RESUME
Contact: Lora Jost, 785-832-9860, lorajost@hotmail.com
EDUCATION
1992 M.F.A. University of Wisconsin , Madison , Wisconsin
1990 M.A. University of Wisconsin , Madison , Wisconsin
1988 B.A. Bethel College , North Newton , Kansas
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Art exhibits, Co-author of Kansas Murals: A Traveler’s Guide (2006, University Press of Kansas), Teacher, Facilitator, Artist in Residence Programs, Grants, Awards, Illustrations, Murals
SOLO AND SMALL GROUP EXHIBITS
2007 “Two Mothers, Two Sons,” Gallery, Lawrence Public Library, Lawrence, Kansas (this project includes art by Lora Jost and Sara Stalling and their sons Nicholai Jost-Epp (then age 5) and Maya Spitzer (then age 6)
2003 “The Experience of Farmers,” Heritage Museum , Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada (this project includes artwork based on interviews with farmers about their experiences)
2002 “The Experience of Farmers,” Gallery of Rural Art, The National Agriculture Center and Hall of Fame, Bonner Springs , Kansas
2002 “The Experience of Farmers,” Babcock Hall, Lawrence , Kansas
2002 “The Experience of Farmers,” Mattie Rhodes Art Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri
2001 “The Experience of Farmers,” Z’s Divine Expresso on 23rd, Lawrence , Kansas
2001 “The Experience of Farmers,” Lawrence Public Library, auditorium, Lawrence , Kansas
2001 “The Experience of Farmers,” Peace Connections, Newton, Kansas
2001 “The Experience of Farmers,” Frank Carlson Library, Concordia, Kansas
2001 “The Experience of Farmers,” Lutheran Synod Meeting, Marriott Hotel, Kansas City, Missouri (day-long exhibit)
2001 “The Experience of Farmers,” auditorium, Cloud County Community College, Concordia, Kansas (day-long exhibit)
2001 “The Experience of Farmers,” “Downtown Development Day,” State Capital, Topeka, Kansas (day-long exhibit)
2000 “The Experience of Farmers: A Work in Progress,” Sycamore House Gallery, Harrisonburg , Virginia
1999 “Weathering the Storm: Stories of Perseverance,” Hartzler Library Gallery, Eastern Mennonite University , Harrisonburg , Virginia (this project includes stories about perseverance gathered from friends and family, and the collection and display of coats or other goods from people in need)
1998 “Weathering the Storm: Stories of Perseverance,” Historical Building, Glasco , Kansas
1998 “Weathering the Storm: Stories of Perseverance,” Raymond Eastwood Gallery, Lawrence Art Center , Lawrence , Kansas
1997 “Meetings and Other Mysteries: Selections,” Wheatfields Bakery and Cafe, Lawrence, Kansas
1997 “Meetings and Other Mysteries,” Fine Arts Center Gallery, Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas
1996 “Meetings,” Home Office, Inc., Bloomington, Indiana
1996 “Meetings,” Rosemary Miller Gallery, John Waldron Art Center , Bloomington , Indiana
1994 “Small in the Hall,” Arthouse Cafe, Madison , Wisconsin
1992 “Picture Your Vote,” Pyxis Gallery, Madison , Wisconsin (evolving window installation included election-related art from local participants)
1992 “Fax Art Response,” Survival Graphics, Madison , Wisconsin (evolving installation included faxed art from hundreds of local, national, and international participants)
1991 “Acts on Paper,” Sunprint Cafe and Gallery, Madison , Wisconsin
1990 “Conversation and Community,” Humanities Building Gallery, University of Wisconsin , Madison , Wisconsin (installation of collaboratively-made artwork documenting conversations on the topic of community)
PUBLICATIONS
Kansas Murals: A Traveler’s Guide, co-authored with Dave Loewenstein (2006, University Press of Kansas). The research and writing of this book was funded by grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Kansas Arts Commission.
