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Sylvia Libedinsky





architect, designer, artist
graduated Faculdad de Arquitectura Y Urbanismo, University of Buenos Aires
post-graduate diploma, Bouwcentrum, Rotterdam

Lives and works in London since 1968

1968-1976
architect for GLC, Schools Division, London

1976-84
co-founder of Marshmallow, design company making toys and soft furniture. Twelve of her designs are selected by the Design Centre.

Since 1970s, works as freelance designer for architectural and design offices.
Since 1990s, freelance drawings, illustrations and cartoons

Teaching posts include
1971-72
Technical High Schools of Eindhoven and Delft
1980
North-East London Polytechnic
1990-92
Teeside University

Exhibitions include
1984
Software by Marshmallow. Chelsea School of Art, London

1985
Icon (group) Show. Mario Flecha Gallery London

1990
Cult Chair, Sylvia Libedinsky. Art Directions, London
Operation Shoulder-Power. Victoria & Albert Museum, London
On Whose Chair are you Sitting? Skanno, Helsinki. Finland

1991
On Whose Chair are you Sitting Graphics Mantua, Shed Milan. Italy

1992
Grafitti Galerie de Genieloods, Amsterdam. Netherlands

1997
Dream of Urbanity. Stanford St, London
Chapter Gallery, Cardif. Wales

1998
The Secret Life of Clothes. Artium, Fukuoka, Japan
Doubletakeaway (with Nick Wadley) British Council. Bologna, Italy

2000
Vested Interests (with Nick Wadley)]. Cartoons from the Financial Times, British Cartoon Trust, London

2003
Men in Suits. (with Nick Wadley) CineContact, London
Heads you win. (with Nick Wadley) Mexico Gallery, London

2004
Gente, Centro Cultural Borges (with Nick Wadley) Buenos Aires, Argentina

2005
Dibujos (with Nick Wadley) La Ventana Cemicual, Santiago, Chile

2006
"Segismundo y otros Mundos" La Sala Vinçon. Barcelona
"Mauvaise Compagnie" Jim Haynes Gallery, Paris
"Summer Dreaming", Group Show, jaggedart, London
"A Score Draw", an exhibition of prints and drawings inspired by football, shows at the EC office in London
Football works at jaggedart, London
Illustration of "English Breakfast" by Juana Libedinsky

2007
Invitation to take part in "mujeres que rien" show "Museo de la Historieta", Mexico DC
Illustration of "Historias Minimas" by Juana Libedinsky

Sylvia Libedinsky and Nick Wadley have worked together making pictures and cartoons intermittently since the mid-1990s. Their DoubleTakeAway cartoons were published in the Daily Telegraph 1996-97,and in the Royal Academy Magazine 1997-98 and their weekly Lax Column cartoons ran in the Financial Times from 2000 to 2002. They have also designed book-jackets (Methuen, Faber) and posters (Royal Court Theatre) and private commissions.