Parcours
Surname: NAIKEN
First Names: Thivynaidoo Perumal
Born: 1957
Nationality: Mauritian/French
Education: Birmingham Polytechnic (United Kingdom – Full-Time)
Certificate Art and Design
Ecole Nationale des Beaux Arts de Dijon, France: (Full-Time)
Diplôme National Supérieur d’Expression Plastique (Arts)
DNSEP (bac+5)
De Montfort University, Leicester – United Kingdom (Full-Time/Part-Time)
Postgraduate Diploma (Art and Design Education)
Master of Arts (Art and Design Education)
…
Research works:
Research work “The Ceramic Industry and the Individual Potters in England”
“The positive Exchange Programme between England and France” in the Visual Arts…
Employments/Projects:
| from 1986-89 | Fine Art Tutor / Professeur de Dessin, Centre Social Valentin |
| 1987-90 | Tutor, École Nationale des Beaux Arts de Dijon, France
Director, Atelier d’Art – Dijon, France. |
| 1987-1996 | Art Organiser – Exhibitions Galerie Itinérante-ADAP, (France) |
| 1987-1996 | Chairman of “Association Artistes Diplômés d’arts Plastiques” |
| 1990 -1996 | Art tutor /Visiting lecturer and Researcher in Art and Design
(Professeur d’art Plastique-Conférencier), France England. (Universities: Stratford, Birmingham, Leicester, Liverpool- BEAUX –ARTS de Dijon ), France |
| 1992 – 1996 | Artist in School and College / Intervenant Milieu Scolaire
(Schools/Colleges) France. |
| 1995 – 1996 | Seminars for Teachers’ Training (Ecole En St-Jacques Dijon
(France) |
| 1996 | Conference on Art Education ( IDAO) (Mauritius) |
| 1995 – 1996 | Mural painting (projects – direction and implementation) Centre
du Parc Dijon, Mural painting in residential buildings-Maryse Bastié Mural painting/furniture/interior design, (projects – direction and implementation) – Centre de Loisirs -Chenôve France… Mural Painting Centre de Loisirs de Chenôve (projects – direction and implementation) France |
| From 1995
France |
Art Consultant (Freelance) (Researcher in Art and Design) |
Employment (full-time)
From 1997 to 2004
Adviser (Fine Arts/ Visual Arts) (full-time) Ministry of Arts and Culture, Republic of Mauritius
From 2000 to 2002
Part-Time Lecturer
University of Mauritius (M.G.I)
BA Fine Arts/BA Fine Arts and Education
From 2004 to 2009
Director National Art Gallery Republic of Mauritius
2009 suspended …
From September Commissioner Fine Art Exhibitions
1997 (Ministry of Arts and Culture-Mauritius)
China Beijing 1997
Biennial de Seychelles 2000
Triennial of India, Lalit Kala 1997
The Netherlands 1998
Museum of Namibia… 2000
Mauritius Museums Council 2001
Dutch Landing “Rodriques” 2002
Exhibition –Paintings, Contemporary Ceramic from China 2002
‘Exhibition on Slavery’ 2000 (Ministry of Arts and Culture/ Mauritius Museums Council-History Museum) Artistic Director
Exhibition; “Mapping of Mauritius” 2002 (Mauritius Museums Council-History Museum)
Exhibition: “Les travailleurs”, 2003 ( Mauritian Cultural Centre) Artistic Director
Exhibition; Baudin and Flinders (Naval Museum Mahebourg) Artistic Director
Small Format Exhibition Seychelles 2004
Commissioner /Curator – Independent Fine Art Exhibitions
(Mauritius)
Curatorial projects, Concept and implementation
MOBAA, Mauritius 1998/200, Mauritian Artists “New Generation and Established Artists”
Rotary Club, Mauritius 1998 Mauritian Artists -Established Artists
Gallery Max Boullé Mauritius 1998- Reunion and Mauritian Artists
Underground Art – N Gallery Itinérante Mauritius 1999 English and Mauritian Arti
Selected Exhibitions (personal):
1975 Mahebourg District Council, (1st Prize) Mauritius.
1987 L’ESCAE de Dijon, France.
1990 Midlands Arts Centre, England.
1990 Wolverhampton Polytechnic, England.
1991 Leicester Polytechnic, England.
1995 Galerie Itinérante Chenôve, France.
1996 Galerie Max Boullé, etc……Mauritius…
Selected Salons/Exhibitions (personal) :
1985-1987- 39ème-42ème Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Grand Palais – Paris, France.
1986 75ème Salon Société Artistique de l’Aube (Prize) – Troyes, France.
1988 Lions Club de Dijon, 3ème Prize de Peinture -, France.
1994 l’Espace des Arts, (Prize) – Chalon – Sur – Saone, France.
1995 Centre Culturel Belfort, France.
1996-97 Salon des Artistes – Grand-Baie, Mauritius…
1997-2003 Salon de Mai, MGI, Mauritius
1998 Sequence III -MOBAA Caudan Mauritius
2000 Sequence IV, Millennium Art MOBAA Caudan Mauritius
1998 Gallery Max Boullé
1998 Alliance Française
1998 Centre Charles Baudelaire, Rose Hill Mauritius
1999 Port Louis Waterfront Mauritius
2000 Group Exhibition Mauritius Institute Mauritius
2002 Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2002, Bangladesh.
2003 Triennial of Contemporary Arts, Mauritius.
2004 Mauritius Institute Mauritius …
Works in Private Collections:
Mauritius, England, Réunion Island , France, Sweden, Norway, etc.
Mauritius
Municipality of Rose Hill,
Alliance Française of Port Louis,
Ministry of Arts and Culture,
Airport of Mauritius,
Prime Minister’s ‘Office’, Embassy . etc.
