RESUME
EXHIBITIONS
• 4th Annual Juried Show, Piedmont Center for the Arts
Curated by Sarah Roberts, Curator of Painting and Sculpture at SFMOMA and Carin Adams, Curator of Art and Material Culture at the Oakland Museum of California
Piedmont, California
January 7 - January 29, 2017
• Sculptural installation and performance, Trails And Vistas
Donner Lake, California
September 2016
• Order and Chaos, Arts Benicia
Curated by Cathrine Clark
Benicia, California
August 6 - September 14, 2016
• Mixed media design and performance, The Crucible - Hot Couture
Oakland, California
February 12-13, 2016
• Max Occupancy Art Projects, Mystic Hotel by Charlie Palmer
Solo painting exhibition curated by Michele Foyer
San Francisco, California
Extended Exhibition Dates: November 2015 – February 21, 2016
• Sculptural Installation and Performance, Trails And Vistas
Donner Lake, California
September 2015
• 10th National Juried Exhibition, AXIS gallery
Juror: Max Presneill, Head Curator of the Torrance Art Museum, Torrance CA and Curatorial Director of ARTRA Curatorial
Sacramento, California
July 31 – August 23, 2015
• Prelude Opening Exhibition, The Brayer
Ventura, California
July 3 – July 25, 2015
• Artworks Northwest Juried Exhibition, Umpqua Valley Arts Association
Roseburg, Oregon
May 8 – June 28, 2015
• Sculptural installation and performance, Trails And Vistas
Donner Lake, California
September 2014
• Summer National Juried Exhibition, Marin Museum Of Contemporary Art
Juror: Catherine Clark, Director of the Catherine Clark Gallery, San Francisco CA
Novato, California
May 31 – July 13, 2014
• Shelter - Juried Exhibition, Artworks Downtown
Juror: Catherine Clark, Director of the Catherine Clark Gallery, San Francisco CA
San Rafael, California
Now showing from April 25 - June 6, 2014
• Wearable sculptural design and performance, The Crucible - Hot Couture
Oakland, California
January 10-11, 2014
• Sculptural installation and performance, Trails And Vistas
Donner Lake, California
September 2009 - 2013 (annual exhibition)
• Fall, National Juried Exhibition, Marin Museum Of Contemporary Art
Juror: Renny Pritikin, Director, The Richard L. Nelson Gallery & The Fine Arts Collection, University of California, Davis
Novato, California
August 25, 2012 – September 30, 2012
• Mixed media Painting, Trans-Art Gallery
Trondheim, Norway
December 2001
• Sculptural Installation, Casa Cor Annual Architectural Design Exhibition
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
September 1994
AWARDS
• First Place Award – Fall, National Juried Exhibition at the Marin Museum Of Contemporary Art
• 2010 NAPPA Award – Parenting Resources Category for Overall Design and Appeal
• 2010 Mom’s Choice – Gold Award
• 2009 Skipping Stones Honor Award -Teaching and parenting resources category
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
• Angelique Benicio – Dunlop, independent Artist
January 2001 – Present (11 years 9 months)
Sculpture, Painting, Model Making
• Painter, Dreamroad Studio
February 2010- Present
Painter’s assistant to Robert Bissell
www.robertbissell.com
• Sculptor Model Maker, Chiodo Art
August 2010 – March 2011
Art development under the direction of Mario Chiodo
http://www.chiodoart.com
• Sculptress – Model Maker, Boursini Burr Gallery
May 2009 – December 2009
Commissioned sculpture – Model making for limited edition bronze works.
• Co-Owner, Big Boing
December 2003 to present
Distribution and direct sales of specialty materials used for fine mold making, casting, special effects, architectural design and new construction. Clients include Les Ateliers de Louvre, Disney, Warner Films, Pathe Films, Films de Christan Fleicher, Europa Corp., Les Versailles SFX.
• Painting, sculpture and Chinese lacquer, Louis Cane
January 2006 – March 2006
Assisting renowned French artist and designer in preparation for the 11eme Pavilion de Tuileries, Paris.
http://www.louis-cane.com
• Character development and 3-D realization, Cobra SARL
May 2006 – March 2007
Designs for a limited edition series of fantasy characters for the miniature figurine market.
• Production and design, Camera Ready Graphics
March 1986 – May 2000
Illustration and design of ads, logos, brochures, packaging, game design and comprehensive design concepts for client approval. Job includes use of Macintosh programs Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator and In Design. Clients include Pixar, American Express and SL Corporation.
•Co Owner, Benicio Company
January 1992 – December 1997
Design and production of high quality sculptural dolls.
• Special edition designs for Walt Disney Galleries
January 1995 – May 1995
Limited edition sculptural dolls commissioned through Alexandre Company.
SPECIAL EFFECTS AND DESIGN
• Sculpture, painting and special effects creations for the sequel film Arthur and the Invisibles under the direction of Europacorp
July2007 – August 2007
• Special effects sculpture for the film 99 Francs
November 2006
• Special effects sculpture and painting for the film Auberge Rouge under the direction of C.Flechner Films
October 2006
• Special effects elements for Peninsula Films
September 2006
• Sculptural costume elements for Euro Disney
July 2006
• Sculptural special effects for Cannes Film Festival, 2006 for the film Arthur and the Invisibles under the direction of Europacorp
May – June 2006
• Sculpture and special effects creations for the film Asterix Aux Jeux Olympiques
April – May 2006
• Decor elements for the film David Noland
March 2006
• Special effects elements for the film Memoir de Glace
March 2006
• Set painting for the film Les Aristos under direction of Hugo Films
August 2005
• Sculpture and painting of set elements for the film The Kosugi Tower under the direction of Akinori Fiore
August 2005
• Special effects elements for the film Sheitan
July 2005
• Special effects elements for the film Les Brigades Du Tigre under the direction of Les films Manuel Munz
July 2005
• Runway decor and painting for Louis Vittton
June – July 2005
• Sculptural elements for Lavazza ad campaigns
June 2005
• Design and realization of sculptural elements used in 2006 publicity campaign
Special effects elements for the film L’Entente Cordiale
February – April 2004
• Special effects elements for the film Arséne Lupin
November 2003
PUBLICATION
• Illustration for Sarah’s Waterfall
A middle grade illustrated novel
Date of publication – February 2009
Safer Society Press
Brandon, Vermont
• Illustration for the magazine Heidi
May – August 2006
Cobra SARL
Paris, France
• Illustration for the magazine OUI OUI
January 2004
Cobra SARL
Paris, France
• Illustration for the magazine Le Monde d’Heri Dès
July – October 2003
Cobra SARL
Paris, France
• Free lance children's illustrator
June1998 – September 2003
Portal Publications, Ltd., Great American Puzzle Factory, Heavy Duty Productions Inc. and Master Pieces.
ABILITIES
Extensive experience in many areas of visual arts both large and small scale. Surface mediums include oil, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, pastel, pen and ink, Chinese lacquer and mixed medium patina effects. Sculptural mediums include bronze casting and finishing, ceramic, mold making, production casting and polyurethane sculpture. Additional skills include character development and ability to accurately produce three dimensional models of two dimensional character renderings.
LANGUAGES
French, Portuguese and English
EDUCATION
• San Jose State University, San Jose California.
REFERENCES
Available on Request.
