Nicole Shanks
618-670-9625 • nshanks1@jeffco.edu • www.nicoleshanks.weebly.com
EDUCATION
Fontbonne University
MFA, Ceramics MA, Studio
Fontbonne University
BFA, Photography
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Jefferson College
Adjunct Instructor
Hillsboro, MO
2017 - Present
St. Charles Community College
Cottleville, MO
Adjunct Instructor
2019 - Present
Fontbonne University
St. Louis, MO
Adjunct Instructor
2019 - Present
• Built a class curriculum for classes in art appreciation and art history. These assigned classes focus on building the students visual literacy in writing and verbal communication. I focus history classes on how to attach pieces or movements in art with times in history. I go above and beyond to get the student into the on-campus gallery for art exposure, building the students’ confidence in visiting these venues on their own.
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL
Adjunct Instructor
2015 - Present
• Built a class curriculum for classes in art appreciation, art history, drawing, and design . These assigned classes focus on building the students visual literacy in writing and verbal communication. I focus history classes on how to attach pieces or movements in art with times in history. I go above and beyond to get the student into the on- campus gallery for art exposure, building the students’ confidence in visiting these venues on their own.
Kaskaskia College
Centralia, IL
Adjunct Instructor
2017 - 2019
• Built a class curriculum for classes in drawing and art appreciation. The drawing classes are focused on exposing the students to many different media of drawing, giving them the toolkit to know what medium will deliver what they see in the 3-D world, and learn how to translate works on to a 2-D surface. Art Appreciation classes focus on building the students visual literacy in writing and verbal communication through a wide variety of media.
• Assist with art gallery organization, finding exhibition artists and avenues of advertisement and community awareness.
The Schmidt Art Center
Belleville, IL
Art Education Instructor/Gallery Assistant
2014 – 2019
PROFESSIONAL EXPERINCE
Surya Rakta Wellness
Owner/Instructor
Belleville, IL
2012 - 2017
Pierron, IL
Project Manager
2003 - 2009
Fairview Heights, IL
Facility Data Entry
2008 - 2012
Swansea, IL
Case Manager
2012 - 2013
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER WORK
Highland Arts Council
Highland, IL
Secretary
2016 – 2020
EXHIBITIONS
2019 Fontbonne University Gallery• Into the 3rd Dimension
2018 Highland Art Fair- October
• Highland, IL Art Fair Clay Category
2017 Fontbonne University Gallery- November
• Thesis show for Master of Fine Art. Exhibited cyanotype tiles, vases, Soda fire bowls. Platters
2017 Highland Art Fair- October
• Highland, IL Art Fair Clay Category
2017 Edwardsville Art Fair- September
• Art Fair in Edwardsville, IL Clay Category
2017 Elgin Art Fair- August
• Art Fair in Elgin, IL Clay Category
2017 Lower Art and Music Festival – May
• Art Fair in Paducah, KY Clay Category
2016 Fontbonne Art Gallery - November
• Thesis show for Masters of Art. Exhibited hand-painted plates, bowls, and cups
2016 Art & Wine Walk - November
• Art show in Belleville, IL. Exhibited functional pottery.
2016 Art in the Park - October
• Art Fair in Highland, IL Clay category
2016 Midwest Salute to the Arts - August
• 28th Annual Art Fair in Fairview Heights, IL. Clay category
2015 Fontbonne Art Gallery – November
• Thesis Show. 6 photographs and a female terra cotta bust.
2015 Fontbonne Art Gallery - April
• Junior Synthesis Exhibition. Exhibited four photographs.
2014 Schmidt Art Center – December
• Southwestern Illinois College’s student art show. One abstract photograph was accepted and
purchased for galleries' permanent collection.
2014 Sole Survivors Art Gallery - September
• 3rd annual young artist showcase. Three photographs and coil pots were accepted and judged.
COLLECTIONS
2017-2018 Bonnie and Frank Whipps – 2 sets of ceramic bowls and mugs.
