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Maya Lin Biography
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1959 |
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Born October 5th in Athens, Ohio
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1977 - 1981 |
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Studied at Yale University, Graduating with an MFA in Architecture
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1981 - 1983 |
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While still an undergraduate, she won a public design competition for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial constructed in Washington, DC
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1986 |
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Founded her own studio
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1987 |
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Received an honorary doctorate degree from Yale University
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2002 |
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Elected Alumni Fellow of the Yale Corporation, the governing body of Yale University
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2003 |
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Served on the selection jury of the World Trade Center Site Memorial Competition
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2005 |
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Elected to The American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, New York
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2008 |
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Completed a 30-ton sculpture called "2 x 4 Landscape," which is on exhibit at the M.H. de Young Memorial Museum in San Francisco, California
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2009
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"Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes", April 1-July 1, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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2008 - 2009
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"Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes", Oct 25 - January 8, De Young Museum, San Francisco, CA
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2008
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"Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes", March 30 - June 30, Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA
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2007
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"Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes", Sept 7 - Dec 30, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, Missouri
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2006
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"Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes", April 22 - Oct 1, Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA
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2000
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"Boundaries", Maya Lin
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