Maya Erdelyi

b. New York City

Lives & works in Boston, MA

mayaerdelyi@gmail.com

EDUCATION

2020 MFA, CalArts, Experimental Animation Program
2011 FAMU, Czech Republic. Summer program: "The Czech Tradition in Animation"
2006 Ed. M., Harvard Graduate School of Education, Arts in Education Program
2001 BA, Hunter College, City University of New York, Fine Arts Major, Film Minor, cum laude
97-99 BFA program, The Cooper Union, Fine Arts Major

A W A R D S / G R A N T S / R E S I D E N C I E S

2020 City of Boston Artist Fellowship Award Puffin Foundation Grant recipient
Yaddo Residency, Saratoga Springs, NY
2018 WGBH Launchpad Animation Residency, Boston, MA.
Marblehouse Project Art Residency; Dorset, VT
2017 The Brother Thomas Artist Fellowship and Grant Recipient, Boston, MA.
Massachusetts Cultural Council Artist Fellowship, Film.
Boston Center for the Arts Residency and Grant Recipient.
C-Scape Dune Shack Residency Recipient, Cape Cod, MA.
2016 “Artist of the Day” on Cartoon Brew. January 5
2015 Artist residency at the Byrdcliffe Art Colony for the summer session
2013 Grant recipient of Fandor Fix Initiative to fund new content for Fandor.com
2012 Winner of the Barbara Aronofsky Latham award at the 51st Ann Arbor Film Festival
American-Scandinavian Foundation Grant and Fellow
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Grant recipient
Winner of the 2012 Los Angeles Animation Festival for “Best Music Video”
Grammy nomination for BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO (as part of the film “Nine types of Light”)
2011 Winner of The James River Film Festival, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Interdisciplinary Grant Recipient, CalArts
Nick Carrey Diversity Grant Recipient, CalArts
2010 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Grant recipient
Winner of the "Museum's Choice Award" at the Museum of Art and Design, NYC
Interdisciplinary Grant recipient from CalArts for Phosphena Installation
2009 Nick Carrey Diversity Grant recipient, CalArts
2008 Chashama Foundation, NYC yearlong studio residency
Chashama North residency Pine Plains, NY, August
Pollack Krasner Fellowship residency at Byrdcliffe Arts Colony. Woodstock NY
BRIC Rotunda Gallery Video residency
Vermont Studio Center residency
2007 Swing Space residency through the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council

EXHIBITS/INSTALLATIONS/FILM FESTIVALS/SCREENINGS

2022 Solo Exhibit, Trustman Art Gallery, Simmons College, Boston, Fall 2022

ICA Boston Art Lab, Featured Artist, Spring 2022

The Elevator Project, commissioned large-scale mural animation for Samuels & Associates & Emily Fine Art, Summer 2022

Large install of 3-D collage—Art_Works, Cambridge MA, permanent installation of mural and AR project, Summer.

    Solo Exhibit, Boston City Hall, Mayor’s Gallery, Spring 2022

Schlosberg Gallery, Montserrat College of Art, MA, group show, Jan. 18-March 19

2021 Kimpton Nine Zero Hotel, Group show, Winter, Boston.

  Longstreet Gallery, Group Show, July 3-18, Eastham, Cape Cod

2019 Every Woman Biennial, 220 Bowery, NYC, May 19-May 29.

Mills Gallery, Boston. “The Skin Has Eyes: Animated Visions,” February 23-April 28.

Framingham State University Gallery. Group show. February 19-April 1

2018 MoMA, New York City. World Premiere of “Black Memorabilia” directed by Chico Colvard with animation by Maya Erdelyi & Daniel Rowe.

As part of the Doc Fortnight 2018 MoMA’s International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media, February 19.

2017 Mills Gallery, Boston. Solo projection exhibit and artist talk, December 1.

“Hanemun” animated short directed by Maya Erdelyi & Daniel Rowe:

Official Selection: Locomocion / Experimental Animation Festival, Mexico City

Official Selection: Melbourne International Animation Festival, Competition: Abstract Animation

Official Selection: London International Animation Festival, Competition: Abstract Animation

Official Selection: Palm Springs International Animation Festival, Abstract Animation

Official Selection: Animation Block Party, Experimental animation showcase

Official Selection: The Vermont Animated Film Festival

Guest Artist: Animation Screening and live musical score performance at the Music + Animation Salon. Somerville, MA. March 18.

Guest Artist: Animation Screening and live musical score performance at The Lost Marbles Salon. Cambridge, MA. March 9.

Visiting Artist: Senior Thesis Seminar in the VES department at Harvard University. Feb. 8.

Visiting Artist: Mixed Media Animation class at University of Pennsylvania. Feb. 1.

Sundance Film Festival: Private screening of “Black Memorabilia” feature documentary by Chico Colvard (animated segments), Park City, Utah. January 19.

Official Selection: Le Femme Underground Animation Festival, USA.

2016 Group show at the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

Featured speaker at ANIMATIC Boston. December 7.

Official Selection: New Zealand International Animation Festival, Australia.

Official Selection: Melbourne International Animation Festival, Australia.

Official Selection: New Year New Works screening at The Filmmakers Cooperative, NYC.

2015 Group show: Animated works at the SMFA, Boston.

2014 Group show: Whitney Houston Biennial, Brooklyn, NYC.

Official Selection: New Filmmakers program at Anthology Film Archives, February, NYC.

Official Selection: Shanghai University, Animation Showcase, Shanghai, China.

