GEMMA GARCIA-ROMAN
Artist participant in the upcoming exhibition "I See You: Joan Miro"
BIA (Brisbane Institute of Art)
41 Grafton St, Windsor. Brisbane
July 19th - 31st , 2024
Opening Night July 20th from 6pm
Gemma Garcia-Roman
Dip. GT. Dip Ericksonian Hypnosis. Aura Soma Therapist L2. Dip. Visual Arts. Dip. ECEC.
Gender pronouns: She/ Her
Gestalt Therapist
Gestalt Art Therapist CAT®
Co-Director Gestalt Art Therapy Centre - Australia
Visual Artist. Art Instructor. Freelance Book Editor
Freelance Curator, Coordinator Art Group Exhibitions.
Director of APE Brisbane (Art Performances and Exhibitions)
Gemma Garcia-Roman
CV
Email: brisbaneape@gmail.com
Web page: www.gemmagarciavisualartist.blogspot.com
Facebook page: www.facebook.com/gemmagarciavisualartist
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). https://arttherapyconferencebali2019.blogspot.com
2019/2020 Art classes for Children and Adults:
Hola Spanish Art Classes. https://holaartclassesinspanish.blogspot.com
2013/2020 “Paper
mâché” and Ceramic sculptor. Gemma Garcia’s Studio.
2016/2020 Director of the Art, Performances and Exhibitions.
Brisbane. www.apebrisbane.blogspot.com
2018 Colouring 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:
2024 Freelance Curator, Art
Group Exhibition Coordinator, and artist participant, in the Art Group Exhibition:
“I See You: Joan Miro”
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:
2024 I See You:
Joan Miro. Metcalfe Gallery B.I.A. Brisbane: (July 18th to 31st,
2024)
2021 The
Ambitious Dali. Metcalfe Gallery B.I.A. Brisbane: (March 12th to 23rd,
2021)
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
artists 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
Gemma Garcia’s Art Catalogue. Gemma Garcia’s Art Catalogue
in Amazon
Professional Organizations and Others:
Blue Card
Co-Director of the Gestalt Art Therapy Centre. Brisbane.
Director of APE (Art, Performances and Exhibitions Brisbane)
Director of the “HOLA” Art Classes in the Spanish language
Accredited Member of Flying Arts.
Freelance Curator
Gemma's Artwork
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