OBJECTIVE
With a diverse background of artistic experience, my objective in silk painting is to branch the two worlds of Italian Renaissance and the beautiful colors and lines found in Japanese Kimonos. These two cultures have helped influence my life.
Nadia Has been in the art business for over 35 years.Particularly in the field of Japanese Art.She is an Italian born in Egypt and married to a Japanese.
She worked at UNESCO until she got married.Being a linguistic she decided to move into a different field;that of art. Her alter ego web site of which she is very well known is called absolutejapan.There you can visit and see her work in the Japanese Field
Nadia has been silk painting for over 1 year,8 to 10 hours a day.
Nadia teaches through the Adult Education centers as well as at her studio in Rockville.
She has done already 2 exhibits and sold several of her pieces. She is also the SILK PAINTING INTERNATIONAL Chapter President for Maryland,Virginia and D.C.
ARTISTIC PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Artomatic Frederick Present
Plum Center Adult Education, Falls Church, Va. 2007-Present
Teacher
George Marshall High School, Fairfax, Va. 1998-2004
Teacher.
- Educated students on Japanese Kimekomi Dolls
Montgomery County Adult Education, Olney, MD.
Teacher
- Taught how to make Japanese dolls 2000-2006
Nadia Azumi Rockville Md.
Teacher
- Providing private and group classes in Japanese Kimekomi Dolls. 1992-2005
- Providing education and certification to students in studying Japanese Dolls.
G Street Fabrics, Rockville Md. 1993-1995
Teacher
- Taught students how to make dolls.
WORKSHOPS
- Provide Certification in Japanese Kimekomi Dolls, Hawaii, USA.
- Provide Certification in Japanese Kimekomi Dolls, Portland Oregon.
- Provide Certification in Japanese Kimekomi Dolls, Washington D.C.
- Providing Certification in Japanese Kimekomi dolls in Manila Philippines.
EXHIBITIONS
Glenview Mansion Rockville Md.
Bank of America in Olney
Artomatic Frederick
- Silk Painting – World Bank –IMF, Washington D.C.
- Silk Paintings – Greenbelt Federal Courthouse,Md.
- Silk Painting – Plum Center ,Falls Church Va.
- Silk Painting – silk Painters International Convention in Santa Fe, NM.
- Silk Painting – Glenview Mansion Rockville Md.
- Silk Painting – VisArts, Gallery, Rockville Md.
PUBLICATIONS
- La Bachetta Magica ,Italy 2002-2006.
- Doll Magazine, United Kindom 2006.
- Mabuhay Magazine (in flight magazine for Philippine Airline), 1990.
- Asian Sources, Gifts and Homemade Products, 1990.
- Philippine Newspapers, 1987-1991.
- International Magazine articles on Japanese Doll Making 1989.
- Lifestyle Asia International 1989.
- Philippine Japan Cultural Magazine 1989.
- Mr.&Mrs. Woman’s Magazine.
TELEVISION
- Demonstration and lecture on Kimekomi doll making.
EDUCATION
- Kyugetsu,Tokyo,Japan – 20 certifications including the Professor Certificate (Kanban) Japanese Kimekomi dolls 2007.
- Miyabi,Tokyo,Japan, 12 certifications,Japanese Kimekomi Dolls 1990.
- Ikenobo School of Flower Arrangements,Tokyo-Kyoto Japan.Ikebana Highest Certification 1986.
ACHIEVEMENT
- Local Chapter President for Silk Painters Internationa (SPIN),
- Representing Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C.
- Board member for Silk Painters International.
- Marketing representative for Rockville Art League.
- Member of Germantown Art League
- Who’s Who Enterpreneur of the year 2000
- Member of Cambridge Who’s Who 2011
SILK PAINTING TECHNIQUES.
- Working with acrylics on silks.
- Painting Japanese ancient scroll style on silks.
- Working with silk and Murano Glass.
- Watercolor techniques on silk.
- Serti Techniques.
- Monoprinting on silk.
Membership
- Silk Painters International.
- U.K. Guild of Silk Painters.
- Art League of Rockville Md.
- Art League of Germantown
- Strathmore artist league
Nadia is an Italian born married to a Japanese and worked for UNESCO. After retiring from the UN she decided to go into art. She was influenced by her mother's artistic talents that she acquired in Tuscany when she was young. Nadia worked and studied with Japanese artist for over 30 years.
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