Giacomo Picca ..............Born in São Paulo, Brazil. Lives and works in London
Education:
2007 - 2006 - PGCE Desing & Technology, University of Greenwich
2000 - 1998 - MA visual arts, Goldsmiths College, University of London
1998 - 1995 - BA Wimbledon School of Art
1994 - 1993 - Chelsea College of Art & Design
1985 - 1980 - BSc civil engineering, São Paulo Institute of Engineering
Solo Exhibitions:
2006 - "Border Line", Oriel Gallery, Ffwrwm Arts Centre, Caerleon, Wales
2005 - "Installed landscape", August Art, London
2003 - "Trees for the Wood", Gallery 32, London
2002 - "Geografias", Galleria Perro Verde, Madrid
Commisions:
2007 - "Walking in Islignton", August Art, First Thursday East London July 2007 - Time out and Whitechapel Gallery, cur Winnie Sze, London
2006 - "Walking in Edinburgh", International Conference on the Arts in Societty, University of Edinburgh, cur. Tressa Berman, Scotland
2005 - "Arts Trail", Tabernacle Trust - North Kensington, cur. Frauke Ehmke, London
Selected Group Exhibitions:............full cv
2010 - "Melt Art Fair", Mile End Pavillion, cur. Dolores Sanchez Calvo, London
2010 - "Circulando em Outras Dimensões", Espaço Sesc, cur. Regina Carmona, Florianópolis, Blumenau, Joinville, Tubarão
2009 - "Art Swap", East Festival 2009, Time Out First, August Art, London
2008 - "Giacomo Picca and Fabrice Deloor", ARS117, cur. Alex Valle, Brussels
2008 - "Do Something different", Barbican, a proposal by International Exhibitionist, London
2007 - "Geography is the Flavour", August Art, cur. Winnie Sze, london
2007 - "Fact vs Fiction" + Olhares Film Festival, Chapito, cur. Alexandre Azinheiras, Lisbon
2007 - "Proposal for Dang-in-ri Power Station", Ssamzie Space, cur. Hong Yeong-In and Yu Seokyeon, Seoul
2006 - "Moving in Architecture", International Exhibitionist, Curzon Soho, cur. Cyril Lepetit, London
2006 - "Pollock Hall" - Flavia Fernandes, Jose Guedes, Giacomo Picca", cur. Tressa Berman, Edinburgh
2006 - "two exhibitions ", Tricycle Gallery, London
2005 - “Anywhere in the World: David Medalla’s London”, ICA, cur. Guy Brett, London
2005 - “Nature Mediated by Images”, Bayennale of Art, AAABAM, coll. Calum F. Kerr, San Francisco
2005 - "caution: uneven surfaces", temporary contemporary, cur. Jen Wu & Anthony Gross, London
2004 - "Vídeos de Artista", M.I.S. - V Festival de Artes Gov. Celso Ramos, cur. Flávia Fernandes, Florianópolis
2004 - "So Change Frequency", performance / collaboration with film maker Pablo Ross' video clip for TRIGGERBOX, London
2004 - "Cling Film", Artivists - Peckham Library, cur. by Claudia Wegener and Michael Asbury, London
2003 - "Ciclovia Aérea", Centro Wilfredo Lam, Bienal de La Habana, video collaboration with Jarbas Lopes, Havana, Cuba
2003 - "Souvenir", Transition Gallery, London
2003 - "Superman", John Hansard Gallery, collaboration with Foreign Investment, Southampton
2003 - "The dead’s dog story", The Oval Theatre, collaboration with Ducha, London
2003 - "Walking in Berlin", Changing Channels, Umspannwerk, Berlin
2002 - "Virtual Memorial", cur. Wilfried Agricola de Cologne
2001 - The Nunnery Gallery, cur. Alison Raines, London
2000 - "Assembly", Royal College of Arts and Goldsmiths College, Stepney City, cur. Gordon Cheung, London
2000 - "Pourquoi" - Moulin de Heutregiville, Reins, cur. Sylvie Riffault, France
2000 - "Souvenir", 291 Gallery, London Biennale 2000, org. David Medalla, London
1999 - "Cool" - Rockingham Project Space, cur. Giacomo Picca, London
