EDUCATION






















CAREER

2007/10Art Students League, NYC.

Fine Arts: Oil paint portrait practice, in parallel to the use of the facilities for metal sculpture.

07/2009Nelson Shanks’ Studio Incamminati School, Philadelphia.

Fine Arts: Intensive course for Oil paint Portrait. Received a grant to participate to this high level course.


2008        NLP studies (Neuro-Linguistic Program), NYC. 6 month training. Graduated as Master Practitioner

1995/97IFM - Institut Francais de la Mode, Paris. Post Graduate in Fashion Marketing and Management.

1992/95ISC - Institut Superieur du Commerce, Paris.

Business School. Graduated in Finance. Thesis in the subjective field of couture and fashion designers.

Association “MEDIAS”: costumes and jewelry design, fashion shows, graphic design (logos, posters, packaging).

1990/92Lycee Pasteur (“Prepa HEC”), Paris. Preparatory years for business school admission contests.

Till 1990Lycee Albert 1er, Monaco. High school. Science “Baccalaureat” with mention.


LANGUAGES

French (native Monegasque), English and Italian (fluent). Initiation to Japanese (1992-94).

Traveled to Belgium, Canada, China, Egypt, England, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hong Kong,

Iceland, Israel, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, United States.



SINCE 2007


CAROLINE BERGONZI ARTIST - Visit www.carolinebergonzi.com.

Painter: acrylic and oil, abstract, symbolist art and portraits.

Sculptor: steel welding and bronze casting.


BEFORE 2007


CAROLINE BERGONZI CONSULTANT (from 1999 and as CREALAB LLC since 2004) - Visit www.crealabny.com.

Creative Consulting for Visual Solutions. Conceptualization: identify & develop visual identity, for persons,

products and events.

• Style Consultant : Wardrobe for creative magazines : ARUDE, COSMOPOLITAN (Espanol), HARPER'S

BAZAAR (China), KULT (Italy), VOGUE (Taiwan). Wardrobe for individuals: Rihanna, Steven BALDWIN,

Hugh DARCY, EVE, Lord JAMAR, Riyo MORI (Miss Universe 2007).

• Wardrobe for advertising:

TIME WARNER CENTER, ELIZABETH ARDEN, NEW BALANCE, CASIO (USA).

• Costume, masks, jewelry for magazines and music projects, and set design (including a SPLENDA campaign).

• Illustration / Graphic Design: "The Look", Random House publishing. Visual identity (Synergymen), logos, sites.

• Event Production


PRIOR EXPERIENCE (on the field, Paris, China, Italy, New York).

1998Catherine Malandrino, fashion designer company, New York. Assistant to the Marketing Director.

1997Casio Italy (G-Shock watches), Milan. Market study (included a 1 month trip, by car, to 25 cities).

1997John Galliano, fashion designer, Paris. Assistant to the Marketing Director.

1996“Le Bon Marché”, luxury department store, Paris. Manager.

96+97DuPont, textiles group, Paris. Project Manager. Event coordination involving European fashion designers.

1996Market study about textiles in China, incl. a one-month trip in Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou.

1994DMC Mulhouse, textiles group, France. Project Manager, Budget Control department and factory.

1994Christian Lacroix, Haute Couture studio, Paris. Assisted Mr. Lacroix in his Couture Studio, for new show.

93-95ISC extra activities. Illustration, graphic design for clients and costume design, for catwalks and events.

1993IN VIVO. Small innovative Video games company. Paris. Freelance Costume Designer.

1992Marie Caroline de Longchamps, fancy couture jewelry for Paris fashion shows, Paris. Fabrication.


 

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