2015-2018 MELISSA MACE - abstract painting, photographs, ceramic mugs, and decal photograph ceramic plates. 2014 SCHMIDT ART CENTER — Photograph (Punto Di Vista)
2013 - 2015 ROBYN COMBS - Ceramic mugs, plates, and bowl set, paintings, and photographs
2012 - 2018 BRUCE AND BELINDA LANE - Photographs, drawings, paintings, and ceramics
REFERENCES
Anthony Borchardt
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts & Gallery Director at Fontbonne University
6800 Wydown Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63105
ABorchardt@fontbonne.edu
314-719-3620
Nicole Dutton
Spellman Brady & Company
8251 Maryland Ave STE 300
St. Louis, MO 63105
coledutton@gmail.com
314-201-4784
Blake Carroll
Chair of the Art Department at Jefferson College
bcarroll@jeffco.edu
636-481-3000 x3364
618-670-9625 • nshanks1@jeffco.edu • www.nicoleshanks.weebly.com
EDUCATION
Fontbonne University
MFA, Ceramics MA, Studio
Fontbonne University
BFA, Photography
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Jefferson College
Adjunct Instructor
Hillsboro, MO
2017 - Present
- Built a class curriculum for classes in ceramics and art appreciation.
- Art Appreciation classes focus on building the students visual literacy in writing and verbal communication
through a wide variety of media. - Clay classes learn all the steps from start to finish. Hand-building and wheel throwing techniques, Slip trailing,
casting, and mold making techniques, Glaze and clay body chemistry, Electric (Cone 6), and Gas firing (Raku,
horsehair) - Ceramic room equipment maintenance and supply orders are managed and recorded each semester. All orders are
in line with the department budget.
St. Charles Community College
Cottleville, MO
Adjunct Instructor
2019 - Present
- Built a class curriculum for classes in ceramics.
- Clay classes learn all the steps from start to finish. Hand-building and wheel throwing techniques, Slip trailing,
casting, and mold making techniques, Glaze and clay body chemistry, Electric Oxidation, and Gas firing (Raku,
horsehair, cone 10)
Fontbonne University
St. Louis, MO
Adjunct Instructor
2019 - Present
• Built a class curriculum for classes in art appreciation and art history. These assigned classes focus on building the students visual literacy in writing and verbal communication. I focus history classes on how to attach pieces or movements in art with times in history. I go above and beyond to get the student into the on-campus gallery for art exposure, building the students’ confidence in visiting these venues on their own.
Southwestern Illinois College
Belleville, IL
Adjunct Instructor
2015 - Present
• Built a class curriculum for classes in art appreciation, art history, drawing, and design . These assigned classes focus on building the students visual literacy in writing and verbal communication. I focus history classes on how to attach pieces or movements in art with times in history. I go above and beyond to get the student into the on- campus gallery for art exposure, building the students’ confidence in visiting these venues on their own.
Kaskaskia College
Centralia, IL
Adjunct Instructor
2017 - 2019
• Built a class curriculum for classes in drawing and art appreciation. The drawing classes are focused on exposing the students to many different media of drawing, giving them the toolkit to know what medium will deliver what they see in the 3-D world, and learn how to translate works on to a 2-D surface. Art Appreciation classes focus on building the students visual literacy in writing and verbal communication through a wide variety of media.
• Assist with art gallery organization, finding exhibition artists and avenues of advertisement and community awareness.
The Schmidt Art Center
Belleville, IL
Art Education Instructor/Gallery Assistant
2014 – 2019
- Established a program curriculum for the arts education pre-college program.
- During my gallery assistantship, I assisted with archiving exhibition and collection materials, gallery exhibition
installations and deinstallation, as well as specialty displays and research of our permanent collection.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERINCE
Surya Rakta Wellness
Owner/Instructor
Belleville, IL
2012 - 2017
- Built a curriculum for class instruction.
