Eva D'Amico
Short Biography
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I was born in Rome, Italy. Passionate about painting since I was thirteen, I started showing my work in Italy in 2006. In Rome I had several instructors, studied drawing, painting, figure drawing, ceramics and painting restoration. Meanwhile， I earned a 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.
I 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, I moved to San Diego where and studied art at Grossmont and Cuyamaca Community Colleges. In 2011 I joined the Museum of the Living Artist, San Diego Art Institute and I have shown my 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, I have been working as an Italian and Mandarin language professor at Southwestern Community College and Mesa College.
Exhibitions​
2024
Dreamscapes beyond the veil, Mesa College Art Gallery, 7250 Mesa College Drive Fa 103, San Diego 92111 CA, USA
20th Annual Holiday Small Image Show, Off Track Gallery, Encinitas, CA, USA, Judge: Richard Hawk
Art Show, Southwestern College Student Art Gallery, 900 Otay Lakes, Chula Vista. CA, USA.
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
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Awards
2024
San Dieguito Art Guild Off Track Gallery 3rd Place November show , oil paintings.
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)
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Teaching Experience
Teaching experience
2013-Present
Southwestern Community College, , Chula Vista, CA USA, Faculty of Italian and Mandarin Chinese
1019-2023
Mesa Community College, San Diego CA, USA. Faculty of Mandarin Chinese
2013-2014
San 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
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Education
2013
Master of Arts (Specialization in Teaching Italian as a Foreign Language), University of Ca’ Foscari, Venice, Italy. (final grade 110/110
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.