Joan Marie Michaels-Paque

Background

Michaels-Paque, Joan Marie was born on July 24, 1936 in Menominee, Michigan, United States. Daughter of Frank E. and Gertrude (Pfotenhauer) Michaels.

Education

Student, Layton School of Art, 1955-1958; student, Marquette U., 1955-1958.

Career

Art teacher Kawashima School, Kyoto, 1983, Bellas Artes, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, 1985, American University, Washington, 1992, Peters Valley Craft Center, Layton, New Jersey, 1993-1994, Cardinal Stritch University, Milwaukee, 1990-1995, Milwaukee Institute Art & Design, 1993—2007, The Clearing School of Arts, Nature and Humanities, Ellison Bay, 1995—2010. Art teacher, lecturer Peninsula Art School, Fish Creek, 1997—1998. Advisory board Women's Caucus Art, Madison, Wisconsin Designer Craftsmen, Milwaukee.

Artists' advisory board Milwaukee Art Museum, 1993. Artist advisor, co-chair Milwaukee Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome project, 1991-1992. Visiting artist Australia, 1989, 98, 2001, 03, Arrowmont School Arts & Crafts, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, 1999-2001, 10, Wisconsin Designer Crafts Council 75th Invitational Exhibition, Scripps College, Claremont, California, 2006, San Francisco Center Book Arts, 2006.

Board director Artists Working in Education, Inc. Teacher, juror, exhibitor HGA Conference Tampa, 2008, Handmade Paper in Motion Portfolio, since 2010.

Achievements

• Joan Marie Michaels-Paque has been listed as a notable artist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Jurist Cancer Care Center, Milwaukee, 1991. Artist consultant African American Childrens Theatre, Milwaukee, 1997, 98. Artist, jurist Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee, 1994-1997.

Donated time and art works Women's Experimental Theatre, Milwaukee, 1994-1997. Member International Sculpture Center, Fibearts (writer, reviewer Fiber Arts magazine 1970-1997), Australian Forum for Textile Arts (visiting artist, writer, reviewer Textile Fiber forum 1989, 98), Arrowmont School Arts and Crafts (visiting supporter 1970-1998), Shuttle Spindle and Dypot Handweavers Guild of America, Inc. (writer, reviewer Shuttle magazine 1984-1993), Milwaukee Art Museum (exhibitor, board directors).

Interests

• Avocations: traveling, learning, swimming, meeting new people, dog.

Connections

Married Henry Paul Paque, July 13, 1957. Children: Juliann Marie, Elaine Marie.

Father:

Frank E. Michaels

Mother:

Gertrude (Pfotenhauer) Michaels

Spouse:

Henry Paul Paque

child:

Elaine Marie Michaels-Paque

child:

Juliann Marie Michaels-Paque