CURRICULUM VITAE
• Personal Data •
Name: António Miguel
Familynames: Petchkovsky Morais
Date of birth: 17th of November 1956
Nationality Portuguese
Place of birth: Andrade, Angola
Adress Deurloostraat 67-II
1078 HV Amsterdam, The Netherland
Adress Studio Polderweg 102 , II /13 1093 KP
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Telf. 00 31 20 6634806
Telephone/fax: +31 20 673 02 52
E-mail: petchkovsky@hotmail.com
• Education •
1987-1992 Gerrit Rietveld Art Academy, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
1977 pre-university year, Portugal
1971-1976 secundary school, Portugal
• Professional Experiences •
1980-1985 Director, Documentary films for the Angolan film Institute IAC, Luanda (ANG)
1996-1997 Guest Lecturer Culture and Conflict, ICC, Breda (NL)
1996-1998 Guest Lecturer Intercultural Comunication, Tropen Instituut, Amsterdam (NL)
1997-1999 Guest Lecturer Cultural Studies, Leiden University (NL)
Guest Lecturer, Academie voor Architectuur en Stedenbouw, Tilburg (NL)
Guest Lecturer Cultural Studies, Leiden University, Leiden (NL)
Guest speaker House Der Kulturen der Welt, Mens momentanea, Berlin (GER)
Guest lecturer Technikon Natal , Fine arts departement Durban (SA)
Guest lecturer Industrial Urban archeologie/ video,Amadora city Hall ( PO)
Creative Director CAS , Create Africa South . www.cas.org.za
Guest lecturer art in public space, Emmen city Hall (NL)
Member of UNAP Association of Angolan Artists
Honorary member of Núcleo de Arte, Association of Mozambican Artists
• Curator •
Mens Momentanea curator (Berlin) Gr 2001
Black & White Copies (Durban S. A) 2001
4 Angolan artists. Prince Claus F.( De Hague) 2002
Post Border Land ( SBK Amsterdam) 2003
Video Brasil , Panoramas, (S. Paulo) 2003
Amazwi Abesifazane, Imagine IC, Amsterdam 2003
Tangencya co/curator, Durban, South Africa 2004
Vozes de Mulheres, Culturgest, Black Atlantic 2004
Festival, Culturgest , Lisbon Portugal
How to Resist, Video biennale Los Angeles 2004
• Filmography •
2003 director ‘PLACEBO’ 10’ DVD
2001 director 'Ó Patria', 18', DVD
1998 director 'Ylunga', 10', Betacam SP, fiction film for Dutch television
1984 director 'Pioneiros', 30', 16mm, documentary for Angolan television
1984 assistent-director 'Memórias de um dia', 90', 16mm, fiction film for Angolan cinema
1983 director 'Agricultura é a base', 30', 35mm, documentary, co-production Angola and Bulgaria
1983 assistent-director 'Zuela Madimba', 30', 16mm, documenatry for Angolan Film Institute (IAC)
1982 director 'Lucapa', 30', 16mm, documentary for Angolan cinema
• Workshops •
2000 'ECHAP', art workshop in Bamako (Mali) in colaboration with the Rijksacademie and Centre Culturel Soleil d'Afrique (participating artist)
1999 'PROJECT TRANSLASCE', Piotrkow Trybunalski, Poland (participating artist)
1998 'Directing actors', workshop by Judith Weston, Binger-Film Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (director)
'UJAMAA IV', Maputo, Mozambique (artist)
'Acting for camera', workshop by Delia Salvi, Actorsstudio Amsterdam, Netherlands (cameraman)
• Selected solo-exhibitions •
2002 'JEU D'ESPRIT', Gallery SBK KNSM-island, Amsterdam NL
2001 'IMPROVISATIONS', Gallery Artur Bual/CMA, Lisbon PO