2013 Group show and screening: “Some Misunderstandings” Greenfield Castle Gallery. Manchester, England.

Solo show and screening: The Foundation Gallery. New Orleans, Louisiana.

Official Selection: Calarts Experimental Animation Showcase, RedCAT Los Angeles.

Official Selection and Award winner: Ann Arbor Film Festival, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

9th International Tehran Animation Festival, featured artist “Outstanding Women Animators.” Tehran, Iran.

2012 Official Selection: 2012 New Orleans Film Festival, world premiere of “Pareidolia” October.

Southeastern Louisiana University, group show and artist talk. October, Louisiana.

Havana Bienalle, screenings on Cuban rooftops.

Group show at The Museo de Ponce. Ponce, Puerto Rico.

2011 Official Selection and Award Winner: The James River Film Festival at the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.

Official Selection: The Cinetoro Festival de Experimentacion in Toro (Valle de Cauca) Colombia.

Official Selection: The Istanbul Animation Festival at the Pera Museum, Istanbul.

Official Selection: The London International Animation Festival

Official Selection: The Melbourne International Animation Festival

Official Selection: The Bicycle Film Festival at The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.

Guest Artist film screening and lecturer: The Riverside Community College, Los Angeles.

Film Screening at The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles

Collaborative screening: 2011 New Works at RedCat, Los Angeles

Collaborative project: “Landscape #4” at The Prague Quadrennial 2011

2010 “The Big Screen Project” NYC.

Group show at Arch Collective gallery, NYC.

Film Screening, Bijou Theatre, CalArts, Los Angeles.

“Phosphena” Solo gallery exhibit at C113 gallery, CalArts, Los Angeles, May.

Official Selection and Winner: The Museum of Arts and Design “International Cut-Paper Film Festival”

Backhaus gallery, various film screenings, Val Verde, Los Angeles.

2009 Official Selection: Anilogue International Animation Festival, Vienna and Budapest.

Official Selection: The “Frame by Frame: Animated at Harvard” festival, Harvard Film Archives.

VOLTA art fair, Art Basel, T.A.B.S. performance and installation. Switzerland. April.

HP Garcia Gallery, “The Black Madonna” group show with 40 Artists, Chelsea, NYC. May.

Official Selection: The 2009 “NYC Music Video Film Festival.”

45 minute live Multi-projector film screening, Monkeytown, Brooklyn NYC.

2008 Jacob Burns Film Center, Pleasantville NY.

“Video show” BRIC Rotunda gallery, Brooklyn, New York. September.

2007 Official Selection: The“Animation Show Film Festival.”

F I L M O G R A P H Y

COMMISSIONED WORK:

2016-present Various projects through Goose & Hummingbird Studios
2016-17 Animator/Designer: “Black Memorabilia” feature documentary by Chico Colvard.
2016 Director and Animator: Huffington Post “Huffpost Eats” Opening title sequence and graphics.
Director and Animator: Harvard Business Publishing, two info-graphic videos: “The Explainer: Level 5 Leadership” and “The Explainer: What is a Business Model?”
2013-15 Director and Animator: Various projects for Children’s Documentary Network (CDN); opening title sequences and graphics for “Girl’s Cool,” “Mondo Mom,” “AKA,” “CDN”logo.
2014 Animator: Official music video for “Africa Calling” by Holy Forest.
2012 Animation Director: SCION Toyota commercial, including set-design.
Animator: “SAMO” short for MOCA TV, directed by Aaron Rose.
2011 Animator: Opening title and end title sequence for “Wild Goodness” directed by Aaron Rose.
Animator: Opening title and animation for “The Breath Project” directed by Isaiah Seret.
Director and Animator: Official music video for “New Cannonball Blues” by TV on the Radio
Grammy nomination for BEST LONG FORM MUSIC VIDEO (as part of “Nine types of Light”)
Winner for “Best Music Video” at the Los Angeles Animation Festival 2012.
2010 Director and Animator: Official music video for “Silver Hall” by No Surrender.
2009 Director and Animator: Official music Video for “Winterspring” by The Ampersands.
2008 Director and Animator: Official music video for “Le Puit” by Thierry Stremler.
Director and Animator: Official music video for “Godda Get It” by No Surrender
Director and Animator: TV show opening sequence for BCAT's "Caught in the Act: Art in Brooklyn.”

DIRECTOR/ANIMATOR:

2020 “The Fun Show” animation anthology show for kids, work-in-progress. Creator/Director/Producer/Showrunner
2016-20 “ANYUKA” documentary animation, work-in-progress. Recipient of a Fandor Fix initiative 20 grant.
2016 “Hanemun” experimental short, work-in-progress. Microscope camera stop-motion created in Japan.
2012 “Pareidolia” hybrid animation, cut-paper stop-motion and hand-drawn techniques. 7 min. Winner of the Barbara Aronofsky award, Ann Arbor Film Festival.
2010 “Phosphena” cut-paper animation using After-Effects and paint on glass. 4 min. Award winner at The James River Film Festival, Virginia.
2009 “Architextured” hand-drawn animation exploring a woman transforming. 1min.
2009 “Ourobouros”multi-media animation using pixilation with live performers. 3 min.
2008 “Dear” multi-media animation using various experimental techniques. 3 min.
2006 “Plume” cut-paper animation exploring the cycles of birth, death and love. 2 min. Award winner at the Museum of Art and Design’s cut-paper film festival.
2002 “Transit” documentary about an illegal fashion performance on the subways of Paris. 5 min.
2001 “Uterus Rising” a 16mm, black and white, surrealist love story. 7 min.