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EDUCATION |
| 2009 |
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MFA Washington University in St. Louis, MO - Graduated with Honors |
| 2007 |
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BFA School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL - Emphasis in Art Education (certified K-12) |
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GRANTS & AWARDS |
| 2009 |
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Berlin Travel Grant, Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts, MO |
| 2007 |
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Laura and William Jens Scholarship, Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
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Miliken Scholarship, Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
| 2005 |
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Finalist in Glamour Magazine Top Ten College Women of the Year |
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Sodexho Education National Hall of Fame Scholarship |
| 2003 |
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Merit Scholarship, School of the Art Institute of Chicago, IL |
| 2002 |
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Golden Apple Teaching Scholar, Chicago, IL |
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INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS
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| 2011 |
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(upcoming) Museum of Art Ein Harod, Israel - Exhibition curated by David Sperber and Dvora Liss |
| 2010 |
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(upcoming) Chile + Cultura, Santiago, Chile - VIdeo: el es frida kahlo |
| 2009 |
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International Visual Poetry Festival, Venezuela - Video: el es frida kahlo |
| 2008 |
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Kulturprojekte Berlin, Germany - Fill In The _____: Sound Installation: Berlin’s Eruv & Performance: Ich Bin Ein Lebender Jude |
| 2004 |
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Humberto Garavito Escuela de Artes Plasticas, Quezaltenango, Guatemala - Maya Escobar (solo exhibit) |
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National Palace, Guatemala City, Guatemala - Maya Escobar (solo exhibit) |
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TEMPORARY PUBLIC ART
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| 2009 |
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Outdoor Wood & Tyvek Tie Interactive Installation - Post Office, University City, MO - Together We Hope (collaboration with Carianne Noga) |
| 2008 |
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Outdoor & Women’s Bathroom Stall Letter-Press Poster Installation - University City, MO - Can You Believe He Called Me Fat (collaboration with Carianne Noga) |
| 2005 |
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La Sevillana Fresco Mural - Madrid Spain, Universidad Complutense de Madrid |
| 2002 |
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8 x 60 ft Canvas Panel Peace Mural - Hudson River Valley Plaza, NYC - No Se Habla Español (Paint 4 Peace project) |
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SELECTED EXHIBITIONS & PERFORMANCES |
| 2010 |
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Saint Vincent Gallery, PA - Tzit Tzit: Fiber Art and Jewish Identity |
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Bruno David Gallery, New Media Room, St. Louis MO - Video: el es frida kahlo |
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Chopin Theater, Chicago, IL - Dvairm: Video: You and Your Friends Vol 1 |
| 2009 |
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John Slade Ely Center for Contemporary Art. New Haven, CT - Orchard Street Shul Cultural Heritage Artists Project: Sound Installation (collaboration with Gonzalo Escobar) |
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Movimiento de Arte y Cultura Latino Americana. San Jose, CA - Cultural Disjunction (collaboration with Rio Yañez) |
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CBC Exhibition Space, St. Louis, MO - Runneth Over: Video: Showcase of American Jewish Identity |
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Chazen Museum. University of Wisconsin at Madison - Conney Conference on Jewish Identity: Performing Histories Inscribing Jewishness: Performance: Acciones Plásticas |
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St. Charles Community College Art Gallery. MO - SCC Multimedia Invitational: Video |
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Bruno David Gallery, New Media Room, St. Louis, MO - Video: You and Your Friends Vol 1 |
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Danforth University Center, Washington University, St. Louis, MO - Parabola Select: Video: You and Your Friends Vol 1 |
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Steinberg Hall. Washington University, St. Louis, MO - Parabola: Video: You and Your Friends Vol 1 |
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Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, MO - MFA Thesis Exhibition, Washington University: Sound & Video Installation |
| 2008 |
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Fort Gondo, St. Louis, MO - D.O.A: Sound Installation (collaboration with Carianne Noga) |
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Third Degree Glass Factory. St. Louis, MO - Wall Ball |
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Bruno David Gallery, New Media Room, St. Louis, MO - Video: Acciones Plásticas |
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Latina Film Festival. Austin, TX - Señorita Cinema: Video: Acciones Plásticas |
