi (Comicus editions, Florence, Italy)
Craftswoman: creating artistic candles and wax sculptures (Candle House shop, Rome, Italy)
FORMAL EDUCATION
2011
Workshop on using natural colors extracted from local plants (curated by Oasicolori Cooperative & Sciami Noto Association - Noto, Italy)
Principal skills: identification of spontaneous dye plants, how to dye fabric, how to create watercolors and fine art tempera with vegetable colors.
2007
WWF Ecology education course (WWF natural reserve Serra Guarneri - Cefalù, Italy).
Principal skills: play and learn ecology: making theatre and handicrafts with recycled stuff, painting with natural colors.
2006
Theatre workshop conducted by Machine de Teatre in association with Istituto Internazionale del Teatro del Mediterraneo
Principal skills: body language, modulation of the voice, the tale's character. Mise-en-scène of "African tales".
2003-2005
Graphics and advertising certificate (Ettore Rolli municipal school - Rome, Italy)
Principal skills: Projecting, creating and paging a publishing product.
Software skills: Adobe creative suite and Quark Xpress (Windows and Mac)
2003
First-class degree in Painting and Decoration at the Fine Arts Academy of Florence (Florence, Italy).
Practical subjects:
Painting and Decoration, Artistic anatomy, Clay and chalk modelling, Engraving and Printing techniques, Theatre costume, Scenography
Theoretic subjects:
History of Arts, Aesthetic Philosophy, History of music, Phenomenology of Contemporary Art, History and techniques of Restoration
1998
Diploma in Sciences and Philosophy (V. Romano high school - Piazza Armerina, Italy)
Principal subjects:
Italian and Latin Literature, Mathematic and Physic, English Language and Literature, Philosophy, Biology, Chemistry and Astronomy
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