Maria Park is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art. Her work examines ways that technology shapes our perception and participation in the world. Ranging from paintings to site-specific installations, interdisciplinary collaborations and public art commissions, her work explores human presence and agency within a media-reliant society. Recent work has centered around the language of diagrams and the interplay between protocol, legibility and duration. Since graduating with an MFA in Painting from the San Francisco Art Institute, Park’s works have been included in numerous museum and gallery exhibitions both nationally and internationally with recognition through awards, grants, and publications. Born in Munich, Germany, she grew up in the Bay Area and has lived in Ithaca since 2006. She has too many indoor plants, likes looking for vintage glass in antique stores and along the coasts, and loves spending time with her children with late partner Branden Hookway, Lucy (16) and Joseph (14).