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Biography of Frieda van de Poll |
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Frieda van de Poll
Summary of work experience |
24-Jul-2007
to 22-Sept-2007 | OINC | | Bell Green, Coventry. Community art-project OINC Our Imaginary Nice Community, in collaboration with Arts Exchange Coventry. Children create characters in mixed media whilst reflecting on their community. Launch and exhibition 22 September 2007. Funded by Local Network Fund for Children and Young People.
| Jun-2006
to Present | Community art projects | | Coventry. Working with children and young adults; painting, drawing, ceramics, sculpting. Design, preparation and implementation.
Examples: Godiva Festival (2006, 2007), kids tent, making animal masks
Richard Lee Primary School, key stage 1 and 2, making puppets
| 01-Sep-2005
to 20 - 12 - 2006 | Multilingual Education Assistant | | Coventry City Council, supporting multi-lingual children in schools
| 20-Apr-2004
to Present | Tutor fine arts | | School of Lifelong Learning, Coventry University. Adult Education Service Coventry. Life drawing, drawing, painting and watercolour classes. Sessional teaching responsibilities; writing module descriptors; developing new courses, assessment strategies; using webCT
| 2002
to Present | Self employed visual artist, painting ceramics. | | Solo and group exhibitions in Holland and the UK see below for indicative examples. Commissions and sales in Holland, France, UK, Venezuela; theatre decors in Holland. Exhibitions in Holland and the UK
| 01-Jun-1997
to 31-Aug-1997 | Guide with Cycle Tours Holland. | | Guiding international tourists on touring weeks by bicycles in North- and South-Holland.
| 1983
to 1985 | Assistant to the Committee of Women Studies, Faculty of Theology, Utrecht University. | | Delivering workshops; organisation of events.
| 1980
to 2002 | Freelance editor | | Writing & editing features, interviews, human interest, news, columns, commentaries and reviews on a wide range of topics. Higher education; fine arts; literature; social studies; science; gender studies; philosophy.
Publications in Dutch magazines and journals.
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Education and Training
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01-Mar-2006
to 01-Apr-2006 | Oxford Centre for Staff and Learning Development (OCSDL) | | On-line Tutoring course in distance learning for art tutors
| 01-Sep-2004
to 01-Aug-2005 | Post-graduate Certificate in Learning and Teaching in Higher Education | | CHED, Coventry University
| 26-May-2004
to 27-May-2004 | Delivering Workshops in Community Settings | | Training course, Arts + Media Training West Midlands
| 03-Mar-2004
to 21-Apr-2004 | Making it Pay | | Training course Arts + Media Training for artists. Marketing strategies & self employment issues
| 01-Sep-1997
to 25-Jun-2002 | BA Fine Arts | | University of Professional Education in Art and Design, Gerrit Rietveld Academie, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
2000-2002 Section painting & drawing
1998-2000 Section sculpture
1997 Basic Year
| 01-Sep-1988
to 15-Aug-1989 | MA Theology | | University of Utrecht, the Netherlands. Main subject Philosophy (thesis on Friedrich Nietzsche); minor subjects Religion Studies (Messianistic Sects) and Literature Studies (Gender Studies)
| 01-Sep-1984
to 30-May-1985 | Trainee | | Utrecht, Audio Visual Centre, video production.
| 01-Sep-1979
to 15-Apr-1983 | BA Theology | | University of Utrecht, the Netherlands. (Simultanously starting MA in 1982)
| 1970
to 1977 | Grammar school | | Christelijk Gymnasium Utrecht. Subjects taken: Dutch, Latin, Greek, English, German, French, history
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Other Professional Experience |
02-Feb-2005
to Present | Member of Coventry Artspace | | Group of practising artists also conducting community arts activities
| 2004
to Present | Member of Coventry Artist Network | | Practising artist in West Midlands. Promoting fine arts in West Midlands
| 01-Sep-2002
to Present | Secretary Foundation Vetter | | Co-founder member of the board of the Foundation for the Stimulation of Fine Arts in Amsterdam. Promoting fine arts in Amsterdam; providing studios for artists
| 1998
to Present | Member ceramics group Dimensions | | Group of five women artists working in ceramics. Regular workshops, specialising in raku. Based in Holland Haarlem, Amsterdam, Asperen and UK Coventry.
| 1998
to 2002 | Member of the artist group Herman Makkink | | Private workshops by sculptor Herman Makkink. Crits exhibitions.
| 1990
to 1996 | Member & president (1993) Chamber-choir | | Second soprano and member of the board of Venus Vocal Ensemble Utrecht Venus. Venus provides a platform for modern classical music in Holland by commissioning composers to write scores, for which it gets subsidies from Toonkunst Dutch Society of Music
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Media Events |
10-Feb-2005 | Editorial | | Evening Telegraph, page 19
| 29-Apr-2004 | Editorial | | Evening Telegraph, page 11
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Skills
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IT literate. Word, power point and photoshop.
Fluent in Dutch, English, French, German.
Operating presses for etching, lithography, linocut, silkscreen.
Operating kilns.
Driver’s license.
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Hobbies
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Modern classical music
Singing
Playing the piano
Swimming
Trekking
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