About

PROFESSIONAL RESUME

IRAMI BULIMAIVALE (aka Irami Buli)

Nationality - Republic of the Fiji Islands -FIJIAN

DOB - 13 October 1983. (M)-Male

Objective

Visual Arts Development Program

Work Experience

2000 – Present. Visual Arts Research and Development Program

Visual Arts Development Advisor and Curator

• 2004 - Curator Sights Of Despair Exhibition Fiji

• 2005 - Co-Curator World Art Meet - Delhi India

• 2006 - Curator Waka-Ni-Vuku exhibition Fiji

• 2008 - Curator Veiwaki - Fusion series I.

- Museum of Contemporary Art - Denpasar Bali. Indonesia

• 2009 - 2011 Coordinator/Advisor Fiji Arts Council Suva Fiji.

• 2009 - Curator Veiwaki - Fusion series II, FNAC Fiji

• 2010 - Co-Curator - Lusim Land Exhibition QLD Australia

• 2011 - Pacific Storms Arts Coordinator. Australia

• 2011 Assistant curator/Tutor Logan Art Gallery, QLD. Australia

• 2012 Curate the National Fine Arts Exhibition, Suva Fiji

• 2012 Co-Curator of the Pacific Youth Festival. Suva Fiji

• 2012 Conference on Climate Change and Creativity. USP Suva

• 2012 Co-Curator for Juxta Pacific Exhibition Wisconsin USA

• 2014 Irami Buli Collection - Curator Fiji

• 2014 Co-Curate Waisiliva - WAI Art gallery Fiji

• 2014 Mua Voyage Exhibition Curator NMMA - Sydney Australia

• 2015 Curator Mua Message Exhibition -Waisiliva Fiji

• 2015 Curator MANA solo Exhibition - Waisiliva Fiji

• 2016 Curator Nai Lakolako Solo Exhibition - AF Fiji

• 2016 Co-Curate National Art Exhibition Fiji

• 2016 Flag of Peace - Designer of the Fiji flag, Breda Netherlands

• 2017 Curator Kula Arts awards - Alliance Francaise Fiji

• 2017 Curator “VAKATAKILA” by Alifereti Malai - AF Fiji

• 2017 Floating Exhibition Curator - UNYT Fiji

• 2017 Spearheaded the establishment of VAVA - SPC Fiji

• 2017 Curator Tourism Art Awards Exhibition Fiji

• 2017-18 Judge of the Kula Arts Award - Fiji Link Fiji

• 2018 Fiji Art inVision research curatorial team - Noumea New Caledonia

• Project Curator - National Gallery for Contemporary Art Fiji

• 2019 Curated the Kai Mua - Kai Mana exhibition AAPI Fiji

• 2019 Curator - Spoken Lines exhibition AF Suva Fiji

• 2020 Curator of the National Fine Art awards GPH Fiji

• 2021 Curator of the Yellow Ribbon New Life Exhibition Fiji

• 2021 Co Curator of the Winds of Change Virtual Expo Fiji

• 2022 Curator of VUETA EXHIBITION - GOA - USP Fiji

Work Development - Current

Current Position

• Senior Artist and Mentoring Arts program.

• Implemented training course for new artists, young/adults.

• Artists Coordinator International Relations.

• Lead Artist - Co-Founder Waisiliva Art Initiative

• Curator

• Director of Viti Association of Visual Artists (VAVA) Executive Committee Member - Fiji

• Curatorial Team - Art inVision project research team NGCA - British Council.

• Project Curator - National Gallery for Contemporary Art Fiji

• Consultant - Finalising the National Art Inventory and Auditing, Cataloguing and conservation report. British Council, Fiji Arts Council.

• Selected for judging the Kula Art Awards 2017 - 2018 and Development advisor for Art Criteria 2019.

