Angela Bracco

Areas of Expertise

Profile

Angela Bracco holds a MFA from the Royal College of Art, London and a BArch from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo. Currently, Angela teaches beginning design at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s Architecture Department. She has a variety of professional experiences including architecture, fabrication, and exhibition design. She has curated shows in New York, Milan, London, and Eindhoven.

Experience

Educational Credentials:

• Masters of Fine Art, Royal College of Art, London, United Kingdom, 2012
  ​Dissertation: Breaking the Olfactory Silence: An Introduction to Scent and Design
• ​Bachelor of Architecture, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, 2007
• École d’Architecture Val-de-Seine, Paris, France, 2005-2006

Teaching Experience:

• Lecturer, Architecture, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, CA  2013-present
• Visiting Faculty, Youth Art Exchange, San Francisco, CA  2014
• Visiting Faculty, EPIC [Engineering Possibilities in College], San Luis Obispo, CA  2014 

Professional Experience:

• NV/design Architecture, New York  2008 -2010
• Serett Metal Fabrication, New York  2007-2008 
• Curator-Royal College of Art, Graduation Show Committee, London  2013 
• Curator- A day at the Spa-An Experiential Exhibition, London  2013 
• Curator- CCA Presents @ Jay Mews Hub, Show RCA Public Event Program, London  2013 
• Curator- Works Collective, Salone del Mobile, London/Milan  2013 
• Curator- RCA Collective, Dutch Design Week, London/Eindhoven  2012 
• Curator- Intent, RCA Design Products Exhibition, London/Milan  2011 
• Curator- Art+Architecture Show at Gowanus Ballroom, New York  2010 

Scholarship

Selected Publications and Recent Research:

• Domus Magazine, Salone del Mobile, by Vera Vilarbedo Scchetti, 2013
• We Make Money Not Art, Artists in Laboratories, by Regine Debatty, 2012
• Lucy Moss Award, NYC Landmarks Conservancy, Grace Court Residence, New York, 2010
• Teaching Innovation Fund, Liminality - The State of the In Between, Royal College of Art, London, 2013

Selected Exhibitions:

• Rox Gallery, Crying: Tears and Their Traces; New York, 2014
• Christie’s South Kensington, 20 Lions Made by Works; London, 2013
• Dutch Design Week, RCA Collective, if You can Smell it, it has Mass, Eindhoven, The Netherlands, 2012
• Henzel + Hunt, 24 Hour Design Challenge, London Design Festival; London, 2012
• RCA 175 Summer Show, if You can Smell it, it has Mass; London, 2012
• Royal College of Art, Work in Progress Show; London, 2012
• Royal College of Art, Work in Progress Show; London, 2010
• Baby Grand Gallery Exhibition, The Regulars; New York, 2010

Updated 09.30.2022