CV

Serena Nassini
 Leeds, Uk 07405883273   serenanassini@gmail.com
Serena Nassini (b1990, Italy, lives in Leeds, Uk)
 
EDUCATION
  • 29/09/2014–15/08/2015 MA Artist-Teachers and Contemporary Practices, Goldsmiths University, London  Revisiting practice, Spaces of Practice, Critical Pedagogy and Contested Space, Independent Studies, Performance as Research
  • 10/2010–09/2013 Bachelor's degree in Painting and Visual Arts, Naba, Milan, Italy - Grade: 110/110 Painting, Drawing, Illustration, Video making, Visual Culture, Visual Arts, Art Education, Aesthetics, History of Art, Creative Writing
  • 08/2012-01/2013 Exchange program, Fine Arts department, SFSU, San Francisco (Grades A, A, A, A, B+) in Painting, Drawing, Video Art, Art for children
  • 09/2004–06/2010 High School degree Liceo Scientifico "Banfi", Vimercate, Milan - Grade 80/100 Science, Maths, Physics, Italian and English Literature, Philosophy, Latin, History, Geometric drawing and History of Art
 
CPD - CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • Lead Atelierista Professional Training at Best Childcare: 9 CPD courses with related Certificates of Achievement.
  • The Complete Artist’s Way, a 12 weeks course by Julia Cameron based on her book.
  • Professional Practices, a 12 weeks online course by professional Artist Lisa Solomon.
  • Intensive Instrumental workshops - 6 weekly courses and 2 daily ones.
  • 1:1 Clarinet lessons: 552 in the last 10 years.
  • Live Performances: 22
  • Exhibitions: 25
 
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
Meanwood neighbourhood celebration as part of Leeds 2023 year of culture - Leeds LS7 2QU - “The Dancing Cacti” stage props for site specific installation and for the dance piece “Feminine Energy”. 14.08.2023
Moving with Joy for “Expressions” event (10 years of celebrating inclusive dance) at the Northern Ballet - 2 Saint Cecilia Street, Quarry Hill, Leeds, 13th July 2023
Moving with Joy at the Leeds Play house - Playhouse Square, Quarry Hill, Leeds LS2 7UP, “The Dancing Cacti” stage props on 2nd May 2023
Spring exhibition - On zoom - 14th April 2023 - Personal exhibition
Nassini Fine Art Virtual Exhibition, On zoom, worldwide, 17th December 2021 - personal exhibition 
Grabbing that bull by the horns, 139 Copeland Road, London, July 2017 - personal exhibition
 
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
The Harmony of Art and Music, VCZ Gallery, Online gallery, 5th July - 24th July 2024
The Bizarre, The Old Fox Yard Studio, Stowmarket, IP14 1AB Suffolk, Uk, 19th-27th July 2024
Muse, The Old Fox Yard Studio, Stowmarket, IP14 1AB  Suffolk, Uk, 18th-23rd June 2024
New Beginnings, Performance Art Night by Leeds Ball and Chain at The Fenton, Leeds, 12ve.04.2024
Craft and Flea - Church Street, Sheffield S1 1HA, 19th November 2022
Tetley - Hunslet Rd, Leeds LS10 1JQ - 12 And 13th Nov 2022
Gallery 180 Winter Open by CreAtives Art Gallery and Art school, Leeds S7 2AH, 5th.11.2022
Harrogate Art fair - Harrogate, 8G2 8NZ, 14-16th.10.2022
Craft and Flea - Stoke on Trent - 25th.09.2022
Arts fair, Wirksworth Town Hall,  Wirksworth, Matlock DE4 4EU, Uk, 11th and 12th.12.2021 - Arts fair
A life among artworks, Telegraph Hill, SE14, London, 17 June 2019 - collective exhibition
Monocabin, Papagou 6, Ialysos, Rhodes, Greece, April 2018 - collective exhibition
TEDxUCLWomen, The Great Hall, People's Palace, Mile End Road, London, 5th November 2017 - collective exhibition
Art is art, Art Marker Platform, 2-4 Hoxton Square, London N1 6NU, 1 October 2017 - collective exhibition
Adept-Gaze, 92 Peckham Rd, London SE15 5PY, London, 17 September 2017 - collective exhibition
Nasty Women, 5 Green's road CB4 3EH, Cambridge, April 2017 - artwork 'Mother Nature' 
Chroma Blue Issue, 137 Copeland Road, London, April 2016 - artwork 'Giant Awakenings' 
No ball games,  New Cross Road, London, July 2015 - artwork 'Unexpected Meetings'
Barbarie, via Procaccini, Milan, June 2012 - artwork ‘Splittings’
 
PERFORMANCES ON CLARINET
The full list of my live performances is available here: http://www.serenanassini.com/clarinetist.html
 
LECTURES/PANELS/WORKSHOPS/TEACHING:
1000 Contemporary Art lessons based on 8 teaching methods, delivered to individuals and to 10 companies in the form of: online courses for adults (in English and in Italian), online art classes, in person workshops, private tuitions, community art projects, school events, arts based experiences for the early years and art for wellbeing. The list of my teaching experiences is available here: http://www.serenanassini.com/teacher.html