Gemma Garcia
Artist participating in the Art Group Exhibition
"The Ambitious Dali"
Exhibition dates:
March 12th to 23rd, 2021
BIA- Brisbane Institute of Art
Grafton St, Windsor
Brisbane- Qld- Australia
Gemma Garcia
Gemma Garcia's Art works
Gemma Garcia
Gemma Garcia's Art works
Email: brisbaneape@gmail.com
Web page: www.gemmagarciavisualartist.blogspot.com
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/gemmagarciavisualartist
Curriculum Vitae
Gemma Garcia-
Roman
Nationality: Australian & Spanish
Awards:
2018 Royal
Queensland Art Society. Petrie Terrace Gallery. Brisbane. Australia. Modernism
Exhibition. First Prize awarded to Gemma Garcia. (August 8th, 2018)
2015 Brisbane
City Council ARTFORCE Awards. Winner Best ENERGEX Cabinet 2015. Urban Smart
Projects. (February 08th 2016). Australia.
2014 Brisbane
City Council ARTFORCE Awards. Overall Winner Category 2014. Urban Smart
projects. (February 16th, 2015). Australia.
2014 Brisbane
City Council ARTFORCE Awards. JOINT RUNNER-UP in the Overall Winner Category
2014. Urban Smart projects. (February 16th, 2015). Australia.
Artist Official
Education:
2014 Diploma
of Visual Arts. Southbank. TAFE. Brisbane. Australia.
2013 Certificate
IV Visual Arts. Ithaca. TAFE. Brisbane. Australia.
2010 Aura Soma Therapy Level
2. Learning the colors and the soul. (Linda Graham's teacher) Brisbane.
Australia.
1995 Association
of Art (Agustin Ahis’s Sculpture teacher) Castellon- Spain. Learning classical
sculptures.
1986 Art
Academy (Valladolid) Spain- Classical Art. Oil painting.
Artist Education:
2017-2018 Sculpture/
Ceramic Art Classes. Teacher: Clairy Laurence.
2015 ART
101 Classes. Teacher: Mel Sebastian.
2014 Art
Camp Moreton Island. Teacher: Stephen Newton.
Relevant Official
Education:
2015 Certificate
IV Training and Assessment. TAFE, Brisbane. Australia.
Professional Experience:
2019 Organizer
of the Third International Art Therapy Conference in Ubud- Bali. (December 22nd
to 27th, 2019)
2019/2020 Art
classes for Children and Adults: Hola Spanish Art Classes
2013/2020 “Paper mache”
and Ceramic sculptor. Gemma Garcia’s Studio.
2018 Coloring
Books. Created and edited by Gemma Garcia.
2013 Designer
and Editor of the book “Ser Padres Gestalticos”. (How to be a Gestalt parent).
Y. Starak, G Garcia and other writers. Spanish language book.
2012 Designer
of the Book cover of the: “The princess and the Dragon” Y. Starak author.
2012 Organizer
of the second Art Therapy Conference (Bali) Indonesia.
2011 Organizer
of the first Art Therapy Conference. (Bali) Indonesia: Working with Art and
Therapy.
2010 Founder
with Yaro Starak of the Gestalt Art Therapy Centre. Brisbane, Australia.
2008 Creator
and Co-Director of the CAT (Capability Art Therapy) Gestalt Art therapy online
training (Spanish language).
Current artistic work:
2020 Freelance
Curator, Art Group Exhibition Coordinator and artist participant, in the Art
Group Exhibition: “The ambitious Dali”
2018 Freelance
Curator, Art Gr. BIA. May 2020 Group Exhibition Coordinator and artist
participant, in the Art Group Exhibition: You are not alone Van Gogh. BIA. May
2018.
2017 Freelance
Curator, Art Group Exhibition Coordinator and artist participant, in the Art
Group Exhibition: Picasso Today. Jugglers Art Space. Brisbane. October 2017.
2017 Mural
Commission. The Galleries in Brunswick. Fortitude Valley. Brisbane.
2016 Freelance
Curator, Coordinator and Artist participant in the Art Group Exhibition:
“Eleven faces of Frida Kahlo.” July 2016. Mixed media, Paper Sculptures,
Installations. Brisbane Institute of Art (BIA).
2015 Mixed
media, Paper Sculptures, Installations. Street Art. Work in progress for Art
Galleries Exhibitions.