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Des Lee Gallery. St. Louis, MO - MFA First Year Exhibition Washington University |
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Bruno David Gallery, St. Louis, MO - Overview_08 |
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Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, MO - On the Margins: Performance: Abidin Travels (collaboration with Carianne Noga) |
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Lewis Center, Washington University, St. Louis, MO - Performance: 3 minutes |
| 2007 |
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Lewis Center, Washington University, St. Louis, MO - Performance: I am a Weaver |
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University of Puerto Rico Escuela de Artes Plasticas. San Juan, PR - Performance: Acciones Plásticas |
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School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 2, IL- BFA Senior Thesis Exhibition: Performance and Video Installation |
| 2006 |
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Hillels of Illinois, Chicago, IL - Group Exhibit |
| 2004 |
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Sonotheque, Chicago, IL - Paint 4 Peace |
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Leila James, Chicago, IL - Autorretrato (solo exhibit) |
| 2003 |
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Café Revolucion, Chicago, IL - Reflexiones de mi Pais (solo exhibit) |
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REVIEWS & PUBLICATIONS |
| 2010 |
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(forthcoming) Frida Kahlo, author: Gannit Ankori, London: Reaktion Books, (Maya Escobar) |
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Maya Escobar at the Bruno David Gallery, Bruno David Gallery YouTube Video and Interview by Felicia Chen, Feb 1. |
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Something About Women by Dawn Law, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Lifestyles Section, Feb 1. |
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Art exhibit at Saint Vincent explores iconography in Judaism by Justin Jacobs, The Jewish Chronicle Jan 27. |
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Smart Latina vs Sexy Latina by Carrie Ferguson Weir, Tiki Tiki Blog Jan 21. |
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Maya Escobar on Display! by Yoni Sarason, St. Lou Jew Blog Jan 20. |
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Orchard Street Exhibit Examines Community and Cultural Identity by Judy Birke, The New Haven Register, Art Section, Jan 10. |
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Tzit Tzit: Fiber Art and Jewish Identity Exhibition Catalogue, essay by Ben Schachter, Saint Vincent Gallery |
| 2009 |
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Re-living Jewish Life on Orchard Street by Karen Singer, New Haven Magazine Dec. |
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Jewish Life on Orchard Street by Matthue Roth and Maya Escobar, MyJewishLearning.com |
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Orchard Street Shul Artists Cultural Heritage Project, WPKN 89.5 Radio Interview with Binnie Klein, New Haven, CT |
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Orchard Street Shul Artists Cultural Heritage Project, Exhibition Catalogue |
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Shomer Negiah Underwear by Dvora Meyers, Unorthodox Gymnastics Blog Dec 2. |
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Shomer Negiah Panties: Maya Escobar Is At It Again by Yoni Sarason, The St. Lou Jew Blog Nov 19. |
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This Week in Jewish Dating: Can’t Touch This by Esther Kustanowitz, JDater’s Anonymous Blog Oct 25. |
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About: Maya Escobar, Blogadera Blog Sep 15.
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MFA 2009 Exhibition Catalogue Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
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Frida Kahlo at the synagogue: Maya Escobar and the young Jewish-American Creation by David Sperber, Ma’arav Israeli Arts and Culture Magazine Mar 29. |
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Who I Am by PJ Edelman, Jewish In St. Louis Mar 12. |
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Otot (Signs) - The Annual Cycle of Holidays and Contemporary Art by David Sperber, book published by Bar-Ilan University Leiber Center for Jewish Art in Exhibitions |
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Scripting Latinidad: Re/Defining Textual Selves and Worlds in the Age of MySpace by Jacqueline Hidalgo, Latino Journal of Theology, Claremont Graduate University Feb 13. |
| 2008 |
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Hope’ Springs Anew for Washington University Grad Students by Margaret Gillerman, St. Louis Post Dispatch Nov 29. |
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The Princess Diaries: In an Age of Ostentation the J.A.P is Back by Julia Appel, Bitch Magazine, Winter Issue |
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Maya Escobar: Living Jew by Yoni Sarason, St. Lou Jew Blog Aug. |
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Acciones Plásticas by Eleena Lissar, Voices en Español (podcast) Apr 25. |
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100 Años de Frida, a! Diseño Magazine Mexico City, Mexico. Feb. |
| 2007 |
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El Es Frida Kahlo, Centenario Frida Kahlo Fridomanía Blog May. |
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Acomplejada Complexities and Complicity: Performance of Latina Subjectivity by Nicole Guerra (video) |