• Auditing and inventory project Curator for the National Art Collection - British Council - National Gallery for Contemporary Art, Fiji Arts Council. (2018)

• President - ISFA (2019-2020)

• Re-Elected ISFA PRESIDENT 2021 – 2023

• Master Art Mentor – Yellow Ribbon Initiative Tagimoucia Art Gallery

• Director of BULIVITI GALLERY

• Expert in Mission - Individual Specialist - UNESCO 2021

• Cultural Creative Industries - Visual Art Mentor - UNESCO

• Chairman - Association of Visual Artists - Fiji 2021 - present

Exhibitions

2000 - 2010 participation/exhibition

Senior Artist Representative

• RedWave collective Exhibition 2000-2012 Fiji

• First Represented Fiji to the World Art Meet. India.

• First Asia-Pacific Arts Festival. China.

• 3^rd Melanesian Arts Festival Fiji

• Melanesia to Polynesia Exhibition Tahiti

• Victor Pinchuk Art Foundation - top 10 finalist Ukraine

• EUROPA - Exhibition Oceania Art Fiji

• Juxta Pacific Exhibition USA

• Pacific Storms Art Exhibition Australia

• Kudru I Arts Exhibition Suva Fiji

• Asia Biennale Conference Hong Kong

• Indonesian Arts and Cultural Scholarship Jakarta

• Pacific Arts Alliance Collective Fiji

• Redwave Collective Fiji

• Dreaming Arts Festival Australia

• Indonesian Channel Indonesia

• Regional Art Gallery Australia

• Munro Leys Art Exhibition- GOA Gallery Fiji

• International Art Meet India

• Oceania Past and Present Exhibition Fiji

2011 - 2023 participation/exhibition

• Impact of Technology Exhibition - GOA USP, Suva

• Loss of Land Exhibition Logan Art Gallery Australia

• National Fine Art Exhibition Fiji

• Printing Art Expo - GOA USP, Suva

• Pacific Voice I - Orexart Gallery Aukl New Zealand

• Putahi III Exhibition - CMA French Polynesia

• Pacific Voice II - Orexart Gallery Aukl New Zealand

• Kudru II Exhibition Fiji

• Leleuvia Tribute Art Exhibition JC Fiji

• SECRETS - Redwave exhibition GOA Fiji

• Waisiliva- A Celebration of Oceans Fiji

• Gods of Oceania - Gallery of Oceanian Art Fiji

• Drua Exhibition - Waisiliva Gallery Fiji

• 5^th Melanesian Arts Festival PNG

• Hilton Charity Exhibition Fiji

• VANUA Exhibition - Waisiliva Gallery Fiji

• MUA Exhibition - NMMA - Sydney Australia

• MUA Exhibition - Waisiliva Gallery Fiji

• Breathe Exhibition - Sofitel Fiji

• Earth, Wind and Fire - Waisiliva Gallery Fiji

• “Celebration” – Gallery Of Oceanian Art Fiji

• National Fine Arts Exhibition Fiji

• MANA solo exhibition - Waisiliva Fiji

• Jaabi-Tribute Exhibition - Waisiliva Fiji

• Jaabi Tribute Exhibition - OCAPS - GOA Fiji

• Nai Lakolako Exhibition - Alliance Francaise Fiji

• Flag of Peace exhibition - Breda Netherlands

• Floating Art Exhibition - COP23 Fiji

• 7^th Beijing International Art Biennale 2017

- National Art Museum of China Beijing

• Tourism Awards Art Exhibition Nadi Fiji

• National Fine Art exhibition - Denarau Nadi Fiji

• My Beaulah Land Exhibition - Suva Fiji

• Kai Mua - Kai Mana Exhibition - AAPI Suva Fiji

• 8^th Beijing International Art Biennale, 2019 China

- National Art Museum of China Beijing

• Spoken Lines Exhibition Alliance Francaise Fiji

• National Fine Art Exhibition - Fiji Museum Fiji

• My Beaula Land Exhibition - French Embassy Fiji

• Bastille day Exhibition - Fiji Museum Fiji

• National Art Exhibition – GPH Suva Fiji

• New Life Exhibition – GPH SUVA Fiji

• Winds of Change Exhibitiion - Virtual Fiji

• 9th Beijing International Art Biennale, 2022

• National Art Museum of China Beijing

Exhibition

Solo Art Presentation and Exhibition.

