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Michael Nixon

Michael Nixon

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Film making, Motion Graphic Designer | Masters of Audiovisual Arts

  • Education

    • Massey University

      2014 - 2015
      Graduate Diploma Teaching (Secondary) Secondary Education and Teaching Pass

      Online , with 3 practicuums during the year,and two block courses at Massey in Palmerston North

    • Quay School of Art

      2013 - 2013
      Graduate Diploma of Fine Arts Sculpture, Intermedia B+ ?

      Activities and Societies: involved in fundraising for the end of year exhibition . I presented various mixed media projects mid year and end of year.Special interests in Experimental Film and Animation

    • Kapiti college

      1975 - 1979
      B Bursary Science and Maths

      What a waste of time school was for me , something to fill in time with subjects I just wasn't really interested in , guess I hadn't found my true calling , it was more along the lines of technical drawing/metalwork and woodwork .Those subjects I excelled in , top of the class or Merit awards , not sciences and maths .If I had been able to take those subjects further , into the arts , would have got a lot further in life .Now days , art is multimedia , I might visualise something on a computer/… Show more What a waste of time school was for me , something to fill in time with subjects I just wasn't really interested in , guess I hadn't found my true calling , it was more along the lines of technical drawing/metalwork and woodwork .Those subjects I excelled in , top of the class or Merit awards , not sciences and maths .If I had been able to take those subjects further , into the arts , would have got a lot further in life .Now days , art is multimedia , I might visualise something on a computer/ draw it , 3D model it , build it out of card/clay whatever , digitalise it and place it in Google Earth Show less

    • Devine - KASK Conservatorium HoGent Howest

      2020 - 2021
      Master of Arts - MA Animation, Film Distinction

    • Auckland University of Technology

      1994 - 1995
      CBC Business Computing

  • Experience

    • Mt roskill grammer school

      Jan 1995 - Jan 1998
      Network Manager

      Server Management, wiring, software, upgrades

    • Telecom New Zealand

      Jun 2008 - Jun 2009
      Helpdesk Analyst

      1st level support,assigning out technical calls, we used Remedy, followups and escalations

    • Anywhere

      Feb 2012 - Nov 2012
      Diploma of Applied Arts(Visual Arts)

      Diploma of Applied Arts with B and B+ passesI see myself crossing the boundaries between sculpture/painting and media, having a fascination with video.

    • Quay School of Arts

      Feb 2013 - Nov 2013
      Graduate Diploma of Fine Arts (Sculpture)

      Critical Theory, Studio Practice.Sculpture . I am working in the filmic art space.Graduated with final exhibition in November

    • UCOL Universal College of Learning

      Oct 2016 - Dec 2016
      Assistant Tutor

      I'm a DECA qualified beekeeper.

    • Dunedin School Of Art

      Mar 2017 - Nov 2017
      PGCA Post Graduate Certificate Art

      Post Graduate Certificate in Art. I wrote a short thesis and produced a beehive made entirely of wax with a pulsating red light inside it.

    • KASK en Conservatorium / HOGENT en howest

      Sept 2019 - Jul 2021
      Masters of Audiovisual Arts (Film/Animation) Distinction

    • Freelance

      Jan 2022 - now

      • preparing proposals for a PhD . Topic: the use of animation to resolve trauma and PTSD

        Jan 2025 - now

      • Freelance Motion Graphic Designer

        Jan 2022 - now

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Trustee and Manager

      Issued by Lone Kauri Forest Restoration Trust on Jan 1999
      Lone Kauri Forest Restoration TrustAssociated with Michael Nixon