Maya Shah is an art advisor and cultural producer based in Lenapehoking aka New York City. She works collaboratively with artists, collectors and organizations to help realize their vision, further their creative endeavors and support their long-term goals. Recent projects include: management of Papo Colo’s artist republic in the rainforest of Puerto Rico including its site planning and resiliency efforts following Hurricane Maria, strategic consultation for Jane Dickson through the publication of her recent monograph by Anthology Editions and legacy planning and strategy for Sir Frank Bowling.
Maya has held leadership roles at auction houses and art advisory firms in Philadelphia and New York City. She serves as Curator and Project Manager with Suzanne Randolph Fine Arts for public art projects throughout New York City. Trained as an architect, her collaborative design work as Project Director for the International Design Clinic, has been exhibited in the U.S. Pavilion at the 13th International Architecture Exhibition at the Venice Biennale and at the Museum of Modern Art as part of “Uneven Growth: Tactical Urbanism for Expanding Megacities.” She is also a performance artist and member of the absurdist circus theater company Visceral Abstractions.