'THE WALL', Onbegrensde Ontmoeting, Rotterdam Cultural City Europe NL
2000 'PIECES OF MY TIME', Gallery WM, Amsterdam NL
1999 50 years of cooperation in De Balie, De Balie, Amsterdam NL
1998 Series of installations 'De Vluchtelingenweg', De Balie, Amsterdam NL
1997 'THE MANIPULATED MASK', Conferention Green Light for Africa, Utrecht NL
NIZA-manifestation The Media in Afrika, Amsterdam NL
'RETROSPECTIVE', Galeria Fitares, Lisbon PO
1996 Galeria Municipal de Amadora, Amadora PO
'OBJECT & SUBJECT', Hivos, The Hague NL
1995 Jellinek, Amsterdam NL
Stadsdeelkantoor De Pijp, Amsterdam NL
De Balie, Amsterdam NL
1994 'TXIPEMA UWA FOTO', Spectrum Gallery, Amsterdam NL
'CRYPTOFOTO', Krtierion Gallery, Amsterdam NL
'MAHAMBA', Veredas Gallery, Sintra PO
1993 'MAYBUYEE', Free Art Gallery, Zandvoort NL
• Selected group-exhibitions •
2004 Mais a Sul , Culturgest Porto PO
Primary Thougths, City Hall AALST(S) BE
ZIMANOA, ABC Treehouse Gallery, Amstedam NL
A Razão de Ser Do Ser, S. José Closter Lagoa(S) PO
Africa Remix( Film) Museum Palatz Dusseldorf GR
Mais a Sul Culturgest Lisboa POR
Gallery Gymnásio, Lisbon(S) POR
Galaxia Gallery, Farra Criativa N’Rio, Rio De janeiro(S) BRA
How to Resist, Freewaves Video Biennial, MOCA, Red Cat,Los Angeles USA
2003 Post Border Land SBK. Amsterdam NL
Daqui DALI Para Além Gallery CMA , Albufeira PO
PORTO ART FAIR. Porto PO
VIDEO BRASIL, S. Paulo BR
AFRICA HERE AND NOW SBK art Gallery Emmen NL
VICES OF WOMAN, Amazwi Abesifazane , Imagine IC, Amsterdam NL
2002 CROSSING BOUNDARIES AND FRONTIERS, C. Soleil D'Afrique, Bamako MAL
IMAGE' IN & OUT Video project Brahim Bachiri , Lille FR
II LUSOFONE BIENNAL IN S. TOMÉ', S. Tomé e Príncipe STP
II BIENNAL "Africa Heritage" Lagos NIG
'A POESIA DA FORMA E COR', Convento São José, Lagoa PO
'4 ARTISTS FOR PEACE', Prince Claus Fund, The Hague NL
INTERACTIVE ART FESTIVAL IAF, Kwang Fong Gallery, Los Angeles USA
2001 'SOUTH', video-project, Johannesburg/Maputo SA/MOZ
'MENS MOMENTANEA, Gallery Barrak, Kulturen Der Welt, Berlin GER
'MENS MOMENTANEA', Space Bertrange, Luxembourg LX
'ART FOR A NEW TIME', city of Düsseldorf GER
'OUT OF ORDER', De Balie, Amsterdam NL
'BLACK AND WHITE COPIES',Teknini Center/Racism Conference, Durban SA
'BLACK AND WHITE COPIES', NSA Gallery (curator), Durban SA
19th WORLD WIDE VIDEO FESTIVAL, Amsterdam NL
'STUTI APERTI', Marco Fioramanti, Roma IT
2000 'ÁFRIQUE À JOUR', Lille FR
'Body and Soul', Cultural Centre, Petershagen GER
Galeria Lapa, Lisbon PO
'ECHAP', cultural center Soleil d'Áfrique (RAIN PROJECT), Bamako MAL
1999 '2000 REASONS TO LOVE THE EARTH', The Milenium Collection, The Hague NL
'MADE IN HOLLAND', Nieuwspoort, The Hague NL
'PERCURSOS DE ARTE', Banco Espírito Santo, Benfica, Lisbon PO
'A PLANETARY REPLY FOR THE WORLD', São Paulo BR
Project Translacje, Piotrków Trybunalski PL
'AFINIDADES',Galeria do Ginásio, Lisbon PO
1998 'RATIONAL EMOTIONS', Siemens Forum, Lisbon PO
'BODY & SOUL', Stadsgallerij, Heerlen NL
Prins Claus Fonds, The Hague NL
1997 'UJAMAA IV', Museum of Modern Art De Zonnehof, Amersfoort NL
Scena Studio M Gallery, Warsaw PL
Bienale de Esculptura Urbana de Amadora, Amadora PO
1996 'TRIBUTE TO ARTUR BUAL', Galeria CMA, Amadora PO
'UJAMAA IV', Gate foundation, Amsterdam NL
