Raquel Salvatella De Prada
Associate Professor of the Practice of Art, Art History and Visual Studies
Raquel’s areas of interest include commercial and video art, kinetic typography, graphic design, video integration in performance, motion graphics and instructional multimedia development. Her work often focuses on integrating computer animation and motion design with different traditional art forms by collaborating with artists of diverse backgrounds such as printmaking, painting, installation art, poetry, puppetry, theater, and musical performance. She finds that the combination of her digital medium with physical visual media can be a powerful way to communicate social issues. Her experimental animation work and her collaborative performance pieces have been featured at festivals and on stages across the country. Prior to joining Duke, Salvatella de Prada was Creative Director at HG Media, a multimedia design company in Princeton, NJ, and also worked in Madrid and London. She studied Music Education at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Computer Arts at the Istituto Europeo di Design in Madrid and the School of Visual Arts in New York, and Computer Arts & New Media at Academy of Arts University located in San Francisco.
Office Hours
Current Appointments & Affiliations
- Associate Professor of the Practice of Art, Art History and Visual Studies, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2020
Contact Information
- 114 S. Buchanan Blvd, Smith Warehouse [Bay12, Room 218], Durham, NC 27708
- Box 90766, Durham, NC 27708
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r.salvatella@duke.edu
(919) 684-2224
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http://www.de-prada.net/
- Background
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Education, Training, & Certifications
- M.F.A., Academy of Art University 2015
- B.F.A., Istituto Europeo de Design (Italy) 2004
- A.B., Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Spain) 1999
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Previous Appointments & Affiliations
- Assistant Professor of the Practice of the Art, Art History and Visual Studies, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2011 - 2020
- Visiting Asst Prof Of Practice in Dept of Art,Art History & Visual Studies, Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2008 - 2011
- Recognition
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In the News
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APR 26, 2021 -
OCT 17, 2018 -
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JUN 28, 2016 The New York Times
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- Research
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Fellowships, Supported Research, & Other Grants
- inTransit awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation 2018
- Cornered awarded by Puffin Foundation 2017
- Cornered awarded by Collaboration Development Grant, Council of the Arts, 2017
- Cornered awarded by Collaboration Development Grant, Council of the Arts 2017 - 2018
- Cornered awarded by Duke Africa Initiative Grant 2016 - 2018
- veoveo, traditional games awarded by Josiah Charles Trent Memorial Foundation Endowment Fund 2014
- veoveo, traditional games awarded by Duke University Arts & Sciences Travel Grant 2013
- Publications & Artistic Works
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Exhibitions, Screenings, & Performances
- Cornered (Installation) | Durham Art Guild Gallery at Durham, NC 2021
- Cornered | Raleigh Film Festival at Raleigh, NC 2020
- cornered | A Show for A Change Film Festival at Santa Monica, CA 2020
- Cornered | Docs Without Borders at Nassau, DE 2020
- Cornered | African Film Festival at Dallas, Texas 2020
- Solitary Confinement | Ethnografilm Festival at Paris, France 2020
- Cornered (Installation) | Ann Arbor Film Festival - Off the Screen at Ann Arbor, MIchigan 2020
- Cornered (exhibitions) | North Dakota Human Rights Art Festival at Fargo, Bismarck, Grand Forks, Minot, ND 2020
- Cornered | Oxford Film Festival at Oxford, TN 2020
- Conrered | Internatiinal Film & Video Festival "Cathartsis" at Moscow 2019
