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Maya Wallis – CV

Email: mayawallis@hotmail.com  

Website: www.mayawallis.com

 

Education:

  • The Collective Studio – The NewBridge Project – 2020/21 

  • BA Hons Fine Art: First Class Honours - Newcastle University – 2020 

  • Semester Abroad Academy of Fine Arts Warsaw – Newcastle University Erasmus Scheme - 2019
     

Relevant Work Experience: 

  • Bookshop and Reading Room Producer – The NewBridge Project - 2022 – Present

Role includes the day-to-day running of both NewBridge Books and The Reading Room, this includes, researching stock, monitoring and evaluating, budgeting and sales reporting. Alongside this, I produce a public programme of events across both sites. This includes researching artists and organisations, supporting artists with the production of their work, working towards a deadline and event promotion.  

  • Co-Founder - Albion Row Studios - 2022 – Present 

Cofounded and co-run Albion Row Studios, a collection of 14 artist studios in Byker. Role includes planning and building the space, day-to-day running, fundraising/budgeting, grant application writing, sustaining an artist community, organising public events, and planning studio holder meetings. 
 

Teaching and Workshops:

  • Albon Row Studios: CRASH Course with Co-Founders - Life Work Art: Newcastle University/The Collective Studio: The NewBridge Project – 2023/2024 

The workshop is a crash course in how to set-up an artist studio to suit the attendees’ needs and usage. This was explored through ‘necessities’ and ‘practicalities’ visual mind mapping activity.  

  • Copyshop – The NewBridge Print Studio with Overlay Press - 2023 

A drop-in DIY print session in NewBridge Print Studio, ran with George Stewart from Overlay Press. The workshop was an initial starting point to test-print ideas, gain advice and experiment with materials. 

 

Exhibitions:

  • Open Studios – Albion Row Studio, Newcastle upon Tyne - Group Show - 2024 

  • The NewBridge ‘Open’ Open – The NewBridge Project, Newcastle upon Tyne - Group Show - 2024

  • Now That’s What I call Art – Newcastle Contemporary Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne - Group Show - 2023 

  • Collected - 36 Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne – Group Show - 2022 

  • Under One Roof - Great North Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne – Group Show - 2022 

  • Loose Time - Vane Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne – Group Show - 2021 

  • Baltic Open Submission - Baltic Centre of Contemporary Arts, Gateshead – Group Show - 2021 

  • Hungry Eyes Festival - Kiz, Geisßen, Germany – Group Show – 2021 

  • 3rd Wave - Supported by The NewBridge Project – Online Exhibition - 2022 

  • Made it 2022 - Short Supply Manchester – Online Exhibition - 2020

  • Eyes Wide Open Film Festival –Star and Shadow, Newcastle upon Tyne – Film Screening - 2020 

 

Residencies:

  • The Learning Exchange Residency – Rotterdam – 2024 

The residency explored cultural and creative connections between Newcastle, UK and Rotterdam, NL. The residency focused on collaboration and co-learning through living, working and hosting events in a shared space. 

  • Textur Zine: Artist in Residence – Berlin 

A residency exploring text-based publications and independent zine/bookshops in Berlin, primarily based with Textur, a magazine exploring the connection between art and text. 

 

Projects:

  • Material Girl, monthly radio show with Slacks Radio, Tyne and Wear, 2021 – 22  

A radio show exploring an item of clothing through a thematic track list, academic texts, personal anecdotes and readings.  

  • Supporting Material Zine – Overlay Press - 2022 

Edited and organised a launch event for Supporting Material Zine, a Riso printed zine which explored acts of care found in daily life through a text and visual matter. 

  • A Way Away – selected participant – project by Tim Etchells and Vlatka Horvat – DIY, LADA – 2020

A peer-to-peer development programme exploring distance via letter writing. 
 

Press and Publications: 

Interview with Anne Art Network about the studio project Albion Row Studios.

  • Whorling.net - Online Feature - 2021 
    Online feature of my zine project ‘Build, Up Too…’ on Whorling.net. 

 

Funding and Grants: 

  • North East Artist Grant – Awarded to buy materials to make a publication – North East Artist Network – 2024

  • Space Hive Project – Awarded to buy materials to build a warm space in Albion Row Studios - 2023 

  • Newcastle University Start Up Grant – Awarded to cover material and capital costs to start Albion Row Studios - 2022 

  • Junction Point – Awarded to cover electrical costs at Albion Row Studios – 2022 

 

Awards:

  • Bartlett Travel Scholarship to research text-based practices with Textur, Berlin, Newcastle University, 2019 

  • John Christie Award for Studentship, Newcastle University, 2017/18

  • John Christie Award for Studentship, Newcastle University, 2016/17

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