Angela Joanna Grancagnolo
Excellence is an art achieved through continuing education and habit. We don’t behave properly just because we have got virtues or excellence, instead we have got those because we behaved properly.
We are whatever we do repeatedly. Excellence, then, is not an act, is a habit.
(Aristotele)
2022 22.05.2022 Execution of the hyper-realistic portrait "Andrea", private commission, pencil on paper, 76 x 56, private collection, Panamà
2022 14.02.2022 Execution of the hyper-realistic portrait "Atena", private commission, pencil on paper, 76 x 56, private collection, Lecce
2020 Execution of the hyper-realist portrait "Ersilia and Alfredo", private commission, pencil on paper, 80 x 60 cm.
2020 Execution of hyper-realistic portraits on commission with the dry pastel.
2019 Online drawing courses for children and private lessons for adults, hyper-realistic dry pastel and pencil techniques.
2018 31.07 - 2019 Collaboration with the magazine "Lamantice", a collective of cartoonists and illustrators from Puglia. Partecipation in exhibitions, for the first, second and third volumes.
2018 Caring of icons and creation of 2 portraits for blog Occhicielo, EDISES s.r.l. Edizioni Scientifiche Universitarie.
2017 "A Volte Mi Sento" realization of 9 illustrative tables for the book, written by Francesca de Robertis and published by EDISES s.r.l. Edizioni Scientifiche Universitarie.
2017 27.12.2017 participation in the musical and visual art festival "La Sagra del Diavolo. Winter Edition" 6th edition, Galatone (LE), South of Italy.
2017 Amore e Psiche - Egorà from 04.29.17 personal at the former convent of Sant'Anna, on the occasion of "Itinerario rosa, percorsi al femminile" promoted by the Department of Culture, Tourism, Shows and Events of the Municipality of Lecce
2016 Synaisthestis collective curated by Ester Annunziata, Galleria Francesco Foresta. "Sensi",performance danced by Cristiana Adilardi, Arabella Nocco, Caterina Bergamo, Barbara Della Giorgia, Angela Joanna Grancagnolo choreographed by Annamaria De Filippi; "Egorà"by Angela Joanna Grancagnolo; "Tasto ESC" musical performance by Giulio Escalona.
2015 Urban Art, installation of 05.07.2014. "An invitation to reflect ... can contemporary art dialogue with history?" ALL CLEAR MARIPOSA. Curated by iArchitettura coworking di casa Eutopia01. 08.07.2014 Palazzo Carrozzini "CHIARO" progettato e ideato da Alfredo Foresta; interpretato da Andrea Buttazzo; forgiato da Antonio Tortorella. Galleria Francesco Foresta "MARIPOSA" a cura di Ester Annunziata,palace designed and conceived by Alfredo Foresta; played by Andrea Buttazzo; forged by Antonio Tortorella. Francesco Foresta Gallery "MARIPOSA" curated by Ester Annunziata, project conceived and realized by Angela Joanna Grancagnolo, set up in collaboration with Archistart.
2012 from 15/06 to 18/08. Personal exibition"Persistenze" at the Zhou B Art Center, 1029 W. 35th Street – Chicago
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2011 Graphic realization of the album “Immigration”, 11/8 Records label, Lecce.
2009 Interactive installation, for the course held by prof. PaoloRosa, with the Max MSP + Jitter program, of cycling 74 and video made with After Effect, at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera, Milan.
2009 Web-theater performance on the Second Life social network, study on the sociological aspect of the avatar and the mask.
2008 Group production of a short film with the acquisition of knowledge regarding the special effects of 2D image manipulation for cinema, chroma key, set design and make-up, photography and shooting in Hd with 50fps.
2006-2009 Studies at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan. Interactive and Performing Multimedia Arts Course.
2005 Collective setting up of the University of Fisciano (SA), Campus in Festa.
2005 Creation of a canvas and 10 drawings for the furnishing of the restaurant of the Cetus hotel, Amalfi coast (Sa).
2004 From 25 June permanent exhibition at the “Falalella” restaurant, Cetara, Amalfi coast (SA). No. 7, ink drawings on Amalfi paper.
2004 Collaboration for occasional work with the Sociology department of the University of Naples "Federico II" for the decoration of a puppet theater.
2004 Personal exhibition of drawings at the L’Orto Magno, SA.
2003 Participation in the first biennial of Otranto..
2002 Present at the demonstration against the commodification of art, contemporary with Arte Fiera di Bologna with a short film of 13 'entitled "Cerchio".
2002/2003 IFAE conference poster design and graphics (Meetings on High Energy Physics) 23-26 / 2/2003, INFN (National Institute of Nuclear Physics) Lecce. Cover of the publication relating to the conference. The reference of the book is the following: Proceedings of the XV IFAE High Energy Physics Meetings, Lecce, 23-26 April 2003.
2001/2002 Realization for the INFN of Lecce drawing and poster of the Heavy quarks and leptons conference, Vietri sul mare (Sa), from 27/5 to 1/6/2002. Cover of the publication relating to the conference. The reference of the book is the following: Proceedings of the Heavy Quarks and Leptons, Vietri sul mare, May 27th -June 1st 2002.
2020 Insights into Contemporary Scientific Studies of Color.
2020 hyperrealist oil painting course with the technique of Paolo Tagliaferro.
2020 hyperrealist wax pencil course by Sheila R. Giovanni.
2020 In-depth study of the dry pastel technique, with Maria Sibilio.
2019 Dry Pastel Course with Rubén Belloso Adorned.
2018-2020 Master in artistic tattoo, Udine.
2018 ASL LE Tattoo and Piercing certification.
2006/2009 specialization course in Communication and New Media, specialized in Interactive and Performing Multimedia Arts. Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan.
2006-2009 Studies at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan. Interactive and Performing Multimedia Arts Course.
2004 Degree in Painting, Academy of Fine Arts of Lecce.
1998/1999 Eligibility for the fifth supplementary year exam at the Liceo Artistico Statale in Lecce.
1997/1998 Diploma at the "Andrea Sabatini" Art School of Salerno
