CV

DETAILED CURRICULUM VITAE

e-mail: minesferreira@gmail.com

web-site: http://mariainesferreira.com

Born in Lisbon, May 1982. Lives and works between Costa da Caparica and Sintra, Portugal

Formal Education:

2007/2008: 9 months professional traineeship in stone sculpture at the International Sculpture Center in Sintra, Portugal.

• · Principal subjects: The different rocks and use of tools, machines and equipments. The several steps in stone transformation: selection of the raw material, cutting and separate stone blocks, modelling technics, textures and finishing treatments. Transport of sculptures.

• · Participation as a sculpture assistant:

“Sintra Arte Pública 2008”/Public sculptures in Sintra. “Global Stone Workshop Portugal”. “7 sóis 7 luas” Exhibition of Public sculptures and stone workshop in Castro Verde.

2007: Plastic Arts Graduation in Sculpture, at Évora’s University, Portugal.

• · Principal courses: Sculpture in stone and plaster; Drawing; Engraving (steel and wood); Art History; Aesthetics; Cenography; Multimedia I, II and complementary.

• · Workshops:

Animation Cinema and sound studio: 35 hours with José Miguel Ribeiro, Fernando Galrito e Pedro Lima. Objects and drawing animation: 35 hours with Dr. José Cavalheiro. Resin and plastics: 35 hours with Prof. Rui Vasquez.

2006: Erasmus student in Fachhochschule Hannover (Bildende Kunst), Germany.

• · Principal subjects: Drawing; Sculpture; Engraving (Lithography) and Multimedia.

Work Experience:

2006/2007: Tour Guide in Art Exhibitions and monitor in the educative service. Group guiding and didatic activities for school groups: Pinhole phography, painting and drawing workshops. At Forum Eugénio de Almeida in Évora, Portugal.

2006: Collaborator student during the AIAS (International Association of Independent Art and Design Schools) Exhibition in Évora, Portugal.

2005/06: Tour guide monitor for school groups in the exhibition “Às portas do mundo”. Exhibition about the plurality of cultures and contemporary art around the Portuguese language, with artists from: East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, Cape Verde Islands, S.Tomé and Príncipe, Angola, Mozambique, Brazil, Portugal. At D.Manuel’s Palace, in Évora, Portugal.

2005/2006/2007: Collaboration as a drum player (snare drum) in the music, percussion and street animation group“Gigabombos do Imaginário”, itinerant musical band with portuguese traditional thematics and instruments, Évora, Portugal.

Collective Exhibitions:

2008: Plastic Arts, at Jardim do Cerco in Mafra, Portugal

2007: Napra 07, New Visual Artists at D.Manuel’s Palace in Évora, Portugal.

2007: Engraving Students Exhibition at the Vimioso Palace in Évora, Portugal

• · MultiPower- video Art at Auditório Soror Mariano in Évora, Portugal

• · Open-Residence – Plastic arts, live music and poetry at Manuel Álvares Students Residence in Évora, Portugal

2006: Open-House – Plastic arts, video, performance and dj’s at a students house in Évora, Portugal

• · “Desequilibrios”/”Unbalance” – experimental Videos at Chapitô in Lisbon, Portugal

• · “Sem-titulos”/”No-titles”- Multimedia Installation at S.H.E.(Sociedade Harmonia Eborense) in Évora, Portugal.

2005: “IV Young Art International Biennal of Vila Verde”, Portugal

2004: Plastic Arts Students in Évora, Portugal

2003: Plastic Arts Students at Fine Arts National Society in Lisbon, Portugal

Individual Exhibitions:

2006: “Ein offenes Fenster in der Zeit”/One open window in time – Installation at Kurt Schwitters Forum, Fine Arts University in Hannover, Germany

2005: “Reflexos femininos”/ “Feminine reflexs” – Drawing at Youth Portuguese Institute in Évora, Portugal.

2005: “Autos”/”Selfs” – Drawing at Young Space in Lisbon, Portugal

Language(s) (from europass cv model):

ENGLISH:

Understanding: Listening and reading:

• · Proficient user (C1): I can understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signalled explicitly. I can understand television programmes and films without too much effort.

• · Independent user (B2): I can read articles and reports concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular attitudes or viewpoints. I can understand contemporary literary prose.

Speaking: Spoken interaction and spoken production:

• · Independent user (B2): I can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible. I can take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining my views.

• · Independent user (B2): I can present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to my field of interest. I can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of various options.

Writing:

• · Independent user (B2): I can write clear, detailed text on a wide range of subjects related to my interests. I can write an essay or report, passing on information or giving reasons in support of or against a particular point of view. I can write letters highlighting the personal significance of events and experiences.

GERMAN:

2006: Intensive 6 months German course at Fachhochschule Hannover, Germany. Basic User (A2).

Computer Skills:

• · OS X: Photoshop 7.0/CS, Final cut Pro/Express, Adobe After Effects 6.0

• · Windows: Office, Adobe Photoshop, Premiere 7.0/Pro

• · GNU/Linux: Open Office

Personal Interests:

Independent Cinema, Music (world music), vegetarianism and Kung fu.

Driving licence:

Category B.