Eva Rorandelli

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Eva Rorandelli
Born (1977-06-17) June 17, 1977 (age 46)
Florence, Italy
Alma materAccademia di Belle Arti of Florence
Known formodel, designer
SpouseHaakon Faste

Eva Rorandelli (born in Florence, June 17, 1977) is an Italian fashion designer, artist and former model.

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Education and art

Rorandelli studied painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti of Florence, Italy before moving to the United States in 1999 after winning a fellowship at the Woodstock School of Art. [1] In 2000 her paintings were exhibited at the Lincoln Center for Performing Arts in New York, home of the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Ballet, and New York Philharmonic Orchestra. Her work has been shown in numerous exhibitions in France, Italy (Galleria Civica di Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Torino, 2008, [2] and Fondazione D’Ars, Milan, 2009 [3] ), and the United States. Her video performances have appeared in galleries and museum exhibitions internationally, [4] and have been described as evocative, disturbing, and empowering examples of posthuman art. [5]

Runway modeling

Rorandelli was discovered walking through the streets in New York in 1999. Upon signing with Q Management NYC, she moved to New York where her modeling career flourished. [6] She was featured in campaigns by Favio Castellani, John Lewis, Valentino and Lee, La Senza, Maidenform, Passport, and Nordstrom. [7] Additionally, she appeared in magazines including Flare, Vegas, Brides, and Vanidades, and walked for designers Gugliemo Cappone, Luciano Soprani, Elie Saab, Marina Babini, Yumi Katsura and Michino Koshino in Paris, Milan, San Francisco, and New York. [8]

Personal life

Rorandelli married interaction design professor Haakon Faste from Stanford, California. [9] The ceremony was held at the Palazzo Vecchio of Florence in Italy.

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  2. Galleria Arte Città Amica, "Premio Internazionale di Pittura 2008," exhibition catalog, Torino, April 26, 2008
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  4. Reich, Edward, "Eva Rorandelli: Subliminal Figurations," Exhibition catalog, Judith Sloan Gallery, New York, June 20, 2008
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