Curriculum Vitae

SEDALIA, MO | johnsonmiarose@gmail.com | @hostileheifer 

EDUCATION 

• Ohio University- MFA: Printmaking

  • 2020-2023

• Kent State University- BFA: Print Media and Photography

  • 2015-2019 Cum Laude

• Kent State University- BA: Art History

  • 2015-2019 Cum Laude

EXPERIENCE

Missouri Valley college: Assistant professor of Art 2024- Present

• ART100: Drawing I (4 sections)

• ART212: Drawing II 

• ART312: Drawing III 

• ART330: Figure Drawing 

• ART331: Painting I 

• ART345: Painting II 

• ART455: Painting IV 

• HONR291: Humanity and Creativity 

• ART490: Senior Project 

• ART495: Senior Show 

Ohio University: Instructor of Record  2021- 2024

• ART1200: Description and Drawing

• ART1210: Function and Practice

• ART1220: Image and Design

• ART2900: Art of the Book

• ART1171: Introduction to Printmaking

Ohio University CREATE SPACE: Digital Lab Tech 2024- 2024

• Operation of large format printers: Epson and Canon, proficient in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, application of printed imagery to multiple paper and surface types

• Operation of laser cutting machine (BOSS Co2) in accordance with standard operating procedures. Proficient in LIGHTBURN software and Adobe Illustrator

Ohio University Art Galleries: Gallery Assistant 2020-2023 

• Assistant to the Director of University Galleries. Curation, installation, budget management, general administration, marketing, and hosting of visiting artists. Oversaw undergraduates, delegating tasks, creating schedules, and approving work hours within an in- house system.  

Ohio University: Graduate Teaching Assistant 2020-2023 

• ART4950: Studio Art BFA Practicum (3 sections)

• ART4952: Studio Art BFA Exhibition (3 sections)

SKILLS/ABILITIES

Studio management, lithography, serigraphy, relief, letterpress, bookmaking/binding, dark room photography, drawing, painting, and alternative printmaking and photo processes. Proficient in Microsoft, Google, and Adobe Suites. Large-scale digital output (Epson and Canon) and laser cut machine operation. Intermediate reading/conversational Spanish.

AFFILIATIONS AND RESIDENCIES

• Volunteer Docent, Daum Museum of Contemporary Art, Sedalia, MO 2024-

• Application Review Committee Member for Original Works Grant, Ohio University, Athens, OH 2021

• Bobcat Print Club Treasurer 2021-2022

• Print Fellow: Columbus Printed Arts Center 2019-2020

• The Anthony Bartholomew Post-Graduate Residency at Zygote Press Cleveland, OH 2019

• United Print Alliance President: Kent State University 2019

• United Print Alliance Vice President: Kent State University 2018

• Letterpress Demonstrator: The Morgan Conservatory 2018

PUBLICATIONS 

• Johnson, Mia. “Only a Matter of Time.” Superpresent, 21 June 2024, p. 68.

EXHIBITIONS 

• Experimental Film and Video 2025, CICA Museum, Gimpo, South Korea 2025

• Kent State University Biennial Alumni Exhibition, Kent State Center for Visual Arts, Kent, OH 2025

• Missouri Valley College 2024 Faculty Exhibition, Morris Gallery of Contemporary Art, Marshall, MO 2024

• GALLERY GAL’S 2024 REPORT CARD, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, OH 2024

•   OH + 5: Contemporary Arts of our Region, The Dairy Barn Arts Center, Athens, OH 2024

• The Majestic National, Majestic Gallery, Nelsonville, OH 2023

  • Awarded 3rd place

• FAT FACTORY, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, OH 2023

• MAPC Members Exchange, Kent State University, Kent, OH 2022

• Cabin 23, Strouds Run State Park, Athens, OH 2022

• Interlude, Ohio University Art Gallery, Athens, OH 2021

• Prelude, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH 2021

• Greater Than the Body, Project Three Gallery, Akron, OH 2019

• At the Seams, Kent State University, Kent, OH 2019

• Stratosphere, The Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH 2019

• Artists of Rubber City, The BOX Gallery, Akron, OH 2019

• Rubber City Prints’ Color High, Studio 2091, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 2018

  • Awarded 2nd place

• Ultraviolet Potluck: Exploring Alternative Print Processes through Photography, Kent State University, Center for the Visual Arts 2018

CERTIFICATIONS

• Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) Certified Facilitator

COLLECTIONS/ARCHIVES

• Special Collections and Archives, Merrill Cazier Library, Utah State University, Logan, Utah

• Printmaking Archive, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana

• Culture Wars Zine Collection (housed within the Gorman Rare Book collection), University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota

• Printmaking Archive, Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri

• Jannes Library, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, Missouri

• Thomas Cooper Library, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina

• Ricker Library of Art + Architecture at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Illinois

• Kent State University Special Collections, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio