Portfolio marie bernadette koya
In SID E Artist Introduction Posters The Big Slam Central Heritage Art Exhibition Wasawasa Festival - Art for Social Change Whose Culture Whose Voices Publications Education for Sustainable Development Dreadlocks Vol. 5 VASU Exhibition Catalogue Event Marketing Material Sokota Art Exhibition Giving Life Film Launch Environmental Change Art Exhibition Kalamwasa Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward A love for Life Conceptual Pieces DVD’s T-Shirt’s CD’s Curriculum Vite Art Gallery Selected Pieces from: Vasu Pacific Women of Power Exhibition Sokota Art.Health. Wellness Exhibition
Graphic Designer | Photographer |Visual Ar tist | Poet | Freelancer | Student | Amateur Seamstress | Sociology Enthusiast | Avid Tea drinker | All round creative
An Artist My Inspiration comes from other aspects of design textiles, crafts, painting, film and music. I take it all in and my work is what sur faces.
First Poster Design 2008 Vasu Pacific Women of Power
P o s te rs Apart from Paper Stock and Size that often depends on the client’s budget the following are the main areas I look into before creating a poster. P u r p o s e | Ta r g e t A u d i e n c e | P o s t e r p e r s o n a l i t y | C o l o u r | Ty p o g r a p h y
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First book cover design, Lautoka book Launch, 2008 Pacific Educational Journeys Pacific Education: Issues and Perspectives
P u b licat ion s When organising the design and layout of a publication the following areas are what shape the structure and flow and are taken in to consideration before I begin. Publication type | Budget | Size | Preferred Number of Pages | Target Audience | Content Personality | Imagery style | Colours | Typography
Education for Sustainable Development Book Covers | Book Layout Aspiration The three books fall under Educational Material, funded by Asia/Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO and is used internationally, The first 3 volumes were compiled, edited and ready for Cover design and Layout preferably linking all 3 books, their focus topic and individual content.
Challenges Creating concepts based on Educating for sustainable development that relates to each book and represents the pacific region as a whole. Also having a short amount of time to present concepts with the use of photographs as desired.
Solution I presented a series of photographs, images and designs from my personal collection involving themes relating to Education for Sustainable Development. I also chose to use my primary focus on the individual topics to represent pacific knowledge as a whole in each concept.
Dreadlocks Vol. 5 Cover Art Work | Cover Design Aspiration A journal devoted to creative works, literary and cultural debates in Oceania and beyond. The Pacific Writing Forum needed a strong book cover that would suit this journal.
Challenges Using the journal content as a guide to finding a primary focus to work with could prove difficult given the wide variety of creative works.
Solution I presented a series of photographs involving themes portrayed in the journal’s content. The piece broken dreams from the Raiwaqa series, 2008 was selected.
VASU Exhibition Catalogue Cover Art & Design | Layout Aspiration As contemporary art was a relatively new movement here in the Pacific especially for females VASU Pacific Women of Power was working on creating the first all female exhibition bringing together 46 artist from Fiji and across the Pacific region, they were in need of Marketing material. This included posters, banners. event cards, invitations and of course an Exhibition Catalogue.
Challenges The art work had to have a contemporary pacific look and represent the pacific region as a whole while keeping it simple. It also had to be bold with a sense of power portraying the title of the exhibition.
Solution The photograph used was choreographed to portray the element of power, also with the use of colours red, white and black. The Mat is culturally represented across the pacific and adding a contemporary look to the finish fit well with the look they were going for.