TEACHING (ADULTS, CHILDREN, SPECIAL POPULATIONS)
1997-2007 Teacher, Lawrence Arts Center , Lawrence , Kansas (classes in Sketchbook-Journaling and Collage)
2002, 2003 “Sketchbook-Journal Workshop,” School of Education , University of Kansas , Lawrence , Kansas (lecture, workshop)
1998-99 Adjunct Assistant Professor, Washburn University , Topeka , Kansas
2000 Co-teacher, Boys and Girls Club, Lawrence, Kansas (mural making)
1998 Co-teacher, Van Go Mobile Arts, Lawrence, Kansas (art car project)
1995-96 Teacher/Coordinator, John Waldron Art Center and Community Kitchen (area soup kitchen), Bloomington, Indiana (classes held at the soup kitchen in various media)
1994 Teacher, Department of Continuing Education in the Arts, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin (collage)
1993-94 Art Specialist, Madison School-Community Recreation Parks and Playgrounds Program, Madison , Wisconsin (various media)
1993-94 Teacher, “Expanding Visions in the Arts,” Department of Continuing Education in the Arts, University of Wisconsin , Madison , Wisconsin (collage, video)
1993 Adjunct Lecturer, University of Minnesota Studio Arts Extension and Intermedia Arts Minnesota , Minneapolis , Minnesota
RESIDENCIES, GRANTS, AWARDS
2004 Silver Award, CASE District VI, For Excellence in Fundraising Materials: Fundraising Direct Mail, award to Amanda Warren (graphic design) and Lora Jost (illustration)
2001 Artist in Residence, sponsored by the City of Glasco with a Grassroots Grant from the Kansas Arts Commission (project “From Ideas to Artwork: Keeping and Using Sketchbook Journals,” workshops for children and adults)
1999-00 Artist in Residence, sponsored by the City of Glasco and United Lutheran Ministries (north central Kansas) with a Grassroots Grant from the Kansas Arts Commission, Salina, Kansas (interview project “The Experience of Farmers”)
2000 Artist in Residence, New York Mills Regional Cultural Center , New York Mills, Minnesota (sketchbook/journal workshops in the public schools, work on “The Experience of Farmers”)
1999 Winner, Kansas Artists Postcard Competition Series XXII, project of the Association of Community Arts Agencies, Salina , Kansas
1999 Artist in Action Grant, Smoky Hill River Festival, Salina Arts and Humanities Commission, Salina , Kansas
1998 Artist in Residence, sponsored by the Glasco Arts Council, Glasco, Kansas, with a Grassroots Grant from the Kansas Arts Commission (mural project “Community in Conversation”)
1998 Mini-Fellowship, Kansas Arts Commission, Topeka , Kansas (for “Weathering the Storm”)
1997 First Place in 2-D Award, Art in the Park, Lawrence Art Guild Juried Art Fair, Lawrence , Kansas
1993 Film in the Cities Regional Film/Video Grant, Minneapolis , Minnesota (collaborative grant for “Video Wedge” Project)
1992 Grant, Dane County Cultural Affairs Commission, Madison , Wisconsin (window installation “Picture Your Vote”)
1991-92 Edith L. Gilbertson Scholarship, School of Education , University of Wisconsin , Madison , Wisconsin
1991-92 Vilas Award Scholarship, The Graduate School , University of Wisconsin , Madison , Wisconsin
ILLUSTRATION
Illustrations in Pitch Weekly, The Mennonite, Kansas Alumni, Bloomington Confidential (BC Magazine), Kansas University Endowment Association fund appeal, and other locations.
