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Michael James Wright
Nationaltiy:
U.S.A.
Date of Birth:
07 September 1982
Place of Birth:
Madrid, Spain
Marital Status:
Single, available for world-wide travel.
e-mail:
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mike@michaeljameswright.com
Personal data: Son of North American parents. Father is retired USAF Lt. Colonel. Formative years were spent on the island of Mallorca, Spain, for five years followed by ten years in southern and central Chile. For the past thirteen years I have lived in Guanajuato, Mexico. During this time, I learned to easily adapt to living in the different cultures of these three countries.
Languages: Native fluency in both English and Spanish along with a minimum capability in the Italian language.
Education: 2008-2009 - Master`s Degree in Theory and Production of Artistic Projects in Photography from the Universidad Europeo de Madrid (Madrid, Spain) in association with Photo España.
2003-2007 Bachealor`s Degree in Graphic Design from the School of Design of the Universidad de Guanajuato, Mexico. The final semester I spent as an exchange student at the Universidad Nacional of Cordoba, Argentina. My thesis was done under the supervision of the Cuban professor, Tomas Barcelo Cuesta, a photo reporter of international renown. Photographic input to my thesis included travel to such varied locations as the world famous Inca ruins of Machu Picchu, Peru, the ancient Indian ruins of Teotihuacan, Monte Alban and Palenque, Mexico, along with a photographic visit to Ushuaia, Argentina, the world`s southernmost city.
2004 Diploma Architecture of Faith, presented by the Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia regarding the cultural history of Mexico.
Professional experience: 2008-2009 Madrid, Spain. High School level guest instructor, I taught conceptual photography of the 70`s in three multi-cultural high schools.
Noche de la Fotografia, Coordinator of this event for Festival Photo España. This involved logistic preparation to include use of public space, video editing for public audio-visual presentations relating to the event and the artists. This also included giving a presentation to a crowd of 1,000 people relative to this event.
Translator. Official translator on numerous occasions for conferences of specialized photography working directly with photographers such as Joel Sternfeld.
2008 Balzano, Italy. Assisted at the First International Mummy Congress of Bolzano.
2008 Ilo, Peru. I was selected to serve as Cultural Consultant by Quinnipiac University, Connecticut, on an excursion into a remote desert area in southern Peru. The object of this excursion was to study mummies from the area and to teach Peruvian university students on procedures for the collection of information on these mummies. I further had the responsibility to document the present mummy collection and recently extracted mummies with their artifacts for the Centro Mallqui Museum. This project was under the direct supervision of Dr. Sonia Güillen.
2008 Philadelphia, PA. I accompanied Prof.Gerald Conlogue and Prof.Ronald Beckett from the Bio Anthropology Research Institute of Quinnipiac University to the Mutter Museum to inspect the condition of the mummy known as the âSoap Ladyâ which is one of the most important mummies of the United States. Also on this trip I was in charge of documenting the condition of the mummy known as âGeorge Fredâ, a private mummy of Quinnipiac University.
2007-2008. Guanajuato, Mexico. Served as Cultural Consultant and Documentary Photographer to the Bio Anthoropology Research Institute and Texas State University during their studies of the world famous mummy collection at the Mummy Museum in Guanajuato, Mexico.
2006 Art Director and Photo Director for TG Productions in Guanajuato, Mexico, for a series of short films.
2005 Freelance graphic designer of corporate image of several local companies.
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