Eva Rorandelli

Eva Rorandelli (born in Florence, June 17, 1977) is a contemporary Italian artist, fashion designer and former model.

Career

Art

Rorandelli studied painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence, Italy before moving to the United States in 1999 after winning a fellowship at the Woodstock School of Art.[1] In 2000 her paintings were exhibited at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts in New York, home of the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, and New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Her work has been shown in numerous exhibitions in France, Italy (Galleria Civica di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Torino, 2008,[2] and Fondazione D’Ars, Milan, 2009[3]), and the United States. Her video performances have appeared in galleries and museum exhibitions internationally,[4] and have been described as evocative, disturbing, and empowering examples of posthuman art.[5]

Modeling and Fashion Design

Eva Rorandelli was discovered walking through the streets in New York in 1999. Upon signing with Q Management NYC, she moved to New York where her modeling career flourished.[6] She was featured in campaigns by Favio Castellani, John Lewis, Valentino and Lee, La Senza, Maidenform, Passport, and Nordstrom.[7] Additionally, she appeared in magazines including Flare, Vegas, Brides, and Vanidades, and walked for designers Gugliemo Cappone, Luciano Soprani, Elie Saab, Marina Babini, Yumi Katsura and Michino Koshino in Paris, Milan, San Francisco, and New York.[8]

Eva Rorandelli in recent years has been working as a fashion designer and couturier. She lives between Florence, Italy and San Francisco, California. In 2016 she became creative design director and CEO of Evaro Italia, a women's evening-wear brand that offers a range of beautifully crafted garments inspired by nature and Italian culture.

References
  1. Gilbert, Phyllis, "Four in Fellowship: Art blooms in the woods for Woodstock School of Art grant winners," Woodstock Times, May 27, 1999
  2. Galleria Arte Città Amica, "Premio Internazionale di Pittura 2008," exhibition catalog, Torino, April 26, 2008
  3. http://www.undo.net/it/mostra/94061
  4. Reich, Edward, "Eva Rorandelli: Subliminal Figurations," Exhibition catalog, Judith Sloan Gallery, New York, June 20, 2008
  5. Bovo, Elisabetta, “Donne dell’Era Post-Umana Nell’Arte di Eva Rorandelli,” Siamo Donne, Cultura, Vetrina d'Artista, January 24, 2010
  6. http://www.saatchionline.com/grisueva%5B%5D
  7. http://www.fashionindustrynetwork.com/profile/evarorandelli
  8. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-02-03. Retrieved 2011-03-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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