EXHIBITIONS
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'What is Art' group exhibition
7th to 12th October 2022
Boomer Gallery
London, UK
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'AESTHETICA' group exhibition
22nd to 28th July 2022
The Holy Art Gallery
London, UK
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'Art in My Mind' solo exhibition
20th May to 16th June 2021
The Electric Elephant Cafe Gallery
London, UK
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'Wildfire Gallery in Chester' group exhibition
15th to 17th November 2019
Chester Art Fair
Chester, UK
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'Wildfire Gallery in Brighton' group exhibition
26th July to 4th August 2019
Pop up Gallery
Brighton, UK
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'Wildfire Gallery in Norwich' group exhibition
13th to 23rd June 2019
Pop up Gallery
Norwich, UK
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'Wildfire Gallery in Folkestone' group exhibition
10th to 22nd April 2019
Pop up Gallery
Folkestone, UK
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'Gez and D’s Big Effort' one-day pop-up group exhibition
18th August 2018
The Pullens Center
London, UK
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WORK EXPERIENCE
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FINE ARTIST / ILLUSTRATOR 2018 to Present
Freelance - London, UK
Duties: Create artwork and Illustrations on commission or for personal projects. Create visual concepts and aesthetics for films or series.
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FINE ARTIST / CURATOR ASSISTANT / GALLERY ASSISTANT January to November 2019
Wildfire Gallery - London, UK
Duties: Create artwork according to creative briefs. Assist curator with organization, art handling, packing and installation.
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GRAPHIC DESIGNER / ART DEPT. ASSISTANT September 2016 to January 2019
Freelance - London, UK
Duties: Meet and communicate with clients to understand what they want out of a project, and help them get those ideas out in a workable way and on their budget; Design advertisements, artwork, movie posters, props, brochures, logos, signs, and other branding and communication materials, assist Art directors and Props masters.
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​GRAPHIC DESIGNER November 2013 to March 2014
Magnetic Ideas Branding Agency - London, UK
Duties: Translate concepts into product ideas, test new graphic editor software,
photo-retouching, creating illustrations, designing logos and branding imagery.
PHOTOGRAPHER ASSISTANT September to October 2012
Ezio Ferreri Photography Studio - Palermo, Italy
Duties: Assist during photo shooting, take charge of postproduction and photo-retouching.
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EDUCATION
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Art Handling and Installation short course 5th to 7th August 2019
UAL Chelsea College of Art and Design - London, UK
Subjects covered: Role of an art technician, how to properly handle, pack, move, store and hang 2d and 3d artworks, and fill condition reports.
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Graphic Design for Filmmaking Workshop 3rd to 4th December 2016
Annie Atkins Studio - Dublin, UK
Subjects covered: Realisation of graphic design-related props for movies.
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100 Design Projects - Creative Thinking short course 23rd April to 21st May 2016
UAL Central Saint Martins - London, UK
Subjects covered: How to unlock, develop and improve creative thinking.
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First Class Honours Degree with specialisation in Graphic Design October 2009 to July 2013
Accademia Delle Belle Arti (Academy of Fine Arts) - Palermo, Italy
Subjects covered: Graphic design, Branding, Packaging, Editorial Design, Art History (Modern and Contemporary), Phenomenology of Contemporary Arts, Photography, Photo-retouching, Typography, Lettering Design, History of Illustration and Advertising, Cinema and movie History, Theory and Methods of Media, Aesthetics and philosophy of art, Form and Colour Perception.
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High School Diploma in Fine Art with a specialisation in Sculpture (74/100) September 2004 to July 2009
Liceo Artistico E. Catalano (Art high school E. Catalano) - Palermo, Italy
Subjects covered: Art History from Prehistoric to Contemporary, Painting, Sculpture and clay modelling, Drawing techniques, Technical Drawing, Project Design, Italian literature, History, Maths, Physics, Biology, and Philosophy.
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