RELEVANT WORK

A portfolio showcasing the desired compatibility and experience required to

preform as the Educational Coordinator at the UK Art Museum:

Art Education ◆ Visual Literacy ◆ Professional Work ◆ Community Outreach

Adjunct Instructor (2016 – Present)

Understanding the Visual Arts: Art 160

A lecture-based course at Morehead State

University which introduces students to the
ideas, methods, techniques, and materials
used to construct visual artworks, from
prehistory to the present day. My students
are introduced to how the artifacts of our
past were constructed — from cave
paintings to conceptual art, from pyramids
to skyscrapers. Students become familiar
with particular paintings, sculptural works,
and buildings, but also examine ritual
practices, performance, devotional
objects, cultural artifacts, religious sites,
memorials, and other diverse forms of
creative expression that may be unfamiliar. ( Lecturing in the Golding-Yang Gallery )
Adjunct Instructor (2016 – Present)

Understanding the Visual Arts: Art 160

During Fall 2016 my class attended a

professional studio workshop with
visiting artist Tammie Rubin, whom was
included in the exhibition “Biomorphic”.
As an instructor I made arrangements
for students to observe Tammie Rubin’s
work while showcased in the Golding-
Yang Gallery - afterwards the class
entered our ceramic studio to engage
in Tammie Rubin’s live demo. It is
important not only to connect students
to the artwork itself, but the process
which produces a finished work.

Tammie Rubin!
Students attending an art talk with Tammie Rubin at the Golding-Yang Gallery at Morehead State University

Understanding the Visual Arts: Art 160

Adjunct Instructor (2016 – Present)
Adjunct Instructor (2016 – Present)

Understanding the Visual Arts: Art 160

Students engaging in a professional studio

workshop with visiting artist Linda Lopez.
Adjunct Instructor (2016 – Present)

School Art: Art 121

A studio-based undergraduate
course at Morehead State
University required for all
elementary education majors as
they learn, and practice, the
creative use of art making
materials in an elementary
classroom. My students work in
earthenware clay, watercolor
paint, printmaking, tempera
paint, acrylic paint, paper
mâché, textile weaving, etc. to
learn about the elements and
principles of art, all while building
a portfolio of lesson plans to use in
their own classroom after
graduation.
Adjunct Instructor
School Art: Art 121

While training future

elementary
educators, many of
which are current
educators, I have
gained experience in
instructing adults as
they rediscover a
love for the creative
act. Students
participate in
interdisciplinary,
educational, &
diverse media
throughout this
hands-on course.
School Art: Art 121

Student Work
Art 121
Students
Working
In the
Classroom
 Student Work vs. Historic Reference

SCHOOL ART: ART 121

The Jōmon pottery is a type of ancient earthenware pottery
which was made during the Jōmon period in Japan. The
term "Jōmon" means "rope-patterned" in Japanese,
describing the patterns that are pressed into the clay.
SCHOOL ART: ART 121

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Invitational Art Educator for Floyd County Schools
(March 2018)
During March 2018 I instructed a 3 day studio workshop for Floyd County Schools in which
students created a historical “Wagon Wheel” weave with modern textile materials.
 ( Student Work )
During March 2018 I instructed a 3 day studio workshop for Floyd County Schools in which
students created a historical “Wagon Wheel” weave with modern textile materials.
Upward Bound
Summer 2016

(Students & Student work)

After obtaining my MA in
Art Education (Spring
2016) I served as an Art
Instructor for Upward
Bound at MSU - a TRIO
program forged within
the federal Economic
Opportunity Act of 1964.

Included in the War on

Poverty Program, Upward
Bound aims at providing
college prep to
underserved high school
students who are
potential first-generation
college graduates.
 As a member of NAEA
(National Art Education
Association) since 2010, I
have attended multiple state
conventions and national
conventions. During March
2015 I attended the NAEA
National Convention in New
Orleans, Louisiana. In 2016 I
attended the National
Council on the Education of
Ceramic Arts (NCECA)
Convention in Kansas City,
Missouri for their 50th
anniversary event. I find great
value in networking through
professional development.
 Bluegrass Discovery Academy

While earning my BA (2010 – 2014), semesters were

centered towards working with underserved youth
in Rowan County. Motivated to provide more
inclusive opportunities for students struggling with
oppositional defiance, our team of undergraduate
art education students coordinated and produced
a team-teaching art program for the Rowan
County Alternative School in 2012. This action
created an outlet for students grade 6th – 12th
facing difficult odds as they are relocated from
their placement in the school system. Since 2012
our program has become a permanent installment
at the Blue Grass Discovery Academy (Rowan
County Alternative School), serving as a field
experience requirement for all Art Education
DR. JEAN MARIE PETSCH, MA, MAT, PHD
students at Morehead State University.
Associate Dean at Morehead State University
School of Creative Arts
j.petsch@moreheadstate.edu
(606) 783 – 2548
Bluegrass Discovery Academy
(2012 + 2013)
 Assistant Director: Camp Discovery

During the summer months of 2011 - 2015 my time was spent working for a non-profit childcare service in
Maysville, KY aimed at providing meals, supervision, and travel to children who would not receive basic needs
and enrichment outside of the school year. Maysville Initiatives, Inc. mission is to provide direct care to 200+
underserved youth ages 4 -17, many from the Women’s Crisis Center and local foster care system.
There I faced the heartbreaking reality of children in
poverty struggling with ongoing cases of head-lice
throughout their entire childhood. Cases which remain
untreated due to situations ranging from lack of
income/transportation for treatment, neglect, single
parents working full-time, elderly guardians unfit to
provide care, etc. Growing up they are berated with
ridicule for having lice, bullied when their hair is cut in
unflattering solutions or shaved, alienated in social play
by children and adults fearing a contagion, avoided by
other parents in the community, and overall treated
with disrespect for something that is out of their control.

