Biography - Tia Vellani
Tia Vellani is a visual artist; a research scientist; a multi-instrumental musician; a jewellery designer; and a creative director and producer of cross-disciplinary, multimedia art projects.
Her first solo exhibition–What is the Sound of One Heart Dancing?–took place in the AKA Kilkenny Fringe Festival in 2021. Contributing artists were Helen Walsh, Jennie Grangel, Eoin Coffey, and Sandra Mogensen. The project was supported by the Arts Council of Ireland's Arts & Disability Connect Scheme, managed by Arts & Disability Ireland.
Dr. Vellani was an invited speaker at the Visual Artists Ireland Climate Cafe and the Art+Science Salon, which was supported by Science Gallery Dublin and Trinity Long Room Hub. She was an invited guest lecturer for a Science and Art Postgraduate Course at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil. She has participated in artist residencies in Greece, UK, Italy, and Spain, and has won awards from the Arts Council of Ireland, Fire Station Artists' Studios and the American Society for Microbiology (for art).
Dr. Vellani graduated with a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology at the University of British Columbia and conducted postdoctoral research in genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, and genomics in the University of Miami's Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department and in Teagasc's Crop Science Department in Ireland. She holds a Grade IX Royal Conservatory of Music certification in piano. She has played piano, electronic keyboard, concert flute, West African drums, and sung in innumerable musical ensembles since childhood.
Her installations, playable sculptures, sound art, science-inspired jewellery, paintings, collages, digital art, and glass bead tapestries have been exhibited in the USA the UK, Ireland, Italy, and Spain.
Dr. Vellani is a member of Visual Artists Ireland, Irish Music Rights Organisation, Artlinks, and the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland. She is based in Kilkenny, Ireland.
Her first solo exhibition–What is the Sound of One Heart Dancing?–took place in the AKA Kilkenny Fringe Festival in 2021. Contributing artists were Helen Walsh, Jennie Grangel, Eoin Coffey, and Sandra Mogensen. The project was supported by the Arts Council of Ireland's Arts & Disability Connect Scheme, managed by Arts & Disability Ireland.
Dr. Vellani was an invited speaker at the Visual Artists Ireland Climate Cafe and the Art+Science Salon, which was supported by Science Gallery Dublin and Trinity Long Room Hub. She was an invited guest lecturer for a Science and Art Postgraduate Course at the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Brazil. She has participated in artist residencies in Greece, UK, Italy, and Spain, and has won awards from the Arts Council of Ireland, Fire Station Artists' Studios and the American Society for Microbiology (for art).
Dr. Vellani graduated with a Ph.D. in Molecular Biology at the University of British Columbia and conducted postdoctoral research in genetics, molecular biology, biochemistry, and genomics in the University of Miami's Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Department and in Teagasc's Crop Science Department in Ireland. She holds a Grade IX Royal Conservatory of Music certification in piano. She has played piano, electronic keyboard, concert flute, West African drums, and sung in innumerable musical ensembles since childhood.
Her installations, playable sculptures, sound art, science-inspired jewellery, paintings, collages, digital art, and glass bead tapestries have been exhibited in the USA the UK, Ireland, Italy, and Spain.
Dr. Vellani is a member of Visual Artists Ireland, Irish Music Rights Organisation, Artlinks, and the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland. She is based in Kilkenny, Ireland.