Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Work Availability
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Debbie Donnelly

Debbie Donnelly

Kapiti Coast,Wellington
There is a powerful driving force inside every human being that, once unleashed, can make any vision, dream, or desire a reality.
Tony Robbins

Summary

As an educator and arts manager I possess a strong work ethic; collaborative, capable, adaptable, reliable, motivated as a creative leader to share and build community skills and knowledge. My vision is to respond to learning environments and develop collaborative skillsets and capacity to strategically meet goals in educational achievement.

Well-qualified Training Specialist adept at planning and implementing onsite and remote training programs. Authoritative and clear communicator with a charismatic style and insightful approach. Pursuing new professional opportunities with room for advancement. Experienced Training Specialist with over 20 year record of success in Applied Arts training. Focused on maximizing employee performance, team productivity and quality assurance with effective training programs. Looking to leverage 12 years in educational management and research to take on a dynamic role with Ministry of Education.

Overview

46
46
years of professional experience

Work History

Diploma in Textile Design Wellington Polytechnic School of Design
01.1980
  • Worked independently and in team environment to design new products.
  • Displayed exemplary artistic skills across different media, both physical and digital.
  • Converted project specifications into drawings and other materials that would be used to create product.

Whitireia Community Polytechnic
01.2000 - 01.2019
  • 2019 Te Auaha Whitireia Weltec, New Zealand Institute of Creativity, Wellington campus senior tutor in academic papers; Creative enterprise 2& 3, Culture and Context and Research and Presentation.
  • Cultural exchanges to Nanning, China and Japan.

education manager and Visual

Te Auaha, NZ Institute of Creativity
01.2000 - 01.2019
  • Whitireia NZ, senior lecturer Bachelor of Applied Arts Visual Arts and Design, and Bachelor of Creativity, Creative Industries Visual Art and Design www.teauaha.com Education 2008 Master in Teaching, Victoria University College of Education, Wellington New Zealand 2000 Certificate in Adult Teaching, Whitireia NZ.

Whitireia NZ, Programme Manager

01.2014 - 01.2017
  • Visual Arts and Design, Bachelor of Applied Arts full time, annual academic and evaluative reports.

Visual Arts Tutor and Textile Co-ordinator

Whitireia NZ
Kapiti Coast, Wellington
01.2005 - 01.2014
  • Fulltime tutor with responsibilities as student orientation, staff inductions, professional development, research, pastoral co-ordinator and management duties.
  • Planned and implemented staff development and in-service training programs to enhance knowledge and skills.
  • Monitored overhead, prepared budgets and directed spending and resources to support fiscal efficiency.
  • Evaluated programs and monitored implementation and compliance with regulations to achieve objectives.
  • Acquired grants and other sources of funding for educational programs and projects and drafted proposals and agreements to support proper allocation.
  • Represented educational program at meetings and conferences to serve as subject matter liaison for array of services and activities assigned.
  • Implemented program-level departmental policies and procedures and managed budgets to support educational program and curriculum.
  • Resolved conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements between parties.
  • Managed quality assurance program, including on-site evaluations, internal audits and customer surveys.

01.2002 - 01.2004
  • Visual Arts .Programme Manager and tutor roles including team building and co -writing new applied arts degree.
  • 2000 Whitireia NZ, Porirua.
  • Drawing, design, Visual arts studio and textile tutor, Kapiti campus full time.

Aotea College Secondary school teacher
01.1999 - 01.2000
  • New Horizons training in Adobe photoshop 1989 Graduate Diploma in Teaching, Wellington College of Education secondary subjects: Practical Art, Art History, Fashion and Textiles, Junior art and senior design and printmaking with form class duties.
  • 1998 Naenae College Secondary teacher, Wellington.
  • Practical art, design and printmaking.

01.1996 - 01.1997
  • Wellington Polytechnic tutor, Wellington.
  • Team leader for Degree level printmaking, fashion design, life drawing and printed textiles.

Porirua College
01.1990 - 01.1995
  • Secondary school teacher trained and registered teacher, subjects: practical art, art history, design and textiles, photography and form class duties.
  • Professional development.
  • Ako Aotearoa Curriculum design for learning and teaching design workshop.
  • Programme evaluation, supporting evidence, informed practice in education and public policy with Dr Delwin Goodrick.
  • Www.nzae.org.
  • Moderation and Assessment workshop Prof Cedric Hall Victoria University.
  • New Horizon Adobe photoshop training course Paxus House Wellington.
  • Raranga weaving and cultural orientation course with Erenora Puketapu-Hetet Peer reviewed grants, for symposium, research, exhibitions and workshops.

