CV 2008
May 3rd, 2008Mamduh Waheed
BA (Hons.) Installation Art and Events
M. Baansaage, Shariu Varudhi Magu, Male’, Maldives
Tel. (960) 3325568, Mobile. (960)7908781
Email. mamduh.w@gmail.com
Education
2001- 2004 BA (Hons) Installation Art and Events, University of Huddersfield, UK
Professional Experience
2004 - 2008 Arts Coordinator, National Art Gallery, Maldives
· Responsible for programming and curating of exhibitions and events
· Overseeing the development of a permanent collection of artworks
Selected Exhibitions
1999 - 2005
· Urban Voices, Art Fest ‘99, Karachi, Pakistan, 1999
· Living Art, The Millenium Art Show, Ahmed Parvez Gallery, The Arts Council of Pakistan, Pakistan, 1999
· Kara Art 2000, Contemporary Visual Art, Alliance Francaise de Karachi, Pakistan2000
· Mishmash, Huddersfield Town Centre, UK, 2002
· Out of Context, University of Huddersfield, UK, 2003
· Muchmedia, University of Huddersfield, UK2004
· SAARC Painters’ Exhibition, State Art Gallery/Lalit kala Akademy, Hyderabad, India, 2005
Curatorial
2005 - 2008
· ‘Maldives Contemporary 2005’
The inaugural exhibition of the National Art Gallery, Maldives. The event is envisaged as a triennial. The exhibition consisted of over 70artworks by 29 Maldivian artists.
· ‘Maldives Contemporary 2008’ (scheduled for September 2008)
· Aiminath Hilmy – Imagination (National Art Gallery)
An exhibition of drawings by Maldivian artist Aiminath Hilmy
· Image and Identity – 100 years of Stamps in the Maldives (National Art Gallery, Maldives). The exhibition consisted of over 100 images of Maldivian postal stamps spanning a century
· Beyond the Tourists’ Eye (National Art Gallery, Maldives)
An exhibition of 5 contemporary Maldivian artists. After a successful run in Male’, the exhibition travelled to National Art Gallery, Sri lanka and India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, India
· Hassan Ziyad, In Silent Spaces (National Art Gallery, Maldives)
· Exhibition of Maldivian artist Hassan Ziyad
Literature
· Faceless People: Biological Deconstructions, Nina Mohamed Maniku, exhibition catalogue, Esjehi Gallery, Maldives, 2000
· Visual Art in the Maldives, Maldives Contemporary 2005, exhibition catalogue, National Art Gallery, Maldives, 2005
· Beyond the Tourists’ Eye, Exhibition Catalogue, National Art Gallery, Maldives, 2007
· Textile Traditions of South Asia (Co-curator for Maldives), exhibitions of traditional textiles of SAARC countries, National Crafts Museum, New Delhi, India
· Hassan Ziyad – In Silent Spaces, Exhibition Catalogue, National Art Gallery2008
Workshops, Seminars, Other
2004 - 2008
· Seminar on Curatorial and Exhibitions Policy, National Art Gallery, Maldives
· Cultural Ecologies – Communicating Contemporary Art in the 21st Century
Workshop and seminar, Hong Kong Arts Council and Asia Art Archive, Hong Kong, 2006
· ‘Gender Perspectives in Art’, seminar, 12th Asian Art Biennale, Shilpakala Academy, Bangladesh,
Personal details
Date of birth: 24 June 1973
Interests: Reading, swimming, painting
References available on request