IRENE PODGORNIK BADIA

Lives and works between Urbino, Italy and Chur – GR, Switzerland.

Education

2013  MA Graphic Arts, University of Fine Arts, Urbino (IT)
2010  BA Graphic Arts, University of Fine Arts, Urbino (IT)
2002  High School Diploma in Bookbinding and Book Restauration at Scuola del Libro, Urbino (IT)

National  and International awards

2014 34° International Miniprint of Cadaques, Barcelona, (Spain)
2013 Premio SCM Press, Vicenza (Italy)
2012 First award, National Award for Fine Arts 2012, Academy Pride! Torino (Italy)
2012 First award, International Exhibition of Biennal Art of Asolo, Treviso (Italy)
2011 First award, Marche Region Printmakers’ Biennal, Civitanova Marche Macerata (Italy)
2011 Special award, Marche Region printmakers’ Biennal, Civitanova Marche Macerata (Italy)
2009 First award, 18° etching National Competition, Gorlago  Bergamo (Italy)
2008 Third award, 17° Etching National Competition, Gorlago  Bergamo (Italy)

International exhibitions

2016 Decisions, Kabinette der Visionaire, Chur (Switzerland)
2016 Druck Kammer, Kulturschiene, Herliberg-Feldmeilen,Zurich (Switzerland)
2016 Art Print Residence in the world, Matarò Barcellona (Spain)
2015 Yuquanshan Art Gallery,Beijing (China)
2015 XL RADIERUNGEN Stadtgalerie, Chur (Switzerland)
2015 International Printmaking Biennial VII Arte e il Torchio,Cremona (Italy)
2015 Triennale Grenchen/Art Limited 2015, Grenchen (Switzerland)
2015 IMPACT9 International Printmaking Conference (China)
2015 Guanlan International Print Biennial, 2015, Guanlan (China)
2015 Brest Print Triennial, Brest, (Belarus)
2014 Festival Internacional del Grabado Bilbao (Spain)
2014 International Miniprint of Rosario, (Argentina)
2014 International Biennial Print Exhibit: 2014 ROC (Taiwan)
2014 Biennial of Gravura 2014, Douro (Portugal)
2014 International  Contemporary Miniprint of Kazanlak, Kazanlak (Bulgary)

2014 34° International Miniprint of Cadaques, Barcellona, (Spain)
2014 Bienal Internacional de Miniprint, Santa Fe, Buenos Aires (Argentina)
2014 Joan Villanova Premi International de Gravat i Dibuix, Manresa (Spain)
2013 Global Print 2013, Douro (Portugal)
2012 7° International Triennal of Graphic Art, Bitola (Makedonia Rep.)
2012 International Exhibition of Biennal Art of Asolo, Itaca Investimenti Asolo, Verona (Italy)
2011 Esposizione_Premio d’arte Internazionale, Aperitivo Illustrato 2011_ Ed.03, Pesaro (Italy)

Solo exhibitions 

2015 “Irene Podgornik Badia” Galeria Fort, Cadaques, Barcellona, (Spain)
2014 “RinasciMente” via Mazzini 58, Urbino, (Italy)
2014 “Segni di un passaggio” CUADRO22 Chur – Graubuenden, (Switzerland)
2014 “ Irene Podgornik Badia” La stanza space, Bolzano, (Italy)
2013 “Nutrita dai silenzi” Architecture’s museum, Fermignano  Pesaro (Italy)
2013 “Lacrime di Ra’” No limits to fly gallery, Rimini (Italy)
2012 “Irene Podgornik Badia” Foresi’s room Civitanovamarche, Macerata (Italy)
2012 “Irene Podgornik Badia” S.Giovanni’s Library, Pesaro (Italy)

Residencies

2015 Residency at “La Ceiba Grafica” (Mexico)
2014 Key holder project,East London Printmakers London (UK)
https://www.eastlondonprintmakers.co.uk/gallery/irene-podgornik-badia/
2013-2014 Art Print Residence Arenys de Munt Barcelona http://www.artprintresidence.com/EN/Artist-in-residence-Irene-Podgornik-Badia.html

Workshops

2015 La Ceiba Grafica (Mexico) Mokuhanga workshop with Marco Antonio Avilés Herrera
2013 Scuola Internazionale di Grafica Venezia (Italy) Workshop with the artist David Faber
2013 Endinburgh Printmakers (Scotland) Photoetching and Solar plate workshop with the technician Leena Nammari
2013 Opificio della rosa, Rimini (Italy) blue etching workshop with the technician F. Mercandetti
2013 A14 Milano (Italy) with the technicians Daniela Lorenzi e Cristina Balbiano d’Aramengo