MAXWELL ZAWATSKY
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RESUME

EDUCATION
2022 |BA, Studio Art, MINORS, Art History, Literature, Capital University, Bexley, OH, summa cum laude 

​RESEARCH INTERESTS
Cultural Studies, Digital Media Studies, Ecocriticism

SOLO AND COLLABORATIVE EXHIBITIONS
2022 |Tiny Pedestal, Dream Clinic Project Space, Columbus, OH 
2022 |Senior Student Art Showcase, Schumacher Gallery, Capital University, Bexley, OH 
2022 |Fresh Looks 2022, School of Art & Design, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI
2021 |“SmallWorks” Exhibition, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH
2020 |“SmallWorks” Exhibition, Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH
2019 |Student Art Showcase, Capital University, Bexley, OH


RESEARCH PRESENTATIONS AND CONFERENCES
2022 |Food as Kin in Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, Undergraduate Symposium, Capital University, Bexley, OH
2022 |Food as Kin in Robin Wall Kimmerer’s Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants, National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR) @ Home
2022 |Non-Western Art History Podcast, Defining the Undefined: Art, Education, 
and Technology, and the Mapping of Ourselves, Mid-America College Art 
Association Virtual Conference, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA
2021 |In Pursuit of Identity: A Brief Survey of Contemporary Queer South Asian Artists, Undergraduate Symposium,   Capital University, Bexley, OH

BOOK REVIEWS
2023 |Book Review for As Long As Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, From Colonization to Standing Rock, for Edge Effects (University of Wisconsin-Madison) (forthcoming)

AWARDS AND GRANTS
2022 |Award recipient for Boyd Fund for Undergraduate Scholarship, Honors Convocation, Capital University,
Bexley, OH

2021 |Travel Grant recipient for the National Conference on Undergraduate Research 
(NCUR), Capital University, Bexley, OH
2021 |Boyd Fund for Undergraduate Scholarship, Capital University, Bexley, OH
2021 |Diversity and Inclusion Research Award, Undergraduate Symposium, Capital University, Bexley, OH
2020-2022 |Ida Jane Aitken Memorial Art Scholarship, Capital University, Bexley, OH

RELEVANT WORK EXPERIENCE
2022 |Intern for Dream Clinic Project Space, Columbus, OH
  • Collaborated with gallery owners to install and take down shows 
  • Assisted gallery owners with maintenance of gallery space (painting and repairing walls and floors, general cleaning)  
  • Sewed an “Open” flag for the gallery
  • Management of gallery emails and social engagements
  • Participated in openings of shows (general maintenance of gallery space) 
2021-2022 |Associate Editor-in-Chief for ReCap, Capital University, Bexley, OH
  • Collaborated with Editor-in-Chief on issue-related events, management of deadlines, submissions, and edits of the magazine
  • Met with organization advisor regarding information related to the creation, editing, and printing of the issue 
  • Focused on addition of longer prose and visual art in the issue and its promotion
  • Assisted Editor-in-Chief and organization advisor in promoting a new Editor-in-Chief (for academic year 2022-23)
2021 |Schumacher Gallery-Summer Researcher
  • Assisted in researching for the Asian and Inuit galleries for the Schumacher Art Gallery phone application
2019-2022 |Work Study, Capital University Art & Communications Department, Bexley, OH
  • Assisted Administrative Assistant in daily tasks involving the Communication, Art, and Theatre Departments
  • Maintained art studios (painting/drawing, sculpture/ceramics, art therapy, printmaking, computer lab)
  • Worked with the university’s Registrar, Financial Services, and Student Services regarding departmental information and events
2019-2021 |Assistant Art Editor for ReCap, Capital University, Bexley, OH
  • Worked with art editors to accept/reject submissions
  • Edited submissions using Adobe InDesign for the final copy of the magazine

NEWS & MEDIA
2022 |Dream Clinic Project Space Instagram Features (3), Dream Clinic Project Space, Columbus, OH, https://www.instagram.com/p/CcI0EYclGdz/ 
2022 |Capital Stories Feature, Capital University, Bexley, OH, https://stories.capital.edu/2022/01/12/from-screen-to-gallery-a-closer-look-at-project-indigo-through-an-art-lens/ 
2022 |Capital University Instagram Feature, Capital University, Bexley, OH, https://www.instagram.com/p/CZANggCvjtg/ 
2022 |Capital University Short Video Feature (Project Indigo), Capital University, Bexley, OH, https://stories.capital.edu/2022/02/16/knocking-down-barriers-with-a-screen-a-closer-look-at-project-indigo/ 
2022 |Video of Non-Western Art History Podcast Presentation, Defining the Undefined: Art, Education,  and Technology, and the Mapping of Ourselves, Mid-America College Art Association Virtual Conference, Slippery Rock University, Slippery Rock, PA, https://vimeo.com/706341466/15654cc66c 
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  • home
  • about
    • resume
    • artist statement
  • artwork
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      • digital drawing
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      • The Whimsical World of Blob
      • Another Day in Paradise
  • scholarship
    • writing
    • research statement
    • non-western AH podcast