Date of birth:     20 July 1978

Marital status:   Married, with one child

Address:             PO Box 23164, Kampala, Uganda

E-mail:                jindrias@yahoo.ca

Education

Edget Elementary and junior school, Eritrea

Barka High School, Eritrea

Asmara Technical School, Eritrea, graduated in Architectural Draftsmanship

Asmara Fine Art School, Eritrea, graduated in painting.

Work & professional experience

1999     Participation in an art competition in Asmara, Eritrea.

2000     Teacher in Architecture at Nairobi College, Kenya.   

2006     Cultural coordinator of Yolé! Africa, Kampala, Uganda.

Responsibilities:

-          Ensure that work by Yolé! Africa’s artists are exhibited both within Uganda and abroad.

-          Coordinate in Y! A’s cultural exchange programs where we meet people of diverse backgrounds and we discuss contemporary issues concerning Africa and the world in general.

-          Leading a 3-days art workshop for orphans in Kampala, Uganda.

-          Leading a week Art Workshop for Refugees in Kampala, Uganda.

-          Active participation in the Baobabconnections activities.

-          Contributing artist for fundraising for Nsambya babies Home.

Exhibitions

2001      Amsterdam, The Netherlands

2002      Tulifanya African Art Gallery, Kampala, Uganda.

             5^th International Women Conference at Makerere University.

2003       Chiefs and Spirits Art gallery, The Hague, The Netherlands.

             Culture Centre, Bemmel, The Netherlands 

             Ursula Kapel, Roermond, The Netherlands

             Minderbroederskerk, Roermond, The Netherlands

2004       Tulifanya African Art Gallery Kampala, Uganda.

             Amakula International Film festival, Kampala, Uganda.

             Boshotel Vlodrop, The Netherlands

             Fête des Arts, Roermond, The Netherlands

             Stadsbibliotheek, Roermond, The Netherlands

             Ursula Kapel Roermond, The Netherlands

             Scholengemeenschap St. Ursula, Horn, the Netherlands

             Art Exhibition at AfriArt Gallery, Sep 2004.

             Participated in the “ ART FOR ABATO” fundraising for Nsambya

             babies Home and donated my Art Pieces.Oct 2004.

             Participated and Won the first in the world youth art contest in

             fund raising for World Youth Peace Summit and donated my artwork

             for the new-year Post card. Bangkok, Oct 27, 2004.

             Organised and Participated an Art Exhibition for Fundraising for

             “orphans of Eritrean Martyrs” Dec, 3,2004 and donated my art pieces.

2005       Art exhibition at Afriart Gallery Sep 2005.

                 Art exhibition at Kunst Werk gallery the Netherlands, Sep 18, 2005.

             Art Exihibition at U.N.H.C.R Kampala, Uganda.

2006       Art exhibition at African studies center Leiden University, the Netherlands.

             Art Exhibition to help Orphans of Nsambya babies home. The event was at Amin                                     

                 Pasha Hotel titled “Like what you see”. June 15, 2006.

                 Art Exhibition at Citta di Torino- Centro Interculturale, Italy- 29 Nov 2006    

Award

2006     Golden mirror Award winner of 2006 Ugandan art contest.

Workshop

2006      conducted art workshop in Turin Italy for street children and students.

Publicity

2002                 Interview on Radio Maria titled ‘Artist in exile’, 2002. 27, 2002.

2002                 The Monitor, Ugandan independent daily newspaper, November  

                        Sep 6, 2003.

2004                 Television of Democratic Republic of Congo mentioned my         contribution toWorld of art                  

                       A documentary film, titled ‘On both sides’, was made of my day-to-  

                       day work as a painter as part of the Amakula International Film

                       festival in Kampala, Uganda.

                       Beelden van vluchtelingen uit Kampala , an article in Dagblad De

                       Limburger,  The Netherlands.     

                       NewVision News paper,Uganda,Sep 3,2004.

                       Interview with WBS Television Uganda,Sep 7,2004.

                       The Vanguard,Ugandan Independent weekly news paper, Friday

                       ,December17,2004 and another edition in Friday ,January 7 ,2005

                       titled  “ The Life Of An Eritrean Artist” .  

                       Interview with  an Ethiopian Monthly Megazine,Dec 7,2004.

2005                 Interview with Radio FM Uganda( Mama Fm).

                       Interview with an Ethiopian Megazine title “Life in Art”,April 1,2005.

2006                 Interview with East African Tv,Feb15 2006.

                       Interview with La Stampa Italian daily news paper titled ‘ DOVE LA MIA CASA’ 29 November 2006.

REFERENCES

Alliance Françoise, Kampala, Uganda.

Tulifanya African Art Gallery, Kampala, Uganda (www.tulifanya.com).

Stichting Ijayo, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (www.stichting-ijayo.nl).

Baobabconnections, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (www.baobabconnections.org).

Both Ends, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (www.bothends.org).

World Youth Peace Summit (www.wyps.org).

Nsambya Babies Home Kampala, Uganda.

Eritrean Community Kampala, Uganda.

Eritrean Youth Association Nairobi, Kenya.

Leiden University African Studies Center Netherlands.