Maria Than

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About Maria Than

Designer with 7+ years experience- Co-founder at Ricebox Studio, we merge responsible design & creative technology since 2020- Digital Designer (prev. Design & Outreach Officer) at Child Rights International Network (CRIN) since 2018.Lecturer in creative + immersive tech, responsible design, graphic + digital + experimental design, creative + ethics of AI at- UAL (Central Saint Martins, Camberwell, London College of Fashion, Creative Computing Institute.)- University of Greenwich (BA GDD) I've taught / spoke / ran creative workshops at- Nike, The Photographer's Gallery, Tate Exchange, Sheffield Hallam + Leeds Arts University, Science Museum, Science Gallery ect- Local/community groups, schools, universities, agencies- UK + globally (Tokyo, Milan, Amsterdam)As a multidisciplinary designer/artist, my practice focuses on creative + immersive technologies, early internet theories, storytelling, illustration, interactive art, moving-image, creative AI + code & responsible design. I've exhibited in: London @ V&A, arebyte, Copeland Gallery, Tate, Newham Libraries, Somerset House, Truman's Brewery, NFS gallery, Budapest @ Metaxis Festival, Munich @ MUCCHASE Ricebox Studio x RFI, Halifax @ Dean Clough Galleries, Paris @ CADAF, New York @ Superchief Gallery NFT, CADAF, Toronto @ Artivive x Window Wonderland, South Korea @ CICA Museum, The Wrong Biennale. Notable residencies & exhibitions- Exhibition in Tapestry Rooms @ V&A Friday Lates: Future Margins 2025- Resident Artist + Winner of Hotel Generation 23/24 @ arebyte, solo show "Homage to Quan Âm" in March 2024: Resident Artist @ Art School Plus "Art at Heart" 2024- Resident Creative Technologist @ AIxDesign "Story x Code" 2023 with animator Connie HePast clients + collabs + partners- Our Sisterhood, Nike, Lego, Design Museum, Newham + Hackney Libraries, We Are Family Foundation, CRIN, UAL, Daisie App, University of Winchester, UWE, UCA, Brighton University, Artivive, Irise International, Hyper Island, Feminist Internet, Responsive Fashion Institute, Tate, V&A, Digital Maker Collective, Institute of Coding ect.Fellow at the Royal Society of Arts since 2021.SELECTED PRESS:https://diacritics.org/2024/08/digital-spaces-of-the-soul-an-interview-with-maria-than/https://kwaaiepier.nl/maria-than-rigor-discipline-and-organized-chaos/https://creativelivesinprogress.com/articles/maria-thanhttps://fisheyeimmersive.com/article/qui-est-maria-than-lartiste-qui-explore-lassimilation-culturelle-grace-a-la-realite-augmentee/