Latest Event Marketing Package Educating for Sustainable Lifestyles through the Arts Sokota - Art.Health.Wellnes, Art Exhibition, 2013
E v e nt M a rk e t in g
Being part of a creative team marketing an event can become quite chaotic with all the hype, budget issues and constant changes. Being prepared with the right questions and concept ideas not only saves time but allows for quality brainstorming. The following are some of the main areas I look into when designing marketing material for events. Event type | Themes | Budget | Desired marketing style | Available marketing platforms | Linkage to additional marketing materials | Target Audience | Event Personality | Suitable and flexible design for various marketing materials and Proper representation or consistency through: Colour | Font | Imagery | Design style | Layout
Sokota Art Exhibition, 2013 Catalogue Cover Art,Design & Layout | Banners | Event Cards Sokota: is an indigenous iTaukei concept meaning to embark on a voyage. Paper Boats: Over the preparation period Sokota secured a spot with Fiji Times sharing an article every Thursday in the weeks leading up the exhibition. These were individual stories from each participating artist including the organisers, also advertising and sharing more details on the upcoming event. With this in mind I then presented the concept using news paper boats tying in the overall exhibition concept with an image designed for all marketing material.
Event Card Educating for sustainable Lifestyles through the Arts Sokota Art.Health.Wellnes Exhibition, 2013
Invitation Design Giving Life Film Launch, 2014
Invitation Design Environmental Change Art Exhibition, Tonga, 2010
Ta’aroa Theater production, 2011 Photography | Progreamme Booklet Layout Photography Behind the scenes, choreography and character photography for layout content. Layout Aiming for international standards and merging themes of pacific culture, contemporary art and dance. I first looked into the latest in theater production on an international scale, I then pieced together a suitable layout for both content and photography giving it the style of an art magazine.
Logo Design Kalamwasa Ocean of ink Creative writers group, 2009
Event Marketing Image Lessons Learnt and the Way Forward Domestic Violence Panel Discussion, 2011
A Love For Life Silence and HIV Theater Production Programme cover Art & Design | Tool kit - Booklet Layout | Posters Programme cover: The dancing tree of Suva point, 2009. With what was originally a white piece of fabric photoshoped red to match the red ribbon theme. Booklet Layout: Using the performing arts as an awareness tool this booklet included both the script and a tool kit for raising awarness and educating youths and families on the topic of HIV in the pacific. The layout was kept simple as desired targeting the general public.
Co n ce pt ua l Pie ces In my free time I’ve worked on concepts for additional marketing material. Focusing on event packages I have used previous works from past events to create the following T-shirts | DVD | CD’s
History
Curriculum vitae
Work Experie nce Since graduating in 2008, I have engaged in a variety of activities related to graphics, photography, art projects as well as marketing and communication. This has included marketing concept plan and marketing paraphernalia including business cards, posters, flyer’s, programmes, invitations, cards, photography, book covers and newsletters. My work experience includes working independently, being a member of a team and as a supervisor to others within a team. The work environments that I have engaged in range from commissioned personalized events, businesses, NGO’s and regional institutions.
Skil l s Organization skills, planning and coordination, working in teams, working in diverse communities and work environments, Fluency in English Language, high levels of competency in ICT skills in Microsoft programmes such as word, power-point, Adobe Creative Suite including Photoshop, InDesign and Illustrator, I have also worked with Corel draw and have high levels of online skills.
Since
1987 Fo r m a l l y M s . M a r y B e r n a d e t t e Fa ’ a m a l e p e J a n e K o y a . B o r n Fe b u a r y 1 8 t h 1 9 8 7 A Fiji Islander from the city of Suva
History 2001 - 2004 Saint Joseph’s Secondary School Suva Fiji Fo r m 3 – 6
April 2008 Tr a d e C e r t i fi c a t e i n G r a p h i c D e s i g n , F i j i I n s t i t u t e o f Te c h n o l o g y
September 2014 Certificate in Early Childhood Education, University of the South Pacific
2015 Enrolled in the Early Childhood Education Diploma Program, University of the South Pacific Fr e e l a n c e G r a p h i c D e s i g n
Employment Summary
G ra ph i c D e s i gn 2014 Graphic Designer at Oceanic Communications June 2 - August 11, 2014
Dialogue and Development, University of the South Pacific, May 24 – 25, 2011.
2013 Sokota Art Health and Wellness Exhibition, Layout design and concept for Banners, event cards, invitations, posters and exhibition catalogue, November, 2013.
2011 Banner and invitations for ‘Educating for Sustainable Pacific Societies’ Seminar Series, Faculty of Arts, Law & Education, University of the South Pacific, May 2011.
