Silvia Champion
ABOUT ME & MY WORK
My story
My interest lies in the creative work with language as a visual artists and as a language-workshop leader for English and Spanish. Already before and during my University studies of English, Spanish and Art I lived for longer periods in Spain, England and USA. Language and the culture around it has been my passion for as long as I can think. I live in a bilingual household where my husband and my two sons are Englishmen and we switch constantly between German and English. Sheffield/UK was our home till 2016 before we settled in Austria.
Apart from art und languages I enjoy hanging out with my family, practicing yoga and travelling. I am trying to visit friends and family in England and Spain as often as I can but also enjoy discovering new places.
education
2014
MA Fine Art (Distinction), Sheffield Hallam University, UK
2004
BA (hons) Art/Sculpture (First Class), Sheffield Hallam University, UK
2002
Foundation+1st year BA Fine Art/Sculpture (with Univ. Prof. Mag.art. Mag.phil. Renate Herter), University of Art and Design, Linz, Austria
2000
Sculpture and Painting, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA
2000
Magistra of Philosophy [Mag. Phil.] in Spanish and English Literature and Linguistics, Vienna University, Austria; Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spain; Paris Lodron University, Salzburg, Austria; Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
I have been teaching in my own and foreign countries in schools, adult education and private (WIFI, VHS, Europagymnasium Auhof/Linz & Birkdale Senior School/UK, Sheffield College.
YOGA & MEDITATION
from 2022 Meditation teacher (Yoga Akademie Austria)
from 2020 Dipl. Yoga teacher training (Proges Akademie)
STEFANIE AREND ‘Yin Yoga teacher training basis’ (part I)
ADELHEID OHLIG ‚Luna Yoga Sommerlust‘
AYURVEDA-VEREIN NEXENHOF ‚Ayurveda & Yoga im Wechselspiel zwischen Kraft und Entspannung‘
Frank Harris (1856-1931), amerik. Schriftsteller
TRAINING
2011 – 2014
MA Bildende Kunst (Auszeichnung), Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
2002 – 2004
BA Bildende Kunst/Bildhauerei (First Class), Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
2001 – 2002
Teilstudium Bildende Kunst/Bildhauerei, Transmedialer Raum (bei Univ.Prof.Mag.art.Mag.phil. Renate Herter), Kunstuniversität, Linz, Ö
2000 – 2001
Teilstudium Bildhauereu und Malerei, Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA
1993 – 2000
Mag.Phil. in Romanistik, Anglistik und Amerikansistik (Lehramt) an Paris Lodron University, Salzburg, Ö
Mag.Phil. in Romanistik, Anglistik und Amerikansistik (Lehramt) an Paris Lodron University, Salzburg, Ö
Bowling Green State University, Ohio, USA Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Spanien
Universitaet Wien, Ö
UNTERRICHT
Seit 2004 als freischaffende Künstlerin tätig
von 2019
Sprachtrainerin, für massgeschneiderte Englisch und Spanisch Workshops in meinem Sprach-Atelier
(als Selbstständige)
2017 – 2018
Unterrichtspraktikum (Englisch/Spanisch), Europaschule Auhof, Linz, Ö
2015 – 2016
Deutschassistentin, Birkdale School, Sheffield (Gymnasium), UK
2007
Sprachlabor, Birkdale School, Sheffield, UK
2004 – 2006
Deutschassistentin, Birkdale School, Sheffield, UK
2003 – 2004
Spanischlehrerin, Sheffield College, Sheffield, UK
2002 – 2016
Privatunterricht in Spanisch und Deutsch, Sheffield, UK
2000 – 2002
Spanisch und Englischlehrerin, WIFI und VHS Linz, Ö