CECILIA VADALA
SCENIC DESIGN . PRODUCTION DESIGN . STORYTELLING
cecilia vadala
scenic designer
Born and raised in Italy, Cecilia’s academic and professional background is articulate and diverse. Through her BA in Philosophy she developed her critical thinking and analytic eye, while with her Diploma in Art History she further pursued her interest for the visual arts and more specifically for the contemporary practices and aesthetics.
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She developed her artistic skills working on several creative projects and started her own company in 2017 offering product design, prop-making, and custom and production sewing services to her clients.
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Pursuing her MFA in Theatre, Design and Production, Cecilia is focusing on scenic design with the goal of bringing her practice to a variety of venues (theatre, opera, film, television, live concerts, art galleries) to explore how the notion of storytelling interacts with different spaces.​
education
MFA in Theatre Design and Production / UBC / 2021
Diploma in Art History / UBC / 2014
BA in Philosophy / University of Milan / 2011
AWARDS and scholarships
Bill Millerd Award in Theatre 2020
BC Arts Council Scholarship Award 2020
IODE Fine Arts Foundation Scholarship 2019
BC Arts Council Scholarship Award 2019
UBC Faculty of Arts Graduate Award 2019
BC Arts Council Scholarship Award 2018
UBC Faculty of Arts Graduate Award 2018