2012 Programme Booklet Layout and Design, Life Theatre Production, October, 2012. Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture & Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific
2011 Programme Booklet Layout and Design, Ta’aroa: Pacific Ballet of Creation Theatre Production, April , 2011. Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture & Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific
2011 Faculty of Arts, Law and Education Newsletter, Vol 5, No 2, November 2011, Layout and Design, University of the South Pacific.
2011 USP Open Day Marketing Materials for Faculty of Arts, Law & Education, University of the South Pacific.
2011 Programme Booklet Layout and Design, Pacific Regional Technical Vocational Education and Training and Non-formal Education Symposium, November 29 – December 1, 2011. Faculty of Arts, Law & Education and the Regional Centre for Community and Continuing Education, University of the South Pacific
2010 Book Cover Concept and Design and Book layout for 3 –book series: Education for Sustainable Development, Continuity and Survival Volume 1; Pacific Stories of Sustainable Living, Volume 2 and An annotated bibliography Volume 3. ISBN: 978982-01-0870-7, 978-982-01-0868-4, 978-982-010862-2.
2011 Conference Programme booklet, banner design, t-shirt design, side event invitations, name tags for the Rethinking Pacific Education Symposium ‘A decade of rethinking Pacific Education 2001 – 2011”, 5 – 9 December, 2011, Victoria University of Wellington and University of the South Pacific.
2010 Layout and Design for Pacific Youth Council Newsletter “Pacific Voice for Pacific Young People” October – December 2010, Volume 3, Issue 7.
2011 Poster Design for “Whose Culture? Whose Voices?” World Day for Cultural Diversity for
2010 Workshop Certificates for Dance, Visual Arts, and Curriculum Skills for Teachers, posters and event invitations, Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture and Pacific Studies Tonga Outreach Programme for the Kava Kuo Heka Festival, Nuku’alofa.
2009 Photography and Certificate Design: ‘Sexual and Reproductive Health in the Pacific’ Curriculum Skills Workshop. Culturally-Sensitive and Faith-Based Approaches in Teaching of Sexual and Reproductive Health in Pacific Schools. December 7-9, 2009. 2009 Poster Design and Layout: Mamahanua’ Cloaks of protection ‘Arts for social change’ part of the Wasawasa Festival of Oceans event with FSPI, Mamahanua Collective, Vasu and Fiji Emerging women writers. 2009 CD Cover design and layout: A Love for Life ‘Silence and HIV’, Oceania Centre for Arts Culture and Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific. 2009 Book Cover Design and Layout for A Love for Life ‘Silence and HIV’, Oceania Centre for Arts Culture and Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific. 2009 T-shirt design: Art as Social Commentary for the Art as activism workshop, Pacific Youth Festival, University of the South Pacific. 2009 T-shirt design: Art as Social Commentary for the Pacific Centre for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Climate Change and Art Workshop, University of the South Pacific. 2008 Conceptual design, photography, design and layout of Fiji Prison’s Yellow Ribbon Creative Writing Anthology Breaking the Silence, 2008.