'UNDER DIFFERENT SKIES', Triennal Copenhagen 96 DE
17me Salon International de Puy, Puy FR
1995 'THE NEXT SECOND', Thami M'Nyely, Amsterdam NL
Tropical Institute, Amsterdam NL
'TXITELELE', Maison Africaine, Amsterdam NL
Centro Cultural Franco-Moçambicano, Maputo MO
16me Salon International de Puy, Puy FR
1994 SD Gallery, Warsaw PL
1993 'DESTINOS INCERTOS', Langenberg Gallery, Amsterdam NL
1992 13me Salon International de Puy FR
1988 'SONS OF MOTHER EARTH', Villa Baranca Gallery, Amsterdam NL
• Publications (in The Netherlands) •
Time Out Melanie Seligman 20-12-1994
ACC Informatie Krant Dick Roodenburg 22-12-1994
EMS Informatie Krant Essay by M.P. 09-09-1994
Int.Samenwerking 03-01-1995
Amamre Magazine Muriel Wanders jan. 1995
Bijeen Tom Onsman 12-03-1996
NRC Din Pieters 04-06-1996
Amersfoorter Courant Thea Figee 05-03-1997
BODY & SOUL catalogue 1998
Kunst & Beeld Wouter Welling 22-04-1998
De Limburger Meyke Houben 09-04-1998
Limburgs Dagblad Catharien Romijn 15-04-1998
De Standaard Dan Holsbeek 21-05-1998
De Volkskrant Eric van den Berg 14-11-1998
Het Parool Maartje den Breejen 17-11-1998
Displacement & Nomadism Herman Divendal AIDA 18-11-1998
Het verleden onder ogen Prins Claus Foundation 23-06-1999
Made in Holland Nieuws Poort (catalogue) 12-10-1999
2000 REASONS catalogue 25-11-1999
Silent zones publication RAIN project (Rijksacademie) 18-06-2001
19 th World Wide Video Festival catalogue 10-10-2001
• International publications •
Journal La Tribune Jaques Bernard (FR) 14-08-1994
Gallery CMA Amadora catalogue (PO) 1996
TRIBUTE TO ARTUR BUAL catalogue (PO) 1996
UNDER DIFFERENT SKIES catalogue (DM) 1996
Jornal Africa Pedro Osório (PO) 22-06-1996
Jornal O Público José E. Agualusa (PO) 28-06-1996
Journal La Montagne (FR) 16-08-1996
Jornal O Público José E. Agualusa (PO) 09-02-1997
RETROSPECTIVE catalogue (PO) 1997
Bienale de Escultura catalogue (PO) 1997
Urbana de Amadora
Grande Amadora Pedro Cerejo (PO) 12-03-1998
Relatório dos PALOPS Monica Vieira (PO) 03-06-1998
Siemens Art Magazine Isabel Risques (PO) 10-06-1998
Revue Noir N'Gonee Fall (FR) 28-10-1998
A planetary reply catalogue (FR) 10-06-1999
FOR THE WORLD
Afinidades catalogue (PO) 11-06-1999
Interview revista Angolê (ANG) 15-06-1999
Percursos de arte catalogue (PO) 18-10-1999
Jornal O Público-revista Pública interview with Rui Catalão (PO) 06-02-2000
Mindener Tageblat Ursula Koch (GER) 02-09-2000
L'AFRIQUE À JOUR Yacouba Konaté, catalogue (FR) 2000
MENS MOMENTANEA catalogue (GER) 2001
SOUTH catalogue (SA/MOZ) 2001
FACING UP THE HISTORY catalogue Prince Claus Fund (NL) 2001
• Radio and television •
Acontece Carlos Pinto Coelho, RTP2 06-10-1996
documentary (PO)
Zilte stranden Anil Ramdas, VPRO radio, interview (NL) 20-11-1996
RTP África RTP 2, interview (PO) 20-03-1998
In Holland staat een huis, ja, ja RVU, short film (NL) 09-12-1998
Multiculturalism Salto TV, interview (NL) 26-02-1999
RTP África RTP 2, interview (PO) 10-06-1999
Radio Piotrkow interview in the context of the 18-08-1999
Project Translacje (PL)
Channel 2 polish television, series of interviews 21-08-1999
in the context of Project Translacje (PL)
TF 1 interview (FR) 26-09-2000
Acontece Carlos Pinto Coelho, RTP 2 21-02-2001
documentary 'MENS MOMENTANEA' (PO)