Education

• M.A. (Art Education), University of Kansas, 1964.
• B.S. (Education), University of Kansas, 1962.

Experience

Davis College, 2002 - Present: Teaches "Art Appreciation," "Art Exploration," "Christianity: The Arts and Truth."

Berkley Child and Family Development (University of Missouri Campus, Kansas City, MO, 1996-1999), Infant and Toddler Teacher.

JFK Elementary, (KCKS), 1978-1995, Elementary Art.

Basehor Middle/High Schools (Basehor, KS), 1972-1977, Art, Painting, Ceramics.

St. Joseph High School, (Shawnee, KS), 1967-1971, Painting, Ceramics, Crafts.

KCK Junior College (KCKS), 1966, Painting and Design.

Wyandotte High School (KCKS), 1962-1966, Drawing, Painting, Crafts, Sculpture.

Hallmark Cards (KCKS), 1955-1958, Key-Black Artist.

Publications

Death is Compulsive, (Pen name: M. L. Spurgeon) Authorhouse Publishing, Indiana, 2005.

Death is Belligerent, (Pen name: M. L. Spurgeon)Authorhouse Publishing, Indiana,  2004.

Hand in Hand (Kansas Association for the Education of Young Children, Newsletter), 1997, "Stand for Children", "A Trip to Hawaii".

Greater Kansas City Art Association Publication (KCMO), 1972, "History of Shawnee Mission through the Eyes of Artists."

Personal Information

Marieta was raised in Kansas City, Kansas, and raised by her grandparents with her three siblings. She has one son, Wayne, and has cared for twenty-four foster children over a ten-year period. Her interests are varied, including writing poetry and novels, reading, drawings, painting, and working in graphic arts. She has traveled to England, Ireland, Denmark and Canada, as well as throughout the United States.

After retiring, Marieta moved to New York in January of 2000 and has been an adjunct professor of art at Davis since Spring 2002.