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Erica Olive Shirk
3101 Glendale Dr W
University Place, WA
98466
eoshirk@gmail.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 Organocholorides 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
Science of Art Coordinator, Museum of Glass, Tacoma Washington, 2023-2024Art
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, 2024Various Private Commissions