- Instructed group and individual classes.
- Offered continuing education classes for RYT’s.
- Managed bookkeeping, web and brand design, marketing, advertisements.
- Managed independent contractor instruction and payroll.
Pierron, IL
Project Manager
2003 - 2009
- Traveled daily to multiple worksites to manage sub-contractors, monitor safety and project timeline.
- Managed budget of each project and worked on customer and bank relations for project funding.
- Managed Marketing and interior Design.
Fairview Heights, IL
Facility Data Entry
2008 - 2012
- Managed facility data entry to meet deadlines.
- Managed monthly labor logs, Received, organized, and disbursed facility DRT’s
- Scanned, copied, faxed, filed, all DRT’s in to computer system.
Swansea, IL
Case Manager
2012 - 2013
- Customer service for social security disability clients
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEER WORK
Highland Arts Council
Highland, IL
Secretary
2016 – 2020
- Established fundraising goals, planned and administered quarterly fundraising campaigns, identified potential sponsors and managed terms of support.
- Developed organization’s strategic plan and annual objectives with president and board. Executed entire plan.
- Facilitated outreach efforts with high schools, colleges, government and non-profit groups.
- Planned and organized with board the annual “Art in the Park” fundraising event for community arts.
EXHIBITIONS
2019 Fontbonne University Gallery• Into the 3rd Dimension
2018 Highland Art Fair- October
• Highland, IL Art Fair Clay Category
2017 Fontbonne University Gallery- November
• Thesis show for Master of Fine Art. Exhibited cyanotype tiles, vases, Soda fire bowls. Platters
2017 Highland Art Fair- October
• Highland, IL Art Fair Clay Category
2017 Edwardsville Art Fair- September
• Art Fair in Edwardsville, IL Clay Category
2017 Elgin Art Fair- August
• Art Fair in Elgin, IL Clay Category
2017 Lower Art and Music Festival – May
• Art Fair in Paducah, KY Clay Category
2016 Fontbonne Art Gallery - November
• Thesis show for Masters of Art. Exhibited hand-painted plates, bowls, and cups
2016 Art & Wine Walk - November
• Art show in Belleville, IL. Exhibited functional pottery.
2016 Art in the Park - October
• Art Fair in Highland, IL Clay category
2016 Midwest Salute to the Arts - August
• 28th Annual Art Fair in Fairview Heights, IL. Clay category
2015 Fontbonne Art Gallery – November
• Thesis Show. 6 photographs and a female terra cotta bust.
2015 Fontbonne Art Gallery - April
• Junior Synthesis Exhibition. Exhibited four photographs.
2014 Schmidt Art Center – December
• Southwestern Illinois College’s student art show. One abstract photograph was accepted and
purchased for galleries' permanent collection.
2014 Sole Survivors Art Gallery - September
• 3rd annual young artist showcase. Three photographs and coil pots were accepted and judged.
COLLECTIONS
2017-2018 Bonnie and Frank Whipps – 2 sets of ceramic bowls and mugs.
2015-2018 MELISSA MACE - abstract painting, photographs, ceramic mugs, and decal photograph ceramic plates. 2014 SCHMIDT ART CENTER — Photograph (Punto Di Vista)
2013 - 2015 ROBYN COMBS - Ceramic mugs, plates, and bowl set, paintings, and photographs
2012 - 2018 BRUCE AND BELINDA LANE - Photographs, drawings, paintings, and ceramics
REFERENCES
Anthony Borchardt
Assistant Professor of Fine Arts & Gallery Director at Fontbonne University
6800 Wydown Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63105
ABorchardt@fontbonne.edu
314-719-3620
Nicole Dutton
Spellman Brady & Company
8251 Maryland Ave STE 300
St. Louis, MO 63105
coledutton@gmail.com
314-201-4784
Blake Carroll
Chair of the Art Department at Jefferson College
bcarroll@jeffco.edu
636-481-3000 x3364