Art Catalogues: Write-up as Art Commissioner/Curator (Mauritius)
Art Catalogue Triennial of India Lalit Kala 1997
Art Catalogue MOBAA Sequence III ,IV , 1998 – 2000
Rivage 1998
Rotary Club 1998
Art and Craft Exhibition – Namibia 2002
Mauritius Museums Council Art Exhibition Watercolour 2002
Asian Art Biennale Bangladesh 2002
Salon d’Eté from 2007-2009
Triennial of Contemporary Art Mauritius 2002/2005…
Publications: Artistic Matters /Exhibitions:
France:
Periodicals:
Dialoguons MJC (Chenôve), N°3 January 1995
Créations-Publication de l’école Moderne Française, Mars April / May N°67, 1995
Diagonale 21, August 1994
Journal d’Information de la Caisse d’Allocations Familliale de la côte-d’Or, 1993
Chenôve Journal d’Informations Municipales, N° 55 November 1993
Opac Dialogues, 4 Nov/Dec.1993
Chenôve Info Journal d’informations Municipales, July 93 -April 93
Salon des Réalités Nouvelles, Grand Palais-Paris, : – 39ème – 42ème – 1985 – 88
News Papers:
Mauritius:
Le Quotidien 27th June 1997, Le Quotidien 18th December 1996, Le Mauricien, Maurice 16th September 1996, From 1997 -Weekend , L’express L’expresso, Week-end Scope…
France:
Bien Public, Auxois, 10th September 1994, 20th September 1993
Bien Public, Dijon, 17th June 1995, 6th August 1994, 14th July 1993, 7th July 1993, 1st July 1993, 5th May1993, 21st April 1993, 8th April 1993, 4th February 1993, 28th August 1992, 8th August 1992…
Films on the Visual Arts:
From 1997 Resource Person – Mauritius College of the Air
Video film production l’artiste Mauricien et son Univers ( Mauritius)
Art Exhibitions …
Documentary: Streatfield, Watercolour…
Triennial of Contemporary Arts, Mauritius
Radio programmes– Art Exhibitions and Arts, France-England
Mauritius-Reunion Island…
Workshops for Students and teachers:
From 1999 Ecole du Centre/College Pierre Poivre Mauritius
From 1997 Colleges Mauritius
From 2000 CLAC Mauritius
Mauritius Museums Council
Watercolour Paintings workshop (for Tutor/ Education officer of various Colleges Mauritius).
Seminars:
Buren, Pyramide du Louvre, Turner and Constable, contemporary Arts /Installation
Chairman/Jury for Logo/Art Competitions…-Mauritius:
Ministry of Arts and Culture, Art Competition, Drawing, Photography, Logo (Chairman)
Ministry of Youth and Sports, Logo, (Chairman)
Mauritas, Ministry of Industry, Logo, (Chairman)
Ministry of Economic Development, Productivity and Regional Development, Logo (Chairman)
Ministry of Commerce, (Chairman)
Ministry of Agriculture
National Library, Logo, (Chairman)
Municipality of Quatre-Bornes, Drawing Competition (Chairman)
Jury for the National Handicraft Promotion Agency,Craft Competition (Chairman)
Ministry of Industry and Commerce, (Chairman)
Lion Club, Drawing Competition, (Chairman)
Mauritius Telecom, Drawing Competition, (Chairman)
Mauritius Museums Council – Logo Competition, (Chairman)
Mauritius Museums Council – Children Competition, (Chairman)
Centre Nelson Mandela, (Chairman)
Central Electricity Board Mauritius …
Chairman of Technical Committees:
Salon des ONG – (Ministry of Social Security)
Chairman of Technical Committee – Ministry of Arts and Culture – Artistic Works
Chairman of Technical Committee – Ministry of Social Security
Assist as Member of Committees and Sub-Committees
Designs:
Interior/ scenography, Art Galleries:
SSR Art Gallery , Quatre-Bornes, Mauritius
SSR photo Gallery – Pamplemousses Garden Mauritius (curator)
Posters and Leaflets –
Ministry of Arts and Culture and others for;
National Festivals; Divali, Spring, Christmas, Dance festivals, Cultural shows, Music Day, etc.
Leaflets Design; Namibia, including write-up
Dutch Landing
Slavery
Artist in School, including write-up
Writers day
Cultural Echange Programme India
Stratfiled -Water Colour including write-up …
Book covers –The VOC Dutch Landing – Chan Low …
Trophies (3D) Design/Concept- (Ministry of Art and Culture Mauritius)
Trophy of Outstanding Performance
(Sandra Mayotte – Selven Naidu)
Trophy for Drama Festivals
Trophy for Artists
Triennial of Contemporary Art Mauritius 2002/2005 Nag
Stella: Design/Concept
Anjalay Coopen 2002-2003
Sir. G. Duval 2009
…
Set Designs– (Art Director)
Cultural Show Ministry of Arts and Culture
Conference UN Set design
Chinese festivals…
Au clair de toi -Nic Tack Chung – Plaza and Port Louis theaters…
Supervisor for the Following Art Works Commissioned by Government/LocaL Government Mauritius:
Ramgoolam Statue Waterfront:
Ti Frére Statue…. 2000
Trophy (Design/Concept ) 2002-2003
Anjalay Coopen (Design/Concept – of Stella and site) 2002-2003
Stella
…
Collaboration/Introduction of Projects (Mauritius)
Artistic Activity in the Chapiteaux de L’Independence
Artist at Works “open air “
The Underground Art – Galerie itinerante
Exhibition for the Blind – Touch, Feel and See
Exhibition on the Beach
Artist in School
Artist in Hospital/Art Therapy
Triennial of Contemporary Art of the Indian Ocean (Mauritius)
Forthcoming Exhibitions 2012…
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