Head Lice Prevention Hand-Out

(Original Design, 2013)

An informational sheet aimed at guiding parents +

guardians through using preventative techniques as
well as tips on how to treat on-going cases of head lice.
Through this trauma, our youth spend
years developing deep insecurities
related to depression, low self esteem,
anxiety, and negative self image.
Wanting to help prevent the
psychological damage associated with
head-lice, I decided to start treating their
hair myself, weaving locks of hair into
stylish braids as a finishing touch.
I discovered that offering the service of
hair braiding not only proved to be an
effective way to prevent the further
spread of head-lice, but also a way to
significantly introduce positive
conversations about hair. I have since
identified as a social intervention artist.
 As a graduate student
I created a body of
artwork titled “Human
Nature” over the
course of two years.

This masters thesis

exhibition narrates my
experience as part-
time caregiver for
youth in Eastern KY
while preforming hair
treatments in order to
hinder the social
hostility, and physical
discomfort, caused by
untreated head-lice.

Poster Design (Original Photograph 2016)

 Flourish
Intaglio Print Series from
“Human Nature”
(2016)
“It Takes a Community to Raise a Child”
Intaglio Print From
“Human Nature”
(2016)
 “Stop Crying, it Will Grow Back”
Braided Lock of Hair from
“Human Nature”
(2016)

One of the more emotional works, “Stop Crying,

it Will Grow Back”, is a visual representation of
the childhood trauma associated with untreated
head-lice and underserved children living in
poverty. The viewer is confronted with a long
lock of hair which has been chopped off at the
base of a familiar childlike pony-tail. As one
witnesses a physical manifestation of the
traumatizing cycle of hair growth and removal
they are offered the perspective of young girls
who are haunted by the mental and physical
effects of untreated head-lice throughout their
entire childhood and beyond.
To view all of “Human Nature” please visit marialinddavid.wixsite.com/professionalwork
Artworks from my Master’s
Thesis Exhibition “Human
Nature” were showcased at
Transylvania University (March
2017) alongside other social
intervention artists. This was an
invitational opportunity to
display the efforts myself and
other artists make within their
own communities (“The Places
We Live”) to create a needed
positive change. My work
related to head-lice prevention
and positive self image was
selected for promotional
material during this exhibition.
Professionalism
April 2016

Appearance on
“Hear Me Roar”, a
student lead
television
production
dedicated to
promoting events
sponsored by the
Interdisciplinary
Women's Studies
Council. Hear Me
Roar is also a
program that
promotes women
artists, writers,
dancers, scholars
and musicians.
 Gallery Assistant, Golding-Yang Art Gallery ( 2014 – 2016 )

Responsibilities: Exhibition Curating + Installation, Art Handling, Packing + Unpacking, Gallery Lighting,
Record Keeping, Event Management + Coordination, Gallery Tours, Art Talks, Networking, Documentary
Photography, Advertising, Presenter of Professional Workshops, Sales, Training Undergraduate
Fellowships, etc. (Twelve exhibitions occurred within the rotation period of this graduate assistantship)
 Gallery Assistant,
Golding-Yang Art Gallery
( 2014 – 2016 )
Gallery Assistant, Golding-Yang Art Gallery ( 2014 – 2016 )
Professionalism
May 2016

Before graduating with my MA in

Art Education I was awarded
Most Outstanding Graduate
Student by the Department of Art
and Design
www.moreheadstate.edu/Caudill-College-of-Arts,-Humanities-and-Social-Sci/Department-of-Art-and-Design
 Graphic Design

(2014 - 2018)

Produced monthly
poster design for Rowan
County Arts Center’s
6 : 0 0 PM Family Fun Fridays event. 6 : 0 0 PM
On many occasions I
have instructed courses
@ the Rowan County Arts Center @ the Rowan County Arts Center
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and volunteered at
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 Graphic Design

The ABC’s of
Morehead, Kentucky
(2018)

K E N T U C K Y
The ABC’s of
Maysville, Kentucky
(2016)
Maria Lind David

Phone: 606-375-1763

Email: mlblevins@moreheadstate.edu

Website: marialinddavid.wixsite.com/professionalwork

8+ Years in Art Education Experience

Teaching, Coordinating, Volunteering, Fundraising, Networking

8+ Years in Working With the Public

Education, Public Art, Social Work, Foster Care, CPR Instructor

MA in Art Education
(Spring 2016) Summa Cum Laude,
Most Outstanding Graduate Student

BA in Art Education
(May of 2014) - Cum Laude
THANK YOU
For your time and consideration