CURRICULUM VITAE

Education

2016 MFA in Painting, Clemson University, Clemson, SC

2013 BFA in Two Dimensional Studies with focus in Painting, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH

2012 Studio Arts Center International (SACI), Florence, Italy (Late Spring Term)

Professional Experience

2015-2016

  • Graduate Teacher of Record, Clemson University, Clemson, SC (Beginning Painting)

2014-2015

  • Graduate Assistant, Clemson University, Clemson, SC (Advance Painting, [Professor Todd McDonald])

2013

  • Gallery Assistant Intern for Ohio State Fair Cox Fine Art Center, Gallery Director, Pam O’Laughlin, The Ohio State Fair

  • Live Painted for the Spring Fling, Grand Rapids Chamber of Commerce, Debbie Hertzfeld, Grand Rapids, OH

2012

  • Arts Management Intern for School of Art Galleries, Gallery Director, Jacqui Nathan, Bowling Green State University

Awards/Grants/Fellowships (Honors/ Scholarships/ Residencies)

2015

  • Recipient of the Art Department Performance Fellowship, Clemson University

  • Recipient of the Art Departmental Summer Research Scholarship, Sponsored by Clemson University

  • Artist-in-Residence, Azule Residency, Hot Springs, North Carolina

2014

  • Artist-in-Residence, The League Residency at Vytacil, Sparkill, New York

  • Featured Artist of the Month August 2014, Sponsored by Dick Blick Art Materials

2013

  • Recipient of the Naomi Winston Scholarship in Art, Sponsored by The National Society of Arts and Letters

2012

  • Second Place Drawing Award, 61st Annual
    Undergraduate Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Bowling Green, OH

  • Recipient of the Frederick & Priscilla Schwier SACI Award, 61st Annual Undergraduate Exhibition, Juried Exhibition, Bowling Green, OH

Publications

2024 Shoutout South Carolina magazine, March 13, 2024. Thinking through the whether to start something new, Shoutout South Carolina Magazine, access date: March 13 204.

https://shoutoutsouthcarolina.com/meet-mj-arabe-king-freelance-commission-artist/

2024 Greet Downton Greenville magazine February 2024 Edition, Greenville, South Carolina, pp. 30, 31

2023 Bold Journey website, October 2023. Working hard in 2023: Keeping Work Ethic Alive,  Bold Journey Magazine, access date: October 2023

https://boldjourney.com/news/meet-mj-king/

2023 Canvas Rebel website, July-Aug 2023. Featured Local Artist, Canvas Rebel Magazine, access date: July 2023 https://canvasrebel.com/meet-mj-king/

2023 Foster Victor website, January-March 2023. Featured Local Artist, Foster Victor Wellness Advisors, access date: January 2023

https://staging-fostervictor-dev.kinsta.cloud/mj-king/

2022 South Carolina Voyager magazine, July 14, 2022. Inspiring Stories Series, South Carolina Voyager Magazine, access date: July 2022 http://southcarolinavoyager.com/interview/daily-inspiration-meet-mj-king/

2022 Cityscape Winery E-mail Newsletter, Pelzer, SC

2016 The Chronicle magazine Spring 2016 Edition, Clemson, South Carolina, pp. 23

2015 Dick Blick Spring Sale Flyer, Highland Park, IL, p. 40

2014 The Chronicle magazine Fall 2014 Edition, Clemson, South Carolina, pp.21, 46

2013 Sentinel Tribune Newspaper, April 25, 2013 p.1
“Issue 9: The Landscapes Issue,” Artist Portfolio Magazine, access date: January 2013.