Maya Shochat (1995) is a multidisciplinary creator whose work spans photography, graphic design, sculpture, and jewelry design. Drawn to contrasts, she combines materials and techniques from varied origins—natural and artificial, soft and rigid, delicate and raw. Her work blurs the boundaries between jewelry and objects, design and art, often referencing imagery from the histories of art, design, and architecture.

Maya’s creations explore themes of gender, identity, and cultural belonging, utilizing materials such as precious metals, ceramics, and fabric. She reinterprets traditional crafts through a contemporary lens, and in her process, deconstructs and reconstructs images, materials, and technologies to develop a unique visual language where contrasts and worlds coexist harmoniously within a new system.

Education:

2020- 2024
Bachelor of Jewelry Design degree, Jewelry Design Department, Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art, Israel

2023
New Craft Object Design Faculty, HSD- Hochschule Düsseldorf, Germany


Exhibitions (Selected):

Israel Biennale of Contemporary Jewellery, The Geological Museum, Ramat Hasharon, Israel 2022

Beijing International Jewellery Art Exhibition, Beijing, China 2023

Schmuck 2024, Internationale Handwerksmesse, Munich Jewellery Week, Munich, Germany 2024

The Graduation Show 2024, Galerie Marzee, Nijmegen, The Netherlands 2024

Dream Machine, New York City Jewellery Week, New York, USA 2024


Programs:

GEMZ Talent Accelerator (2024-2025) – Selected for Current Obsession’s program supporting emerging jewelry designers.

Email:
mayashochatt@gmail.com