Carina D. Maye is an educator and artist from Marietta, Georgia. She is a fourth-generation graduate of Albany State University in Albany, Georgia, where she earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Art. She went on to attain a Master of Fine Arts in Sculpture at Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, GA. While in her fifth year of college teaching, Carina completed a Master of Arts in Business Design and Arts Leadership at Savannah College of Art and Design in Atlanta, GA. She is currently completing her fourth year in the Doctor of Art and Art Education Program at Teachers College, Columbia University in New York, New York. As a researcher, Carina Maye is interested in the ways Black artists’ personal experiences intersect with their educational and professional experiences. 

Carina currently serves as the coordinator and fellow for Macy Art Gallery of Teachers College. She also serves as an advisor to incoming Master of Arts and Master of Education students in the Art and Art Education Program. Carina Maye serves in a co-directorship for the Community Arts Caucus of National Art Education Association. As an artist, she has exhibited her artwork nationally and internationally. Carina’s work was purchased by Albany State University - Albany, GA (2011), Savannah College of Art and Design - Lacoste, France (2012), and Teachers College, Columbia University - New York, NY (2020, 2021).