Mary Ellen Hawkins
Providence, RI, USAI am a photographer and designer currently attending the Rhode Island School of Design.
Work Experience
RISD Museum Of Art
Gallery Lecturer
Working with the Museum’s education department and student peers to further our knowledge of the Museum’s collection and to develop an educational tour for the public on a topic of our choice.
September 2013
- Present
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Jim Goldberg Studio
Photography Intern
Working with an established photographer’s archive for a major project entitled Raised by Wolves, digitizing negatives and organizing prints into a comprehensive system.
May 2013
- September 2013
San Francisco, California, United States
Native Universe
Photographer
Assisting during the introduction to a year-long Native Universe Residency, funded by the National Science Foundation, photographing workshops and participants for the project’s legacy document, a video detailing the project in its entirety.
June 2013
- June 2013
Tucson, Arizona, United States
Rhode Island School Of Design
Assisant to Technician
Clean and manage the non-majors darkroom in the Photography Department. Provide assistance to those who have questions about darkroom photography. Replace chemicals and troubleshoot the enlargers.
September 2012
- Present
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
The Exploratorium
Museum Intern
I assisted in photographing and visually documenting educational workshops in collaboration with speakers and teachers from Oaxaca, Mexico. The workshops were aimed at educating youths on the cultures of the Zapotecs and the Mayans: their traditions and their achievements in science and astronomy. My primary duties were documentation and assisting in translation.
July 2012
- August 2012
San Francisco, California, United States
Smithsonian Institute
Content Contributor
Worked as a photographer and provided content for the Living Maya Time Website produced by the National Museum of the American Indian.
The photographs were taken during two separate trips to the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico in August of 2010 and most recently in July of 2012.
Acted as a tester of the website links and content before the websites release in 2012.
The photographs were taken during two separate trips to the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico in August of 2010 and most recently in July of 2012.
Acted as a tester of the website links and content before the websites release in 2012.
June 2012
- August 2012
District of Columbia, United States
Education
Rhode Island School Of Design (RISD)
Bachelors Degree of FIne Arts, Photography, 2015
September 2011
- Present
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Languages
Spanish (Conversational),
English (Native),
Awards
Skills
Adobe InDesign,
Digital Drawing,
Analog Photography,
Darkroom,
Digital And Film Photography,
Digital Art,
Digital Printing ,
ImagePrint,
Photo Manipulation,
Photoshop CC,
Video Editing,