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Living Dolls by Mark Fisher, Riverfront Times St. Louis, MO, Oct 18. |
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Siempre Frida by Roger Omar, d[x]i Magazine Valencia, Spain, Jun. |
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One Person, Multiple Realities by Juan Tornoe, Hispanic Trending Blog May 31. |
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Maya Escobar, la Muñequita Supersemita by Adan Levy, Supersemita: Cultura de Fusión y Vanguardia en Español Blog Apr. |
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No Laughing Matter by Mel Weiss, Lilith Magazine Mar 6. |
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Tzitzit for Women by Dov Bear Blog Feb 22. |
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Can we please not revive that ugly stereotype? by Kol Ra’ash Gadol, Jewschool Blog Feb 20. |
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The Anti-Feminist Feminist Jewish Latina by Beth Gotlieb, Jewcy Blog Feb 20. |
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Who Are You Supposed To Be? Mobius, Jewschool Blog Feb 19. |
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RESIDENCIES, LECTURES, ARTIST TALKS & PANELS |
| 2010 |
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Chopin Theater, Chicago, IL - Dvairm (artist talk) |
| 2009 |
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CHAP Panel, John Slade Ely House, New Haven, CT (panel participant) |
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Berlin’s Eruv Talk, KAM Isaiah Israel, Chicago, IL (lecture) |
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Multiple Identities, George Brown School of Social Work, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (lecture) |
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Deconstructing Personal Identity, Jewish Outreach Institute, Philadelphia, PA (lecture) |
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Berlin’s Eruv. Kemper Art Museum, St. Louis, MO (artist talk)
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Artist’s Online Activity, MFA Panel. Steinberg Hall, Washington University in St. Louis, MO (panel participant) |
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Berlin’s Eruv, Conney Conference on Jewish Identity: Performing Histories, Inscribing Jewishness, Grainger Hall, University of Wisconsin Madison (lecture) |
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Negotiating Diaspora Identities Through New Media, Danforth Center, Washington University, St. Louis, MO - collaboration with Eric Repice (artist talk) |
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Using Social Media to Promote Yourself as An Artist, Bixby Hall, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (guest lecturer) |
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Life After Art School, Lewis Center, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (panel participant) |
| 2008 |
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Latina Identity, McMillan Hall, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (guest lecturer) |
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Understanding Torah through Art, Shir Hadash, Jewish Reconstructionist Synagogue, St. Louis, MO (artist talk) |
| 2007 |
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Celebrating Jewish Women in the Arts, BatSheva: The Jewish Women’s Group, Lopata Center, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (guest lecture) |
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Notions of Cultural Identity and Displacement, Bixby Hall, Washington University, St. Louis, MO (panel participant) |
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Jewish Multiracial Network, Isabella Freedman Jewish Retreat Center Falls Village, CT (artist in residence) |
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RELATED ART EXPERIENCE |
| 2010 |
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Cofounder- Floreciendo Women’s Art and Culture Collective, Chicago, IL - Creating a Cultural Center for young women in Chicago that promotes education and engagement towards self empowerment using the literary, visual and performing arts as a platform. |
| 2009 |
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Online Art Editor - Zeek Magazine: A Jewish Journal of Thought and Culture (two years) |
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One of Two Selected Grad Students - Installation Assistant to Martha Rosler, Action Abstraction Show, St. Louis Art Museum, MO |
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Illustrator - Prayer Book: Siddur Sha’ar Zahav, Publisher- Congregation Sha’ar Zahav, CA |
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One of Two Selected Grad Students - Research Assistant to the Dean of the Sam Fox School, MO |
| 2008 |
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Cofounder, A wustlworkshop Collective - Center for Interdisciplinary University Collaborations, Washington University, MO - Fostering an environment promoting creativity, interdisciplinary collaborations, research initiatives and building foundations for community engagement. |
| 2006 |
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Illustrator, BookJacket - Novel Back Cover- Our Uncle Sam by Erik Greene, Trafford Publishing (July 6, 2006) |
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Cofounder and Executive Artistic Director, Paint 4 Peace - Non-profit Organization, artists and activists who strive to create a culture of peace, fortify communities, and bridge the gap between humanity and politics through artistic endeavors. |
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