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Philip Iosca
Textile Designer / Artist
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1349 NW Benfield Dr.
Portland, OR 97229
503 292.6129

philip.iosca@gmail.com
www.philipiosca.com






 
 
education
  2001-2004 The Rhode Island School of Design: Providence, Rhode Island; Bachelor of Fine Arts: Textiles, with honors [3.92 GPA]
[honors]
  • Recipient of the Trustees’ Scholarship, 2001-2004
  • Honor Student, 2001-2004
  • Member of the European Honors Program: Rome, Italy, 2003-2004
  • Awarded First Prize, The Joseph D. Beyda Creative Foundation Competition, 2003
  • Awarded The Association of Contract Textiles Scholarship, 2002
  • Finalist in The DesignTex Design Competition, 2002
   
2000-2001 The San Francisco Art Institute: San Francisco, California; Interdisciplinary Studies
[honors]
  • Honor Student, 2000-2001
  • Recipient of The San Francisco Art Institute High School Partners Scholarship, 2000-2001
   
additional courses
  2003 [summer]

Middlebury College: Middlebury Vermont; The Italian Language School, Immersion Program

   
2001 [spring]

Art Center at Night: Lundberg Design Studio. San Francisco, California; An Introduction to Furniture Design

   
skills
  [textiles] jacquard design, weaving, knitting machine, fabric silkscreen, fabric and yarn dyeing, spinning
[computer] design and repeat pro, point carre, weave point, adobe photoshop, word processing, MAC and PC
[other] surface design, problem solving, mixed media, installation, light construction techniques
   
experience
  2003-2004 The American Academy in Rome: Rome, Italy
  Professional Internship and Artist Assistant to Diana Cooper
  Careful production of parts from prototypes, development of additional prototypes and mounting structures to speed transport and installation of artworks, thereby reducing cost. Responsible for purchasing art materials. Acted occasionally as an interpreter both in studio and over the telephone
   
2003 [spring] The Rhode Island School of Design: Providence, Rhode Island.
  Teaching Assistant to Elyse Allen: Weaving I
  Served as a resource for students learning to weave, with active knowledge of various weave structures as well as the most efficient methods for setting up looms, weaving, and identifying and correcting possible errors.
   
exhibited:
  [* denotes a solo exhibition]
2004 [june] Celebrating Alumni in the Arts, The Catlin Gabel School, Cabell Center, Portland, OR
2004 [may] Textiles Senior Show, RISD, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
2004 [april] European Honors Program Final Exhibition, Palazzetto Cenci: Rome, Italy
2004 [april] * (before i put on my make-up) i say a little prayer, Palazzetto Cenci: Rome, Italy
2004 [march] RISD a Gubbio, Palazzo dei Consoli, Sale di Piazza grande, Gubbio, Italy
2003 [dec.] Sketchbooks and Further Explorations, Palazzo Cenci, Rome, Italy
2003 [fall] * La Cappella: An Installation in Parts, Palazzetto Cenci: Rome, Italy
2003 [oct.] Textiles Departmental Show, RISD, Woods Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI
2003 [may] * The New Minimalism, RISD, Memorial Hall: Providence, RI
2003 [may] * [excerpt] self-publication and outdoor installation, RISD campus, Providence, RI
2002 [july] * Fistfuls of Honey: Recent Works, 3 Friends Coffeehouse: Portland, OR
2001 [may/june] The SFAI Spring Show, San Francisco, CA
2001 [april] Notes, Your Local Gallery, Oakland, CA
2000 [aug.] Terra, A Group Installation at the San Francisco Art Institute, San Francisco, CA
 
 
 
 
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