01.1982 - 01.1986
  • Participated in furniture selection and documentation of specifications.
  • Interfaced effectively with design team members, including contractors and vendors to resolve issues and discuss ideas.
  • Facilitated requests regarding product information, installation methods and product upgrade options.
  • Worked with property developers and customers to understand needs and provide integrated interior colour consultancy services.

01.1973 - 01.1977
  • Wellington East Girls College Higher Leaving Certificate.

Education

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2017
Artist in residency with co-curatorial focus at Dali Art Factory, Yunnan Province. China, External moderator Fashion and Textiles UCOL Palmerston North campus

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2016
Chair for New Zealand Arts Festival event, St James theatre, Wellington public talk presentation with Aotearoa artist Tiffany Singh on social arts practice.

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2015
Staff Research award Whitireia NZ, Creative NZ and Asia New Zealand Foundation external artist development grants

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2013
Collaborative Social Arts practice project awarded by Human Rights Commission for Wellington Arts Festival flag project with Porirua secondary schools and Pataka Gallery and Aotearoa artist Tiffany Singh

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2010
Shibori Workshop - Research into Japanese sustainable indigo dye practice in NZ NMIT Nelson, Shiboriorg.wordpress.com/members/deb-donnelly/ webgaller Shibori resist textiles symposium presentation and art demonstrations in Paris

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2008
Hong Kong 2012, Hangzhou 2014 and Oaxaca, 2018 with curated works at Hong Kong Design Institute shibori collection exhibition in 2012.

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1993
New Zealand Japan Design exchange grant and Monbusho government art education visits in Japan awarded for printmaking research, administered by NZ Ministry Foreign Affairs and Trade(MFAT). Report and lecture with presentation of new cultural exchange textile design works to Japan Society, Wellington, Massey University Palmerston North and Malaysian High Commission Wellington. Research publications, 10th International Shibori symposium (2016). Shibori, ikat and sustainability, Oaxaca Mexico, Exhibition catalogue p.97

Skills

  • Curriculum design
  • Adobe photoshop
  • Visual Artist
  • Exhibitions
  • Fashion
  • Grants and proposal writing
  • Drawing
  • Japanese Textiles
  • Kapiti tutor co-ordinator
  • Team building
  • Team leader
  • Lecturer
  • International art exchange curator
  • Research Symposium
  • Photography
  • Publications
  • Workshops

Accomplishments

  • Donnelly, D.T. (2016).Ahi Ka - Keep the fires burning celebrating 30 years of Visual Arts & Design Whitireia New Zealand.
  • CONTEXT dress/fashion/textiles, winter 2015, Issue 30.Pp.44-49.
  • Doi:winter 2015 Donnelly, D.T.,NZ ethnographic harakeke fibre art and design applications(2014). 9th International Shibori symposium Conference proceedings Hangzhou, China.
  • Donnelly, D.T.& Eldridge, C.Technology shaped by creativity(2012).8th International Shibori symposium conference proceedings, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
  • Donnelly, D.T. (2015).
  • Jin Ze Arts Centre, Shanghai, China. A bridge to sustaining Eastern textiles.
  • Mornu, Nathalie (2011) 500 Felt Objects Larkcrafts, NY;Sterling.
  • P.251 8th ISS Animal Fibers: Art Informs Shibori (2011). Hong Kong Design Institute publication p.17
  • Https://whitireia.ac.nz/about-us/publications/annual-research-report/ 2015.
  • Annual Research Report 2010 Please see my blog for details on Asian arts residences and teaching practice https://debdonnellyecotextiles.wordpress.com/ Selected conference and symposium presentations.

Affiliations

2019 Co - founder of Women Immigrant Arts collective (WIA 2020) research, project manager for national symposium presentations. www.wia2020.org 2009-2019 World Shibori New Zealand representative 2014-2019 Public Arts Panel Kapiti Coast District Council 2014-2020 Costume and Textile Association New Zealand 2012-2018 Mana Zonta Whitireia NZ Design Scholarship committee member 2012-2017 Board of Studies and Research & Ethics committee member, Whitireia NZ Leadership, teaching experience

Work Availability

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Timeline

Whitireia NZ, Programme Manager -
01.2014 - 01.2017
Visual Arts Tutor and Textile Co-ordinator - Whitireia NZ
01.2005 - 01.2014
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01.2002 - 01.2004
- Whitireia Community Polytechnic
01.2000 - 01.2019
education manager and Visual - Te Auaha, NZ Institute of Creativity
01.2000 - 01.2019
- Aotea College Secondary school teacher
01.1999 - 01.2000
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01.1996 - 01.1997
- Porirua College
01.1990 - 01.1995
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01.1982 - 01.1986
- Diploma in Textile Design Wellington Polytechnic School of Design
01.1980
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01.1973 - 01.1977

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