Maria Chumak

Creative

Bangalore, India

Work Experience

Pondicherry University

Research Scholar

August 2018 - January 2022 India

VOGUE Institute Of Art And Design

Mentor

March 2020 - Bangalore, India

Dar Al Hekma

Senior Lecturer in Fashion Design

Teaching in leading University for women in Saudi Arabia
Teaching disciplines BA Fashion Major :
- Fashion Design Studio 1 and 2
- Introduction to Fashion Draping
- Fashion History 1 and 2. Research Methodology
- Capstone Collection (graduation collections)
- Fashion Illustration/ Fashion Sketching
August 2015 - July 2017 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

LISAA School Of Design

Faculty of Foundation and Communication and Design

LISAA School of Design, Indian Campus (l'Institut Superieur des Arts Appliqués) Bangalore, India
responsibilities: teaching Life Drawing, Fashion Design Workshop, Fashion illustration (BA level), organization of Open Days and exhibitions, marketing promotions
August 2013 - June 2015 India

Center Of Early Development "Phoenix"

Research Associate

Center of Early Development "Phoenix" (Moscow, Russia)
position: Research associate
responsibilities: directing visual art courses for different age groups: pre-school, primary, secondary and college levels. Collaborating with State Institutions and Ministry of Education
Disciplines: drawing/painting, sculpture, elements of design
November 2012 - May 2013 Russian Federation

Raffles Millenium International

Design Lecturer

responsibilities: teaching Fashion Design and Illustration subjects according australian curriculum (BA and Master level), organization of annual Fashion show and exhibitions, setting fabric screen-print studio in college
June 2011 - November 2012 India

France Textile

fashion and textile designer

responsibilities: create the designs and follow the production of knit garments in Asia for mass market in Europe. Clients: Armand Thierry, Cacherel, IKKS, Catimini,
June 2007 - September 2008 Paris, France

WGSN

illustrator and trend forecaster

fashion illustrator (hand and computer) for the leading online fashion trend-analysis and research services. Analyzing "haute couture" collections, finding the tendencies, creating senates of color drawings, fabric and color research. Article and runway photos about Fashion week in Moscow (23. 01- 30.01. 2007)
June 2006 - August 2006 New York, United States

Languages

English (Fluent),
French (Native),
Russian (Native),
Arabic (Beginner),
Spanish (Conversational),

Awards

Rotary Club

1st Prize of Rotary Club for painting (France)

2004

"Golden Easel"

Art Prize (France)

2005

Contemporary Art Biennale Moscow

young talent participant

2001

Skills

Adobe CS, Creative Approach, Design Thinking, Hand Drawing, Perfect Execution, Strong Knowledge Of Fashion Industry , Through Knowledge Of Human Anatomy,

EXHIBITIONS:

- Solo show: “Ashramas” Tasmai Art Gallery, Pondicherry, India
- Exhibition: AL BALAD, Consulate of France, Alliance Française (Jeddah, Saudi Arabia)
- "Khajuraho” Khajuraho International Art Exhibition
- Solo exhibition: Town hall of Strasbourg (France)
- 1st Art Prize of Rotary Club (France)
- Art Prize “Golden Easel” (France)
- New Art International biennial participant (Moscow, Russia)
Painting and graphic works located in

PUBLICATIONS/ ARTICLES:

“Influences of the East on Early Christian Iconography”
http://centerprode.com/ojsh/ojsh0301/coas.ojsh.0301.02011c.html
Center for Open Access in Science ▪ https://www.centerprode.com/ojsh.html
Open Journal for Studies in History, 2020, 3(1), 11-24.
ISSN (Online) 2620-066X ▪ https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojsh.0301.02011c
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• “An Expressionist Painter of the Fourteenth Century”
Open Journal for Studies in Arts, 2021, 4(2), 47-62.
ISSN (Online) 2620-0635 ▪ https://doi.org/10.32591/coas.ojsa.0402.02047c

ART AND FASHION
Journal du Textile (French edition)
“Fashion Week in Moscow” article, photo report WGSN
“Fashion city guide. Saint Petersburg” 2006 article and photo report for WGSN