Curriclum Vitae April 2009

Accomplishments in Fine Arts & Photography

2009: A collection of 7 paintings exhibited at Ana Mandara, San Francisco, CA                                                                                                                                                                                  2009: A collection of 8 Graphics exhibited at the Diego Rivera Gallery, San Francisco, CA                                2009: A collection of 12 pieces spanning her career so far, exhibited at Flipp, San Francisco, CA                                                                                                                                                                                2009: A collection of 13 pieces exhibited at Yabbies, San Francisco, CA                                                        2009: 3 piece exhibition, A night of Art and Wine, Blue Chalk, Palo Alto, CA
2007: two-week exhibition of ephemeral art installation titled Dust Fort, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain
2005-2006: six-month exhibition of series titled Rough, Hall C of Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain
2005: Prize for IV Visual Arts contest of UEM, with a series of four photographs, titled Rough, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Spain
2003: One-year exhibition of a 12 painting series, titled Tones, at bar Capri, Madrid, Spain

Educational Qualifications

2008-2009: Digital Portfolio Building, Advanced Photoshop and Project Development ACE courses at the San Francisco Art Institute
2003-2008: Bachelors Degree in Fine Arts from La Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
2002-2003: Professional Photography Diploma from EFTI, Escuela de Fotografia y Centro de Imagen, Madrid, Spain.
2002: Graduated from Palo Alto High School, Palo Alto, California.
2001: First semester of final year at High School spent in Barcelona, Spain
1987-1996: Schooling at St. Paul’s British school, Sao Paulo, Brazil (1987-89 & 1992-1997); Atlanta International School, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Cultural Background and Language Skills

 Tri-lingual in English, Portuguese, & Spanish.
Resided in Brazil (9 years), U.S. (8 years), and Spain (7 years). United States green card holder, as well as both Brazilian and British passports.
Traveled extensively – Western Europe, North and South America, and parts of Asia.

Conferences and Workshops

2007: Conference with Heims Baker, from Droog Design, on the recyclability of ideas and the importance of creativity.
2007: Dora Garcia Conference on post-conceptual art, followed by a four-week workshop with the Spanish artist
2007: Sergio Rubira Conference on strategic management for artists, followed by a four-week workshop with the artist and curator
2007: workshop with Leonardo Vitella on the use of color and photographic print
2007: workshop with Miguel Angel Martin on NET.art
2007: workshop with Miguel Gil Ruiz on creative sound technology in audiovisuals
2007: Conference with Jordi Colomer on reflections of contemporary urban societies
2007: Conference with Spanish artist Alberto Peral, followed by a two-day workshop on the mechanisms and analogies of human anatomy
2007: Conference with Pepe Medina on social symbolism and illustration
2007: Conference with Gabriel Martinez on graphic Design
2007: Conference with Maria Jesus Trivino on the design of exhibiting spaces
2007: Conference with Domingo Mestre on art, politics and activism in Valencia
2007: Conference with Giulietta Speranza on the relations of domestic spaces and art
2006: Workshop with Spanish artist Isidro Blasco, focused on exploring human perception

Collections

2009 Lies in the collection of Robert Watkins, San Francisco, Caifornia

2009 Rhizome in the collection of Barabara Turpin, San Francisco California

2009 Sink, Painting, acrylic and chinese Ink, in the collection of Christine Vermes, Palo Alto, California

2008 Marco Enmarcado, sculpture, wood, in the collection of Syrie Blanco Walsh, Madrid, Spain

2008 Translate This, Video Instalation, in the collection of Jose Javier Hernandez, Madrid, Spain

2007 Traps,  Painting, acrylic and chinese ink, in the collection of Louis Philiip Lay, Barcelona, Spain

2005 Tamed N.3, Painting, acrylic, in the collection of Decio Nascimento, London, United Kingdom

2004 Undone, acrylic and chinese ink in the collection of Maria Fernanda Rodrigues da Cunha, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Publications

2007 5 Photographs published in Principe de Asturias, coffee table book, Magma Cultural publisher

2009 Published as Artist of the Day on CasaSugar.com

2009 Published in http://goodluckbadluck.net/perdiem/?p=380