Edelweiss Calcagno - pittrice contemporanea

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3333 University Blvd W, Apt. 511, 20895 20895 - Kensington (Montgomery County, Maryland) - United States
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My primary interest is in Abstract Art and exploring how the intersection of different planes and

line shapes can create illusions within distorted shapes, letters, and words. My work varies in size, from prints to paintings ranging from very small to huge (12 feet x 15 feet). I also do sculptures. I use many printmaking techniques in my work, including etching, aquatint, drypoint, woodcut, linocut, plexiglass and collagraph.

In my mixed media pieces I use oil paints, charcoal, pastels, acrylic paint, watercolor. In my

sculptures and most of my work I use recycled materials such as wood, flower petals, leaves, metal, textile, plaster, resin glass and recycled materials. Photography is an important part of my process, I use photos to document my work in progress and to remember new techniques. This allows me to see the evolution of the piece later on and sometimes it also helps me confirm which direction to go with my piece to finish it. My photographs are also a base for other pieces. Another vital part of my creative process is music. I introduce and create lines that follow a particular rhythm.

My artistic style has been strongly influenced by Kandinsky, Picasso, Rauschenberg, Rodin,

Moore, Dubuffet, DeFeo and many other artists. I prefer to work either on the floor or on flat surfaces. This enables me to view the piece from every angle so that I can create multiple perspectives in my work, giving the audience more than one way to view my work.

Layering is an intrinsic element in my work. My work evolves through each new layer of lines

and geometric techniques. Each layer represents a time change in someone’s life; the more intricate the layer the more complex the person. These layers depict the events they went through and the resulting change in their life and personality. For example, a work’s first layer is like a baby that is untouched and pure, but as the layers build it represents this baby becoming an adult and the good or bad events that have shaped their lives. I use these layers to represent aspects of abuse and abuse survivors.

Each composition represents a person that survived and how beautiful they are. It is important

to show that each composition is a unique one because each person goes through a unique trauma. I explore abstraction through a variety of media to shed light on abuse survivors.

Nowadays, it is even more evident when injustices occur and this took me to another decision in my life, which is to also represent people that have been abused but didn’t survive. Multiple perspectives, layering and symbols are used to represent the changes in those who experience abuse. The consequences they pay with ADHD, PTSD, dyslexia, fibromyalgia and other disabilities that are normal consequences of physical, sexual and psychological abuse. Symbols such as the destructive act of tearing or scratching my own prints, designs that mimic jail bars, feathers that represented bleeding wounds, and the layering of the different colors.

By addressing sexual, physical and psychological abuse and the relative consequences through

my art, I strive to make people more aware of this taboo, so that they can better understand and talk about it. This is significant because you cannot identify and stop abuse or overcome this trauma unless you talk about it. For those who didn’t make it my work is there to remember them and to denounce the injustice that they paid with their lives.

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Education

University of Maryland, College Park, MD

Bachelor of Science in Art History, May 2018

Bachelor of Science in Fine Art, May 2016

Honors Cum Laude, GPA: 3.86

Towson University, Towson, MD

Master of Fine Arts in Studio Art, May 2020, GPA: 3.86

Skills

Art Techniques:

• Printmaking: etching, drypoint, screen-printing, engraving, woodcut, aquatint, mezzotint,

intaglio, lithography, relief, linocut, collagraphy, mono-print, stencil, giclee, mixed-media

• Painting: acrylic, oil, watercolor, gouache, mixed media

• Sculpture: wood bas-relief, ceramics, mixed media, recycled materials, plaster

• Drawing: pastel, pencil, charcoal, mixed media

Languages: ACTLF-LTI (MD) certified native proficiency in French and Italian

Computer: Canvas, Blackboard, Zoom, Outlook, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft

Excel, Nearpod, Google Classroom, Google Slides, AACPS Intranet, PGCPS Intranet, Adobe Photoshop

Experience

Italian Teacher, Samuel Ogle Middle School, Bowie, MD Aug 2021 - Present

• Fundraised over $1,200 Donor’s Choice fundraising over $1,200

Long-Term Italian Substitute, Magothy River Middle School, MD Jan 2021 - June 2021

Graduate Printmaking TA, Towson University Aug 2019 - Dec 2020

• Printmaking for non-majors (ART117) and art majors (ART211)

• Intaglio II (ART180) with Graduate Intaglio (ART450) and Relief I (ART650-180)

Part-Time Adjunct Faculty, Towson University Aug 2019 - May 2020

• Taught Printmaking for non-art majors in Fall 2019 in-person and Foundations of 3D Art in

Spring 2020 virtually.

Guest Speaker & Exhibitor, Carver Center for Arts & Technology January 2019

• Guest lecturer at Carver Arts High School and exhibited at Carver Gallery for 1 month

Graduate Printmaking Coordinator/Monitor, Towson University Aug 2018 - May 2018

Printmaking Guest Lecturer, Towson University Jan 2018 - May 2020

• Guest speaker twice a semester for ARTH students and MFA students

• Held non-art major workshops twice a semester for ARTH105 and ARTH107 students

Graduate Assistant, Towson University Aug 2016 - Dec 2018

• Responsible for management of all graduate galleries and handling of MFA waste products

Graduate Student Representative, COFAC, Towson University Aug 2016 – Dec 2018

Italian Tutor, University of Maryland Aug 2015 – May 2016

• 2 semesters of ITAL 399T w/ supervisor Prof. Stefania Amodeo.

Undergraduate Printmaking TA, University of Maryland Aug 2015 – Dec 2015

• Responsible for Elements of Lithography (ART 344) and Elements of Etching (ARTT 389)

Undergraduate Printmaking Coordinator/Monitor, University of Maryland Jan 2015 – May 2016

Intern, Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County Jan 2014 – July 2014

• Evaluated safety repairs necessary to preserve public artwork displayed in Montgomery County

• Update database for inventory & survey of all Indoor and Outdoor Public Art, MD.

Volunteer, Phi Theta Kappa, Montgomery College Jan 2014 – May 2014

• Taught Introduction to Woodworking workshops for high school students. Responsible for

documenting the SSL hours of attendees.

Student Worker, Montgomery College Aug 2012 – May 2014

• Head of “Model of our Solar System” outdoor sculpture and painting project

• Overseen by Dr. Harold Williams, Head of the Astronomy Department

Volunteer, Montgomery Art Association, Silver Spring, MD Jan 2007 – Dec 2010

• Curated 15+ exhibitions a year

Awards & Scholarships

Artist of the Year Award, Circle Foundation of the Arts 2019

GSA Research Award, Towson University 2016 – 2018

Patricia Segnan Award for Art or Art History, Italian Cultural Society 2016

Cesarina Horing Award, Italian Cultural Society 2016

Dean’s List, University of Maryland

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