1999 - "Non Stop Opening" - Centre Point Gallery, cur. Eva Bensasson, Tiago Carneiro da Cunha, London
1997 - "Out" - Wimbledon Gallery , cur. Richard Wentworth, London
1996 - "Live Art Festival", Byan Shaw College of Art, cur. Richard Layzell, London
Curatorial Projects:
2009 - "art swap", East Festival 2009, Time Out First, August Art, London
2006 - "draw_drawing_2", London Biennale, The Foundry, London
2004- - "CU - Cosy Universe_2004", 142 Project, London
2004 - "draw_drawing_", Gallery 32, London
2003 - "Trees for the Wood", Gallery 32, London
2002 - "Seven Bridges", Oriel Gallery, Ffwrrwm Art Centre, Caerleon, Wales
1999 - "Cool" - Rockingham Project Space, London
1997 - "Out" - Wimbledon Gallery, London, assisting cur. Richard Wentworth
Bibliography, Interviews:
2008 - "Influence 100 DVD", NO-GO-ZONE Audio Radio Project, edited by Claudia Wegener amd Terry Humphrey
2008 - "An Interdisciplinary Conversation: " Mobility of the Line ", catalogue edited by MA Architectural Studies, University of Brighton
2007 - "Fact vs Fiction", + Olhares Film Festival, Chapito, Lisbon
2007 - "Proposal for Dang-in-ri Power Station", SSamzie Space Special Exhibition, Seoul, South Korea
2005 - "Making Things Better", EAST international 2005, Norwich Gallery, Norwich
2005 - "You are De-corator", Projectik 2005, London
2004 - Jungle Drums, issue 14, July 2004, pg 16, London
2004 - BrazilianNews, 15 July 2004, pg 11. London
2004 - The London Eye, Artivists a review, review by Reena Paul
2003 - "Brazilian Art in London 2002 - 2003", Exhibitions @ Gallery 32, edited by Gabriela Salgado
2003 - "Radio Interview" - Resonance fm, 104.4 MHz, Dosensos, 21:30, 15th October 2003, interview with Anna Colin, London
2003 - Harpers & Queen, Issue April 03, pg 99, London
2003 - Design Week, 30 January, pg 5, London
2003 - LIMA, London Institute Members Association, issue 6, spring 2003
2003 - The Pulse, South London Press, January 31, pg 6, London
2003 - Brasilnet, Issue February 03, interview with Luiz Santos, London
2003 - Jungle Drums, Issue February 03, London
2003 - Trees for the Wood, Gallery 32, edited by Giacomo Picca
2002 - Trans-Barroso, 15 Latin American Artists in London, edited by Leonardo Boix
2002 - Tele Madrid: TV program-Unomas, Madrid
2000 - Assembly, Stepney City, London
2000 - The ST. Ives Times & Echo, Cornwall
2000 - Leros Magazine, edited by Vicent Lou
1996 - TV Cultura: Vitrine Program - 23rd São Paulo Biennale, São Paulo
Lectures, Workshops, Talks:
2008 – “Mobility of the Line”, Interdisciplinary Symposium, MA Architectural Studies, University of Brighton
2006 - "Interferences on the Landscape", First International Conference on the Arts in Society, University of Edinburgh, Scotland
2006 - "draw_drawing_2", The Foundry, interview with David Medalla
2005 - 2000 - Newham Sixth Form College, London
2005 - 2003 - digital media and painting workshops with BowArts Trust, London
2003 - Radio Interview, Resonance fm, 104.4 MHz, Dosensos, 21:30, 15th October 2003, interview with Anna Colin, London
2001 - "Brazil in Mind", story telling & drawing workshops, Museum of London, London
2000 - "Coastal Lines", gallery talk, September Festival, St Ives, Cornwall
Collections:
Casoria Contemporary Art Museum, Naples
NHS - Princess St Clinic, London
August Art, London
Friedrich Frickenhaus, IKB Deutsche Industriebank, London
Brazilian Embassy, London
Fabio Zanon and Mariana Barbosa, London & São Paulo
Catrin Rees, London
Private collections: Brazil, England, France, Ireland, Spain, Wales