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Work Experience

Community Artist & Project Worker – Art & Wellbeing Activities for Vulnerable Adults, Edinburgh (2015 – 2022)

The Alma Project

Director, Teacher & Therapist – Intuitive Art, Meditation Classes  and Holistic Therapies for Adults and Children, Edinburgh (2016 – 2022)

Creativeflow Arts

Lead Artist – Art Activities for Children, Edinburgh (2016 – 2022)

Girotondo Children’s Club  

Community Art Worker – Art Activities for Children, Edinburgh (2019)

Craigentinny Community Centre

Drama Assistant – Drama Activities for Children, Edinburgh & Midlothian (2017 – 2018)

Love Drama

Community Connector, Edinburgh (2016 – 2017)

Equal Futures

Lead Artist – Art Activities for Vulnerable Adults, Edinburgh (2015)

Leonard Cheshire Disability – Project Can Do

Self-Employed (2014 – 2021)

Visual Arts, Community Art & Holistic Therapies

Commissions & Residencies

Illustrations & Wall Mural Commissions, Edinburgh (2015 – 2022)

Private and Public Commissions

Wall Mural Commission, Edinburgh (2019)

Yoga & Meditation Studio Santosa

Design & Illustration Commission, Edinburgh (2018)

Murrayburn Primary School – Worry Warriors Project

Design & Illustration Commission, Edinburgh (2017)

Girotondo Italian Children’s Club – Fairy Tales and Seasons Project

Co-Lead Artist, Edinburgh (2016)

Artist Residency at Abbeyhill Primary School

Wall Mural Commission, Edinburgh (2015)

The Knights Kitchen

Wall Mural Commission, Edinburgh (2015)

Pilot Fish/ Sara Sutherland Interiors

Illustration Commission – Storybooks for Children, Glasgow (2014 – 2016)

Roshni – Safe Project 1, 2

Public Art Commission, Aberdeen (2014)

Wild in Art – Wild Dolphins Project

Voluntary Work

Holistic Therapist, Edinburgh (2019 – 2021)

The Planetary Healing Centre – Health & Wellbeing Project & Children Project

Holistic Therapist, Edinburgh (2017-2020)

Healing Hands Edinburgh – Events for Maggie’s Centre Edinburgh/ Community Reiki Clinic

Co-Director, Edinburgh (2016 – 2017)

ArtRipples Collective

Project Manager, Edinburgh (2015 – 2017)

Time to Change Art Project

Visual Team, Edinburgh (2015)

Mary’s Living and Giving – Save the Children

Set Build Support – Our Glass House, Edinburgh (2013)

Edinburgh Festival – Common Wealth Theatre

Education & Professional Development

Art and Creative Courses & Trainings

Illustration Course “Believe in incredible things” with Arianna Papini, (2020) Sarmede International School of Illustrations, Sarmede, Italy (distant learning)

Memory through authentic movement, (2020) Heal Her Expressive Arts, Germany (distant learning)

Tamalpa Experience: Movement based Expressive Arts, (2019) State Theta Galleries Ormiston

Exploring Forum Theatre & Sociocracy, (2015) Active Inquiry, Edinburgh

Children’s Books Illustrations (2011) City Lit College, London

Degree in Visual and Performing Arts (2009) Albertina Academy of Fine Arts, Turin, Italy

Diploma in Fine Arts (2004) Artistic High School Aldo Passoni, Turin, Italy

Community and Wellbeing Courses & Trainings

Nature Connection Facilitator Training, (2021) The Planetary Healing Centre, Edinburgh

The 8 Shields Model, (2019) The Planetary Healing Centre, Edinburgh

Talking Mats Foundation Training (2018), EVOC Edinburgh

Understanding and Managing Epilepsy (2016), Epilepsy Scotland, Edinburgh

Holistic and Wellbeing Courses & Trainings

Cacao Embodiment 1 & Facilitator Training (2021-2022) Ayapacha

Tantra Hatha Yoga Level 1 – 200hrs (2020-2021) The Alchemy of Living, Edinburgh

Foundation in Shamanism – Shamanic Practitioner (2019-2021), Shamanic Centre, Edinburgh

Feather & Stone Energy Healing – Practitioner & Teacher Level 1, 2 (2018 – 2022), Shamanic Centre, Edinburgh

Reiki  Therapist – Practitioner & Teacher  (2015 – 2020), The Reiki Group/ Reiki School Healing Hands, Edinburgh

Level 1: Foundation in the art of meditation (2020), The Art of Meditation (distant learning)

Meditation Accredited Diploma Teaching Course (2017), Holistic Clinic Falkirk

Languages Courses & Trainings 

Spanish and French Languages, (2012-2013),  Popular University, Turin Italy

English Language (2009-2011) International House of London/English Studio, London

Exhibitions

Solo Exhibition, Exploring the Gifts of Energy Art, Wellness Centre Santosa, Edinburgh (Upcoming – December 2021)

Group Exhibition, On the same boat, Gallery 1 St.Margaret’s House, Edinburgh (2020)

Group Exhibition, Nature is You Art Project, Creativeflow Arts (online exhibition), Edinburgh (2020)

Group Exhibition, Artists of St.Margaret’s House, St.Margaret’s House (online exhibition), Edinburgh (2020)

Group Exhibition, Colours of Nature, The Hand Made Factory, Edinburgh (2018)

Group Exhibition, Imago Mundi Project Scotland, Tour Exhibition (2017)

Group Exhibition, Across the Mediterranean, Out of the Blue Drill Hall, Edinburgh (2016)

Duo Exhibition, Crux, Ocean Terminal, Edinburgh (2016)

Group Exhibition, Time to Change Art Project, Tent Gallery, Edinburgh (2015)

Group Exhibition, Discover Urban Art, Gayfield Gallery, Edinburgh (2015)

Group Exhibition, Paratissima, Turin, Italy (2014)

Group Exhibition, Wild Dolphins Artists, Aberdeen Art Fair ( 2014)

Group Exhibition, Here We Are At Home, Pop Up Scotland, Edinburgh (2014)

Group Exhibition, The Sketchbook Project Tour 2014, USA (2014)

Group Exhibition, Portrait of Italian Cinema, Italian Film Festival, Filmhouse & Italian Cultural Institute,, Edinburgh (2014)

Group Exhibition, White Lion, London (2012)

Group Exhibition, City Lit Photography Studio, London (2011)

Personal Skills

Mother Tongue: Italian

Other Languages:  English (C2), Spanish (C1), French (A1)

Artistic Skills: Experience in a wide variety of media, techniques, and styles, in traditional and contemporary forms.

Additional Skills: Also attended courses & workshops in Conscious Movement, Drama, Creative Writing, Storytelling and Voice Work.

PVG Scheme & Public Liability Insurance

Driving License: B

References available upon request