2008 VASU Pacific Women of Power Project and Exhibition, design, layout and print management of Banners, post-cards, invitations, posters and catalogue. 2008 CD Cover design, photography and layout: Noqu Vanua, Bajita, Suva. 2008 CD Cover design and layout: Look past my disabilities; learn about my abilities, Young People of the Fiji Disabled Persons Association, Achieva, compiled by Tui Cleary, University of the South Pacific. 2008 Cover design, concept and layout: Pacific Educational Journeys, Eds. S. Houma, U. Nabobo-Baba and J. Veramu, University of the South Pacific, Lautoka Campus. ISBN: 978-98201-0821-9 2008 Cover Design and photography for Deadlocks, Volume 5, 2008, Pacific Writers Forum, University of the South Pacific, ISBN: 978-982-366-020-2 2007 Cover design, concept and layout: Pacific Education: Issues and Perspectives; Eds. J. Dorovolomo, C.F.Koya, H.P.Phan, J. Veramu, U. Nabobo-Baba, University of the South Pacific, Lautoka Campus ISBN: 978-982-01-0820-2 2007 Cover design, concept, photography and layout: Rising above the Labyrinth, a novel by Joseph Veramu, University of the South Pacific, Lautoka Campus. ISBN: 978-982-01-0801-1
Mar ket in g Man ag em ent a n d Com m un icat ion Assist a n ce
Photogra p hy 2012 Official Photographer for the Opening of the Confucius Centre at the University of the South Pacific, September 2 – 6, 2012. 2012 Event Photography: Funeral Services for Adrian Tarte, Taveuni. 2011 Official Photographer for the Pacific Regional Technical Vocational Education and Training and Non-formal Education Symposium, November 29 – December 1, 201 1 at the University of the South Pacific. 2011 Official Photographer for the Rethinking Pacific Education Symposium, December 5 – 9, 2011 at the University of the South Pacific. 2011 Official Photographer for the USP and Fiji Police Training Workshop held at Police Compound, Nasova, Suva, December 2011. 2010 Official Photographer for the USP, Regional Symposium on Education for Sustainable Development, Southern Cross Hotel, Suva. 2010 Event Photographer for the Tangata Moana, Tangata Fenua, Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture and Pacific Studies, The Pearl Resort, Pacific Harbour, April 2010.
2009 Official Photographer for the Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development Workshop on Emerging Leaders for Climate Change, September 2009. 2009 Official Photographer for the Pacific Centre for Environment and Sustainable Development Workshop on Climate Change and the Arts, September 2009. 2009 Assistant Photographer at the Fiji Fashion Week, December 2009, Albert Park, Suva. 2009 Event Photography: 16th Birthday for Tia Punja, Royal Suva Yacht Club. 2008 Photography and graphics for poetry collaboration with Cresantia Frances Koya, exhibited at the Pacific Arts Alliance House, Pacific Festival of Arts, Pagopago July 18– Aug 1, 2008
2013 Temp. Project Assistant, College of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences Fiji National University April 29 - June 31, 2013 2011 Advisor to the Pacific Regional Technical Vocational Education and Training and Nonformal Education Symposium, November 29 – December 1, 201 1 at the University of the South Pacific. 2011 Advisor and Supervisor of marketing team for Rethinking Pacific Education Symposium, December 5 – 9, 2011 at the University of the South Pacific 2009 Advisor to Fiji Prisons Yellow Ribbon Campaign Logo Design and t-shirt design concept, book cover 2009 Advisor to and logo design KalamWasa Writing Festival Book Marks, Stickers, t-shirts, book cover concept and poster
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Creative Wo r k s
Poet r y 2013 The University of the South Pacific Health Week, May 27 - June 31 2011 Variety of Spoken word events, Blood in the Kava Bowl, 2011 2010 The power of words CD Vol 2, Ed. C.F. Koya, Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture and Pacific Studies, for USP Climate Change and Art Workshop. 2009 The power of words CD Vol 1, Ed. C.F. Koya for the Pacific Youth Festival 2008 Vasu Pacific Women of Power and Fiji Women’s Rights Movement, Poetry Events at Traps Bar, Suva.
Publ ished P hoto g ra p hy & D igital Art s
Art E xh i bi ti o n s
2013 Digital art and Photography: Sokota Art Health & Wellness,Eds. P. Sipeli and C. F Koya, pp.22 - 23
2013 Sokota Art Health & Wellness, November 2014 Film: Assistant/Additional Camera for 14 - December 6th, Unistudios, Fiji National the shooting of The Loud & Proud Campaign University, Raiwai Campus,. documentary, August 20, 2014
2010 Cover Images: Education for Sustainable Development Series, Volumes 1 – 3, Cover photography, Eds. U. Nabobo, C.F. Koya & T.F. Teaero.
