Giada Tagliamonte painted a mural in the central gathering space of the Interactive Resource Center, a day center for people experiencing homelessness, in Greensboro. She consulted with artists at the IRC to design the mural, and members of the IRC and Elsewhere communities painted it together. See "Visiting Artist Works with Homeless Day Center" Yes Weekly.
I’m Giada, an artist now living in Seattle. I was born in Vicenza, a little town in between the Alps and Venice. My artistic education/training began at about the age of 14 when I started high school. The next step into the world of Art was through University at the “Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia,” an ancient institution funded in 1750. After graduation, I moved to Hong Kong where I lived for almost three years. My arrival in Seattle had a big influence on my design and technique: perfecting, sharpening and cleaning them.My work involves different media, researching on optical illusion, symbolism and the primitive gesture. Lately I’ve been focusing on two almost 3 dimensional collages, telling stories and playing with different materials. The subject always varies according to the message or vice versa; they generate in symbiosis with the process. I never know what the work is going to look like until it's finished.
