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RESUME

MARIA MADEIRA

6 Hibbertia Close
BEELIAR
WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6164
Telephone: (08) 9437 4587
Mobile: 041 8354 105
E-mail: madeirams@yahoo.com.au

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QUALIFICATIONS:

1996: MURDOCH UNIVERSITY, Western Australia
Bachelor Of Arts in Political Science

1993: CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Western Australia
Graduate Diploma of Education
Major: Art
Minor: Teaching of English as a Second Language (TESL)

1991: CURTIN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, Western Australia
Bachelor Of Arts in Fine Arts (Visual Arts)


LANGUAGES FLUENT IN:

English, Tetum, Portuguese

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:

2007: KULCHA MULTICULTURAL ARTS OF WA, FREMANTLE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA (July/Aug)

“Lian Tatoli”
Solo Exhibition

2007: CANNERY ARTS CENTRE, ESPERANCE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA (June/July)

"Silent Voices"

Artist in Residence and Solo Exhibition


2006: LAWRENCE WILSON ART GALLERY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Aug/Oct)

“Picturing the Sea”
Group Exhibition
Picturing the sea is drawn from public and private collections and the University of Western Australia Art Collection

2005: HOTEL TIMOR, DILI, EAST TIMOR (May)

Solo Exhibition

2003: INSTITUTO CAMÕES, DILI, EAST TIMOR (May)

"The Trade Fair Exhibition"
Group Exhibition with several East Timorese artists

2003: CULTURAL CENTRE, DILI, EAST TIMOR (March)

"1st Portuguese language book fair exhibition"
Group Exhibition with several East Timorese artists

1998: UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO, PORTUGAL (June)

“East Timor Cultural Week”
Exhibition of three East Timorese Artists

1998: WORLD EXPO ‘98’ LISBON, PORTUGAL (June)

University of Lisbon
Exhibition of six East Timorese Artists

1997: KULCHA MULTICULTURAL ARTS OF WA, FREMANTLE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA (October)

“Artist of The Month”

1997: KALLA YEEDIP GALLERY, MIDLAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA (June)

“Hamutuk”
Solo Exhibition

1996: PERTH INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS, PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA (June/July)

“East Timor - Land of Crosses”
Solo Exhibition

1996: KALLA YEEDIP GALLERY, MIDLAND, WESTERN AUSTRALIA (Apr/May)

“Memory and Reality”
A Multi Cultural Exhibition

1992: PERTH INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY ARTS (May)
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

“Dislocation”
Collaboration with David Jones – Sculpture


SELECTED SPECIAL EVENTS:

Oct 2000: REGIONAL ARTS CONFERENCE

2nd National Conference, Esperance Western Australia
Participant & Guest Speaker - Theme: Different Stories

Apr 1999: WORLDWIDE CONVENTION - PORTUGAL

National Convention of East Timorese Abroad
Participated with the specialised portfolio, Arts & Culture

Mar 1998: ABC RADIO DRAMA

“The Sea Change”
Participated as an actor and singer with the East Timorese ‘Tais Surik’

Jul 1997: KALLA YEEDIP GALLERY, “UMA KNUA”

Co-ordinator and Curator of the visual component for the
Exhibition

Aug - Sep 1995: SPRING SCHOOL – UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA (UWA)

“East Timor Exploring the Culture and Exploding the Myths”
Assistant Organizer
Facilitated classes for the course, organised discussion groups, interpreted and translated for East Timorese participants.


EMPLOYMENT HISTORY:

Aug – Nov 2005: EDMUND RICE CENTRE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE, FREMANTLE
Immersions Coordinator
Duties:
· Administration associated with applications, travel arrangements, immersion fees;
· Develop and maintain immersion placement database as required

Sep 2004 - May 2005: UNITED NATIONS’ SERIOUS CRIMES UNIT (DEFENCE LAWYERS’ UNIT)
Interpreter, Translator and Cultural Adviser
Duties:
· Employed by the UN SCU for its investigation of possible Crimes Against Humanity by pro-Jakarta paramilitary militia prior to and then after the UN-supervised act of self-determination in November 1999;
· interpreter and translator for the investigation and collection of standardised data and evidence for the Defence Lawyers’ Unit;
· Liaised with Timorese families charged with Crimes Against Humanity to advised them that UN lawyers were about to enter their home to interview them;
· cultural adviser to the Defence Lawyers’ Unit on all the cultural protocols to be observed when conducting these interviews;
· assisted in the translation of all the documents for the Defence Lawyers’ Unit; and
· for this work, the UN lawyers’ and I traveled by helicopter or jeep to every region of East Timor continuously over eight months.

2002: ALIANCE PLANNING AND CONSULTANCY (APAC) HEALTH SYSTEMS / AUSAID
Interpreter and Translator
Duties:
· Acted as an interpreter, translator and cultural adviser to the AUSAID- sponsored Ambulance Procurement and Distribution Project.
· Assisted in the translation of all the Government health policies for the ambulance system in East Timor.
· Facilitated community input into the ambulance service structure.
· Designed the Ambulance Logo for the ambulance system in East Timor.

Feb - Mar 2002: DECKCHAIR THEATRE
Teacher and Cultural Adviser
Duties:
· Acted as a cultural adviser and taught East Timorese songs for a musical theatre production “Mavis Goes to Timor”

Oct 2001: ALIANCE PLANNING AND CONSULTANCY (APAC) HEALTH SYSTEMS / AUSAID
Interpreter and Cultural Adviser
Duties:
· Acted as an interpreter and cultural adviser to the AUSAID-sponsored 5 year health equipment procurement plan for East Timor.
· Assisted in the collection of standardised data for each district health facility (re. equipment, instruments and diseases).

Jun - Nov 2000: LOCKRIDGE PRIMARY SCHOOL
“Artist in Residence”
· Teaching East Timorese songs for a musical theatre production “Amigos”

Oct - Dec 1999: WEST COAST COLLEGE OF TAFE, EAST FREMANTLE, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Art and Music Teacher for East Timorese Refugees

May - Oct 1999: KAMBALDA HIGH SCHOOL, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Art, Media, Music and cultural Program teacher

Apr 1999: MINISTRY FOR CULTURE & THE ARTS, GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Arts Edge
Visual arts workshop with the teachers of the arts

Feb - Apr 1999: MERREDIN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL, WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Art Teacher

1997: KULCHA MULTICULTURAL ARTS OF WA
Agency Co-ordinator
Duties:
· Co-ordinate and liaise between artists and clients in regard to booking visual and performance artists for festivals, special and multicultural events.

1996 - 1997: MULTICULTURAL ARTS OF WA
Assistant Agency Co-ordinator

Apr 1992: DAVID JONES (SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS, CURTIN UNIVERSITY)
Research Assistant
Duties:
· Provision of assistance and support for artist / lecturer.
· Liaise with artist providing pieces.


REFEREES:

Professor David Jones
Professor of Sculpture, School of Fine Arts
Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
Telephone: (08) 9299 6771

Jenny Simpson
General Manager
Awesome Arts Australia Ltd
President Board of Director
Kulcha Multicultural Arts of Western Australia
(Former Director of National Folks Festival, Canberra)
Telephone: (08) 9485 0560
Mobile: 0409 682 234

Gordon McIntosh
Former Senator for Western Australia (retired)
Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia
Telephone: (08) 9450 5111

Craig Hooper
(Then-Coordinator, AUSAID Ambulance Project, East Timor)
Senior Policy Adviser
Consumer Health Forms of Australia
Telephone: (02) 6273 5444
Mobile: 0414 466 737