• Sights of Despair Exhibition - 2004 USP Fiji

• Waka Ni Vuku Series - 2006 USP Fiji

• Melanesia to Polynesia - 2007 Tahiti

• Vewaki – Fusion Series I - 2008 Bali

• Veiwaki – Fusion Series II - 2009 Fiji

• International Art Meet -2009 India

• The Irami Buli Collection -2014 Fiji

• MUA - British Commission - 2014 Fiji

• MANA - Voice of the Ocean - 2015 Fiji

• NAI LAKOLAKO - 2016 Fiji

• KaiMua - KaiMana AAPI - 2019 Fiji

• Spoken Lines - AF - 2019 Fiji

• Vueta - GOA - USP - 2022 Fiji

Awards and Achievements

Honours

- Ranked 1^st World Art Meet exhibition Delhi. 2005 - India

- Okanui Cultural Arts Award NFA 2006 - Fiji

- Highly Commended Arts Award NFA 2008 - Fiji

- Indigenous Arts Award NFA 2008 - Fiji

- Granted Scholarship, Arts and Culture Award 2008 - Indonesia

- 1^st Awarded Indonesian Channel 2008 - Jakarta

- Munro Leys Established Artist Award 2012 - Fiji

- Honours 21^st Century Subject & Art catalogue 2012 - Fiji

- Hidden Treasure – Oceania Collection 2013 - Fiji

- Honors of the Flann O’Brian International 2013 - Fiji

(Book Cover)

• Honours of the International Women’s 2014 - Fiji

Association (IWA) Art Auction

Grand Pacific Galla - GPH

-UNYT - Uto Ni Yalo Cultural Protocol Officer

Crew - World Parks Congress - Sydney 2014 - Australia

- Designer of the Flag of Peace - Fiji Flag Breda 2016 - Netherlands

- 1^st recipient for Fiji to the 7^th Beijing

International Art Biennale - National Art Museum

of China Beijing 2017 - China

- 2^nd entry Exhibition to the 8^th Beijing International

Art Biennale - National Art Museum of China 2019 - China

- 1^st Piece of Artwork to be acquired by NAMOC

Art Museum National Collection 2020 - China

- Gold Medallist for contributing to the International

Art Community and Art Biennale International 2020 - China

• 3rd Entry Exhibition 9th Beijing International

Art Biennale - National Art Museum of China 2022 - China

• Chairman - ASSOCIATION OF VISUAL ARTISTS - FIJI 2022 - present

Education

2000 – 2011 Visual Arts Research and Practical Program

• Indonesia Arts and Cultural Scholarship Programmed, Bali Indonesia. 2006

Certificate Graduate Jakarta.

• University of the South Pacific. 2000 - 2011

Art Development and Practices, technical and curating.

• Oceania Centre for Arts and Culture – Pacific Studies

Interests

Visual Arts Management, travelling exhibition, art curator. Anything to do with ART.

Field Work Experience

British Council.

NGCA

National Gallery for Contemporary Art.

Curatorial work experience.

Areas of work experiences.

2016 - 2018

Project Curator - NGCA

• Positioned as the Project Curatorial team for the National Gallery for Contemporary Art (NGCA) Visual Art Section.

• Implementation on technical structure of the St. Stephens Building - designing of the NGCA building with the Royal Architect Academy of London (reviewing interior design concepts)

• Consultation with business partners and the tourism industry - roles and partnership with stakeholders at the National level.

• Arts and Education consultation with arts agencies and institutions - Focusing on Art Development and structural planning of the art sector (NGCA).

• Consultant on Art inventory, conservation and preservation of the National Art Collection - Drafted an Inventory database report and cataloguing of the NAC.

