New OAI Staff Members: Meet Michelle

The Oklahoma Arts Institute is pleased to welcome three new people to our permanent staff!  Over the next few weeks, we’ll profile new staff members Michelle Moseley (Development Specialist & Grantwriter), Bobby Lee (PR & Programs Specialist), and Chantry Banks (Executive Assistant & Office Manager).  All three have significant backgrounds in the arts and will bring a variety of valuable skills to the permanent staff. 

Today, let’s meet Michelle.  Michelle received her BFA in studio art and a master’s in education with an emphasis in art from the University of Central Oklahoma.  She’s currently pursuing a master’s in museum studies from the University of Oklahoma.  Michelle loves modern and contemporary art, and in her own work, she focuses on painting and photography.

Michelle spent a year at the St. Louis Art Museum as a Romare Bearden Graduate Minority Fellow, and then served as a Museum Educator in the programming department at the Tampa Museum of Art in Florida, where she oversaw all education and public programming for the museum.

Michelle and her husband Ambre recently returned to Oklahoma City, where they live with their dog, a Pomeranian named Ali.  In her free time, Michelle enjoys reading, yoga, and spending time with family.