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Marina May / Creative & Copy

Hi! My name is Marina May

I’m a Gallery Director, Copywriter, Regular Writer, and Content Creator with an eye for Art Direction

Welcome to my (very) selected list of creative marketing samples.

I tend to select projects that require versatility - from strict copywriting, to blog posts tailored for SEO optimization, to art direction, to meeting very strict deadlines, to brand concepting…

email: m.may@wustl.edu

quick bio

A note on what you’ll find in this portfolio site:

I designed this tab to host my portfolio of marketing-specific projects and samples.

But… throughout the rest of the coolWIP site, you’ll find examples of creative work I’ve done as an arts writer and organizer, including analytical essays, interviews, and copy.

If you’re interested in reading art-centric content, you might start with some of my favorite pieces linked below

Chloe West: Intentionally, Imperceptibly, Fatally Eschew, 2021

Nick Schleicher: In Limbooo, 2021

Sam Watkins Park: Where are all the Young Thugs of the gallery? 2020

You’ll also find a link to the episode directory for the podcast I founded in 2019 and currently co-host.

It’s called cool WIP — hence the name of the site.

MARINA MAY (b. 1994, St. Louis, Missouri) is a writer, gallery director, and semi-professional talker based in St. Louis, Missouri. After receiving her undergraduate degree in Art History and Anthropology from Washington University in St. Louis, she became the Curatorial Assistant at the Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis. During this time, she developed a fixation with distilling and communicating contemporary art through engaging and approachable language.

From this desire to increase access to art and art spaces, in 2017 she co-founded the editorial platform Silver Space. In 2019, she received a grant to develop the podcast cool WIP with visual artist Nick Schleicher. The pair continue to host cool WIP — now into its fourth season. The episodes feature conversations with artists, curators, gallery owners, organizers, and anyone invested in creative pursuits.

May rebranded Silver Space in 2023, renaming the site after cool WIP. It serves as a platform for the podcast and an archive of editorial content including essays, interviews, and criticism. Check out cool WIP on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

She currently lives and works in Saint Louis, MO where she is a gallery director at a private gallery, and a member of Monaco USA. Her work can be found on the web at coolwipofficial.com as well as on Instagram @marinamae_west / @coolwip_official

Marina May