Christine Shanks

Christine Julin Shanks

www.christineshanks.com | christine@christineshanks.com

Digital photography, imaging and printmaking, black and white, color (c41 and e6), alternative photographic processes, and studio photography, mixed media, ceramics, graphic design.

• Education

  • MFA, Photography, University of Delaware, 2004
  • BS, Visual Communications, Towson University, 2000

• Awards

  • Camera Arts Magazine, Artists’ Showcase, C4FAP Camera Arts Award, November 2006 issue
  • Best in Show, Biggs Shot Exhibition, Biggs Museum of American Art, November 2005
  • GTA with stipend, University of Delaware, Spring 2003 – Spring 2004
  • Full Scholarship, University of Delaware, Fall 2002 – Spring 2004

• Exhibitions

  • The Sketchbook Project Exhibition, Art House Six City U.S. Gallery and Museum Tour, February-April 2009
  • 40th Anniversary Exhibit, Invitational, Maryland Sate Arts Council James Backas Gallery, Baltimore, MD 2007
  • Photography Faculty Show Faculty Exhibition, Art Institute of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA December 2007
  • Photo Image ’07, Nexus Foundation, PA, May 2007
  • “I” exhibit, The New Orleans Darkroom, LA, February –April 2007
  • Camera Obscura 2005/1-Inf International Exhibit, Gallery Merid, Germany, permanent collection since March 2006, pinhole #s 109-110, 151-154
  • Snap to Grid exhibit, Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, CA, September-October 2006
  • C4FAP DIA Invitational, Denver International Airport Exhibit, CO, September 2006-January 2007
  • Photo Works of the 21st Century & Beyond Exhibit, Center for Fine Art Photography, CO, June – July 2006
  • Biggs Shot, Sewell C. Biggs Museum of American Art, DE, November 2005–February 2006
  • Faculty Show, Art Institute of Philadelphia, PA, May-July 2005
  • Clay Show Juried Exhibition, Newark Arts Alliance, DE, October 2004
  • Community Member’s Juried Exhibition, Newark Arts Alliance, DE, June-July 2004
  • University of Delaware Graduate Ceramics, Charlie Cummings Clay Studio, IN, June 2004
  • University of Delaware MFA Exhibition, University of Delaware, DE, May 2004
  • April International Juried Exhibition, Projekt30 Gallery, PA, April-May 2004
  • Landscape International Juried Exhibition, Imaginestation Gallery, PA, April 2004
  • Real Life Members Juried Exhibition, Delaware Center for Contemporary Art, DE, February-May 2004
  • Art Happens2, University of Delaware, DE, February 2004
  • University of Delaware Photography Graduates Invitational, Penrose Gallery, PA, November 2003
  • New Blood2 MFA Exhibition, University of Delaware, DE, April 2003
  • New Blood MFA Exhibition, University of Delaware, DE, September 2002
  • Gender Illusions Solo Exhibition, Chuck’s Gallery, GA, July-September 2001
  • Senior Exhibition, Towson Commons Gallery, MD, May 2000
  • Juried Student Photo Exhibition, Towson Commons Gallery, MD, April 2000
  • Juried Student Exhibition, Holtzman Gallery, MD, March 2000

• Gallery Representation

  • Driving Through series on display, Diddywopps and Keeffers Gallery, MD, November 05 – April 06

• Collaborative Projects Participation

  • Judy Simon’s Deadeye Dick Graphic Novel Project, The Flippo Gallery and JerzeeDevil forum, VA and Online, November 2006- February 2007
  • Steven Silberg’s Walk A Mile In Another Man’s Shoes Art Project, Shsarts.com, Online, December 2006

• Conferences and Seminars

  • “Feedback with Challenging Students”, hosted by Jodi Minor through AIP-Online and EDMC, Aug 12, 2008
  • “Emotional Intelligence in the Classroom”, hosted by Jodi Minor through AIP-Online and EDMC, Aug 07, 2008
  • “Effective Feedback Parts 1-3”, hosted by Jodi Minor through AIP-Online and EDMC, Aug 02, 2008
  • Adobe CS3 Extended Training, Attended, hosted online through Adobe and EDMC, Aug 10. 2007
  • Adobe CS3 Acrobat Training, Attended, hosted online through Adobe and EDMC, Aug 3, 2007
  • Faculty Development Workshop, Attended: “Encouraging Excellence: Motivating Students to Achieve a Higher Level of Success”, hosted online through The Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online, PA, July 31, 2007
  • Society for Photographic Education Mid Atlantic Region Conference, Attended: “Vernacular Spectacular”, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
  • The Biggs Museum of American Art, Presenter: “Symposium on Fine Art Photography”, DE, 2006
  • Southern Graphics Council Conference, Exhibited Mixed Media work: “3D: Diversity, Discourse, Dimension”, New Brunswick, NJ, 2004

• Bibliography

  • Pinhole photographs published in Gallery Merid’s “Camera Obscura 2005/1-Inf International Exhibition Catalog”, 2006
  • Camera Arts Magazine, Artists’ Showcase, Nov 2006 issue
  • Mixed Media work published in Lark Books’ “Image Transfer on Clay” by Paul Andrew Wandless, 2006
  • Delaware Online The News Journal, article by Kent Steinriede, Biggs Exhibit Spotlights Area Artists, Nov 2005
  • Dover Post, article by Joanna Wilson, Photography as Art to be Topic at Biggs Event, Dec 2005

• Software and Hardware

  • Software: Adobe CS3 Suite, Lightroom, Quark Xpress, Microsoft Office Suite and PageMaker, Silver Fast Software, and MacRascol software
  • Studio/Printing equipment: digital, large format, 35mm and medium format cameras, Polaroid, film and digital backs, studio lighting, Epson archival printers, Film scanners and Flatbed scanning, Digital camcorders, LFR digital film recorder, Traditional Color and Black and White Darkroom
  • Mac and PC platform

• Commercial Experience

  • Graphic Designer / Typesetter, April-October 1999. April to August 2002
  • Ridge Printing, 4627 Ridge Road, Baltimore, MD, 21236
  • Designed business documents, cards, publications and logos for clients. Pre-press responsibilities included scanning, typesetting, file organization, and preparing files for printing. Other responsibilities included collating, backing up files, organizing hard copy and computer files, and computer maintenance.

• Published Freelance Work

  • “The Scarlet Letter” promotional postcard, Towson University Theatre Department
  • “Surviving High School When You’re Dead” book cover, and design, author B.H. Butler
  • “Usher” movie poster, Eye Productions

• Campus Committees

  • Portfolio Review Committee Member, University of Delaware (Nancy Breslin), 2004
  • Workshop Committee Member (Mathews) Summer ‘06, Fall ‘06
  • Portfolio Review Committee Member (Camera, Philips, Cornelius, Mathews) Spring ‘06, Summer ‘06, Fall ‘06, Winter ‘07

• Teaching Experience

  • Assistant Professor, Photography and Graphic Design, 2004-Present, Art Institute of Philadelphia
  • Part Time Faculty, Graphic Design, 2006-Present, Art Institute of Pittsburgh Online Division
  • Faculty, Photography, 2002-2004, University of Delaware