Bio

Hi, my name is Paola Machetta. I like to draw portraits, to photograph natural macros and to use them for abstract compositions. In the last years I discovered modern patchwork and improvisation as an expressive mean and now, the more I explore it, the more I’m fond of it!

I’ve recently co-created with Giovanna Nicolai and Carla Beretta Quilt Improv Studio, a project that aims to connect improv quilters and to have fun together.

Exhibits

Current exhibitions

DOPPIO TRASPORTO (walking on fabric fields), excerpt from solo gallery – Modern Patchwork – Patchworkvictim, Trieste. open since September 2019

Solo and two-persons exhibitions

2020 TAGLIAMENTO KING OF RIVERS, Modern Patchwork and photography – L’atelier dell’arte, Trieste
2019 DOPPIO TRASPORTO (walking on fabric fields) – Modern Patchwork – L’atelier dell’arte, Trieste
2011 RITRATTI (portraits) – Drawing – Deja concert, Bergamas Theatre, Gradisca d’Isonzo
2010 RITRATTI (portraits) – Drawing – Deja concert, Cona Island
2008 SGUARDI DA QUA (water gaze) – Photography – with Emilio Rigatti. Atelier della Casa, Trieste
2006 FLOREAL – Photography – Atelier della Casa, Trieste
2005 NUTRIZIONE COSCIENTE (awareness in nutrition) – Photography – pictures from the book by Nevio Sgherla, Trieste
2000 FRUTTA FIORI E VECCHI MERLETTI (flower, fruits and embroidery) – Photography – APT, Trieste

Group exhibitions

2020 PATCHWORK AS ART TO SEW DURING TIMES – Modern Patchwork – Elba quilt guild, in collaboration with Quilt Italia – Portoferraio
2020 BEYOND THE FESTIVAL OF QUILTS – category Contemporary Quilts – virtual competition – Birmingham
2019 INDIGO… IL COLORE DEI SOGNI (Indigo… color of dreams) – Modern Patchwork – Abilmente, Vicenza
2017 TRATTO, RITRATTO E ASTRATTO (sign, portrait and abstraction) – Drawing – L’atelier dell’arte, Trieste
2012 MERCATINO DI NATALE (December art market) – Drawing – showroom Spazioviadellatesa, Trieste
2011 IMMAGINI, PENSIERI POETICI E FILOSOFICI (images, poetry and philosophy) – Drawing – Etnographic Museum, Trebiciano, Trieste
2008 SHO-TS – Photography – Music House, Trieste
2001 TRIESTE NEL BLU (Blue colors in Trieste city) – Photography – Photo contest, Trieste
2000 TRIESTE IN PALIO (Trieste challenge) – Photography – Ex-tempore, Hortis square, Trieste
2000 TRIESTE NEL BLU – (Blue colors in Trieste city) – Photography – Photo contest, Trieste
2000 GLI AMMUTINATI (The mutiny artist) – Photography – Miela Teatre, Trieste
1998 TROFEO ART GALLERY 2 (Art gallery trophy) – Photography – APT, Sistiana. My photo has received a recognition in the section “graphics”
1998 TRIESTE NEL BLU (Blue colors in Trieste city) – Photography – Photo contest, Trieste
1997 CANI, GATTI & COMPANY (cats, dogs and friends) – Photography – Photo contest by Trieste city Photo club

Science communication project – NANOWORLD

2005 BEJOND THE THRESHOLD OF THE VISIBLE – Photography – Pordenone
2005 BEJOND THE THRESHOLD OF THE VISIBLE – Photography – Science Festival, Genova
2004 SCIENCE FESTIVAL – Photography – Genova
2003 SCIENCE FESTIVAL – Photography – Genova
2003 EURONANOFORUM – Photography – international Congress on nanotechnology, Trieste
2002 INFM MEETING – Photography – Phisics of Matter National Congress – Bari
2001 “3000” – Photography – Il Giulia – Trieste
2001 “3000” – Photography – Trieste University – Trieste

Commissioned work

2009 illustrations for the book “MINIMA NATATORIA” (swimming stories) by Franco Machetta – Photography
2008 illustrations for the book “STORIA DI LILLA E ALTRI ANIMALI” (cats and dog stories) by Franco Machetta – Drawing
2006 illustrations for the book “ALIMENTAZIONE NATURALE TRA SOGNO E REALTA’” (natural food, dream and reality) by Nevio and Franca Sgherla, Settimocielo Editions – Photography
2005 illustrations for the book “NUTRIZIONE COSCIENTE” (awareness in nutrition) by Nevio Sgherla, Settimocielo Editions – Photography
2011 CD cover and illustrations for music album LAILA by Deja, produced by Acoustic Music Records – Drawing

Education

M.Sc. Materials Engineering (Trieste University), focus on materials imaging techniques as optical and electron microscopy, x-ray tomography
Scientific high school with specialization on drawing (5 years)
I’ve studied modern and improv patchwork with Roberta Sperandio (quilting with walking foot, innovative patchwork, training and initiatives), Daria Blandina, Sherri Lynn Wood (Wedge Curve Improv workshop), Joe Cunningham (two-colour quilts), Irene Roderick (Quick Steps – dancing with the wall process), Carolina Oneto (Beginning to improvise).