Elena Arzani
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Biography
Elena is a Lecturer on BA (Hons) Design Management at the London College of Communication. She is also an Associate Lecturer in the MA Arts and Cultural Enterprise at Central Saint Martins (CSM), the MA Design Management (LCC), and the Graduate Diploma Fashion Management (LCF)
Born in Italy, Elena is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and an internationally accomplished creative practitioner with a strong background in luxury and retail fashion, art and music publishing, photography, and design.
With 3 Master’s degree (Design Studies at CSM/UAL, Marketing and Communication for the Art world, and Fashion Photography), a PgCert in Academic Practice (Chelsea/UAL) and a diploma in Marketing and Communication for the Art world (Sotheby’s Institute of Arts), her areas of specialism demonstrate a broader understanding of the Arts and cultural sector, together with their business, research, and communication dynamics.
Elena collaborates with several courses across all Institutes at UAL. Other academic collaborations have included leading the BA in Visual Design at the Istituto Marangoni, London, and teaching at the MIUR (Minister of Education and Research) in Italy, where she developed an EU-funded pioneering project on social justice, digital technologies, and cyberbullying in children education, that has permanently changed the Primary School curriculum.
Alongside her academic work, Elena continues to work in the industry. Internationally established as an Art Director, Photographer, and Cultural Editor/broadcaster. During her career, Elena headed the graphic department of Flash Art Magazine, co-directed Chitarre Magazine in Italy, and co-founded TuttoRock Music magazine. She exhibited her photographs worldwide (Art Basel Miami, MIA Fair Milan, Agora Gallery NY, and many others).
She works alongside some of the most prestigious actors in the Music Industry and Art World. Her professional portfolio includes collaborations with Giorgio Armani, Flash Art, Tina Turner, Templon Gallery, Paris Photo, Vogue, V&A, Value Retail, MASI Lugano, Mendrisio Academy of Architecture, Sole 24 Ore, Artribune, Frieze, and many others.
Elena is a contributor to Shades of Noir - the UAL Centre for Antiracism and social justice, and as such she has participated in the publication of academic research and the SoN Term of reference: 2020, Alchemy - Transformation in Social Justice Teaching, Shades of Noir.
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