2022 MAEA Awards
Maine Art Educator of the Year 2023
We are delighted to recognize Matt Johnson as the MAEA Maine Art Educator of the Year! Matt has been teaching at Westbrook High School for 11 years where he teaches courses in traditional and digital media along with photography and yearbook. He has been part of the MAEA for 13 years since he was a student at USM. He has served on the board of the MAEA for 8 years and has been treasurer for almost 7. Matt has his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Southern Maine in Painting and Education with a minor in Asian Studies. He also has a certificate of advance study in Business of Craft Brewing from the University of Vermont. He prefers to work behind the scenes for school and MAEA events alike, but has presented several times during spring conferences, technology workshops and other events including a photography lecture in Archangel, Russia. When he is not teaching or balancing books, you can find him building, brewing, or getting into other mischief with his 7-year-old daughter.
2022 Secondary Art Educator of the Year
Iva Damon
2022 Supervision Art Educator of the Year
Rachel Somerville