Emanuela Di Filippo

Rome, Lazio, United Kingdom

About Emanuela Di Filippo

Di Filippo's influences include the slender portraits Modigliani and especially, the vibrant colours of Sonia Delaunay. In The Observer she explains, "I was inspired by abstract, minimal, contemporary artists. But then I came back to my first loves: art and fashion." Biba’s designs are reminiscent of the classic Italian fashion Di Filippo grew up with: "They have a simplicity of shape, and I loved the colours such as olive, rust, and bruised purple." For Di Filippo, Biba's 60s style remains timeless. "It’s like Coco Chanel’s little black dress. It will never get old."

Education:

2007 BA, Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, Italy
2009 MA, Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, Italy
2012 Qualified Teacher Status QTS , Coventry

Exhibitions:

Born in 1984 , Rome, Italy
Lives and works in Rome and in Bristol, UK.

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2018
Emanuela Di Filippo: A Glimpse into Art & Biba Fashion, Kingston Museum, Kingston Upon Thames, UK.
2018
Biba Inspiration, City hall,The Vestibules, Bristol, UK.
2017
Biba in the Studio, Worthing Museum and Art Gallery, Worthing, UK
2016
Tribute to BIBA, Beecroft Art Gallery, Southend-On-Sea, UK.
2015
The Romford look: the art of high street fashion, Havering Museum, Romford, UK.

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2008
ART-E-DISU-08, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
2005
White Night, Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, Rome, Italy.
2004
Culture Week, Accademia di Belle Arti in Rome, Italy.
2003
See No Evil / Speak No Evil / Hear No Evil, Sisley Xhafa, Istituto Nazionale per la Grafica, Rome, Italy.

SELECTED AWARDS AND RESIDENCIES

2013
Tutor Visitors, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Beijing, China.
2005
UCM Fine Arts, scholarship to study in Madrid, Spain.

AUCTION

2015
RFUK's ‘The 12 Days of Christmas’ eBay auction, The Rainforest Foundation, London, UK.

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

2018
Inspired by Biba: oil pastel fashion, The Observer, Feb.4 (2018)
2017
Selective List of Recent Dress Exhibitions Costume, The Costume Society of Great Britain, Edinburgh University Press, London, UK.

COLLECTIONS

2017
“Biba in the Studio 1”, 2017, Oil pastel on paper, 35 x 40 cm, unframed, Worthing Museum and Art Gallery, Worthing, UK
2016
“Untitled/Love”, 2016, Oil Pastel on Paper, 25 x 34 cm, Inspired by Fashion, Collection on Saatchi Art's homepage, Saatchi Art.
2015
“Untitled, Sketch, Spring/Summer”, 2015, Oil pastel on paper, 29 x 21 cm, Original Art Under $250, Collection, Saatchi Art's 2015 Gift Guide, Saatchi Art.
2015
“Untitled, Sketch/Keats”, 2015, Oil pastel on Paper, 21 x 29 cm,New Drawings $500 and Under, Collection on Saatchi Art's homepage, Saatchi Art.
2014
“Untitled”, 2014, Oil pastel on Paper, 36 x 51 cm, Originals for $500 and Under, Collection on Saatchi Art's homepage, Saatchi Art.