Gillian Maniscalco :: Resume

Education

Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU), Richmond, VA, BFA candidate, May 2008.

Exhibitions

Juried Fine Arts Exhibition VCU Anderson Gallery, Richmond, VA, juried show, April 2008

Marvel Quirk Gallery window, Richmond, VA, group show, March-April 2008

Arizona State University Exchange Show Step Gallery, Tempe, AZ, juried show, March- April 2008

VCU Craft and Material Studies booth at the American Craft Council Baltimore Show Baltimore, MD, juried show, scheduled February 2008

The Space Between Exhilaration and Desperation Back Gallery, Student Art Gallery, VCU Commons, Richmond, VA, solo show, January 2008

Specimens II Display Case, Student Art Gallery, VCU Commons, Richmond, VA, solo show, November 2007

Wearable Art X event at La Difference, Richmond, VA, sponsored by 1708 Gallery, Richmond, VA, juried exhibition, November 10, 2007

Summer Works Hawthorne Gallery, VCU Department of Craft and Material Studies, Richmond, VA, solo show, August -September 2007

Under Pressure Fulton Hill Studio, Richmond, VA, group show, May 2007

Awards

Surface Design Outstanding Student Award, 2007

Allan A. Eastman Founders Fund, VCU Department of Craft and Material Studies, 2007

Peter's Valley Craft School Tuition Scholarship, Summer 2007

Bibliography

Christian Detres and Kim Thrower (photography), RVA Magazine, Volume 3 Issue 9, Wearable Art 10 p. 75

Skills

Tapestry and pattern weaving on a 16-harness loom, use of rigid heddle and frame looms, immersion dyeing with Procion Mx and Lanaset dyes, direct application of dye using Procion Mx and H, thiox discharge, screen-printing with dye and pigment, designing repeat patterns by hand and with Adobe Photoshop, creating repeat pattern fabrics by hand using stencils, screen-printing, and hand-painting techniques

References

References available upon request