MURALS
2001 “Langston Hughes Mural,” with co-facilitator David Loewenstein and Lawrence High School students, Lawrence , Kansas (collaborative mural project)
2000 “Cranes,” Jack Hope Design-Build Building , Lawrence , Kansas (commissioned mural)
2000 “Stories of Triumph, Celebrate!,” Women Tell Their Stories Conference, Bethel College , North Newton , Kansas (commissioned mural with postal art participation)
1998 “Community and Conversation,” Glasco Kansas (see Artist Residency section)
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY (PRINT, TELEVISION, RADIO)
2001-2007 Google Lora Jost and Dave Loewenstein for numerous articles about their co-authored book Kansas Murals: A Traveler’s Guide
2007 Jon Niccum, “Like Mother, Like Son,” Lawrence Journal World, April 10, 2007 (feature, photos)
2006 Chris Lazzarino, “The Big Picture: Travel Guide Tells Statewide Stories Old and New in 90 Murals,” Kansas Alumni Magazine, No.6, 2006, pp. 32-39
2004 NEA Annual Report, “NEA Spotlight” (highlights mural book project), http://arts.endow.gov/features/stories/07-06-ks-mural.html
2003 Mindie Paget, “Give Peace a Glance,” Lawrence Journal World, March 16, 2003 (interview, photo)
2002 Michael Newman, “Down on the Family Farm,” Lawrence Journal World, August 4, 2002 (feature, photo)
2002 Humanities (The Magazine of the National Endowment for the Humanities), March-April, 2002 (photo of Langston Hughes Mural)
2001 “The Experience of Farmers,” Mennonite Life (On-Line Magazine), December,
2001 Tom Rombeck, “Mural Remembers Hughes , America ,” Lawrence Journal World, November 18, 2001 (article, photo)
2001 “Farm Art Exhibit at Peace Connections,” The Newton Kansan, July 18, 2001 (article)
2000 “Jost Takes Part in NYMRCC’s Artist Retreat Program,” New York Mills Herald ( Minnesota ), November 23, 2000 (article, photo)
2000 Charlotte Richardson, “On the Farm: Through Text and Collage, Lora Jost Reveals Farm Life,” eightyone ( Harrisonburg , Staunton and Waynesboro , Virginia ), July 2000 (review, photo)
2000 Laurie L. Oswald, “Women Tell Stories to Inspire Others,” Mennonite Weekly Review, April 27, 2000 (photo, quote)
1999 Tim Unruh, “Community Art: This Creation Will Take Lots of Involvement,” Smoky Hill River Festival Magazine, The Salina Journal, June 6, 1999 (article)
1998 Sharon Coy, “Murals Capture Qualities of People in Glasco,” Concordia Blade-Empire, Oct. 23, 1998 (feature, photos)
1998 “Community Seen Through Conversation and Art,” Tour Kansas Guide, September. 1998 (article)
1998 Jan Biles, “Weathering the Storm: Artist Tries to Build Sense of Community,” The Mag, Aug. 6 and 12, 1998 (feature, photos)
1998 Rick Mitchell, “Lora Jost: Weathering the Storm,” The Arts in Action, Apr. 26-Aug. 22, 1998 (feature, photos)
1997 Melanie Zuercher, “Art Shaped in Community,” The Mennonite, Oct. 14, 1997 (feature, photos)
1996 Tom Rhea, “Important Days: Lora Jost at the Waldron,” Bloomington Voice, January 25 - Feb. 1, 1996 (review, photo)
1995 “Art Classes at the Community Kitchen,” Bloomington Voice, Oct. 26 - Nov. 2, 1995 (interview, photo)
1994 Ann But Meyer, “She Thrives as Art-Lady”,” Rhythm, July 8, 1994 (mini-feature)
1992 “Six O’Clock News,” WMTV Channel 15, Oct. 23, 1992 (story “Picture Your Vote”)
1992 Tom Laskin, “Electoral Collage: Exhibit Asks Artists to Mail in Their Vote,” Isthmus, Oct. 16-22, 1992 (interview, reproduced artwork)
1992 “Morning News,” WHA Wisconsin Public Radio, Apr. 20, 1992 (interview “Fax Art Response”)
1992 Kevin Lynch, “Fax Art Creates ‘Masterpieces’ at Local Gallery,” The Capital Times, Apr. 16, 1992 (interview, photo)
1992 “Evening News,” WMTV Channel 15, Apr. 4, 1992 (interview “Fax Art Response”)
1991 Kevin Lynch, “Artist Dares to Care,” The Capital Times, Oct. 17, 1991 (feature, photos)