• Consultant in spearheading the establishment of the Viti Association of Visual Artists (VAVA) - Establishment of the Arts Association to protect Intellectual Property Rights and safeguard visual artists and their work. Executive Board of Directors of the Association in drafting the constitution and regulations of the Association.

• Research curatorial team to New Caledonia - Focusing on administration modules and functions. Art administration and management of different art centres in Noumea. Building business models and art visibility, functions and planning modules (Tjibaou Cultural Centre)

Key areas;

• Conceptual planning, origins and design of the centres in Noumea

• Arts and culture programming

• Design and logistical arrangement of the venues (including technical aspects)

• Collection management (including storage, restoration, cataloguing)

• Operations (staffing, budget, expenditure)

• Audience development and management.

• Gallery Management and administration, curating, and art discourses.

• Strategic Planning Considerations of Art - Art evaluation and Conservation, Market value.

• Consultant - British Council Fiji.

2009 - 2020

Curator.

Description and field of work;

1. Technical advisor in looking at space availability for art display or exhibition.

2. Developing art discourses for art exhibition, grant writing, funding and development resources, promotional support, art gallery management and publications.

3. Gallery management and administration - database, cataloguing and bridging partnerships with both public and private sector, institutions and other art sectors.

4. Creating professional pathways for art entrepreneurs, art advisory and art development planning.

5. Conservation and preservation of art, art storage, restoration, and archiving documentations.

6. Directing and scheduling art programs, advising structural courses in art competition, budget proposition, and art exhibitions.

• I have done two practical curating courses in Brisbane in 2010 and 2011 in line with the Pacific Artists exhibition looking at Conservation and Preservation of Art and storage processes. A highly inter-disciplinary sector that looks after the management of works in different mediums. The practicality of this area of work as an artist is important not only to me as an individual producer but to a much wider complexity of managing a bigger collection of works.

• In 2013 I attended workshops on Art Restoration in practical assessment focusing on retouching, moulding, re-framing concepts, colour patterning and monitoring, looking at the relationship between the restorer and the work. I have restored a couple of artworks with careful consideration in applying different methods in reviving the art. Being one of the artists in Fiji who is capable of this offers new learning and adaptability to assist both creative and scientifically in the process of restoration and preservation.

• Other curatorial work is clearly stated in my CV (page 1) for clarification.

With no formal accreditation or programme or qualified personnel on this field here in Fiji's tertiary institutions I am therefore willing to share my expertise on this field, and my practicality in this area of work is evident in the work I do as a Curator and Conservator.

2009 - 2011

Assistant Art Coordinator and Officer.

Fiji Arts Council.

• Establishment of the Fiji National Art Centre

• Arts Development and professional pathways.

• Art management and exhibition planning

• Artist database and exhibition set-up, community outreach and awareness.

2000 - present.

Practical knowledge

I have been an artist for over 20 years, and still progressing, evolving, learning and developing new skills, technique, processing ideas, old and new, grasping every opportunity that I find. Self-driven, motivated and fully active in the field of Art, administered and managed reputable art agencies and galleries. Consulted by experts in art development and cultural policy, enhancing my knowledge in the field in both visual art practices and administration, curatorial and assessment, conservation and restoration, management and awareness. Personally, I envision progress and sustainable development in the visual art sector in Fiji, to teach, share, learn, and communicate with the much wider art community in building the sector for future generations.

Key Referees Contact Details.

• Adi Meretui Ratunabuabua

Secretary - VAVA Executive

(Viti Association of Visual Art)

Email; merefiji@outlook.com

Ph. 9947 492

• Dr. Elise Huffer

Vice Chair IUCN

Head Consultant

Email; elisehuffer1@gmail.com

Ph. 8683 961

• Letila Mitchell

Managing Director

RAKO Australia/ Pacific Arts Alliance

Email; letilamitchell1@me.com

• Jerry Wong

Head of Graphics Department

Fiji National University

Nasinu Campus

Email; jerry.wong@fnu.ac.fj

Ph. 9952 560