2014 Mixed Media. Video Installations. Gemma
Garcia’s studio.
2013 Mixed
Media. Ancient Creatures. Gemma Garcia’s studio
2010 Mixed
Media. Women without mouth. Gemma Garcia’s studio
Exhibition Record
Solo Exhibitions:
2016 “Dancing
with Bulls”. Park(ing) day Art Installation. Little Stanley St. South Bank.
Brisbane. Brisbane City Council. Rebar Group. (September 2016).
2014 Ancient
Creatures, PATIO Gallery. Noosa Ville. QLD (February 2014).
Group Exhibitions:
2019 Pine
Rivers Art Gallery. Moreton Bay. Qld. The Window Gallery Exhibition. (April 6th,
2019 to May 3rd, 2019)
2019 Warrior
Women Art Prize. Impress Printmakers Studio & Gallery. Brisbane. (March 7th
to March 10th, 2019)
2019 Royal
Queensland Art Society. Women’s Work exhibition. Brisbane. Australia. (February
27th to March 17th, 2019)
2018 Pine
Rivers Art Gallery. Moreton Bay. Qld. The Weaving Room exhibition. (November 17th,
2018 to January 20th, 2019)
2018 BOAA
(Biennale of Australian Art) selected artist representing QLD. “Hit me with
your best shot”. (September 21st to November 6th, 2018)
2018 Sculpture
on the Edge. Queensland’s Premier Sculpture Competition. Arts Connect Inc.
Spicers Tamarind Retreat, Maleny. Qld. Australia. (September 12th to
30th, 2018)
2018 Royal
Queensland Art Society. Modernism Exhibition. (August 7th to 31st,
2018)
2018 Lethbridge
10 000 Award. Brisbane. Finalist for the 2018 Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art
Award. Group 2 Finalists. (July 12th to 22nd, 2018)
2018 Judith
Wright Centre. Flying Arts. Winter Exhibition features. (June 1st to
August 27th, 2018)
2018 Moreton
Bay Art Awards Exhibition. (May 19th to 27th, 2018)
2018 BIA
(Brisbane Institute of Art) “You are not alone Van Gogh”. Art Group Exhibition.
(May 17th to 30th, 2018)
2017 Jugglers
Art Space. Brisbane. “Picasso Today”. Art Group Exhibition. (October 27th
to November 7th, 2017)
2017 Lethbridge
Art Gallery. Brisbane.10000 Small Scale Art Award. Group 2 Finalists.
2016 “Dancing
with Bulls Art Installation” selected to participate in Brisbane PARK(ing) Day,
2016. One of the 26 teams selected to transforming car parks across Brisbane
with an Art Installation. Rebar Group & Brisbane City Council.
2016 Performance
by Gemma Garcia & Sharmila Nezovic. BIA (Brisbane Institute of Art).
“Eleven Faces of Frida Kahlo”. July 22nd, 2016.
2016 BIA
(Brisbane Institute of Art). “Eleven Faces of Frida Kahlo” Life &
Resilience, Art Group exhibition. (July 22nd to August 3rd,
2016).
2016 Lethbridge
10 000 Award. Brisbane. Finalist for the 2016 Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art
Award. Group 1 Finalists.
2015 Lethbridge
10 000 Award. Brisbane. Finalist for the 2015 Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art
Award. Group 2 Finalists.
2015 Moreton
Bay Regional Art Awards. Exhibition (May 6th to 24th,
2015).
2014 Pine
Rivers Art Gallery. Moreton Bay Regional Council. “Flights of Fancy” (December
4th to 24th, 2014).
2014 BIA
(Brisbane Institute of Art). “Make Believe” (December 5th to 10th
2014).
2014 Southbank
Campus. TAFE. Brisbane. Art Graduates final exhibition. Diploma Visual Arts,
(November 6th, 2014).
2014 BIA
(Brisbane Institute of Art). “This side up” BIA members Exhibition: Ancient
Creatures. (April 2014).
2013
Ithaca Campus. TAFE. Brisbane. Art Graduates final exhibition. Certificate IV
Visual Arts. (June 2013).
Artist Catalogue
Private Art Collectors
Professional Organizations
and Others:
Blue Card
Co-Director of the Gestalt Art Therapy Centre. Brisbane.
Accredited Member of Flying Arts.
