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@josiemai
@josiemaipersonalchef
EDUCATION
University of Kansas BAE 1994 (Art Education)
Parsons the New School of Design MFA 2005 (Studio Art)
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Eastgate Sixth Grade Center, NKC Art Educator current
Lee’s Summit School District 5th Grade Summer School 2021
The Joplin Globe Food Columnist 2019-2021
Josie Mai Personal Chef Chef Services 2019-2021
Pittsburg State University Online Adjunct current
Joplin High School Art Educator 2019-2020
Spiva Center for the Arts Executive Director 2016-2019
Pittsburg State University Associate Professor of Art 2014-2016
Missouri Southern State University Associate Professor of Art 2010-2014
Missouri Southern State University Assistant Professor of Art 2005-2010
Missouri Fine Arts Academy Instructor 2006-2011
Soulfari Kenya, Inc Founder and Executive Director 2006-2009
Parsons School of Design Admissions Counselor 2005
Parsons School of Design Graduate Teaching Assistant 2004-2005
Cathedral School of Manhattan Art Assistant, Substitute Teacher 2003-2004
Chameleon Inc. Program Director 2004
Derrick Thomas Academy Art Teacher, Team Leader 2002-2003
JC Harmon High School Art Teacher 2000-2001
Studio 150 Teaching Assistant 2000
University Courses Taught
Art Education for Elementary, Beginning Drawing, Art Appreciation/Online, Intro to Visual Arts, Art Theory, Elementary Methods/Online, Secondary Methods/Online, Advanced Painting, First Year Experience, Art Education Theory and Practice/Online, 2D Visual Thinking
High School Courses Taught
Art Appreciation, Drawing, Painting, Investigative Installation, Symbolic Site-Specific, Drawing from Life: The Journal as Art, Interdisciplinary Class, Spiva’s ArtLounge and ArtLab
CERTIFICATIONS
K-12 Art in Kansas, current
K-12 Art in Missouri, current
EXHIBITIONS
I Have No Words Joplin, MO 2021
Pathmakers: Lee, Mai, Noriega Roeland Park, KS 2021
EAT ART, solo exhibition Carthage, MO 2018
Contemporary Abstraction, Core New Art Denver, CO 2017
Hand-Rubbed, Crabby’s Seafood Grill Joplin, MO 2017
ArtCentral, JRAC Love Languages Carthage, MO 2017
Hand-Rubbed, Leedy-Voulkos Art Center Kansas City, MO 2016
Sirens of SWMO, Carter Art Center Kansas City, MO 2016
Hand-Rubbed, Maple UnCommon Gallery Columbus, KS 2016
ArtCentral Membership Show Carthage, MO 2016
Hand-Rubbed, 609 Restaurant Joplin, MO 2016
Featured Artist, Post Art Library Joplin, MO 2016
Featured Artist, Urban Art Gallery Joplin, MO 2016
Featured Artist, Chamber of Commerce Neosho, MO 2016
JRAC’s Sparkle and Shine at ArtCentral Carthage, MO 2016
Spiva Membership Show Joplin, MO 2015
JRAC Juried Exhibition: Beyond Compare Joplin, MO 2015
Joplin Regional Artists Coalition Showcase Columbus, KS 2015
Patchwork World at ArtCentral Carthage, MO 2015
Patchwork World at Mother Road Coffeehouse Carthage, MO 2015
Assembly Required: PSU Faculty Art Show Pittsburg, KS 2014
Artworkers: Creativity in America Joplin, MO 2013
Dear Diary solo show at the Percolator Lawrence, KS 2012
Dear Diary: Drawings, Paintings solo at Spiva Joplin, MO 2012
Spiva: On the Other Side group show Joplin, MO 2011
A Sense of Order solo show Cottey College Nevada, MO 2010
A Sense of Order solo show Leedy-Voulkos Kansas City, MO 2010
Bread and Water, Group Show,Baker Univ Baldwin City, KS 2009
Commonalities, Group Gallery Leedy-Voulkos Kansas City, MO 2009
Commonalities, A Solo Exhibit Springfield, MO 2009
Soulfari Kenya’s face.africa three, curator Springfield, MO 2009
Soulfari Kenya’s face.africa two, artist/curator Kansas City, MO 2008
Soulfari Kenya’s face.africa two, artist/curator Jeff City, MO 2008
Soulfari Kenya’s face.africa two, artist/curator Joplin, MO 2007
Soulfari Kenya’s face.africa one , artist/curator Kansas City, MO 2007
Spiva Membership Show Joplin, MO 2006-2007
Spiva 12x12 Show Joplin, MO 2006-2007
Missouri Fine Arts Academy Faculty Exhibition Springfield, MO 2006-2010
COMMUNITY and CURATED PROJECTS
Spiva Sketchbook Project exhibit 2018
Native American Contemporary: Spiva 2018
Spiva Sketchbook Project @ North Middle School 2017
Director’s Cut: Works from the Permanent Collection: Spiva 2016
Cowboys: Symbols of the West: Spiva Center for the Arts 2016
Spiva Sketchbook Project 2016-2017
East Town Mural Project: Education Coordinator 2016
Kansas People’s History Project: PSU Art Connectors Gallery 2016
Radial Design: Sacred Circles: PSU Art Connectors Gallery 2015
Carthage ArtWalks: Community Collaborative Projects 2015
Creature Comforts: PSU Art Connectors Gallery 2015
Matisse Mash-Up: PSU Art Connectors Gallery 2014
Opening of Gallery 831 and first exhibition 2014
Juanita and the Magical Paintbrush: Artistic Director 2014
MAEA District 9 Art Teacher’s blog 2013
Spiva’s Blog, Writer and Editor 2013
MSSU MLK Day of Service campus-wide public art project 2012-2013
Spiva’s Third Grade Visit: Curriculum and Volunteer Coordinator 2009-2014
ArtLab, professional development for area art teachers 2009-10,13
Artworkers: Creativity in America: Curator and Grant Writer 2012-13
small art, BIG LOVE: Curator and Editor 2012
The Beehive Collaborative, an experimental education studio 2012
TANK puh-blik art: Founder and Member 2011-12
Joplin Community Mural: Grant Writer, Design Team, and Ed Coordinator 2011
Twist and Shout & Project Reclamation: Kansas City, MO 2011
The face.africa Project: Portraits for Kenyan Children 2006-2009
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
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
SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
ARTful Teaching Conference, virtual via Univ of Arkansas 2021
Soroptomist International 2019
Joplin Rotary 2017, 2019
Joplin Daybreak Rotary 2017
Joplin Chamber of Commerce Young Professionals Network 2017
Pittsburg Kiwanis 2016
PSU Interdisciplinary Lecture Series: Art and Healing 2015
MSSU Board of Governors presentation: MSSU Art & the City 2013
Joplin High School: Career Connections Art and Math 2013
NAEA National Conference: Panel with America Now and Here 2012
Faculty Study Conference: The Art of Collaboration 2012
MAEA Spring Conference: The Art of Collaboration 2012
MAEA Spring Conference face.africa: The Memory Project in Missouri 2011
Art Educators Brunch at Spiva: Building Global Citizens through the Arts 2008
Spiva Center for the Arts Educator Brunch, Creator, Coordinator 2008-2010 MSSU Brown Bag Series: Service Learning in Kenya 2007
MSSU Brown Bag Series: Service Learning in Kenya 2006
PUBLIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
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 Contest 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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