MAELI CHEREL - CURRICULUM VITAE

I have a vivid imagination and have always had an interest in the visual arts, music, and literature. As a child I would get lost in books- fascinated by the fictional worlds created by authors, illustrators, playwrights, and graphic novelists. At school, I was able to express this imagination through my artwork. Since starting the Set and Costume design course at WAAPA in 2016 I have found myself able to develop creatively and use the skills I have gained through my professional engineering experience to grow artistically.

Through my role as a designer on a variety of productions I have learnt the challenging aspects of the creative industry process: from the design journey with directors/ choreographers, to the considerations of practicality/ budget limitations, and communication with all departments involved to help create and achieve an artistic vision.  I love to be involved in all the aspects of the production design and enjoy building, making, painting and sewing the worlds into shape. 

In 2018 my design for the Inconsequential Lives of Little Fish was nominated for Best Stage Design at the Performing Arts Awards (PAWA) 2018. 

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE  & PRODUCTION DESIGN PORTFOLIO                                                                                                           

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Ongoing                              Freelance Production Designer.                                 

Ongoing                              Senior Engineering Consultant (casual): Woodgroup, Perth

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Jun 2023                            Set and Costume Designer for Treasure Island: Scotch College, Perth

Nov 2022                           Set and Costume Designer for Dick Pics in the Garden of Eden: The Last Great Hunt, Subiaco

Sep 2022                            Set and Costume Designer for The Lost Little Lama (ballet): Awesome Arts Festival, Perth

Aug 2022                            Set Designer for Legally Blonde: Perth Modern, Perth

June 2022                          Set and Costume Designer for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Musical):  Scotch College, Perth

Oct 2021                            Set and partial Costume Designer for The Little Mermaid (Musical): HAMA Productions, Perth

Sep 2021                             Set and Cosutme Designer for Outsiders: Scotch College, Perth

Oct 2019                            Set and Costume Designer for Coast (New Work): City of Greater Geraldton, QPT, Geraldton

Oct 2019                            Set and Costume Designer for Peter and the Wolf: WA Ballet for Awesome Arts Festival, Perth

July 2019                             Assistant Designer for Much Ado About Nothing: Bell Shakespeare Company, Sydney

June 2019                            Set and Costume Designer for The Government Inspector: Scotch College, Perth

May 2019                            Costume Designer for Body Politic Link Season 2019: Link Dance Company, WAAPA Perth

April 2019                            Set and Costume Designer for Worry Warts: Scotch College, Perth

July- Nov 2018                  Artist/ Installation Designer for Joyeux Noel Light Tunnel: Kaleidoscope Light Festival, City of Joondalup

Aug-Sep 2018                   Set and Costume Designer for The Inconsequential Lives of Little Fish: The Blue Room Theatre Studio, Perth

June 2018                           Set and Costume Designer for The Wedding Singer: Scotch College,  Perth

July - Aug 2017                 Set and Costume Designer for The Prince and The Pauper: Scotch College,  Perth

Nov - Dec 2016                Assistant Set and Costume Designer for Lighten Up: Griffin Theatre, Sydney

Feb 2016- Nov 2018       Set and Costume Designer Various-  WAAPA Productions

                                              Script Analysis, Visual Research, Technical and conceptual drawing, communicating and liaising with various                                                            production departments, costume and prop art finishing, scenic painting, problem solving and critical thinking.

Mar 2015- Dec 2015       Naval Architect/ Engineer: ONA Perth

                                              Marketing, Engineering design & Technical support for marine services including: stability assessments, preparing                                                  proposals/ scopes of work, mooring systems design, and drafting.

Feb 2011-  Mar 2015        Engineering Consultant:  SVT Perth

                                              Engineering analysis, predictive acoustic and structural 2D and 3D modelling, Communicating with clients, issuing                                                reports.   Mentor role including training, work and quality review and support

Sep 2013 - Sep 2014       Professional Windsurfing Association (PWA): competing as a professional on the world tour, writing articles and                                                    blogs, filming and editing promotional videos for social media.

Summer 2008                  Assistant Acoustic Consultant: BDP, London UK        

                                             Worked with Sketch Up and Odeon modelling the acoustics for a school. Attended product development meetings                                               with clients and research companies in an architectural context

Dec 2006 - Jun 2008   Stage crew and Sound engineer: Southampton University Student Union, UK

                                             Work in a team to set up lighting, sound, and stage for gigs and university club nights

 

 

EDUCATION                                              

                                                                                                                                     

2018                                    Bachelor of Performing Arts- Design                                                     WAAPA/ ECU, Mt Lawley Perth

2016- 2017                        Advanced Diploma Live Production & Technical Services: Design    WAAPA/ ECU, Mt Lawley Perth

2009-2010                       MSc Maritime Engineering: Naval Architecture                                   University of Southampton, UK

2006-2009                      BEng Acoustical Engineering: 1st Class Honours                                 University of Southampton, UK

2003-2005                      International Baccalaureate: 40 Points                                                  British International School of Rome, Italy  

                                              Subjects: Maths, Physics, Visual Arts,

                                              English Lit, French, Spanish, Geography

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SKILLS, KNOWLEDGE, & CHARACTER

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• Excellent presentation skills, good communication and writing skills.

• Fluent in spoken and written English, French, Italian and Spanish. Conversational Portuguese

• Software: AutoCAD, SketchUp, Photoshop, Illustrator, SoundPlan, Odeon, Ansys. 

• Certificates/training: First Aid.

• Hold Current WA driver’s license and own a VW Transporter van that I can use to transport goods.

• Quality & HSE Management

 

I am very active and have a multitude of hobbies. I am a keen windsurfer and surfer, spend a lot of my spare time outdoors, am an avid reader, eager artist/ illustrator, and love music. I am eager to learn, enthusiastic, confident, reliable, efficient, and work well in a team.