MAYA JUST MAYA

 

Maya Wilson
Email: mayacozmos@comcast.net

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2004 - 2010

CREATE Charter High School, NJ: Art Teacher, VPA Dept. Chair

1995 - Present

Freelance Illustrator and Fine Artist.

EXHIBITIONS

Summer 2010

Juried Exhibition, Transitions, The Pen & Brush Society, N.Y.C.

Summer 2010

Group Exhibition, Shindig Store & Gallery, Martha's Vineyard.

June/July 2010

AENJ Member's Show, James Howe Gallery, Kean University, NJ.

May 2010

Juried Exhibition, The Lavender Issue, Art Scene Today, Online Gallery.

Oct. 2009

Juried Exhibition, Erogenous Zones, Art Scene Today, Online Gallery.

Sept. 2009

Juried Exhibition, Women & Children First, Art Scene Today, Online Gallery.

August 2009

Juried Exhibition, Annual Member's Show, Woman Made Gallery, Chicago, IL.

April 2009

Juried Exhibition, 6th Annual Exhibition of the Surrealist, Visionary & Fantastic; Caladan Gallery, Cambridge, MA.

Summer 2007

12x12 Summer Show, Group Exhibition, Microcosm Gallery, N.Y.C.

Fall 2004

Featured Artist, Blu Day Gallery, Provincetown, Mass.

Summer 2003

Solo Exhibition, East of Eighth Restaurant, N.Y.C.

2000

Mural, Nabi Su Martial Arts, N.Y.C.

1993 -1995

Group Exhibitions, Parson's Gallery, N.Y.C.

1995 - Present

Artwork has been commissioned for a number of private collections.

PUBLICATIONS

2009

Direct Art Magazine, Volume 16.

1996

Cleopatra & Joan of Arc, mixed media, Ethel and Pearl Theatrical Productions.

1995

Gorgon, charcoal, Goddesses For Every Season, Element Books.

1994

Poster, The Actor's Studio, N.Y.C.

1991

Poster, The Kelsey Theater, MN.

RELATED EXPERIENCE

2004 - 2010

Director of Winter & Spring Arts Festivals, CREATE Charter H.S.

2004 - 2010

Committee Member of the Hudson County Alliance of Teen Arts.

2004 - 2010

Advisor of the after-school Studio Art Program, CREATE Charter H.S.

2004 - 2010

Editor & Graphic Designer of Holla Back!, Visual & Literary Arts Mag., CREATE.

2006 - 2010

Advisor and Director of the after-school Theater Program, CREATE Charter H.S.

2007 - 2010

Leadership Team and Teacher Mentor, CREATE Charter H.S.

2007 - 2010

Events Coordinator, CREATE Charter H.S.

1995 - Present

Nabi Su Martial Arts, NYC: 4th Degree Black Belt Instructor.

2003

Self-Defense Instructor for at-risk teens, Hetrick Martin Institute, N.Y.C.

1997 - 2000

Artists for Change, co-organizer and activist, N.Y.C.

1995

Guerrilla Girls Art Group, NYC: Publicity.

CERTIFICATION & EDUCATION

2010

NJ Supervisor Certificate.

2005

NJ Standard Certificate: Teacher of Art.

2007

M.A., Education; Admin. & Supervision, St. Peter's College, Jersey City.

1995

B.F.A., Illustration, Parson's School of Design, N.Y.C.

1995

B.A., Gender, Race, & Class Theory, Eugene Lang College, N.Y.C.

1989 - 1991

Studio Arts & Liberal Arts, St. Olaf College, MN.

AWARDS

2008

Teacher of the Month-December, CREATE Charter High School.

2006

Teacher of the Year, CREATE Charter High School.

2008

4th Degree Black Belt, Nabi Su Martial Arts School, N.Y.C.

2006

Silver and Bronze Medals, Black Belt Forms, Chicago Games.

2002

Silver and Bronze Medals, Black Belt Forms, Sydney Games.

1998

Silver Medal, Black Belt Forms, Amsterdam Games.

1993

Soundwatch Illustration Competition, N.Y.C.

1990

People's Choice Award, North Country Museum, MN.

MEMBERSHIPS

2009 - Present

Woman Made Gallery, Chicago.

2008 - Present

The Pen and Brush Society, NYC.

2008 - Present

Art Educators of New Jersey.

2006 - Present

National Art Education Association.

2004 - Present

Hudson County Alliance of Teen Arts.