Irma Calabrese - Set / Interior Design & Visual Arts




 

EDUCATION

 

2010

-Jewellery making (silver); Studio 303 (E.Pfenninger) Sydney NSW

-Advanced Diploma in Interior Design; Design Centre Enmore, Sydney NSW

 

2008

-"Make it Mudbricks" building workshop, Nowra NSW

  

2006

-A quarter of Diploma in Colour Consulting studies at International School of  Colour and Design (ISCD), Sydney Australia

-Certificate IV in Design, ISCD

 

2004

-Bachelor Degree in Theatrical Design Vilnius Academy of Fine Arts Lithuania. Thesis: E.O’Neill “Desire under the elms”. Set & props design, scenic costumes and installation. (Model in scale 1:20 is made using clay, straw, metal, wood, sawdust, paper, paints, etc.)

 

EXHIBITIONS

 

2008

-"sQuareOne Art for Auction" (works auctioned & exhibited) Mori Gallery, Sydney

-“smARTarts artSPACE exhibition” (group), Pine Street Creative Arts Centre

 

2007

-Tapestry Exhibition (group), Tap Gallery Sydney

-2007 Warringah Art Exhibition (group), Manly Vale Community Centre Sydney

-Walsh Bay Art Prize 2007 group exhibition, One of a Kind Gallery, Walsh Bay

                 

2006

-Group exhibition “My favourite movie moments”, Art Moment Gallery, Sydney

-ISCD graduates group exhibition at ISCD The Rocks campus, Sydney        

  

2004

-Personal exhibition “Painting. 2000-2003” (painting, assemblages) LT

-Group exhibition “The art for the heritage” (oil paintings, ink sketches) LT

-Group exhibition of set and costume design dedicated to 100th anniversary of L.Truikys LT

 

2003

-Group exhibition “Theatrical design - 2003” (dedicated to 210th anniversary of VAFA) LT

-International exhibition of theatrical design – Prague Quadrennial 2003 (PQ’03); section of schools of stage design (Exhibition of set design model and costumes for the play of A.Chekhov “Uncle  Vanya”), Czechia.

 

1997

-Group exhibition “Winter bouquet”. Compositions of dried flowers 1st prize

              

THEATRE / FILM

 

2010

-Production design for "Yellow Moon" by D.Greig (director S.Dowling); Belvoir St Theatre, Sydney NSW

 

2009

-Production design for "Vigil" by M.Panych (director S.Dowling); The Old Fitzroy Theatre Sydney

 

2008

-Production Design for a short film "The Storymaker" (director E.Rozanski). www.thestorymaker.net

 

2006

-Set / Costume design / Continuity for short film "Unexpected Happenings" (director M.Leonti)

 

2005

-Sets and costumes for “Cain” by Byron (Directors Damien Blackshaw and Ben Lucas; The Lab Productions) at Newtown Theatre, Sydney Australia.

-Puppetry constructions and special effects design for “The Department store” by J.Fleming, The Old Fitzroy Theatre (director Christopher Hurrell; Parnassus’ Den Productions)

 

2004

-Festival “We are the children of Vilnius”; costumes for the dances “Girls of rye”, “When I was little”, “Dream in the kingdom of mirrors”, “People – machines”, “Are we friends?”, “Plus minus”, “Flower of lotus”, “We are so”

 

2002 -2004

Worked with choreographers M.Svirskys, S.Rudzionyte, G.Augaityte, N.Dashkevic, N.Orlov, A.Dubovskij; directors L.Gudaite, A.Vezeliene.

 

2003

-Sets and costumes for “Satrija”performance “At close quarters” (director A.Vezeliene), Youth Theatre, Vilnius. Costume projects for the dances “Puppets have heart too”, “The walk of fire” and “The Grass”.

 

2002

-Sets and costumes for a dance and movement performance “The Mew”, Youth Theatre Vilnius (director L.Gudaite).

-Designed illustrated booklets, leaflets, CD covers, theatrical posters, etc.

-Designed invitations, greeting cards, business cards.

                   

PROJECTS

 

2005-2007

-“DIS/PLACE: making work in exile” (organized by ICE, CAC, MCA) Sydney

 

2004

-Symposium of painting “The historical cultural heritage of Traku Voke in painting” LT

-Art workshop for children (ages 4-15) as a part of the symposium “The art for the heritage” (paintings, drawings, sketches and exhibition organising)

 

2003

-Easter decoration “Resurrection” (8x3m) for the side-nave of Anyksciai church LT

-Christmas decoration (9x4m) for the side-nave of Anyksciai church, LT

-Christmas decorations (hand-made) for the window showcases of “Satrija”club, Vilnius LT

 

2002

-Numerous exhibition designs, graphic design projects at “Satrija”

 

COMPETITIONS / AWARDS

 

2007

-Walsh Bay Art Prize 2007 finalist

 

2006

-“My favorite movie moments” art competition finalist

-Fred Hosking Christmas cards competition participant

-Designer Rugs competition participant

 

2005

-Artist of the month at Artfiles (The Comprehensive Guide to Arts and Culture) website.

 

 

MEMBERSHIPS

 

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