I am Gemma Wilson a multidisciplinary designer and illustrator from Rotterdam.
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EDUCATION
since 2020 Meisterschülerin (post graduate studies) at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig with Prof. Oliver Kossack
2019/2020 Research student Printmaking at Geidai Tokyo university of the Arts
2018 Diplom Graphic design/Bookart Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig (HGB)
EXHIBITIONS/EVENTS
10/2021 »Zwischen Tränen und Tüll: Konfrontation Familienfeier« Groupexhibition at Lindenow festival 2021, Links neben der Tanke, Leipzig
09/2021 Graphic recording at »14. Bundeskongress für Lehrer:innenbildung« for Leipzig university
09/2021 Graphic recording event »Geschichten zum Kiez« at Nacht der Kunst, Leipzig
06/2021 »48 stunden Neukölln«
Groupexhibition with the studio Tampopo crew. Wolf Kino Berlin.
09/2020 »LUSTR - illustration festival 2020« groupexhibition with Babagoi. Prague, Czech Republic
09/2020 »Walls have ears paper sliding doors have eyes« solo exhibition at artist residency Roku House in Choshi, Chiba, Japan
2020 »2nd TKO International Miniprint«
TOKYO 03~09.08 Tokyo Metropolitan Theater KYOTO 22~30.08 Art Zone Kaguraoka
OSAKA 04~16.09 Gallery Irohani
12/2019 »Daigaku-hanga exhibition«
The 44th Annual Exhibition of the Japan Soceity of Printmaking , Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, Tokyo, Japan
04/2019 »Water Event«, water sculpture in collaboration with Yoko Ono, MdbK Leipzig, Germany
11/2018 Graphic Recording at the event »What can Europe learn from Chemnitz«
10/2018 Exhibition and live-drawing with Babagoi at the Krudebude
11/2017 » Impacto 08 « groupexhibition at the Community center Hyakkado, Kuayoshi, Tottori, Japan
09/2017 Local activity project & exhibition» Freehand revolution« Tanaka house, Tottori, Japan
03/2017 Exhibition »Ereichnis Druckgraphik 09«, Tapetenwerk Leipzig, Germany
11/2016 »Xilografia senza confini 2«,Galleria Porta Latina Rome
10/2015 »Illust_ratio #4«, groupexhibition at Kunstverein Rüsselsheim, Germany
PRIZES/SCHOLARSHIPS
03/2020 Prizewinner of Michael w.Schneider Prize at the 2nd TKO International Miniprint 2020
10/2019 Graduiertenstipendium des DAAD
03/2019 Prizewinner of die Förderkojen des Grafiknetzwerk at the Leipzig Book Fair
10/2018 Merit at the GOSEE-awards
07/2016 DAAD-prize for the outstanding achievement of a foreign student at a german institution
PUBLICATIONS
»Brandeins« Issue 9 and 10 2021
»Tippgemeinschaft 2017«
Connewitzer verlagsbuchhandlung.
»Perigaum« in the collection of the german literaturarchive in Marbach and the museum of applied arts in Frankfurt am Main
»Syrinx Magazin« issue 1-6
TEACHING
Wintersemestersemester 21/22 Instructor Illustration at the Abendakademie of the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig
Summersemester/2021 Instructor Illustration at the Abendakademie of the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig
09/2020 Workshop instructor japanese woodcut at artist residency Roku house in Choshi, Japan 07/2020 Workshop instructor risoprint and bookdesign at HandSawPress Tokyo
05/2019 Instructor silkprint at Evangelisches Gymnasium, Lernwelten
2018-2019 Instructor linocut and bookdesign at Freundeskreis Buchkinder Leipzig e.V.
10/2018 Workshop instructor japanese woodcut at the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig
