SAVIO

 

Full Name:                   Domingos Cornelio Lopes Guterres
Date of birth:               02 / 04 / 1984
Place of birth:              Baucau, Timor-Leste
Signature:                   Savio
Joined Arte Moris:       March 2003 (Co-founder  and Vice Director since 2006 of Arte Moris)
Languages:                Tetum, Wai-mua, Makasae, Indonesian, English (advanced), Portuguese (intermediate level)

Academic Formation:

1991-1996:                  Primary school:            SDK IX Sao Domingos Savio, Baucau
1997-1999:                  Junior high school:       Blessed Philipe Rinaldi Venilale Seminary
2001-2002:                  Senior high school:      Dom Bosco Fatumaca Seminary, Baucau
2002-2003:                  Senior high school:      St. Peter, Colegio do Sao Pedro, Dili

Achievements

2003:               Art teacher and translator in an art training workshop with street children in collaboration with ‘FCJ Posko’ and
                        supported by ‘UNICEF’, Dili.

2004:               Trainer for ‘Trimester Teacher Training Courses’ in collaboration with ‘Instituto Camoes’ and the Ministry of
                        Education & Culture, Timor-Leste.                   

                        Assistant to the Statistics Staff for UNFPA.

                        Translator (English-Tetum) for CAMST (Centro Audiovisual Max Stahl Timor),  Same.

                        Art teacher at St. Paulo Aileu (Junior High School).

                        In November Savio participated in the ‘Arte Moris. Living Art from Timor’ exhibition in Sydney. Spent one month in
                        Sydney giving and taking various courses by invitation from COFA (College of Fine Art) New South Wales
                        University.

2005:               Coordinator in an art competition in collaboration with ‘UNDP’, Dili.

                        Art teacher in DIS (Dili International School), Dili.

                        Art teacher in SMKK Becora (Senior High School), Dili.                                     

                        He created panels and posters for the election of Xefe Aldeian and Xefe Suco for STAE and UNDP Dili.

                        Participated in a workshop on  Human Rights held by ‘UNOTIL’ and followed by the creation of panels with human
                        rights issues, prior to the exhibition ‘Etre. The Face of Human Rights’.

                        In October he participated in the Magnum Archives photo exhibition `Etre. The Face of Human Rights’, curated by
                        Lars Müller. The event took place in the Arte Moris exhibition hall, accompanied by  paintings and panels on
                        human rights from Arte Moris, film documentaries by ‘Centro Audiovisual Max Stahl, Timor’, music by the Arte Moris
                        ‘Rabenta Stomp’ band and the Arte Moris ‘HaKa’ djembe group, performances by Bibi Bulak and Galaxy, rock
                        band. The exhibition was organized in collaboration with the Swiss Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia.

2005 – 2006:   Youth workshops in various districts throughout Timor-Leste.

                        Private art tutor.

2006:              Drawings for the organization CONCERN, Dili.

                       Sign painting for Motion, Dili.Creativity teacher at  the ‘Quality School International’, Dili.

                       Creation of posters, banners and graffiti for the ‘Alternative Resistance Peace Campaign’ in collaboration with
                       the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ‘Hahi Ita Rain’ (Celebrate     our Country), event office PM. All artworks are
                       displayed in Dili and various districts throughout Timor-Leste.  

                       Facilitator of the Lafaek Drawing Competition organized by CARE International.                 

                       Silk screen printing courses in Bali for one month supported by ‘CRS’ and the ‘Goodwill Ambassador for
                       Timor-Leste in Australia’.

2007               In February - March he followed courses at the Gordon Institute of TAFE in Geelong, VI Australia.

                       Honorary member of the Geelong Art Society.

 

 Responsibilities in Arte Moris

l      Participation in all daily duties
l     Teacher for junior students in Dili and various other districts throughout Timor-Leste
l      Member of ‘HaKa’, the Arte Moris drumming group
l      Member of the Arte Moris ‘Rebenta Stomp’ band
l      Member of the Arte Moris Board
l       Participation in the management of the ‘Arte Moris IDP Camp’ 
l      Librarian of the school

Other Interests

Computer skills (Word, Excel, Power Point, Photo Editor, E-mail)