2016-BIA. Brisbane
2015 Brisbane City Council ARTFORCE Awards. Winner Best ENERGEX Cabinet 2015. Urban Smart Projects. (February 08th 2016). Australia.
2014 Brisbane City Council ARTFORCE Awards. Overall Winner Category 2014. Urban Smart projects. (February 16th 2015). Australia.
2014 Brisbane City Council ARTFORCE Awards. JOINT RUNNER-UP in the Overall Winner Category 2014. Urban Smart projects. (February 16th 2015). Australia.
Artist Official Education:
2014 Diploma of Visual Arts. Southbank. Tafe. Brisbane. Australia.
2013 Certificate IV Visual Arts. Ithaca. Tafe. Brisbane. Australia.
2010 Aura Soma Therapy Level 2. Learning the colors and the soul. (Linda Graham's teacher) Brisbane. Australia.
1995 Association of Art (Agustin Ahis’s Sculpture teacher) Castellon- Spain. Learning classical sculptures.
1986 Art Academy (Valladolid) Spain- Classical Art. Oil painting.
Artist Education:
2015 ART 101 Classes. Teacher: Mel Sebastian (January – February, 2015).
2014 Art Camp Moreton Island. Teacher: Stephen Newton.
Relevant Official Education:
2015 Certificate IV Training and Assessment. Tafe, Brisbane. Australia.
Professional Experience:
2013/2016 Paper mache sculptor. Gemma Garcia’s Studio.
2013 Designer and Editor of the book “Ser Padres Gestalticos”. (How to be a Gestalt parent). Y. Starak, G Garcia and other writers. Spanish language book.
2012 Designer of the Book cover of the: “The princess and the Dragon” Y. Starak author.
2012 Organizer of the second Art Therapy Conference (Bali) Indonesia.
2011 Organizer of the first Art Therapy Conference. (Bali) Indonesia: Working with Art and Therapy.
2010 Founder with Yaro Starak of the Gestalt Art Therapy Centre. Brisbane, Australia.
2008 Creator and Co-Director of the CAT (Capability Art Therapy) Gestalt Art therapy on line training (Spanish language).
Current artistic work:
2017 Curator, Art Group Exhibition Coordinator of the next project: Picasso Today. Jugglers Art Space. Brisbane. October 2017.
2017 Mural Commission. The Galleries in Brunswick. Fortitude Valley. Brisbane.
2016 Curator, Coordinator & Artist participant in the Exhibition: “Eleven faces of Frida Kahlo” Group exhibition. July 2016. Mixed media, Paper Sculptures, Installations. Brisbane Institute of Art (BIA).
2015 Mixed media, Paper Sculptures, Installations. Street Art. Work in progress for Art Galleries Exhibitions.
2014 Mixed Media. Video Installations. Work in process. Gemma Garcia’s studio.
2013 Mixed Media. Ancient Creatures. Work in process. Gemma Garcia’s studio
2010 Mixed Media. Women without mouth. Work in process. Gemma Garcia’s studio
Exhibition Record
Solo Exhibitions:
2016 “Dancing with Bulls”. Park(ing) day Art Installation. Little Stanley St. South Bank. Brisbane. Brisbane City Council. Rebar Group. (September 2016).
2014 Ancient Creatures, PATIO Gallery. Noosaville. Qld (February 2014).
Group Exhibitions:
2016 “Dancing with Bulls Art Installation” selected to participate in Brisbane PARK(ing) Day, 2016. One of the 26 teams selected to transforming car parks across Brisbane with an Art Installation. Rebar Group & Brisbane City Council.
2016 BIA (Brisbane Institute of Art). “Eleven Faces of Frida Kahlo” Life & Resilience, Art Group exhibition. (July 22nd to August 3rd 2016).
2016 Lethbridge 10 000 Award. Finalist for the 2016 Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art Award. GROUP 1. Gallery Finalists.
2015 Lethbridge 10 000 Award. Finalist for the 2015 Lethbridge 10 000 Small Scale Art Award. GROUP 2. Online Gallery Finalists.
2015 Moreton Bay Regional Art Awards. Exhibition (May 6th to 24th, 2015).
2014 Pine Rivers Art Gallery. Moreton Bay Regional Council. “Flights of Fancy” (December 4th to 24th, 2014).
2014 BIA (Brisbane Institute of Art). “Make Believe” (December 5th to 10th 2014).
2014 Southbank Campus. TAFE. Art Graduates final exhibition. Diploma Visual Arts, (November 6th 2014).
2014 BIA (Brisbane Institute of Art). “This side up” BIA members Exhibition: Ancient Creatures. (April 2014).
2013 Ithaca Campus. TAFE. Art Graduates final exhibition. Certificate IV Visual Arts. (June 2013).
Artist Catalogue
Gemma Garcia’s Art Catalogue
Private Art Collectors
M.B.A. Australia
Professional Organizations:
Flying Arts Accredited Member.
ANZATA (Australia & New Zealand Art Therapy Association).
AATA (American Art Therapy Association).
Blue Card holder.