Eva Damico Art
Eva Damico Art
My Portfolio
Welcome to my portfolio. Here you’ll find a selection of my work. Explore my projects to learn more about what I do.
About Me.
Short Biography
Eva D’Amico was born in Rome, Italy. Passionate about painting since she was thirteen, she started showing her work in Italy in 2006. In Rome she had several instructors, studied drawing, painting, figure drawing, ceramics and painting restoration. Meanwhile she earned her university Degree in Chinese and English Language and Literature and her Ph.D in History and Civilization of East Asia from the university of Rome La Sapienza.
She worked in an Art and Handicraft shop on the island of Ponza (Italy) in 2007, gaining experience in painting on different surfaces (ceramic tiles, china, oil painting on wood and canvas).
Two years later, in 2009, she moved to San Diego where she studied art at Grossmont and Cuyamaca Community Colleges. In 2011 she joined the Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego Art Institute and she has shown her work there and in the San Diego area.
After earning a Master in Teaching of Italian Language and Culture from the university of Ca’ Foscari in Venice, Italy, in 2013, she has been working as an Italian and Mandarin language professor at Southwestern Community College and Mesa College.
Artist Statement
In the past, my work has been inspired by philosophical and spiritual symbolism: the tree of life, the shell, which is a symbol of enlightenment in Buddhism; the inner child; the relationship between man and nature from a Taoist perspective; the interconnection of all things; Buddha; Guanyin bodhisattva; the Hamsa, which is a symbol of divine protection and good luck in various cultural traditions; the feathers, a symbol of divine protection and spiritual connection; the snake; the owl.
A recurrent image in my paintings is the tree. I see the tree as a symbol of spiritual growth and the interconnection of all things. Separation is an illusion. What we see as separate is really connected: suffering contains non-suffering, the problem contains the solution, the relative contains the absolute.
In my work interconnectedness is also represented by using abstraction and realism in the same painting. My art is mostly abstract and symbolic and combines spiritual, philosophical and personal symbolism.
Lately I have been mainly inspired by the experience of nature and its healing powers. I feel a deep connection with the natural world. The petals of a flower, its folds, the shadows and the highlights drag me in a dimension of pure form and energy. I am especially drawn to trees, their intricate branches, their roots and vibrant energy. I often see in them a visual metaphor of life experiences.
I work mainly with acrylics and oils on canvas but I am always exploring new medias.
Exhibitions
2022
Connecting the Dots, San Diego Community College District Faculty and Staff Exhibition, Mesa College Art Gallery, 7250 Mesa College Drive Fa 103, San Diego 92111 CA, USA, Juror: Wendy Wilson-Gibson
2015
San Diego LGBT Pride, 3620 30th St, San Diego CA, USA (Solo exhibition)*
Interconnection, San Diego Art Institute, 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, USA (Solo Exhibition) *
2014
Southern California/Baja Norte Juried Exhibition, San Diego art Institute, 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, USA (work: Guanyin: Compassion), Juror: Peter Frank
Eva D’Amico and Laurie Bezer, Bard Gallery, 4190 Front Street, San Diego 92103, CA, USA (Two-Person Exhibition)
2013
Del Mar Fair Fine Art Exhibition, 2260 Jimmy Duarte Blvd, Del Mar, CA, USA
2013 International Art Exhibition, San Diego Art Institute, 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, USA. Juror: Kirby Kendrick
2012
San Diego art Institute Group exhibitions, 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, USA
2008
Materiazione, Polmone Pulsante Art Gallery, Salita del Grillo 21, Rome, Italy
Awards
2014
Del Mar Fair Fine Art Exhibition, 1rst Place Non-Representational (work: Transformations 2, acrylic on Canvas).
2012
Small Image exhibition Juror’s Choice Award, San Diego Art Institute, , 1439 El Prado, San Diego, CA, USA (work: Connections 2) Juror: Laurie Egan-Hedley
2011
San Diego art Institute, Juror’s choice Award (Through the Door, acrylic on Canvas), Juror: Kay Colvin
2010
Art Council Award of Merit, Art Student Exhibition, Grossmont College (work: Sakura Reminiscence, pencils on paper)
Teaching Experience
Teaching experience
2013-Present
Southwestern Community College, , Chula Vista, CA USA, Adjunct Faculty of Italian and Mandarin Chinese
1019-2023
Mesa Community College, San Diego CA, USA. Adjunct Faculty of Mandarin Chinese
2013-2014
Diego Italian Cultural Center, San Diego, California, Italian language instrusctor
2001-2004
La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy, Chinese Language instructor as part of the PhD Program
2013
Master of Arts (Specialization in Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language), University of Ca’ Foscari, Venice, Italy. (final grade 110/110
2009-2012
Attended art classes at Grossmont and Cuyamaca Community Colleges: Ceramics, Painting 1-II, III, The artist and the Computer, Drawing I, Figure Drawing I and II, Two Dimensional Design.
2005
Ph.D. in History and Civilization of East Asia, La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy
(considered equivalent to a Ph.D in East Asian History and Civilization by IERF)
2000
B.A. in Chinese Language and Literature, Minor in English
La Sapienza University, Faculty of Oriental Studies, Rome, Italy.