Juanita Pahdopony

Juanita Pahdopony-Mithlo
Artist Name: Pahdopony

RESUME

EDUCATION

M.Ed. (1990) Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Emphasis on Native American & Alaskan Native Education
B.A. (1970) Southwestern Oklahoma State University, Weatherford, Oklahoma. Art Education
A.A. (1967) Cameron University, Lawton, Oklahoma. Gen. Education

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Comanche Nation College (Fall 2002-2003)

Adjunct Professor of American Indian Art, University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, (USAO) Chickasha, Oklahoma (2000-Summer 2002)

Project Director: Chickasaw & Kiowa Language Courses; Sarkeys/USAO Foundation/Oklahoma Arts Council (2001-02)

Tribal Administrator, Comanche Tribe (1997-2000)

Project Dir., Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Program (1996-98) Dept. of Education Discretionary Grant, Comanche Nation, Lawton, OK

Department of Education Instructor, Cameron University (1993-96)

Department of Education/Native Studies, University of Science & Arts of Oklahoma, Chickasha, OK (1995-96)

Department of Education/Gifted and Talented Education, Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma City, OK (1992) Summer Instructor

Elgin Public Schools, Secondary Arts Instructor (1985-89)

GUEST LECTURER/CONSULTANT

Oklahoma Historical Society, Panelist, "Artifacts and Objects: Native Relationships with Museums" OKC, OK 3/27 (2003)

Red Earth, Children's Art Festival Chairman/Judge, Oklahoma City, Ok (2002)

National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institute, New York City, NY "Gifts of Pride and Love, Kiowa & Comanche Cradles" April 4-6, (2001)

Santa Anna Historical Development Organization, Roundtable Participant, Santa Anna, Texas, June 22-23, (2001)

Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, Norman, Oklahoma, "Wordcraft Circle Writing Workshop: Mixing Medicines" July 28, (2001)

The University of Texas, "Habitat and Society in Texas" Conference, Presentation, Presentation, "Comanche Perspective of Texas Habitat "October 26-27, (2001)

209 NW Mimosa Lane * Lawton, Oklahoma 73507 * 580.353.1329 * pahdopony@aol.com
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CULTURAL ACTIVITIES

Southern Plains Indian Museum Association (SPIMA) Board of Directors (May 2002-Present)

Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers, National Advisory Caucus (1994-99) and (2002-Present) *also mentorship in organization

Jacobson Foundation, Board of Trustees, Norman, OK (1993-Present)

Mentorship Program, Cameron University Multicultural Services (1993-96)

Minority Recruitment Program, Chair, Cameron University (1995-96)

Lawton Arts and Humanities Council, Lawton, OK Board of Directors (1996-97)

PRESENTATIONS, AWARDS & RECOGNITION

Award Recipient, Oklahoma Visual Artists Coalition (OVAC) Creative Projects Grant Award (2003)

Leslie Powell Foundation/Gallery, Invitational Show, "Women's Work," March(2003)

The University of Oklahoma, Fourth Annual Faculty and Alum Art Show, Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, Judge, March (2003)

McMahon Foundation Auditorium, Curator; George Smith Watchetaker Exhibit, January (2003)

The University of Oklahoma, Third Annual Faculty and Alum Art Show, Sam Noble Museum of Natural History, March (2002)

Tsaile Museum @ Dine College, Tsaile, AZ "Plains Shield II" Contemporary Shield of hubcap and tractor clutch springs; "Tapestry Show" May (2002)

Seven-State Biennial Exhibition, (USAO/Leslie Powell Gallery), November 3 to December 7, (2001) @ USAO and January 12 to March 1, (2002) @ Leslie Powell

"Mixed Media: Pahdopony" Art Show @ University of Science and Arts, Davis Gallery, Chickasha, OK July 22 to September 15, (2001)

National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institute, NYC, NY April 4-6, (2001) "Gifts of Pride and Love, Kiowa & Comanche Cradles

Invitational Show: "Heart and Soul of the Great Plains" Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton, OK November 20-February 18, (2000)

