OSAIRA MUYALE
contemporary conceptual visual artist
lives and work in Aruba
born 7 -1-1964
Projects in collaboration
2007 jan- june Ateliers’89 , director Elvis Lopez
2006/june-2007 SINFA, San Nicolas Foundation
for the Arts,director Glenda Heyliger
1996-2007 director of Fundacion Eterno
2002-2007 director of osaira muyale art studio/gallery
1993-2002 director of Eterno Studio Gallery Aruba
Prize
1999 Grand Price, 500 Curacao Arte 99, Curacao, Maduro & Curiel Bank.
Film and installation “illution”
National & International projects - workshops invitations
2007- 23 april-16 mei expo 20mei , giving workshop ‘ruimtelijk vormgeving
at Ateliers’89,Aruba http://www.cultura.tv
2007- workshop Ateliers ’89, Aruba. ‘One minute’film with Dick Tuinder “serhel’,Lebanese diaspora.short film
2003-International workshop Yunnan China,http://www.trianglearts.org
Robert Loder Gaswork London,Ye Yong Quig Upriver loft international residency China, Triangle Arts Trust London Sir Anthony Caro,Caribbean Contemporary Arts CCA Trinidad Charlotte Eliaswww.cca7.org
1997-International Workshop Soroa Cuba,
Robert Loder Gaswork London, Hotel Soroa,Triangle Trust Sir Anthony Caro,Caribbean Contemporary Arts CCA Charlotte Elias
www.trianglearts.org
www.CCA7.org
1990 Gerrit Rietveld Kunst Akademie, Amsterdam
1989 International workshop “Atelier 89”organized by Ministery Department of Culture Aruba,Director of Institute Evelino Fingal ,Director of Contemporary Cultural Affairs Mr.Elvis Lopez, Pr.Jos Houweling Rietveld Kunst Academie .
1980 Santa Fe Community College, Gainesville, Florida
film production: ‘Serhel’ 2007 ‘ ,Paraguana’venezuela 2005 –‘butterfly dance ‘China 2003 - ‘dograce’ ,when I wake up you were gone’ Aruba 2002 – ‘ I never promised you a rose garden’ Aruba 2001-‘ natalie the street queen’Aruba 2001- ‘indigo blue’ Curacao 2000 – ‘illution’ Curacao 1999- ‘listen with your eyes ‘Aruba 1998 - ‘minotauro’ Cuba 1997- ‘ laberinto’Aruba 1994
2007 Project in process ;
selected for Program International and interdisciplinary summer workshop www.studiobeirut.org
Public space: a case study on the concept of public space in Lebanon Beirut, August 17 - September 1, 2007
The initiators of the summer workshop are (landscape) architects, urban developers, designers and artists linked to studio Beirut, Lebanon, together with the Dutch organizations Archis, Partizan Publik, Pearl and the Amsterdam Center for conflictstudies (ACS) of the University of Amsterdam (UvA)
project "welkomme to fruchtenland” Retrospective OM book/museum
project mocaom website/ collaboratiom by jurriaan meyer
Public Art sculpture for Financial Building
Project 2003-2007 ;”surrounded by circles ©
A compilation of symbols, featuring a work
who confront ideas about the body from
conceptual and abstract perspectives.
It implies an idea of movement , light, continuity
and symbolizes the cycle of time, the
perpetual motion of everything that moves.
It represents the notion of totality ,wholeness,
original perfection, the self, the infinite, eternity,
timelessness, all cycle movement.
Project ‘surrounded by circles”a collection 2003-2007
consists of mixed media creation,multi media
installations,video work, neon work,
paintings,objet trouve,text.
International Invitations
2007 Impact film festival 2007
2006
CCA7 Trinidad,project’Galvanize’
film presentation.
http://projectgalvanize.blogspot.com
“Project Non ego red dress”,
1 September 2006 -7 January 2007
Exhibition “DRESS CODE” in das Historisches und
Volkerkunde Museum, St. Gallen, Swiss.
04.11.2006
N8 Theatermuseum, Amsterdam
01.09.2006 / 07.01.2007
DRESSCODE in das Historisches und Volkerkunde Museum,
St. Gallen, Swiss.
23.3.2006 / 30.6.2006
Imagine IC
www.imagineic.nl
Other participants of the exhibition are: Yoko Ono, John Galliano, Hussein
Ghalayan, Alicia Frames, Helmut Newton, Yinka Shonibare, Jaqueline Hassink
Community Project,Institute voor Cultuur,Amsterdam
Zuid Oost,Bijlmermeer ,Holland.
