Education
2025 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Ceramics
Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI), Kansas City, MO
Honors and Awards
2023 Presidential Scholarship
Professional Experience
Current Teacher, MacNider Arts Museum
Creating lesson plans and engaging with children, Leading art therapy sessions, Maintaining a clean and organized studio.
2024 Intern, Habitat Contemporary Gallery, Kansas City, MO
Installed exhibitions, performed general maintenance, sales and marketing experience and assisted at events.
2024 Studio Technician, Clear Lake Arts Center, Clear Lake, IA
Photography, art handling, operating kilns, customer service
2024 Intern, MacNider Art Museum, Mason City, IA
Installed exhibitions, updated museum displays, reported conditions of artwork, performed general maintenance, and assisted at events
2023–2024 Studio and Professional Intern, Peregrine Honig, Kansas City, MO
Assisted with event setup, general studio maintenance, and creative direction meetings
2023 Exhibition Committee Member, Mud!, Stern Ceramics Building, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
Designed promotional materials, assisted with installation and handling of work, and helped customers with artwork purchases
2022
Freelance Painter, Princeton Art District, Princeton, IL
Painted planters for a nonprofit organization displayed on the city’s main street
2022.Live Painter, Beetz Me, Princeton, IL
Live painted to attract customers
2021–2021 Intern, KC Clay Guild, Kansas City, MO
Loaded firings, mixed clay, made glazes, and assisted community studio members
2020–2021 Volunteer, Pleasant Valley High School Art Department, Bettendorf, IA
Pugged clay, cleaned wheels, created test tiles, and maintained equipment and supplies
Exhibitions
2024 Burn Down The House, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2024 Group Exhibition, Habitat Contemporary Gallery, Kansas City, MO
2024 Tactility: An Exhibition of Touch, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2024 Baby I Left My Heart In The Hot Box, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2023 Mud!, Stern Ceramics Building, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2022 Crusty Musty Lusty, Stern Ceramics Building, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2022 Oak Street Mansion Show, Kansas City, MO
2021 Falling Flat Showcase, Foundations North Building, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas City, MO
2021 Quad City Arts, Rock Island, IL
2019 Quad City Arts Festival of Trees, Davenport, IA
Publications
“Photos: Local Artist Myla McCune Creates Custom Planters for Princeton’s Main Street”
Published by BCR News