Background
Pearson, Joseph A. was born on July 19, 1946 in Picayune, Mississippi, United States. Son of Willie Howard and Viné Marie Pearson.
Pearson, Joseph A. was born on July 19, 1946 in Picayune, Mississippi, United States. Son of Willie Howard and Viné Marie Pearson.
Bachelor of Science, Jackson (Mississippi) State College, 1965. Postgraduate, Art Students League New York, 1975. Master of Education, William Carey College, Gulfport, Mississippi, 1994.
Teacher art education George Washington Carver High School, Tupelo, Mississippi, 1969-1970. Illustrator United States Army, 1976-1979, Naval Research Laboratory, Stennis Space Center, Mississippi, 1979-1999. Member board advisors Very Special Olympics, Gulfport, 1991.
Grants review panelist Mississippi Arts Commm., Jackson, 1992. Judge art competition 5th Congressional District, Gulfport, 1994. Moderator orh-O'Keefe Museum, Biloxi, Mississippi, 2000.
Resident with grant Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, 1996.
Hotline counselor Harrison County Family Court, Gulfport, 1984, entor, 1985. Member National Conference Artists, Arts in Education Speaker Network, New York Artists Equity Association, Toastmasters.
Married Charyle R. Moody, June 12, 1982 (divorced April 1992). 1 child, Miriam Avita.