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Bio
Born in Padova (Italy) in 1979. I'm a painter, designer, and storyteller. I've just failed to be a Jedi, but I've studied a lot of physics and maths during my years in the university. In 1995 as a writer I've earned a credit certificate in a literary prize in Venice (IT) (Campiello Giovani). In 2004 I won a prize for graphic arts called Bunte Fassaden in Frankfurt (Germany) (Wohnen, architecture magazine). From 2005 my pictures have been around Europe - Frankfurt in 2006 and 2007 [1], Roma in 2007 [2], online exhibit with turkish painter Sahin Ozbay in 2008 [3], Helsinki in 2008 [4]; next exhibit in 2009, Marseille, France [5]. In 2003 I've earned a certificate in narrative writing with a literary review who's published both in Italy and US, and who's called "Storie", where I've got a couple of reviews between 2003 and 2006 [6]. In 2004 I've written both subject and script of a short (30 min) based on Nagasaki's bomb in '45 and Puccini's Madama Butterfly (the opera). This short has been reviewed in 2006 on the italian national television (RAI1) [7]. In 2008 I've co-written the subject for a television ad (Cometa ASMME Onlus) [8]. Videoart: a short video called Still life in the Suburbs is available on youtube [9].
My artwork "Blues in E" has been published on issue 002 of platform58's e-zine. [10] Moreover, it has been selected for the first compliation of platform58 [11]
Since sept. 2009 I am involved in a project called "Cada Mujer" (every woman) with a series of photographs called "Crazy Birds". The project has been started in Caravaggio (BG, Italy) and is now running worldwide.
Blues
This month's photo
Blues in E, Padova, 2008
All rights reserved, copyright by Elena Tosato
[1] Personal exhibition in Galerie Schiffler (www.galerieschiffler.de), just before Guenther Grass, and Collective Exhibition ÒRot, Aber...Ó in the same place.
[2] New Unknown Artists (NUA), Cricolo degli Artisti, via Casilina, sept. 2007
[3] Online on artmesh.org
[4] ÒDraw InÓ in 00130 Gallery (Helsinki, Finland) http://www.00130gallery.net/drawin.html
[5] Marseille Project Gallery
www.marseille-project-gallery.intrit.com
[6] ÒStorieÓ, ed. e/o, Roma. N. 47-48 and n. 60
[7-8] www.tsunami-comunicazioni.com
[9]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXhETgpHJys
[10] www.platform58.com
[11]http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/invited/435511/a4ba474b62f3b57ea410d3b773be1f2f
CURRICULUM VITAE
You can download my CV here.
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My CV - Download
Now running
A project called "Crazy Birds" (ten shots by Elena Tosato) with other artists - among them, photographer Valerie Catala Pilato - www.valeriecatalapilato.net.
First exhibit in Caravaggio (BG, Italy) on septeber 5th-25th 2009.
Now... we are on tour.

Also running: Nuovi Segnali Italiani, Padova, Mensa Universitaria S. Francesco, via S. Francesco 122, con Luca Zanta e Massimo Vaschetto. A cura di Anna Salita. Presentato e patrocinato dal GAI.