• CV

    Erica Olive Shirk
    3101 Glendale Dr W
    University Place, WA 98466
    +1-718-715-3336
    eoshirk@gmail.com
    www.ericaoliveshirk.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 Organochlorides 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
    Museum of Glass, Science of Art Coordinator 2023-2024

    Solo 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 2026

    Group 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 2026

    Residencies 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 2025

    Permanent Collections
    Dive Grenada, Mural 2007-2008
    Grenada Montessori, Mural, 2007-2008
    Valdez Museum, Covid Book Art Collection , 2021
    Mary Bridge Hospital Permanent Collection, 2026

    Publications
    Children’s Book Illustration, 2017- Searching For Snowmen www.searchingforsnowmen.com