About

Profile:

London-based photographer, available for commissions in the UK and worldwide.

Paola is experienced in both digital and analogue technologies, using cameras of various formats and is also available for digital retouching and Photoshop tuition.

She has worked in the photography departments of various universities as well as being a tutor in digital retouching at Victoria and Albert
 Museum, London.

Selected Exhibitions & Artist’s Residencies:

2011
Forthcoming solo exhibition
GMRA Spaces, Soho, London.
Forthcoming solo exhibition
Sara Cestari Gallery, Modena, Italy. November 2011
Artist in residence at ACOSS
Yerevan, Armenia. September 2011. This residency is sponsored by the Arts Council England.
Arts Depot Open Prize 2011
Annual group exhibition at Arts Depot, London.
Undrawn Hours
Solo exhibition at Soapbox Gallery, Brooklyn, New York.
2010
Familiarities
Group exhibition at GMRA Spaces, Soho, London
Arts Depot Open Prize 2010
Annual group exhibition at Arts Depot, London.
Undrawn Hours
Solo exhibition at Teasmith Gallery, Spitalfields, London May-June 2010. This exhibition was sponsored by the Arts Council England http://www.undrawnhours.com
Artist in Residency at NES
NES Listamistoo, Skagastrond, Iceland. February-March 2010. This residency was sponsored by the Arts Council England
2009
When I walked through walls
Group exhibition Ada Street Gallery, Hackney, London
2007
Fashion Futures
group exhibition at Newham Town Hall, London, June 2007
2006
23 ways
Group exhibition at the Bargehouse, OXO Tower, London, July 2006
2005
Flesh
Solo exhibition at LoSguardodell’Altro, Modena, Italy
The Ultimate Endorphin Lick
Group exhibition at the Menier Chocolate Factory, London

Education:

2005-6
MA Image and Communication (Photography and Electronic Media) at Goldsmiths College, University of London. Graduated with distinction in September 2006.
2002-5
BA (Hons) Graphic Fine Art at University of East London. Graduated with first class degree in July 2005.

Awards:

2011
Arts Council England Award for the project “My Ararat”
Arts Depot Open Prize 2011 finalist selection
2010
Arts Depot Open Prize 2010 finalist selection

Highly commended in the “Landscape” competition by London Photographic Association
Highly commended in the “Body” competition by London Photographic Association
Arts Council England Award for the project “Undrawn Hours”

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