Alessandra Carlier-Checchia

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    After graduating in Fine Arts from French Secondary School , I attended the College of Beaux-Arts de Versailles where I studied photography, ceramics, architecture and engraving.
I then studied Textile and Fashion Design at the Lisaa institute, Paris.

    Since then, the engravings I make on lino, wood and plexiglass are strongly influenced by textile. The backgrounds for the patterns that I print are made of coloured collages, and these collages can be transparent. I superimpose the prints.
Sometimes I also work on monotypes. I also like playing with the relief of an embossing.
The themes that I choose are figurative: family portraits,planes,landscapes, shells...

Regarding photography, my style is very suggestive of documentaries, with a great concern for details.

Education
1984 - Secondary School Graduation in Fine Arts, Vanves.
1986 - Certificate in Fine Arts at the Beaux-Arts de Versailles.
1988 - Diploma from the LISAA Institute, Paris.
Teachers: Isabelle Tartiere and Franck Sorbier.
1993/2003 - Free-lance in textile and embroidery.
Since 1998: more and more photography and engraving.

Awards
1987:
- The "Interior Textile" competition from the Atelier de la Cours Roland, Jouy-en-Josas.
- The "Young Creators" award from INDIGO 87.
1988:
- First at the Textile and Design Category of the LISAA awards, judged by Sonia Rykiel.
1992:
- the international competition in Interior Embroidery Design
"Dessin de broderie d'ameublement" given by Christian Lacroix.

Exhibitions of engravings and collages
2006: Art Fair - Issy-les-Moulineaux.
2007: Open doors - Issy-les-Moulineaux.
2008: Exhibitions - Maison de la Ferme - Issy-les-Moulineaux.