Red Earth "Heart & Soul" Invitational Show: Also Panel Speaker: Tribal Administration/Native Women's Issues, March 26, (2000)

Research Consultant & Essayist: "Gifts of Pride and Love: Comanche Cradles." Exhibit at Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, OK for Brown University (1999)

The Cascada Group, L.L.C. "Taking the Hassle out of Writing Grant Proposals" Workshop attended/certificate (1998)



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Presenter, 3rd Annual (NCIE/TECA) National Coalition for Indian Education and Tribal Education Contractor's Association, "Integrated Services/Comanche Nation Carl D. Perkins Program, Albuquerque, NM (1998)

Presenter, 2nd Annual (NCIE/TECA) National Coalition for Indian Education and Tribal Education Contractor's Association, "Exemplary Programs: The Comanche Carl D. Perkins Program" Seattle, WA (1997)

Native American Invitational: Indigenous Women Artists, Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, OK 1 of 16 featured artists, August 1-November 9, (1997)

Grantham award: Outstanding Teacher of the Gifted & Talented, Oklahoma City University (1996)

Nominee: Outstanding Women of Comanche County, Mayor's Commission on the
Status of Women, Lawton, OK ( 1996)

PUBLICATIONS

Lawton Arts & Humanities Council, Cover illustration, 19(4), summer (2002)
Native Realities Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers, "Grandmother Golden Orb" and "Old Lady Sixteen." spring 2(1), 2002
NUMU TEKWAPUH NOMNEEKATU NEWSLETTER, The Comanche Language & Cultural Preservation Committee, "How Frog Got His Warts" Vol. 4 Issue 1
Native Realities (Premier Online Publication), Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers, "Taa Nami" (Our Little Sister) Poetry Publication. spring 2001
Gifts of Pride & Love: Kiowa and Comanche Cradles, "Comanche Cradles Carriers of Tradition" Chapter V. Brown University 2000.
Prairie Lore, Southwestern Oklahoma Historical Society. "Ida Tomah Tahmahkera. The Comanche Way." Poetry Publication. 35(1), Book No. 102, spring 1999
Western Historical Quarterly, "Comanche Political History" An Ethnohistorical Perspective. 1706-1875" Published Review. Utah State University, Logan, Utah. spring 1998.
Native Indigenous American Women Invitational Artists. Catalogue/Artist Page/Poem Publication. Gilcrease Museum. Tulsa, OK 1997.
Returning the Gift, Poetry and Prose From the First North American Native Writers' Festival, "The Old Dead Unconscious Me" Poetry Publication. Bruchac, J. Ed., University of Arizona Press. 1994.
Callaloo, Native American Literature: Special Edition. Cover Design. Johns Hopkins University Press, 17 (1), 1994.
Raven Chronicles, Consolidated Press. "Gathering My Medicine" Poetry Publication. 4(1), 1994.
Native American Artists Resource Collection, The Heard Museum, Data Base Collection. Artist. 1994.
Progress Report on the Feasibility Study for a National Indian Policy Center, National Indian Policy Center. Cover Design. August 15, 1991.

CURATOR

Lawton McMahon Auditorium, "George Smith "Woogie" Watchetaker exhibit
of his paintings depicting Comanche culture. (Winter 2003)

Numerous shows at Jacobson House, 609 Chautauqua Ave. Norman, OK 73069 from 1991-97. Most notable: "Comanche Magic" in 1995 which incorporated three (3) generations of enrolled Comanche artists with an exhibit that ranged from traditional and flat studio art to postmodern contemporary art. This exhibit displayed such artists as Rance Hood, Doc Tate Nevaquayah, George Smith "Woogie" Watchetaker, Ronnie Burgess, Cynthia Clay, and Weckeah.

Member of the "Comanche Gallery of Art."

"Comanche Military Exhibit" honoring warriors from the past to the present. Opening of the new state-of-the arts Comanche Ntion Visitor's Center, Lawton, Oklahoma. (September 23-June 23, 2003). Collaborative work with Comanche people, Museum of the Great Plains, Panhandle Plains Historical Museum, and National Ranching Heritage Museum in Lubbock, TX.