ALINA GOZIN'A BIO
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“Alina’s passion lies in transforming culture via imbedding creativity and creative intelligence into the fabric of our society, in reference to the Arts & Science culture of the Renaissance era, and with the aim to find new ways to pivot, both as individuals and organisations”.
Alina Gozin’a, a renowned photographer & artist, who left a corporate career in banking & finance at PwC, to become a leading global creative. She’s lived and worked in Odessa, Berlin, LA & New York and now calls Sydney home; she is known for creating some of the most iconic AFR Magazine covers of notable figures like Scott Farquhar, Frank Lowy, Andrew Forrest, Anthony Pratt, Kevin Rudd, Judith Neilson, Canva's co-founders Melanie Perkins & Cliff Obrecht; and Oscar winners Alicia Vikander and Emile Sherman, to mention a few. Her artwork has been in solo exhibitions nationally and internationally. Alina’s new solo exhibition, Sydney Love Stories, opens in May 2024.
Her passion for storytelling led her to pursue a postgraduate degree in Media Arts and Production at UTS. She went on to become a Cannes Lions nominated, award-winning creative, harnessing the innovative powers of photography, film, and art to tell stories for global corporations and her art.
She has executed brand and visual transformation campaigns for global organisations such as HBO (NYC and LA), Tribeca Film (NYC), Stan, Grey (NYC), Madame Figaro (FRANCE/NYC), Forbes, AFR Magazine, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, GQ, SMH, Good Weekend Magazine, Universal Music, Sony Pictures, Sony Music, Warner Bros (NYC), BMF, ABC, SBS, Channel 9, Westfield NYC, Scentre Group, QIC, Lend Lease, Mirvac, Walker Corp, Charter Hall, Dexus Property Group, Cbus Property to mention a few.
Alina’s business acumen, along with her creative approach, uniquely positions her to bridge the gap between art, technology, and commerce, leading an applied and inspiring conversation on Creative Intelligence.
Alina is a reputed creative and speaker. While her work features in magazines around the world, she is increasingly sought for her stories inspiring creativity. She been interviewed on ABC Breakfast News, numerous radio stations and podcasts. She has also featured AFR magazine and AFR newspaper, SMH, and in other media. More recently, Alina has extended her work into education where she has been invited to talk and run workshops about Creative Intelligence. In 2022, she was part of the TEDxSydney exploring the topic of Hybrid Work, The Belonging Imperative. She is a founder of The Art of Seeing and she’s conducted Creative Intelligence training sessions for PwC, Mastercard, Deloitte, Oracle, G100, Charter Hall, UTS and many other organisations.
As an educator and cultural leader, Alina shines a light on the creative process through her learnings on photoshoots of high-profile personalities as well as those living on the fringe of society. Her foundational message resonates across audiences as she champions the often unseen role of intent, trust, vulnerability and building of intuitive confidence.
Alina is committed to her work with community organisations that focus on helping underprivileged youth: Art Start in NY, I-Manifest and MMAD in partnership with Universal Music in Sydney. She has also done work with R U OK and The Royal Hospital for Women Foundation.
In December 2023, Alina was appointed as an Industry Advisory Board Member at UTS - TD SCHOOL (Transdiciplinary Innovation).
Guest Speakers.
Alina Gozin’a & Shane Currey at training session for Charter Hall at one of Sydney’s best photographic art studio.
You can book THE ART OF SEEING training session or keynote with Alina, as well as with both Alina & Shane or with both Alina & Barbara. Our “DUO” sessions are a hit!
ALINA & SHANE SESSION
Alina takes you 'behind the scenes' of her famous photoshoots and breaks down how she created these images to tell a particular story. She presents her magazine covers, artworks and architectural projects she had shot - all as a point of reference for creative process.
Shane then translates how this way of seeing applies to the workplace of the 21st century, vital skills in a highly competitive and volatile world. Alina and Shane will awaken your senses and fire up your “right-brain” abilities.
This workshop is about making the familiar strange and the stranger familiar. You will learn how to see the world differently!
ALINA & BARBARA SESSION