Antonio Macuacua Professional Name: Phiri Tele No: 07905120287
EDUCATION AND TRAINING 1982-83 Collaborated in the area of design and decoration with Isabel Verde, art professor and founder of the School of fine arts, Maputo-Mozambique. 1986-92 Student school of Visual Art , Maputo-Mozambique, completed height level graphics course, graduated student of honour. 1992 Collaborated with international artist, Victor Sousa in Maputo-Mozambique. 1993 Participated in an illustration course for children's books, cartoons, taught by Brazilian artist,Zirald Pinto 1997 Participated in a workshop and study visit in Johannesburg and Cape Town , South Africa. 1999- 01 NVQ Level and II Playwork. 2003- 05 Printmaking course . 2006 Design for Print & the Internet
course. 1986 Participated in a radio programme open scene for radio Mozambique Maputo. 1993 Participated in Education for peace program, the Circle of Peace, a UNICEF program for children traumatised by war Maputo Mozambique. 1995 Art Teacher for children aged between 4-10 painting and design in children's workshop, Maputo- Mozambique . 1995 Type setter and graphic design for Savana Newspaper, Maputo-Mozambique. 1995-97 Sales assistant: Ugubu Gallery, Maputo-Mozambique. 1987-88 Art Teacher Verney School, teaching the Portuguese Visual Education Curriculum to children aged between 7- 17.Elements included painting, design and ceramics, Maputo-Mozambique. Art teacher for children aged between 5-9, Infant's Pre-School Maputo-Mozambique. Special Needs art Teacher for children with learning difficulties aged 6-12 Mazola- Mozambique . LONDON 1999 Worked at the Africa Centre, London . Designing publicity materials and administrative assistant. 1998-04 Kitchen assistant/ Commis Chef, Rhubarb Food Design, London . (Exclusive Catering Company) 2001 Summer Scheme play worker, Bathhouse 2003 Voluteered at Tyssen Premary School. 2003-05 Assistant play worker- The Learning TRUST 2004-06 Child care at YMCA ART SHOWS AND EXHIBITIONS MOZAMBIQUE
October 1983 Participated in a show for new talent in Gallery of Art. July 1994 Participated in various collectives national and international art Shows April 1995 Participated in a Danish/Mozambique sponsored workshop Musicrea at Tchova Xita Duma Nov 1995 Participated in a national competition for artist, discovery June 1996 Participated in a Word Bank art show July 1996 Individual show entitled Challenges, House of Culture October 1996 Participated in the fist annual show of Happy Art artists co-operative,Photgrapher's Association Nov 1996 Participated in the bi-annual show at the national telecommunications of Culture June 1997 Participated in collective show Despite the Ruins June 1997 Individual show entitled trajectory, Na Ne Baah Gallery
LONDON June 1999 Participated in an AMREF organised collective show “ART FOR AFRICA” June 1999 Individual show, Mozambique in colour, Africa Centre June 2000 Individual
show, St John's College, University of Oxford as part of
25 years of May 2001 Individual show, at Ryan's bar as part of Stoke Newington Festival Nov 2002 Participated in collective show, in celebration of Black Artists, in Casa ( Caribbean , Africa , Asian and South American Artists) June 2004 Participated in collective exhibition in Amsterdam . October 2004 Participated in collective exhibition .Black History Month Art Exhibition at Gallery Fore Currently Phiri is developing a very distinctive style using Printmaking Techniques such as: Collage Blocks Linocut, Lithography, Dry point, Monoprint, woodcut, Intaglio printing, and Etching.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS Founding member of Happy Art Happy Art is an artists co-operative composed of Mozambican artists who together work to stimulate the growth of fine art in Mozambique; promote opportunities of informal access to world art and culture; promote art therapy for traumatised children and to encourage the participation of women in art). Member of Nucleus of Art artists co-operative. |