Maura Ilan Shenker
Resume 

Education

MFA The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.  Glass Area 1996
BFA The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI.  Glass Department 1994
2000 Bild-Werk Frauenau, Frauenau, Germany.  Hot glass and glass-plate printmaking.
1997 Pratt FIne Arts Center, Seattle, WA.  Printmaking
1996  Arrowmont School of Crafts, Gatinburg, TN.  Off-loom bead working.
1995 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.  Glass and mixed media.
Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.  Fiber Arts.
1994 Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA.  Glass and mixed media.
1992 Penland School of Crafts, Penland, NC.  Hot and warm glass.
1990 Baltimore School for the Arts, Baltimore, MD.  Visual Arts Department.
1989 Parsons School of Design, New York, NY.  Life drawing.
School of Visual Arts, New York, NY. Drawing with the computer.

Awards, Honors and Publications

2001 Juror:  "Hot and Cool: Contemporary Glass Competition"  Art Institute and Gallery, Salisbury, MD.
2000 2nd place (cash award) "2000 KCAD Juried Exhibition"; Kendall College of Art and Design, Grand Rapids, MI.
1999 "Philadelphia Inquirer Arts Section" review by Victoria Donohoe 9/19/99.
"Art Matters Guide to the Regional Visual Arts", April issue.
"Vetro" issue #4, in conjunction with goblet exhibition.
1996 Friends of Arrowment Scholarship; to attend summer workshop.
Sarah Jane Pyne Fund; scholarship from the Ohio State University.
Edith Fergus-Gilmore Award; funding to complete MFA Exhibition.

Affiliations

Glass Art Society member since 1993, served on the Board of Directors 1995-1996
RISD Alumni Association member since 1994
Friends of Wheaton Village member since 1999
Contemporary Glass Philadelphia founding member, serving as secretary on the Board of Directors

Work History

1999-
2001		 Manager-Hot Soup Studio, Philadelphia, PA.
     Responsibilities included installation and maintenance of gallery exhibitions scheduling classes and use of glassblowing studio, teaching classes and private lessons, sales, writing press releases, public relations, hiring of faculty, and overseeing internship program.
Board of Directors- Contemporary Glass Philadelphia, PA.
     Founding member of C.G.P., a non-profit organization dedicated to support the studio glass community in the Delaware Valley.  C.G.P. sponsers events, fundraisers, exhibitions and workshops, as well as awards grants to artists and schools.
1999 Assistant Curator- Vitrum Gallerie, Philadelphia, PA.
     Responsibilities included installation and maintenance of gallery exhibitions, administrative work, public relations, and visiting artist studios.
1998 Visiting Artist- Salisbury State University, Salisbury, MD
     Assisted students in the sculpture and ceramics areas while developing a new body of work.
Studio Assistant-Farberglass, Baltimore, MD.
      Resonsibilities included manufacturing sales, invoicing, and packing/shipping of products.
1997 Studio Assistant-Farberglass, Baltimore, MD.
1996 Gallery Assistant- Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH.
       Graduate Assistantship; responsibilities included installation of exhibitions, monitoring of gallery and data entry.
Board of Directors Student Representative-Glass Art Society.
       Acted as liaison between students and the largest international glass organization.  Helped to plan one week conferences on Boston, MA and Tuscan, AZ.
1995 Gallery Assistant- Hopkins Hall Gallery, Columbus, OH.
       Graduate Teaching Assistant-The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
Taught required beginning drawing classes to college students.
1994 Graduate Teaching Assistant-The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH.
1993 Teaching Assistant-The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
      Assisted teaching beginning glassblowing classes.
1992 Technician's Assistant- The Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, RI
      Assisted the glass shop technician in rebuilding studio equiptment.
1989 Gallery Internship- Gracie Mansion Gallery, New York, NY.