Marina Max Kushner

contact: veradevorah.creations@gmail.com

Educational Experience

 May 2026         University of Nebraska-Lincoln (expected graduation date)

BA Art History and Criticism, Minors: Studio Art and Anthropology                                                              

March 2024 NCECA Conference, Poster Session

March 2023     NCECA Conference, UNL Ambassador

Selected Honors & Awards

March 2024 Nominated for the Elgas Award

May 2023         Undergraduate Creative Activities and Research Experience (UCARE); glaze research under Pete Pinnell, University of NE-Lincoln

Selected Solo Exhibitions

May 2023          Regarding Opening, Sand Paro Gallery, Lincoln, NE

 Selected Group Exhibitions

Nov. 2023 Making History Exhibition, Eisentrager-Howard Gallery, University of NE-Lincoln

Selected Curated Exhibitions

March 2023       Secret Hallway Exhibition, First Friday, Sand Paro Gallery, Lincoln, NE

Jan. 2020            Joelle Sandfort, First Friday Exhibition, Sand Paro Gallery, Lincoln, NE

Feb. 2019            Francis Winter, First Friday Exhibition, Sand Paro Gallery, Lincoln, NE

 Jan. 2019           Theia, First Friday Exhibition, Sand Paro Gallery, Lincoln, NE

Professional Experience

2024 Visitor Services Associate, Sheldon Museum, Lincoln, NE

2018-2024 Recording, Mixing, and Production Services, The Big Box, Lincoln, NE

2016-2024 Independent Event Booking

2018-2023 Gallery Curator, Sand Paro Gallery, Lincoln, NE

Sept. 2019 Head Organizer, Other Fest Music Festival

Sept. 2017 Booking Team and ‘Code of Conduct’ Lead, Lincoln Exposed Music Festival

Creative Collaborations

March 2024 Christopher Williams MFA Exhibition, Sound Designer, University of NE-Lincoln

2019-2024    Vera Devorah, Songwriter/Composer, Audio Engineer; collaborations with dancers, visual artists, and other instrumentalists

Nov. 2022         Reconstructing memories; In Presence, Violinist and Sound Designer; collaboration with Jordan Patt, Hye-Wong Hwang, and Jeri Dobos