Gabrielle Mahdesian

Born 1992

Lives in London, England

 

EDUCATION

In Progress             M.A. Art History and Visual Culture, Richmond the American International University in London, London, England

2010-2014              B.A. Fine Arts and Art History, University of Southern California (USC), Los Angeles, CA

2013                      Painting and Art History, Australian National University (ANU), Canberra, Australia

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EXHIBITIONS

2014                      USC Roski School of Fine Art Annual Undergraduate Exhibition, Fisher Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

2014                      USC Senior Exhibition, Lindhurst Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

2013                      ANU Interhall Art Shield, ANU, Canberra, Australia

2013                      John’s XXIII College Art Shield, John’s Hall ANU, Canberra, Australia

2012                      USC Roski School of Fine Art Annual Undergraduate Exhibition, Fisher Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA

 

 

AWARDS

2018                      Richmond Academic Scholarship, RAIUL, London, England 

2014                      Charles and Helen White Award, USC, Los Angeles, CA

2013                      1st Place Interhall Art Shield, ANU, Canberra, Australia

2013                      Top 3 John’s College Participants in the Interhall Art Competition, ANU, Canberra, Australia

2012                      Crotty Family Scholarship for Academic Excellence as an Art Major, USC, Los Angeles, CA

 

 

RELATED EXPERIENCE

2018                       Summer- Interned at Escher Associates and Artadia, Los Angeles, CA

2018                       Spring- Online Art History Intensive course at Sotheby's Institute of Art

2013 - present         Freelance Artist, Los Angeles, CA and London, England

2013 - present         Commissioned Artist, Los Angeles, CA

2016                       Spring/Summer - Commissioned project for American Ambassador to Germany

2014 - 2016             Studied Drawing and Watercolor under artist Jenny Ziomek, Los Angeles, CA                 

2015                       Fall- Watercolor Classes with Susannah Bailey and Authentic Adventures, Amalfi Coast, Italy

2013                       Studied Painting and Art History one year in Canberra, Australia

2011                       Summer- Watercolor Classes with Susannah Bailey, Avebury, England

2009                       Summer- Studied Drawing and Art History in Florence, Italy