About the Artist
Gina Miccinilli is an artist born and raised in the metropolitan area of New York City. First generation Italian she spent much of her childhood at home in southern italy influencing her love of art. After proudly earning her Mfa while struggling as a single mom working and raising three kids. She began teaching courses at undergraduate and graduate levels in numerous universities while continuing to work in both the commercial and fine art field.Her fine art work has been exhibited in the US and abroad and was awarded a NYCDOT commission for her site specific work Lemniscatus. Her work has been exhibited in Hudson yards in 2019, Port authority in 2020. She has participated in numerous residencies including, International Sculpture Center, Sculpture Space, Buffalo Creek Art center, as well as opportunities overseas where her passion for social practice has lead her to militarized red zone along the Syrian border where she completed a 49’ collaborative project with Syrian refugees .
List of Technical Skills
Anatomy
Comprehensive academy training
E’corche
Oil and water based clay approaches
Armature construction for life size pieces
Ceramics
Glazing
Cold Patinas
Slip Molds
Moldmaking-
Variety of rubber mold making material Smoothon Mold max , black tuffy etc.
Non traditional
Casting media: Aqua Resin, Crystal Clear Resin, Hydra stone, Resin, Rubber glass
Traditional: Plaster, wax
Waste Molds
Direct Life casting with water based non toxic alginates
Digital Approaches
Photoshop
Cinema 4D
Rhino
Foundry:
Ceramic shell investment
Bonded resin sand molds
Lost wax method
Direct Burn out molds
Aluminum and Bronze casting
Iron casting
Welding- mig and tig
Sandblaster
Plasma cutter
Chasing- grinding variety of surfaces/textures
Patinas both hot and cold
Sculpture
Mixed Media and assemblage
Additve and reductive techniques
Styrofoam hot wire tools
Site specific installations
Ephemeral works –process and construction nature based
Time based performance
Techniques for found object assemblage
Stone Carving /hand and power
Granite
Alabaster
Soap Stone
Marble
Pneumatic chasing equipment
Glass
Slumping
Fritted glass
Drawing:
Traditional academy style teaching and non traditional methods
Incorporation of Conceptual and digital media approaches
Curatorial experience
coordinating and executing exhibits of both professional artists and student work
Comprehensive familiarity and network of resources in contemporary sculpture
Well versed in contemporary critical models
International experience
First generation Italian American
Fluent in conversational Italian (Installed room size installation at Venice Bieniale for Nancy Spero)
Spend at least 4 weeks every year in Italy and have a network of contacts there
Import marble and alabaster from Tuscany to nyc for retail sculpture supply house
Designed a summer program in Italy and ready to implement !
Creative Enterprise
Designed a new pedagogical model implemented in apprenticeship program
Teaching: University Professor
Courses taught:
Basic Drawing
Life Drawing
3d Design
Ceramics
Sculpture 200-600 level
Foundry 300-600 level
Advanced practices in sculpture 300-600
Figurative Sculpture 300-600 level
Thesis for BFA students
Thesis for MFA
Graduate Critique Seminar
Art and Interaction 300-400 level
LANGUAGES
ENGLISH
ITALIAN
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