Robin Maaya
228.343.9911
Education:
Savannah College of Art and Design
BFA Fine Art and Documentary Photography
Minor in Gender Studies
Expected Graduation June 2021
Selected Solo Exhibitions:
2019 Moulting, Savannah, Ga.
2019 Girls Ward: Left, Savannah, Ga.
2019 Girls Ward: Left, Ada, Ohio
2019 Girls Ward: Left, stage adaptation based on “Girls Ward: Left” book,
Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio
Selected Group Exhibitions:
2019 Childhood, Photo Place Gallery, Middlebury, Vermont
2019 Girls Ward: Left, Artist’s Book Symposium and Competition, SCAD, Atlanta, Ga.
2018 There. Their, They’re, Savannah, Ga.
2016 - 2017 Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, Fl.
2014 - 2017 Maitland Arts Festival, Maitland, Fl.
2014 - 2017 Winter Park Arts Festival, Winter Park, Fl.
Monographs / Photo Books:
2019 Moulting, photography and writing
2019 Girls Ward: Left, photography and writing
2019 II, photography and writing
2019 Lancaster Blvd., photography and writing
Press / Publications:
2019 Photo Place Online Gallery, Childhood, October 17th, 2019
2019 Connect Savannah, Moulting, October 3rd, 2019 - Savannah, Ga.
2019 Musée Magazine, Woman Crush Wednesday, Boyhood, September 25th, 2019 -
New York City, Ny.
2019 Voyage ATL, Trailblazer Series, Girls Ward: Left, May 21st, 2019 - Atlanta, Ga.
2019 SCAD District, Artist Spotlight Series, Girls Ward: Left, January 8th, 2019 - Savannah, Ga.
Employment / Experience:
2019 Spent one month in St. Lucia, Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa documenting three Créches
for African Impact
2019 / 2020 Junk to Funk event photographer, Christine Hall Photography
2019 Photo Editor, Christine Hall Photography
2018 - 2020 SCAD Office Assistant, Office of Student Involvement
2018 - 2019 SCAD Orientation Assistant
2018 Red Carpet photographer at SCAD annual Film Fest
2013 - 2019 Robin Elise Photography, self-owned and operated business
2016 - 2019 Founder, Curator, & Editor of online editorial series
2017 National Art Honor Society president
2017 Art Magnet President
2017 Principal/School Photographer
2016 - 2017 Theater Magnet Photographer
2015 - 2017 Chorus Magnet Photographer
2016 - 2017 Fashion Club Photographer
Awards / Honors:
2017 - 2019 SCAD Academic Scholarship Recipient
2017 - 2019 SCAD Portfolio Scholarship Recipient
2017 - 2019 SCAD Student Incentive Scholarship Recipient
2017 - 2019 SCAD Dean’s List
2017 Art Magnet “Most Dedicated Photographer”
2017 OCPS PTA Scholarship Recipient
2016 - 2017 Art Magnet Photography “Wall of Fame” 2nd & 4th place
Notable Works:
2019 - 2020 Home Away From Home, Documentary series focusing on a special needs-oriented
family in Savannah, GA. (Ongoing Project)
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Monograph in progress
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Solo Exhibition in progress
2019 Moulting, self portrait series on the topic of remembrance, acceptance, and resilience and used as a way to come out to my family.
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Monograph
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Solo Exhibition
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Featured in Connect Savannah newspaper
2019 Little Children of the Sky, documentary series on the Snenhahl and Khula Créche in Zululand, South Africa for African Impact and my own portfolio
2019 Boyhood, series documenting the relationships between young brothers in Savannah, Ga.
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Featured in Musée Magazine
2019 Girls Ward: Left, photo series and monograph processing time spent in an institution during adolescence,
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Monograph
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Two Solo Exhibitions
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Featured in Voyage ATL and SCAD Distrcit
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Stage Adaptation for Ohio Northern Universities Capstone Production
2019 A Love Letter to Myself, self portrait series on the topic of processing personal infertility struggle and past medical history
2019 II, photo series and monograph focusing on the connection between twins in Savannah, Ga.
2018 Lancaster Blvd., photo series and monograph documenting my grandmothers home after her 84th birthday and the passing of my grandfather
Skills:
4x5 Film Photography
35mm Photography
120mm Photography
B&W Film Developing
Silver Gelatin Printing
Silver Gelatin Spot Toning
Silver Gelatin Print Toning
Mordançage Process
Cyanotype Process
Van Dyke Brown Process
Salted Paper Print Process
Etching
Screen Printing
Watercolor & Acrylic Painting
Installation Work
Links:
- https://www.connectsavannah.com/savannah/5-questions-with-robin-maaya/Content?oid=13357721
- https://museemagazine.com/culture/2019/9/25/woman-crush-wednesday-robin-maaya
- http://voyageatl.com/interview/meet-trailblazer-robin-elise-maaya/
- https://scaddistrict.com/2019/01/08/girls-ward-left-visualizes-time-spent-in-an-institution/