- Solitary Confinement | Five Continents International Film Festival at Venezuela 2019
- iGong | Alternative Video Art Fair at Seoul, South Korea 2019
- Solitary Confinement | Carrboro Film Festival at Carrboro, NC 2019
- Solitary Confinement | North Dakota Human Rights Film Festival at Fargo, ND 2019
- Solitary Confinement | Red Carpet Human Rights Film Festival at Gaza 2019
- Art Poem | Vasteras Film Festival at Västerås, Sweden 2019
- Cornered | Film Arte Festival at Berlin, Germany 2019
- Solitary Confinement | La Femme International Film Festival at Beverly Hills, CA 2019
- Solitary Confinement | Vastaeras Film Festival at Västerås, Sweden 2019
- Cornered | African World Film Destival at Charles H. Wright Museum, Detroit, MI 2019
- Cornered | NeMaf: Seoul International New Media Festival at Seoul, Korea 2019
- Cornered | Video Art Forum at Damman, Saudia Arabia 2019
- Solitary Confinement | Low to No Int’l Film Festival at Las Vegas, NV 2019
- Art Poem | New York Lift-Off Online at Film Festival 2019
- Art Poem | South Film & Arts Academic Festival at Rancagua, Chile 2019
- Art Poem | Stiff: Seattle Transmedia & independent Film Festival at Seattle, WA 2019
- Solitary Confinement | Social Political Short Film Festival at Missoula, MT 2019
- Art Poem | Magmart Festival - X Edition at Salerno, Italy 2019
- Art Poem | Tokyo Lift-Off Online at Film Festival 2019
- Solitary Confinement | London X4 Seasonal Short Film Festival at London, UK 2019
- Solitary Confinement | Magmart video under volcano at Salermo, Italy 2019
- Solitary Confinement | Short to the Point at Film Festival 2019
- Solitary Confinement | North Dakota Film Festival at Fargo, ND 2019
- Cornered (installation) | In Transit: Arts & Migration around Europe. Nasher Museum at Murthy Agora Gallery, Rubenstein Arts Center, Durham, NC 2018
- If My Feet Have Lost the Ground | National Puppetry Festival at Minneapolis, MN 2017
- If My Feet Have Lost the Ground | Open Eye Theater at Minneapolis, MN 2016
- Solitary Confinement | Free Speech TV at Denver, CO 2016
- The Paper Hat Game | 3-Legged Dog, at New York, NY 2016
- Solitary Confinement | Carmarthen Bay Film Festival at Wales, UK 2015
- The Paper Hat Game | National Puppetry, Uconn at Masfield, CT 2015
- If My Feet Have Lost the Ground | Manbites Dog Theater at Durham, NC 2014
- Solitary Confinement | Carolina Film & Video Festival at Greensboro, NC 2014
- Solitary Confinement | UNSPOKEN Human Rights Film Festival, at Utica, NY 2014
- Solitary Confinement | Athens International Film Festival at Athens, OH 2014
- Solitary Confinement | Reel Teal Film Festival at Wilmington, NC 2014
- Solitary Confinement | In Practice Exhibit, Power Plant Gallery at Durham, NC 2013
- If My Feet Have Lost the Ground | UNC Process Series, Historic Playmakers Theater at Chapel Hill, NC 2013
- The Paper Hat Game | Open Eye Theater at Chicago, IL 2013
- The Paper Hat Game | Great Small Works Toy Theater Festival at Brooklyn, NY 2012
- The Paper Hat Game | Manbites Dog Theater at Durham, NC 2012
- The Paper Hat Game | Sheafer Lab Theater, Duke University at Durham, NC 2011
- Art Poem | Letters exhibition, LoDi Project, Mezzanine Gallery at Raleigh, NC 2010
- Art Poem | “ART” Exhibition, East Corridor, Duke University at Durham, NC 2010
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Artistic Works & Non-Print Media
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Films
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Installations
- Spectral Seas. Director. 2021
- LANDeSCAPES. Creator. 2019
- Cornered. Creator. 2018
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Mixed Media
- veoveo, children at play. Creator, Visual artist. Digital Media, Graphic Design, New Media. 2016
- ARTPOEM – The Letters Project. Creator, Designer, Visual artist. Film, Illustration, Installation, Motion Graphics. 2010
- Raquel Salvatella de Prada: Hg Media, 2005 - 2009. Creator. Graphic Design, Motion Graphics, Radio / Television Program, Video Recording. 2005
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New Media
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Theatrical Productions
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Video Recordings
- missing artistic work. Creator.
