• CV

    Erica Olive Shirk
    3101 Glendale Dr W
    University Place, WA
    98466
    eoshirk@gmail.com

    Education
    University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA 2003
    BS Chemistry
    BA Studio Arts
    Education Certificates in Waldorf Education

    Research
    Department of Defense, University of Denver, 2002 Disulfide Drugs
    Independent Research, University of Denver, 2002-2003, Amplification of Organocholorides in Fish Oils

    Teaching
    Denver Waldorf High School, Denver, Colorado 2003-2007 Chemistry, Physics and Art
    Grenada Montessori, St. George, Grenada, West Indies 2007-2008 Science in Forms 3-5
    Tutor for Westmorland Student, Grenada, West Indies 2007-2008
    Summit High School, Breckenridge, Colorado 2008-2009 Mathematics
    Brooklyn Waldorf Kindergarten, Brooklyn, New York 2009-2011
    Substitute Teacher, Des Moines Public School, Des Moines, Iowa 2011-2013
    FLL Lego Robotics Instructor, Valdez, Alaska 2014-2017
    Science of Art Coordinator, Museum of Glass, Tacoma Washington, 2023-2024

    Art
    Dive Grenada, Mural 2007-2008
    Grenada Montessori, Mural, 2007-2008
    Art Residency, Homestead National Monument, National Park Service, 2013
    Valdez Alaska Museum, Group Show, 2015
    Cordova Alaska Museum, Group Show, 2016
    Children’s Book Illustration, 2017- Searching For Snowmen www.searchingforsnowmen.com
    Valdez Museum Solo Show- Planetary Alaska- January to March 2019
    Northwest 2019, Juried Show-Selection and First Place (Juror Danielle M Knapp) Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Oregon
    A Sense of Place, 2019 (Juror: Anne Marchand) Gertrude Hubert Institute of Art, Augusta, Georgia
    Original: Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Prints, 2019, Crooked Tree Arts Center, Traverse City, Michigan
    In Gold We Trust, 2019 (Juror: Leonardo Bravo)Art on 30th, San Diego, CA
    Alaska Biennial 2020-2021, Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK
    Tacoma Community College Print Show/Exchange,Tacoma,WA, Flora and Fauna, 2023
    Seattle Print Arts, Print Exchange, Seattle, WA, 2023
    Wayzgoose Print Festival Artist, Tacoma, WA, 2023
    Tacoma Community College, Community Show, Tacoma, WA, 2024
    Baggage Display, Downtown Tacoma, WA, group exhibit, 2024
    Artco Gallery, Tacoma, WA The Water that Flows Between Us, 2024
    Tacoma Community College Print Exchange,Between the Shadows,Tacoma, WA, 2024

    Various Private Commissions