MAYA HAYUK
Born in Baltimore, MD. Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009 SEXY GAZEBO: BELIEVING IS BELIEVING, Cinders Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (February)
2008 DO ME A SOLID, Mahan Gallery, Columbus, OH
2007 FOREVERS, Upper Playground, SF, CA
2005 SUMMER OF LOVE BATTLES, Brooklyn Fireproof Project Room, Brooklyn, NY
WHERE HAVE ALL THE HEADSHOPS GONE?, 555 Soul, NY, NY
2001 EVIDENCE OF LIVE, 111 Minna Gallery, SF, CA
1999 SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF, FELINI, PORTLAND, OR
1997 LONG LIVE ROCK, Aquarius Records, SF, CA

PUBLIC WORKS

2008 EVERYWHERE IS NOWHERE EVERYWHERE, music/ painting performance inside a shipping container, NY, NY
CRYSTAL LITE, Church Of Crystal Light, Richmond, VA
GIANT CORRUGATED METAL WAREHOUSE, Braddock Active Arts, Braddock, PA
2007 RAISING THE SPARKS, VOL II, Showcase Nightclub, Paris, FR
2005-2009 THIS WALL COULD BE YOUR LIFE, Brooklyn, NY
2006 WOOSTER COLLECTIVE ON SPRING STREET, NY NY
EYE IN THE SKY, Miami, FL
STREET SPACE, Columbus, OH
2005 ROLL RAMPANT AND FREE (skate ramp), Pittsburgh, PA
KINGDOM OF AWESOME, Hotel Des Arts, SF, CA
2002-2007 BARNSTORMERS COLLECTIVE Various Works
2001 Market Street Kiosk Project, SF Arts Commission Grant

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009
MANIFEST HOPE, Irvine Contemporary, Washington DC
HAIR FOLLIES, FOFA Gallery, Concordia University, Montreal, Canada
UNITED STATES OF COLOR VS GRAND THEFT AUTO, Seminal Projects, San Diego, CA
STREETS OF BROOKLYN, Thinkspace, LA, CA

2008
PAPER CUTS, Heist Gallery, NY, NY
TITANIUM EXPOSE, Fecal Face Dot Gallery, SF, CA
PIECE PROCESS, Anonymous Gallery, NY, NY
*REQUIRED FIELDS, 2-person show with Alexis Semtner, Transmission Gallery, Richmond, VA
MANIFEST HOPE, Curated By Shepard Fairey, Democratic National Convention, Denver, Co
DRAWING BRUNCH, Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn, NY
BETWEEN, Curated by Amie Leeking,Millions of Fishes, SF, CA
FULL COLOR DISTRIBUTION, The Arm, Brooklyn, NY
FECAL FACE SHOW, Fecal Face Gallery, SF, CA
50/ 50, Needles and Pens Gallery, SF, CA
DON’T PAINT WITH YOUR TEETH, Curated by Rich Jacobs, CInders Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
BLISS (2-person show with Kyle Ranson), Holala Gallery, Barcelona, SP
APOCABLISS (curator), Alice Gallery, Brussels, Belgium
THIS IS THE FUTURE BEFORE IT HAPPENED, Curated by Julie Deamer, Queens Nails Annex, SF, CA
TINY, Curated by Tokion Magazine, CInders Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
OFF REGISTER, Curated by Foundation Projects, Travelling Exhibition

2007
OFF THE WALL, Curated by Juliane von Herz, Rental Gallery; Patricia Low Contemporary, NY, NY
GAME OVER, Galerie Magda Danysz, Paris, FR
WE’RE ROLLIN’ THEY’RE HATIN’, Curated by Cody Hudson, Riviera Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
SOUS L’ES BOMBES, Musee International des Arts Modeste (MIAM), Sete, FR
HOT AND COLD, #3, Curated by Chris Duncan, Eleanor Harwood Gallery, SF, CA
THESE BAGELS ARE GNARLY, Curated by Rich Jacobs, Cinders Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
THE TEE SHIRT SHOW II, Curated By Savannah Gorton, Printed Matter, NY, NY
KOLN SHOW II, Galerie Schmidt Maczollek, Cologne, Germany
PAPER TRAILS, V1 Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
HOME AND AWAY, Curated By Thad Kellstadt, Space Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA

