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Erica Olive Shirk
3101 Glendale Dr W
University Place, WA 98466
+1-718-715-3336
eoshirk@gmail.com
www.ericaoliveshirk.comEducation
University of Denver, Denver, Colorado, USA 2003
BS Chemistry
BA Studio Arts
Education Certificates in Waldorf EducationResearch
Department of Defense, University of Denver, 2002 Disulfide Drugs
Independent Research, University of Denver, 2002-2003, Amplification of Organochlorides in
Fish OilsTeaching
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
Museum of Glass, Science of Art Coordinator 2023-2024Solo Shows
“Planetary Alaska”, Valdez Museum, Valdez, Alaska, January to March 2019
“And We Made Them into Gods”, Printmaking concepts, Artco Framing and Gallery, Tacoma, Washington, February 2026Group Shows
Valdez Alaska Museum, Group Show, 2015
Cordova Alaska Museum, Group Show, 2016
Artworks Northwest Biennial, First Place (Juror: Danielle M Knapp, McCosh) Umpqua Valley Arts Association, Oregon, 2019
A Sense of Place,(Juror: Anne Marchand) Gertrude Hubert Institute of Art, Augusta,
Georgia, 2019
Original: Juried Exhibition of Contemporary Prints, (Juror: Liz Erlewine) Crooked Tree Arts
Center, Traverse City, Michigan 2019
In Gold We Trust, (Juror: Leonardo Bravo) Art on 30th, San Diego, California 2019
Alaska Biennial, Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, Alaska, Winter 2020-2021
Tacoma Community College, Print Flora/Fauna, 2023
Tacoma Community College, Community Show, 2024
Artco, The Water That Flows Between Us, Tacoma 2024
The Baggage We Carry, Group Show, Tacoma 2024
Tacoma Community College, Into the Shadows Print Show, Tacoma 2024
Artworks Northwest Biennial, Umpqua Valley Art Center, Roseburg, Oregon, 2025
Au Naturel: The Nude in the 21st Century, (Juror: Martha Lee, Russo Gallery) Royal Nebeker Art Gallery, Astoria, Oregon, February- March 2026
Nude Figures Exhibition: Tacoma Life Drawing Group, Pierce College, Puyallup, Washington January- March 2026
Tacoma Community College, Abstraction Print Show, Tacoma, Washington 2026Residencies and Awards
Art Residency, Homestead National Monument, National Park Service, 2013
Cordova Alaska Residency for Bird Festival, 2016
Northwest Show, 2019, First Place (Juror: Danielle M Knapp, McCosh) Umpqua Valley Arts
Association, Oregon
Wayzgoose Print Festival, Tacoma, WA 2023
Wayzgoose Print Festival 2025, The Sound of Tacoma, Steamroller coordinator
Aviario Studio Residency, Large Format Intaglio Printing, Portugal October 2025Permanent Collections
Dive Grenada, Mural 2007-2008
Grenada Montessori, Mural, 2007-2008
Valdez Museum, Covid Book Art Collection , 2021
Mary Bridge Hospital Permanent Collection, 2026Publications
Children’s Book Illustration, 2017- Searching For Snowmen www.searchingforsnowmen.com