Vanessa Recine is a curator and cultural producer, specialised in dress, arts and culture. Working as a gallery coordinator for a contemporary art gallery, she focuses on developing her curating practice and provides creative solutions for the online website. With her combined experience in retail display and curating for contemporary art galleries, Vanessa is passionate about the narratives that spaces express.
Projects credited in
- The Menders Trade Café, 2st EditionWearers Festival and Something™ present: The Menders Trade Café is about community, circular economy and the sustainable practice of mending and repairing. Volunteer London-based menders gathered at Truman’s Social Club on the 31st of October 2021 to repair the beloved clothes that the attendees brought to the event. As payment, they accepted goods or services in exchange! People came with their pals; chat and met local menders; watched the craft that involves repairing garments by hand; g1
- Stilettos & Glitter: The Fashion Legacy of Latin American ShowgirlsWebinar facilitated by Mexican-Cuban journalist and researcher Arturo Rico, director of the Ficheraz Archive on Wednesday 24th December 2021. About Ficheraz Ficheraz is an archival project created by Arturo Rico in 2018. Its sole purpose is to preserve and share the history of vintage showgirls, burlesque performers and cabaret artists from Latin America, the Caribbean and the diaspora. In recent years Ficheraz has gained international notoriety through social media, over 125 thousand follow1
- The New Dress, book club.A dialogue facilitated by artist and academic Jennifer Anyan on Virginia Woolf's short story 'The New Dress'.
- Wearers Rocking their Disabled BodiesWhat is the first thing you think of when you get dressed in the morning? Do you think about the struggle of actually getting dressed or wearing an outfit that is both cute AND accessible? 18% of adults in the United Kingdom have a disability… that is 10 million people. This lack of representation truly hides how many people live with a disability. Disability doesn’t have a look or age and is often the fashion industry’s second to the last conversation. Wearers Rocking their Disabled Bodies wa5
- 'Veiling in Fashion: Dress and Modesty' a virtual conversation panelThis conversation panel took place on the 30th of June 2021. 'Veiling in Fashion: Dress and Modesty was the first event of our Wearers Academy series, a sequence of conversations where independent and academic researchers share their work in a language that is accessible to everyone. The recording is available on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zELhvA8s4d8&t=3s Our guest speaker, Anna-Mari Almila is a fashion researcher in sociology at London College of Fashion. She has spe
- Wearing Human Rights, a virtual conversation.This conversation panel took place on the 26th of May 2021. It featured Chilean-Arab Lawyer and independent fashion researcher Martina Barroeta and was moderated by Mexican Cultural Manager and activist Cristina Peregrina. This event was the first of our free Wearers from Everywhere virtual series, a sequence of conversations with wearers from all over the world highlighting their perspectives on relevant dress-related topics. Wearing Human Rights will digged into the freedom of dress as a c2
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Education
MA Fashion CurationLondon College of Fashion, UAL
London, United Kingdom