2005
17.9.2005 / 15.1.2006
Global Fashion / Local Tradition
Centraal Museum Utrecht
15.10.2005 / 29.10.2005
Presentation of THE RED DRESS or Too Much Of The Same
Galerie Torch, Amsterdam
presentation “translator” 30min film/doc on ATV public television
production osaira muyale,additing norman thijsen –skytv,
webdesigner ryan oduber
www.fundacioneterno.org
2004
Exhibition/project:surrounded by circles
Concept: global transformation
VIIIBienal de Cuenca ,Ecuador
Installation, "Yo siempre pense que cada uno es igual"
neon sign at Banco de Fomento,Ecuador
www.bienaldecuenca.org
Te[oretica San Juan-Costa Rica,
Curator,Virginia Perez-Ratton and Tamara Diaz Bringas
Curator Jennifer Smith,Curacao
www.smallaxe.net/sxspace/works_osaira.html
www.teoretica.org (search exposiciones iconofagia, no 32).
2003
exhibition/project:God-doG
concept:society and language
VCaribbean Biennial,Museum of Modern Art, St.Domingo
curator M E.Tolentino,Sara Hermann Morera.
Performance,Mu Palace ,Leijiang China.
curator; Monica Dematte, Charlotte Elias CCA7,
Triangle Trust England
Associacao Video Brasil” Brasil ,Sao Paulo,
curator Chriz Cozier, Charlotte Elias CCA7
International workshop Yunnan China,
project;” surrounded by circles”
Curator Robert Loder Gaswork London, www.trianglearts.org
Charlotte Elias CCA7 ,Sir Anthony Caro Triangle www.CCA7.org
Arts Trust London Sir Anthony Caro,Ye Yomg Quig Upriver
loft recedency China.
2002
Bank of The Netherlands Antilles Curacao,visit of Z.K.H. de prins van oranje en H.K.H.Prinses maxima,curated by Jennifer smith ,adi martis.
2001
TenT Gallery, witte de withstraat Rotterdam, Holland.curator,adi martis,Jennifer smith,Thomas mejier zu schlochteren.
4th Carribbean Biennial museo de Arte moderno Sto Domingo,curator Marianne de tolentino
collaboration Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds
Arco Fair Madrid, Parque Juan Carlos I, collaboration foundacion eterno-eterno studio gallery
2000
Galleria Hoffi di Flor , Shon May Henriquez,,Curacao,curator Jennifer smith.
366/2000 project Muka,curator magda van gils, Zwitserland,
1999
Centro de bellas Artes”,Maracaibo,Venezuela,curator elvis lopez
Museum Lia Bermudez Maracaibo Venezuela,curator jimmy yanez,victor fuenmayor
The Urban Life Sto Domingo,Marianne de tolentino
500 Curacao Arte 99, Curacao ,Jennifer Smith,Nicole Henriquez
Classic Caribean art gallery,Curacao www.arte99.com
1998
Spiral gallery Barbados,curated by anne lee davis,Jocelyn gardner
Art foundry Trinidad,curated by Jocelyn gardner anne lee davis, Irene shaw
MIEAC,Museo extremo e iberoamericano de arte contemporaneo, Badajoz Espana,
Casa de las America Madrid y Comisariada curator, Ma.Luisa Borras y Antonio Zaya.
www.meiac.org/exposiciones/arquivo/arquivo
1997
6th Biennial de la Habana Cuba,curator jose manuel noceda Fernandez
www.universes-in-universe.de/car/havana/cabana/d_muyale.htm
National Invitation
2007
Atelier’ 89 ‘solo expo “welcome home”
studio Osaira Muyale
solo expo at Ateliers ‘ 89
Oranjestad kunsthuis
group expo SSINFA,group expo “Rembrandt in San Nicolas”SINFA
2006
Oranjestad Kunsthuis,,Oranjestad
expo ,”Rembrandt in san Nicolas”400 years of Rembrandt ,
Project Sinfa,Sint Nicolas Foundation for the Arts
Acuril XXXVI,Aruba,Association of Caribbean
University and research and institutional libraries.
on ethical aspects on social,cultural society.
“The butterfly dance”, proect surrounded by circles
45mindvd,performance.
project organized by Art collector Alice van Romondt
and SINFA Glenda Heyliger and
www.southendartgallery.org/news.php
2005
www.fundacioneterno.org
presentation “translator” 30min film/doc on public television
Community work ‘candidate ‘for political party PDR
www.democraciareal.com/osaira
,title:"arubanational art museum"
installation Lg.smith blvd152,
"i count my blessings" neon white sign
group expo Chambers of commerce,
light box wish bone back bone
group expo South endgallery San Nicolas
Aruba,neon sign "i count my blessing"neon red sign
group expo Sinfa San Nicolas Aruba,installation
infra red light mantra, presentation for curator
Jose manuel Noceda Fernandez
2004
Solo expo, studio /gallery osaira muyale,Aruba
Marriot Hotel, group expo in honor of Prince Albert of Monaco & Laureus Foundation
South end Gallery, San Nicolas
Sinfa, sannicolas foundation for the arts.group expo in honor to visit Jose manuel noceda Fernandez.
