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)
2020-2022 Dipl. Yoga teacher in training (Proges Akademie)
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