LAURA CASCONE


BIO - Exhibitions, Art activities, Education


LAURA CASCONE - ARTIST

"Human nature is the inspiration for my work:
Art is a quest for real meaning, a poetic pause, an extreme expression of inner freedom."

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

  • 7-30/06/2010: TORTURE at the European Commission - AIDCO in the occasion of the International Day of the Victims of Torture, Belgium (interview on youtube)
  • 6/01/2008 - 15/02/2008: OPEN WINDOW in European institute of culture Altrimenti, 11 Rue Saint Zithe - Luxembourg
  • 2/12 - 5/1/2007: TORTURE at the Council of Europe (Liaison Office with the European Union) - Brussels, Belgium
  • 9-23/11/2006: SPEED at AUTOWORLD-ESPACE, 53 Parc du Cinquantenaire, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
  • 16 - 18/10/2005: MEDITERRANEA - at Maison du Peuple - Saint-Gilles 37 Brussels, Belgium
  • 21/06/2005: HORSE PARADE - realization of The Night Horse sponsored by Espace 53, parade all over Belgium
  • 15/07/2005: WHITE BODIES in La Bouche à Oreille, Brussels, Belgium
  • 18/11/2004 - 31/12/2004: LISTEN TO in the Gallery of the CROWNE PLAZA Hotel, Rue de La Loi 107 Brussels, Belgium
  • 1/10/2003 - 12/12/2003 THE CARNIVAL OF VENICE: the pleasure of the imaginary at the Info Point Europe in Antwerp, Belgium
  • 11/12/2002: MARGINALLY at the Council House, Padua, Italy
  • 06/2001: SILENCES: feelings without words, in the Victoria Station, Vicenza, Italy
  • 10/1998: COLOR AS A WORD within the initiative "Ferments: 1200 m. of free art" in the Centre Palladio

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

  • 25/10 - 10/12/2010: EMBRYO at Gallery Garden Brussels, Belgium
  • 4-6/06/2010: AAF (Accessible Art Fair) at the Conrad Hotel - Avenue Louise 71 - 1000 Brussels Belgium
  • 3-11/10/2009: MOZAIK Art 1030 Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium
  • 31/01/2009 - 1/02/2009: TRUC TROC in BOZAR - Rue Ravenstein 23 - 1000 Brussels, Belgium
  • 2-4/10/2008: BRENART contemporary art gallery 221, Av. Louise - 1050 Brussels, Belgium
  • 11/03 - 4/04/2005: OPEN WINDOW in KunstGalerij Pool, Hoogstraten, Belgium
  • 11/06/2005: WHITE BODIES in La Ferme Rose, Brussels, Belgium
  • 6-9/10/2005: TALENT - Tour & Taxis - Brussels, Belgium
  • 5/04/2003: THE FLIGHT in the Elisabeth Parc, Brussels, Belgium
  • 7/11/2001: CASTLE OF ROMEO AND JULIET, exhibition in the framework of the Initiative “Artists in the Castle", Marostica, Italy
  • 05/2001: UMANA in The Modern Art Gallery S. M. Maddalena organized by the Municipality of Thiene, Italy
  • 1998: PreGnant - arte in-attesa - Palladiana Basilique organized by the Association GioArt, Vicenza, Italy

ART ACTIVITIES and AWARDS

  • 2009-2010-2011: Events manager for the EU Commission, in the CULTURE directorate (DG EAC)
  • Yearly realization of costumes for the Carnival of Venice parade in S. Marco
  • From September to December 2000: support to the Europe: a Common Heritage Campaign in the Council of Europe, Strasbourg France, Service of Cultural Heritage
  • 02/2000: selected for the National Contemporary Art Exhibition - EFEBO AWARD in Castelvetrano Selinunte TP (Italy) 1st ed.
  • 11/1997: first award for the best work in figurative arts in the Competition: THE WORLD AFTER CHE GUEVARA Vicenza, Italy
  • 1995: winner for the Italian section within the competition I’m a European citizen, and you? organized at European level (Italy, France and Germany) by the Cultural association Eurocultura, Italy

EDUCATION, PUBLICATIONS and INTERVIEWS

  • Course of Art-therapy - school of Rhapsody Brussels (2009-2010-2011)
  • Academy of Fine Arts of Ixelles: conclusion of the 6th year of the Course of Painting and Models - Rue Sans Souci 128, 1050 Brussels, Belgium (September 2004 - June 2010)
  • 11/2005: course in Venice for Original Handcraft Paper by a teacher from Fabriano
  • 11/1997: course of Illustration for clients in the private & public sectors, Padua, Italy
  • interviewed by RAI 3 for the Italian National TV programme "Regione Europa", Belgium 7/06/2010 in the occasion of the exhibition Torture (video on youtube)
  • Article on the exhibition “Creativity in Action 2" published in "Reflections, art in the Commission buildings", edited by OIB - European Commission 2010, pag. 128 (video on youtube)
  • article on "Settimana italiana - Laura Cascone Mediterranea" published in "Info Culture 49 Brussels" Automn 2005, pag. 3
  • article on "Mediterranea a Bruxelles" published in "Il Gazzettino di Vicenza", 31/12/2005, pag. 15
  • article on "Folles cavalcades au Cinquantenaire" published in the Vlan Brussels" 6/07/2005 pag. 20
  • picture of the Night Horse published in the "Book on Horses the VIP story of the Horse Parade Belgium 2005 pag. 118
  • article on the exhibition "Silences: feelings without words" published in “Il Giornale di Vicenza - La Domenica", 9/06/2001, pag 26
  • publication in the Catalogue of the "National Exhibition of Contemporary Art Efebo Award" 02/2000, pag. 45
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