About
Josie Mai is an artist and educator from Kansas City. A former resident of the Joplin area, she taught at MSSU, Pitt State, and Joplin High, and volunteered and directed Spiva Center for the Arts. She received her Bachelor of Art Education at KU and a Master of Fine Arts at Parsons the New School for Design. Currently she resides in Liberty, Missouri. Her partner of ten years, Lance, is always encouraging her dreams. 3 dogs (Maya, Kiowa, and Zuni) and 3 chickens (Rosie, Bella, and Pepper) complete the family.
EDUCATION
University of Kansas BAE 1994 (Art Education)
Parsons the New School of Design MFA 2005 (Studio Art)
CERTIFICATIONS
K-12 Art in Kansas
K-12 Art in Missouri
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
National Art Education Association 2005-current
Kansas Art Education Association 2014-current
Missouri Art Education Association 2005-2013
Joplin Regional Artists Coalition 2015-2018
HONORS AND AWARDS
M-AAA’s Artist Inc. Spring Cohort 2022
Charlotte Street Foundation Rocket Relief Grant 2021
AirBnB’s 100 Cooks with David Chang 2020
Artistic Innovations Grant Mid-America Arts Alliance 2017
Pittsburg State University Summer Faculty Fellowship 2015
Kansas Art Education Association Faculty Conference Grant 2014
Power of Art Conference Attendee with Rauschenberg Foundation 2013
Co-Writer of $20,000 NEA grant for ArtWorkers exhibit 2013
MSSU Faculty Development Research Grant 2011-2013
Missouri Campus Compact Grant Recipient 2006
Millay Colony Artist Residency 2003
PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Roeland Park Arts Advisory Committee 2020-2021
Joplin Rotary 2016-2017
Joplin Chamber of Commerce Cultural Affairs Committee 2016-2017
Board Member of Connect2Culture, Joplin 2016-2017
Joplin Artfest Committee, Joplin 2016-2017
Pittsburg State Museum of Art, Chair Education Committee 2015-2016
Pittsburg State Museum of Art, Collection and Exhibition Committees 2015-2016
Kansas Art Education Association Fall Conference Planning Committee. 2014-2015
Educational Consultant, Joplin Public Schools 2012-2013
George Washington Carver Judge for 4th Grade Art and Essay Contes t 2006-2013
Spiva Center for the Arts, Board Member, Vice Pres, Secretary 2006-2013
Spiva Center for the Arts, Chair Education Committee 2009-2015
Missouri Arts Awards Selection Committee Member 2012
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