Isabel Lucena is a graphic designer living and working in Lisbon. In 2008 she completed the Master Course in Communication and Design from the Sandberg Institute, the Masters Program of the Rietveld Academy, in Amsterdam. During the four years she lived in the Netherlands she worked together with the design studio Thonik, the non-profit organization ALLMEDIA and as an independent designer for cultural institutions such as the Stedelijk Museum, the NIMK- Dutch Media Art Institute and the Amsterdam cultural center De Balie. In 2009 she moved back to Lisbon where she develops projects mainly in the area of Editorial Design and Identity Design. Besides working as an independent designer from her studio in downtown Lisbon she occasionally collaborates with other multi-disciplinary studios on the development of specific projects.
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Isabel Lucena, MFA
Born - October 24 1982, Lisbon
Adress - Rua das Praças 36, 3
1200 834 Lisbon, Portugal
Mobile: PT+351 933203805 / +351915713655
Email: isabellucena@gmail.com
Website: http://www.isabellucena.com
Tumblr: isabellucena.tumblr.com
LinkedIn: http://nl.linkedin.com/pub/isabel-lucena/5/b9b/507
Work and Experience
As Independent:
2011 - Image, Interior design and exhibition design for the Centro das Artes Culinárias do Mercado de Santa Clara, Lisbon.
2011 - A Arte da Guerra exhibition catalogue for the Museu do Caramulo, Caramulo.
2010 - Catalogues and Guide for the Lisbon Architecture Trienal 2010,
with Atelier Pedro Falcão.
2010 - Livro "20 anos Sala do Veado " for Sala do Veado, Lisboa, with Atelier Pedro Falcão.
2010 - Estoril Fashion Art Festival Invitations with Musa Worklab.
2010 - Goma United artists
2009 - "Distribution" project for NIMK (Dutch Institute of Media Art) - A multi-media show.
2009 - "Me at The Stedelijk" - A transportable Museum, for the Stedelijk Modern Art Museum, Amsterdam. On tour in The Netherlands from February until December 2009.
2008 - The "Pigeon Project" - A documentary about privacy in Holland - graphic identity. Concept, writing and editing together with the Sandberg Institute.
2007 - The Burenwinkel - www.burenwinkel.nl. with Martijn Engelbregt - EGBG.
2006 - 2008 - Freelance graphic designer at the Sandberg Institute.
2006 - current - Freelance designer at www.isabellucena.com.
Other:
2010 - Goma Artists
Graphic designer; Client contacts
2009 - Thonik - Amsterdam. www.thonikbyyou.nl
Graphic designer; Client contacts
2006 until 2008 - Sandberg Institute, Amsterdam.
Graphic designer;
Selected clients
Museu do Caramulo; Sala do Veado (Atelier Pedro Falcão); EstorilFashionArtFestival (Musa); Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; Dutch institute for Media Art, Amsterdam; Sandberg Institute, Amsterdam; de Balie centre for culture and politics, Amsterdam; VPRO, Dutch public broadcasting foundation; Museum of Communication, The Hague; HTV de Ijsberg Newspaper; Museum Boijmans van Beuningen (Thonik), Rotterdam; Martijn Engelbregt - EGBG; Morad Bouchakour Photography (Thonik); Mieke Gerritsen; Caulino, Lisbon; Experimenta Design, Lisbon/ Amsterdam
Exhibitions and Public Appearances
2011 - Lançamento do catálogo da Exposição "A Arte da Guerra", do Museu do Caramulo, no Museu Berardo, Lisboa.
2011 - Colher Tour Conferences - Guest speaker. tour.colher.net
2009 - "Distribuition" event at "Here we are, there we go" for NIMK - the Netherlands Instituut vor Media Kunst.
2009 - "Me at The Stedelijk" Installation at the Stedelijk Museum. On tour in The Netherlands from February until December 2009. In collaboration with the Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam.
2008 - Collective exhibition, Masters graduation exhibition at Montevideo, Amsterdam.
2008 - 'I have something to hide' movie. Shown at Experimenta Design 2008, Amsterdam.
2008 - Collective exhibition, "Eye Opener" Exhibition in the Museum of communication in
The Hague curated by Max Bruinsma, The Hague.
2006 - Collective exhibition, "Equality Lab" with Martijn Engelbregt - EGBG, Amsterdam.
2005 - Participation in "Catalysts!" Exhibition in Lisbon's Cultural Center CCB, curation by Max Bruinsma, part of Experimenta Design 2005, Lisbon.
Published
2009 - Items Magazine Dec 08 - Jan 09. Eindexamen selectie 2008 Issue.
2008 - Collective Masters, published by the Sandberg Institute Design department 2008, Amsterdam.
Education
2006 - 2008 - MFA, Masters in Fine Arts - Communication and Design from the Sandberg Institute, Design Department. The MA of the Rietveld Academy, Amsterdam.
2007 - Workshop with Reza Abedini. Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
2005 - "Lisbon Graph-city" workshop with Max Bruinsma and Erik Adigard part of Experimenta Design 2005, Lisbon.
2005 - "Lisbon City Bites" workshop with Kurnal Rawat, Lisbon.
2001 - 2005 - Bachelors in Graphic Design from IADE, The Art and Design Institute, Lisbon.
2003 - 2004 - One-year exchange at The Academy of the Applied Arts, Vienna (Austria).
Skills
Native level Portuguese writing/speaking
Fluent in both written and spoken English
Basic proficiency in Spanish and French
References
References can be provided upon request.