2006
THE REST IS TOTAL SILENCE, Curated by Taka Kawachi, ATM Gallery, NY, NY
DROPPIN DRAWERS, Okay Mountain, Austin, TX
THE TEE SHIRT SHOW, Curated By Savannah Gorton, Printed Matter, NY, NY
GUEST ARTISTS SHOW, Receiver Gallery, SF, CA
DRAW, Fuse Gallery, NY, NY
NO FORMAT, Receiver Gallery, SF, CA
OVAL, Curated by Jordin Isip, Front Room Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2005
THANK YOU FOR THE DAYS, Bucketrider Gallery, Chicago, IL
THE ZINE UNBOUND:KULTS WEREWOLVES AND SARCASTIC HIPPIES, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF, CA
A-Z, New Image Art, LA, CA
GOD IS BORED WITH US, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, London, UK
PAPER! AWESOME!, Curated by Brion Nuda Rosch, Pigman Gallery, SF, CA
SOME TOTAL (curator), Giant Robot, SF, CA
STATIC FREE, Space Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA
SUMMER LOVE, Needles and Pens, SF, CA
SERENDIB SRI LANKIN RELIEF, White Box Gallery, NY, NY
POST POST, Curated by Julie Deamer, Outpost for Contemporary Art, LA, CA
THREADS, ASSOCIATIONS AND IMPLICATIONS, Curated by Patryce Bak, Stay Gold, Brooklyn, NY

2004
BY THE PEOPLE FOR THE PEOPLE, (curator), Transport Gallery, LA, CA
SIX WAYS OUT, Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn, NY
BARNSTORMERS, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA), Winston Salem, NC
CAN YOU FEEL THE LIGHTSHINE, Lump Gallery, Raleigh, NC

2003
DIRT WIZARDS, Curated by Kathy Grayson, Brooklyn Fireproof, Brooklyn, NY
ORIGIN, Rocket Gallery, Tokyo
HEAVY, Alife, NY NY/ Collette, Paris FR/ Agnes b, LA CA
ASSEMBLY, curated by Jordin Isip, Front Room Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2002
FOUR WALLS, Black Market Gallery, LA, CA
STREETWISE, Apart, London, UK
VAPORS (curator), KCDC, Brooklyn, NY

2001
CHARACTER ASSASINATIONS (curator), Culture Cache Gallery, SF, CA
PANDORA Swiftspace, London, UK
12 x 12 (curator), Aquarius Records, SF, CA

2000
MONSTER BALLADS (curator), 111 Minna Gallery, SF, CA
SF DRAWING SHOW, Curated By Chris Johanson and Alicia Mccarthy New Image Art, LA, CA
SEVENTEEN REASONS, Juice Gallery, SF, CA

1999
TENDER, Southern Exposure, SF, CA

1998
ECOTOPIA’S BICYCLE CULTURE, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, SF, CA
NOTHING BUT TIME, Southern Exposure, SF, CA
THE PUBLIC TRUST (co-curator), Intersection for the Arts, SF, CA
RETROSPECTIVE, Arts Commission Gallery, SF, CA

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS/ PRESS

THE UPSET, Die Gestalten Verlag, 2008
XLR8R IV, cover page feature, 2008
“OFF THE WALL”, Critics Pick by Adam Ganderson, ARTFORUM 11-14-07
JUST GOOD VIBES, by Maya Hayuk, Artists Monograph, Upper Playground Press, 2007
NEO GEO: A NEW EDGE TO ABSTRACTION, Die Gestalten Verlag, 2007
HOT AND COLD ZINE #3, Artist Pages. By Griffin McPartland & Chris Duncan,2007
UP UNTIL NOW, Upper Playground Publishing, 2006
ONE, Black Market/ Die Gestalten, 2006
“A Merry Morning Buzz in the Kingdom of Awesome: the work of Maya Hayuk”, Wendy Heldman, Juxtapoz #69, 2006
“Interview with Maya Hayuk”, Nylon Magazine, Japan, 2006
“New Radical”, Mandana Towhidy, Oyster Magazine #62
“Vis:-Ed: Maya Hayuk”, Vivian Host, XLR8R Magazine #86
GRAFITTI WOMEN, Nicholas Ganz, Abrams Publishing 2006
CUSTOM VAN MOUSTACHE CANYON SUNSET ROCK, Neives Publishing 2005
“Maya Hayuk”, Chantal A Gordon, Venus Magazine 2004

EDUCATION
1991 BFA Studio For Interrelated Media, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA
1989 University of Odessa, Ukraine, Johns Hopkins University Exchange Program