Mary Ellen Hawkins

Providence, RI, USA
I 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.
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

Rhode Island School Of Design

Honor Student

2013

Skills

Adobe InDesign, Digital Drawing, Analog Photography, Darkroom, Digital And Film Photography, Digital Art, Digital Printing , ImagePrint, Photo Manipulation, Photoshop CC, Video Editing,