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RESUME


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

• Waking Dreams, Art Works Downtown


Solo exhibition

San Rafael, California

August 4 - September 18, 2017

• Max Occupancy Art Projects, Mystic Hotel by Charlie Palmer

Solo exhibition curated by Michele Foyer

San Francisco, California

Extended Exhibition Dates: November 2015 – February 21, 2016

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

• Memory and Perception, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art

Curator: Alan Bamberger

Novato, CA

November 17 - December 23, 2018

• Marin Open Studios 25th Anniversary Group Exhibition, Marin Community Foundation

Curator: Micah LeBrun

Novato, CA

October 4, 2018 - February 1, 2019

• 2018 California Open, TAG Gallery

Curated by Kim Abeles

Los Angeles, California

August 8 - August 24, 2018


• After Nature, Art Works Downtown

San Rafael, CA

May 11 - June 1, 2018

• Monsters, N.Y. Photo Curator: Global Photography Awards

Curated by Anne Eder, Educator at Harvard University and at Penumbra Foundation in NYC, Cofounder and manager of the Philadelphia artist cooperatives, Gallery X, and The Space.

An online photo exhibition and Global Photography Awards

March 1 - March 28, 2018


• 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, 2016

• 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

• 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


ART AWARDS

• First Place Award – Memory and Perception at the Marin Museum Of Contemporary Art, curated by Alan Bamberger

• First Place Award – Fall, National Juried Exhibition at the Marin Museum Of Contemporary Art, curated by Renny Pritikin

• Honorable Mention - N.Y. Curator, Global Photography Awards for the March 2018 juried online exhibition Monsters


ILLUSTRATION AWARDS

• 2010 NAPPA Award – Parenting Resources Category for Overall Design and Appeal, Sarah's Waterfall, Safer Society Press

• 2010 Mom’s Choice – Gold Award, Sarah's Waterfall, Safer Society Press

• 2009 Skipping Stones Honor Award -Teaching and parenting resources category, Sarah's Waterfall, Safer Society Press


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 art materials used for fine mold making, casting, special effects, architectural design and 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 miniatures market.

• Production and design, Camera Ready Graphics

  March 1986 – May 2000

 Clients include Pixar, American Express and SL Corporation.

•Co Owner, Benicio Company

  January 1992 – December 1997

  Design and production of limited edition sculptural characters.

• Special edition designs for Walt Disney Galleries

  January 1995 – May 1995

  Limited edition sculptural characters commissioned through Alexandre Company.

SPECIAL EFFECTS AND DESIGN FOR FILM

• 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 

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