2002
Installation Lg.Smith Blvd 30 “I always thought that every one is the same”
www.smallaxe.net/sxspace/works.html
SINFA, sanicolas foundation for the arts,curator Glenda heyliger
cas di Cultura department minister for social affairs Marisol Tromp, secr a.verstand bogard curator elvis lopez
2001
wyndham hotel collaboration glass artist miriam monasterio
production designer Fernando mansur.
ministery department of Culture and LTS building
Couture Cocktail by fashion designer percy irausqiun,collaboration fernando mansur
Ultimate Automobiles bmw goes Art,curated by galleria insight
Water toren Mijlpaal en Uitdaging gevolg voor ontvangst van Z.K.H.de Prins
van Oranje Aruba
Unesco, human rights Department , Instuitute of Culture
Silent Auction Quota International Club Fundraising, Allegro Beach Resort,Aruba
2000
eterno studio gallery, watamula Galleria Harmonia, innerlijke landschap San Nicolas 1999
1999
Seaport,conference center madre patria honor Queen Beatrix,curated by renwick heronimo
Cas di Cultura invasion,curated by eterno studio gallery
1998
Unesco 50 years human rights, ministery department of culture and institute of culture
1997
Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort curated eterno studio gallery, invasion Club Bonaire ministery of culture san Nicolas,curated elvis lopez
1996
instituto di cultura,eveolution,curated alida martinez ,osaira muyale
eterno studio gallery, evolution
galeria harmonia san nicolas
seaport market place, hende muhe den evolution
1995
eterno studio gallery, solo , mystery of the soul,curated gijs stork and artimo foundation
Office of the ministery of economics & tourism affairs,Aruba
Group Expo., Fort Zoutman - Willem III Toren, Oranjestad, Aruba
Street Art Gallery, Government sponsored seasonal project, Oranjestad, Aruba
1994 Playa Linda Beach Resort project/betty werleman ,eterno studio gallery
1993 ministery institute of culture affairs, theatre project and set design nos arte gallery ,curated by july oduber
1992 Atrium Mall mira arte,curated by Elvis Lopez
1990 ministery institute of cultural affairs ,theatre project , collaboration set design ,the architect and his guests directed nicoline nagtzaam.amy lasten
1987 ministery institute of cultural affairs,theatre project,collaboration set design ,los naufragos
screenplay by Luis Bunuel ,directed by nicoline nagtzaam ,amy lasten
Press Release Local Television,ATV ,Tele Aruba,Entre Nous, Atan Lee Jr., Flor Huigens,Benjamin Romero,aruba ,Muna Perrit Janthiel,Margareth Wever,Toko Winklaar,Jossy Mansur,Entre Nous magazine Atan Lee jr.Local newspapers ,the news,diario,
dagblad amigoe aruba,bon dia,aruba today,Benjamin romero,bon dia aruba grace mary Maduro,Awe Mainta Tokowink,LocalmagazinesRonaCoster,islandtemptations,aruba nights,ambiente,kwihi inflight magazine, air aruba,hola, Focus International newspapers,the new york times,la prensa . amigoe di Aruba ,curacao .
the news barbados Volkskrand Netherland . het Parool Netherland,, .
International magazines,art & Leisure Kunstbeeld, edition june 98 . Inflight Air Aruba creative souls by Jenny Bronson . small Axe issue 6 . the art news sto Domingo . ocean Drive Miami 2001,Art history book exclucion, fracmentacion y paraiso Caribe insular Adi Martis prof.universidad Utrecht,El arte del Caribe y la alegoria del Eleggua by Jose Manuel Noceda Fernandez, Aruba y su Status Apartus Mijlpaal en Uitdaging 1986-2001 Status pa Arte . hededaagse kunst aruba en netderlandse antillen by adi martis en jennifer smith .
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www.centraalmuseum.nl,
www.reddress.nl
www.artimo.net,
www.trianglearts.org
www.CCA7.org,
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www.fundacioneterno.org
www.institutodiculturaaruba.com/auacultura/pap/galeria/osaira/htmwww.ddemocraciareal.com/osaira
www.hmsg.ch/sonderausstellungen.html
www.web.ukonline.co.uk/n\
www.bookstorming.com
www.nyu.edu/calabash/by art curator Elvine Topac,new york
www.mocaom.blogspot.com
http://www.aruba.com/whattodo/poetryarts.php
http://www.cultura.tv/ateliers89.htm