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- Teaching & Mentoring
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Recent Courses
- ARTSVIS 107L: Fundamentals of Art and Design 2022
- ARTSVIS 206: Digital Imaging 2022
- ARTSVIS 497S: Advanced Visual Practice 2022
- ARTSVIS 606: Advanced Digital Imaging 2022
- ARTSVIS 693: Individual Research Independent Study 2022
- ARTSVIS 706: Digital Imaging 2022
- ARTSVIS 767S: Advanced Visual Practice 2022
- CMAC 606: Advanced Digital Imaging 2022
- CMAC 706: Digital Imaging 2022
- ISS 606: Advanced Digital Imaging 2022
- ISS 706: Digital Imaging 2022
- VMS 206: Digital Imaging 2022
- VMS 391: Independent Study 2022
- VMS 491: Independent Study 2022
- VMS 497S: Advanced Visual Practice 2022
- VMS 706: Digital Imaging 2022
- ARTSVIS 107L: Fundamentals of Art and Design 2021
- ARTSVIS 206: Digital Imaging 2021
- ARTSVIS 381S: Graphic Design in Motion 2021
- ARTSVIS 390S: Special Topics in Visual Arts 2021
- ARTSVIS 491: Independent Study 2021
- ARTSVIS 690S: Special Topics in the Visual Arts 2021
- ARTSVIS 706: Digital Imaging 2021
- CINE 381S: Graphic Design in Motion 2021
- CMAC 706: Digital Imaging 2021
- MUSIC 390S-1: Advanced Special Topics in Music 2021
- VMS 206: Digital Imaging 2021
- VMS 381S: Graphic Design in Motion 2021
- VMS 390S: Special Topics in Visual and Media Studies 2021
- VMS 491: Independent Study 2021
- VMS 690S: Special Topics in Visual and Media Studies 2021
- VMS 706: Digital Imaging 2021
- AMI 352: 3D Modeling and Animation 2020
- ARTSVIS 206: Digital Imaging 2020
- ARTSVIS 209: 3D Modeling and Animation 2020
- ARTSVIS 390S: Special Topics in Visual Arts 2020
- ARTSVIS 690S: Special Topics in the Visual Arts 2020
- ARTSVIS 706: Digital Imaging 2020
- CMAC 706: Digital Imaging 2020
- CMAC 791: Individual Research Independent Study 2020
- ISS 209: 3D Modeling and Animation 2020
- MUSIC 390S-1: Advanced Special Topics in Music 2020
- THEATRST 291: Independent Study 2020
- VMS 206: Digital Imaging 2020
- VMS 351: 3D Modeling and Animation 2020
- VMS 390S: Special Topics in Visual and Media Studies 2020
- VMS 690S: Special Topics in Visual and Media Studies 2020
- VMS 706: Digital Imaging 2020
- Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
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Presentations & Appearances
- Practices of Liberation in the Era of Mass Deportation, Incarceration, and Displacement. Encuentro: The World Inside Out 2019: Humor, Noise, and Performance. June 2019 2019
- Art and migration (cornered). Universidad de Valparaiso. May 2019 2019
- Migration Panel Discussion: "What is Duke at Home in the World?. November 2018 2018
- Cornered. Ruby Fridays. Rubenstein Arts Center. September 2018 2018
- Ruby Arts Projects: Raquel Salvatella de Prada's Cornered. Duke Arts. September 2018 2018
- Cornered. Art & Migration around Europe Speaker Series. in Transit, Nasher Museum of Art. February 2018 2018
- Do you Duke Arts? panel discussion. Duke Arts & Humanities Open House. Undergraduate Admissions. October 17, 2015 2015
- From Textbooks to Playlists: The rise of Multimodal Learning. CIT Showcase 2015. CIT. October 13, 2015 2015
- veoveo, children at play. Digital Humanities Initiative showcase Conversations in the Digital Humanities at Duke. Presented by the Digital Humanities Initiative at the Franklin Humanities Institute, the Wired! Lab, the PhD Lab in Digital Knowledge, and HASTAC@Duke. October 2, 2015 2015
- In the Process: Technology, Liveness & Stage/Screen Synthesis. CHAT Festival, Duke Univesity. February 9, 2012 2012
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Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
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Service to the Profession
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