mai-j@mssu.edu
Josie Mai
At MSSU since 2005
Position:
Assistant Professor of Art
Academic Degrees:
MFA Painting, Parson's School of Design
Bachelor's of Art Education University of Kansas
Professional Experience:
Parsons School of Design: teaching assistant to Stuart Diamond, junior painting
Instructor Cathedral School: art assistant and substitute teacher for K-8 private school Derrick Thomas Academy: July 2002-July 2003 Art teacher and team leader at first year Edison
K-5 urban charter school in Kansas City, Missouri
Chameleon Inc.: Summer 2004 Program Director of Summer Arts Academy Summer 2002 Intern and Program coordinator for a jobs training art program for area at-risk adolescents in urban Kansas City, Missouri Aquila : August 2001-May 2002 Human Resources Administrative Assistant for utilities corporation in Kansas City, Missouri JC Harmon High School: July 2000-July 2001 art teacher grades 9-12 Studio 150: Summer 2000 teaching assistant to KCAI artist/professor Hugh Merrill; jobs training art program for KC metro area at-risk teens
Kansas City Young Life: July 1996-Sept 1999 high school youth development at Paseo High School for the Fine and Performing Arts; leadership and program director at urban magnet school, managed and trained staff and volunteers, spoke to groups of 100 or more kids, taught in small groups, counseled one-on-one, encouraged young at-risk artists to pursue excellenceHonors and Awards:
Special recognition from the Missouri Fine Arts Academy for her face.africa project. Academy participants created portraits for Kenyan children.
Scholarship for Academic Achievement in Art Ed,1993 & 1994 Kansas Board of Regents Scholarship, 1993 & 1994
Classes Taught:
Art education
Art Appreciation
Art Theory
Exhibitions:
Broadway Baptist Church December 1994 Shawnee Mission North HS faculty show December 1995 Mildred’s Coffee House January 1996 The Corner Restaurant March 1997 Club Mardi Gras September 1997 University of Kansas International Student Organization March 1998 National publication of staff holiday card Pro-Staff Temp Services November 1999 Holly Holly Holly Show December 1999, 2000 Turkey Creek Art Festival May 2000 La Strada dell Arte June 2000, October 2001, October 2002 Community Christian Church July-August 2000 Cultures Without Borders traveling exhibit March-May 2001 Recent Works and 30th Birthday November 2001 Heartland Foundation of the Arts commission November 2001 Unity Temple’s Spotlight Gallery September 2002 Show and Tell evening of performances, creator and facilitator May 2002, February 2003 Sister Stew, evening of art and poetry, arts coordinator March 2003 Chameleon Inc. Staff Celebration Collage July 2003 Millay Colony artist residency August 2003 Parsons and Pratt small drawing show February 2004 Generations04 group show at AIR Gallery NYC March 2004 josiemai.com established June 2004 Wish You Were Here group show at AIR Gallery NYC July 2004 Curator of Summer Arts Academy Chameleon Inc. Show August 2004 Chameleon Inc. Artist Educator group show Alice Gallery August 2004 Night of 1,000 Drawings at Artists Space NYC November 2004 bowieart.com site for emerging artists November 2004-November 2005 Primed group show at Arenson Gallery NYC February 2005
International Projects:
2007 face.africa project.
July-August 1995 Habitat for Humanity, Uganda High School camp restoration, Kenya June 1996 Volunteer, Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, Kenya and Ethiopia Climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro August 1998 Development of student leadership, Daystar University, Kenya June 1999 Recruitment, training, and leadership of American university students for volunteer work with MOC; coordinated climb of Mt. Kenya with Kenyan university students June 2001 Co-leader of professionals volunteering in occupational therapy and community art collaborations at MOC, Kenya June 2005 Co-leader of professionals volunteering in occupational therapy and community art collaborations at MOC, Kenya
Administrative Duties:
Art Education program development
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