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Ava Stanczak 

MadMaile@yahoo.com

https://madmaile.etsy.com    

Education: 

• Palos Verdes High School 2023

• Pocosin Arts School of Fine Craft 2026

• Long Beach City College- current student

Awards: 

• Second place for best Stop Motion Film, National PTA Reflections contest, 2013

• First place for Best Short Film, National PTA Reflections contest, 2016

• First place in E.T. Surfboard’s Board Art Contest, 2021

Exhibitions:

• Long Beach City College, Student Art Show, May 2025

• Long Beach City College, Student Art Show, Feb, 2026

• South Bay El-Lay Collective, Local Artist Show, April 2026

Publications:

• Mad Maile can be found in NyTimes article https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/14/style/coachella-dinners-outstanding-in-the-field.html 

• Mad Maile has also been featured in one of LBCC's articles https://lbccviking.com/?p=17482 

Other Work:

• Founder and Owner of TrippyArtsCo, 2020-2023

• Founder and Owner of Mad Maile Handmade Jewelry, 2024-current

• Volunteer Gallery Curator at Long Beach City College, 2025

• Helped create Mia Maea’s As We Come Together exhibition at Long Beach City College, 2026

• Volunteer for portraits of hope, 2018

Skills: MS Word, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, Fabrication, Wax casting, Texturing, Polishing, forming/ shaping, Enamel, Soft Soldering, Chainmail, Photography, Videography, Painting, and Drawing