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SUMMARY:

Maya Hope Goldweber
CURRICULUM VITAE

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GENERAL
INFORMATION

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EDUCATION

2007-2009 Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA, Master of Fine Arts, Thesis: Veiling and Exposing: The Search For Balance

2002-2006 Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Painting and Printmaking

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TEACHING

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ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

Spring 2009 Teaching Fellow, PAPR 329: Life Drawing, Painting and Printmaking Department Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

Fall 2009 Teaching Fellow, PAPR 491 Topics: Figure Painting, Painting and Printmaking Department Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

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CONTINUING SCHOLARSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL GROWTH


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PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE 


2006-Present Web-based Independent Shop, www.merzbau7.etsy.com, Handmade books, knitted, sewn and other hand crafted goods

2002-Present Independent Photographer Fine art, culinary, and social/portrait photography

2000-Present Commissioned Portraiture May Kanti, Erin Byun, Asha Goldweber


AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS

2008 Justine Cretella Memorial Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA 

2008, 2007 Graduate Scholarship, Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA 

2006 Excellence Award, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA


DEMONSTRATIONS, DISCUSSIONS AND LECTURES

(see attached Teaching Addendum for Further Details) 

2010   Contemporary Figure Drawing Lecture for PAPR 329: Life Drawing, Painting and Printmaking Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

      Extremities in Charcoal Lesson for PAPR 329: Life Drawing, Painting and Printmaking Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

   The Skeleton in Flesh Lesson for PAPR 329: Life Drawing, Painting and Printmaking Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

2009 Components of Design, Flesh Painting and Anatomy Lecture and Critique for PAPR 491 Topics: Figure Painting, Painting and Printmaking Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

             Contemporary Figure Painting Lecture and quiz for PAPR 491 Topics: Figure Painting, Painting and Printmaking Department, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA 

The Ripple Effect: Influence and Inspiration, Gallery Talk, The Athenaeum Gallery, Alexandria, VA


SIGNIFICANT CREATIVE OR SCHOLARLY ACHIEVEMENTS

GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009 The Athenaeum Gallery, Alexandria, VA; “The Ripple Effect” 

Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA; “Fresh! 2009”

Gallery 128, Philadelphia, PA; “Selections from the 108th Annual Student Exhibition” 

    Galleries of the Samuel M.V. Hamilton Building, Philadelphia, PA; “108th Annual Student Exhibition: Thesis Exhibit”

2006 The Fishbowl, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; “Interaction 27”

2005 The Fishbowl, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA; “Senior Show”

First English Lutheran Church, Richmond, VA; “Figured In”


CATALOGUES OF ARTISTIC WORK

2009 The Ripple Effect, The Athenaeum Gallery, Alexandria, VA, exhibition catalogue

2006 Interaction 27, The Fishbowl Gallery, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, exhibition catalogue

2005 Figured In, First English Lutheran Church, Richmond, VA, exhibition catalogue 


ARTICLES, JOURNALS AND INTERNET PUBLICATIONS

2008 Comire, Robert. RC Design+Illustration+Art+Music+Politics+Culture. (Online interview with photos).

2006-2008 Canfield, Liz. Amendment: Promoting Social Change Through Artistic Expression, Richmond, VA, (Literary and Art Magazine with full-page reproductions of works)

2006 Nash, Tom. SpectrumThe Commonwealth Times, Richmond, VA, (Article with photo)

2004 Fletcher, Harrel and July, Miranda. Learning To Love You More, (Website with Photo Contributions to Group Art Project_


PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

David Eastep, New York, NY

Debra and Jacob Wagner, Staten Island, NY 

Ruth Bolduan, Richmond, VA


WEBSITES

ongoing: www.mayagoldweber.com, 2002- present work

  www.merzbau7.etsy.com, online shop of hand crafted items- site currently under construction

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SERVICE

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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Ongoing Artist Member, College Art Association

Ongoing Member, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts



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CURRICULUM
VITAE


TEACHING
ADDENDUM

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2010
PAPR
329: Life Drawing
,
Painting and Printmaking Department, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, VA



Lessons
Taught



Extremities
in Charcoal.
2
day

lesson
and
demonstration of drawing the hands and feet dealing with
proportion, perspective and rendering




The
Graphite Skeleton in Flesh.
Lesson
of anatomy, proportion and perspective of the human skeleton
drawn inside the figure


The
Figure in Movement.
Lesson
on capturing movement in figure drawing


The
Outdoor Figure.
Outdoor
lesson on drawing the figure in local color



Individual
Work.
Black
and white media (2 days), The figure in color (2 days)


Model
Poses with Backdrops.
set
up and break down of poses



Group
and Individual Critiques I
participated in both individual and group critiques, and lead a group
critique on
Two
Life-Size Self Portraits.



Grading.  Worked with the professor to access student work and assign grades for group and
individual critiques,
Figurative Drawing Slide Lecture Quiz and Self-Portrait assignments 






2009
PAPR 491 Topics: Figure Painting
,
Painting and Printmaking Department, Virginia Commonwealth
University, Richmond, VA

Lessons
Taught



Atelier
Techniques.
Lecture
and notes on basic and figurative painting

The
Cropped Figure.
Lesson
for 3 day figurative painting pose dealing with composition and
anatomy



Model
Poses with Backdrops.
set
up and break down of poses



Group
and Individual Critiques I
participated in both individual and group critiques


Grading Worked with professor to access student work and assign grades for
Contemporary
Figurative Painting Slide Lecture Quiz
and
What
I Learned About Painting the Figure

papers