2010 Sublimation, Regional Education for 2014 Poster Designs for “The Big Slam” events: Sustainable Development Symposium, Southern June 25, 2014 and December 19, 2013 Cross Hotel, Suva. 2014 Programme, Invitation, Poster and Flyer 2009 Re-imagining Oceania: Place, Space and layout and design, Rainbow Pride Foundation the in-between, December 2 – 4, 2009, Oceania secretariat IDAHOT Anual Event May 17, 2014 Centre for Arts, Culture and Pacific Studies, 2014 Invitation design, White Ribbon Safe University of the South Pacific. Motherhood Initiative “Giving Life” Film Launch 2009 Birds and Turtles Exhibition, Jointly Febuary 7, 2014
2010 Art Photography: Education for Sustainable Development, Volume 2, pp21 – 77. 2009 The Power of words CD Photograph, Ed. C.F Koya. 2008 Art Photography: Vasu Pacific Women of Power, Eds. L. Tora and C. F Koya, pp.44 – 45 2008 Cover Image: Pacific Educational Journeys, Eds. U. Nabobo, J. Houma & J. Veramu. 2008 Cover Image: Dreadlocks, Ed. M. Prasad. 2008 Art Photography: Dreadlocks, Ed. M. Prasad, p1. 2008 Cover Image: Shedding Silences, Ed. Mary
Vol unteer Wor k
organized by the Fiji Arts Council and the Oceania 2013 Pamphlet design and layout for Fiji Alliance Centre for Arts, Culture and Pacific Studies, Pacific for Mental Health “Caring for a family Member Youth Festival, University of the South Pacific, or friend with Dementia” and “What is postnatal Suva. depression” September 3, 2013. 2008 Vasu Pacific Women of Power, September 2013 Mural painting at the Early Intervention 24 – 27 Oceania Centre for Arts, Culture and Centrers Physiotherapy Rooms June 14, 2013 and Pacific Studies, University of the South Pacific. Art activity organiser for the Early Intervention 2008 National Fine Arts Exhibition, Wasawasa Centre Family Fun Day June 29, 2013 Festival, Fiji Museum, Suva.
G o a l s a n d Inte re s ts My love for music, street art, fashion design, sociology and media activism has spiked an interest in T-shirt designing, album art designs and short film. There isn’t much oppertunity for these works here in Fiji but there seems to be an available online market that I would like to enter. I am also currently working on further developing my photography, digital and multi media art skills as a hobby and hope to have a solo exhibition in 2 years.. Art and Education in the Pacific and its benefits, another one of my interests and life goals that I am currently working towards and have enrolled in the diploma programme for Early Childhood Educatuion at the univerity of the South Pacific. I hope to secure a teaching position in art and education or graphic design and photography in the later years after completing my masters degree.
R e fe re n c e s
The following individuals may be contacted for a blind referee or should you require I would be happy to acquire written references for your records. Daya. Peter Sipeli
Ann Tarte
Art, Design and Photgraphy Referee
Art and Photography Referee
Senior Community Projects Manager
Programme Assistant
College of Medicine, Nursing and Health
Oceanic Centre for Arts Culture and Pacific Studies
Sciences Fiji National University Suva. Email: peter.sipeli@fnu.ac.fj Tel: +679 3311700
University of the South Pacific Suva. Email: tarte_a@usp.ac.fj Tel: +679 323 1000
Livyanna Valentine
Dr. Unaisi Nabobo Baba
Graphic Design Referee
Book Projects and Marketing Referee
Manager Advertisng Services
Associate Professor in Education
Oceanic
University of Guam
Email: livyanna@oceanic.com.fj
Email: nabobo_u@uguamlive.uog.edu
Tel: +679 3275020
Tel: +16719296114
Art Ga lle ry E x h i b i te d wo r ks
Vasu Pacific Women Of Power 43 Sokota - Art.Health. Welness 45
This portfolio was designed to showcase a larger variety of work within itself When creating a portfolio, concept projects do not hold as much value because they were not created in a real environment. With quality over quantity in mind I have taken the opportunity to showcase a wider variety of skills by integrating both conceptual ideas and previous projects. Thank you for your time.
Marie Koya