Shawna A. Atkins

407 Robbins Dr.

Natchitoches, La 71457

crushedpine@hotmail.com

 

Education

 

                    Winnfield Senior High School diploma, May 1996

                    Northwestern State University, Bachelor of Arts in Art, minor

          in Social Sciences, May 2002

Northwestern State University, Masters of Art,

graduation date December 2004

 

Experience

                    Graduate Assistantship, NSU, fall 2002, assisted in instruction,

research and preparation for Design 1 class.

Graduate Assistantship, NSU, spring 2003, fall 2003,

independently researching, preparing and instructing Design 1 class.

                    Regional Folk Life Center Intern, NSU, summer 2002, summer

2003, summer 2004, photographed, documented, displayed and assisted   in curation of artifacts in association with Williamson Museum, particularly folk art.

Folk Festival, summer 2002, summer 2003, painted stage

 backdrop, photographed and interviewed folk artists.

                    Adjunct Professor, NSU, fall 2004, taught Art Education

                    Ad Department, Natchitoches Times Newspaper, Spring 2005-

-present, working in production, graphics & layout, using Creator and Quark.

 

Exhibitions

June 2005, Barnwell Gallery, Shreveport, La, “Gathering”

March 2005, Shreveport, La, Ann Rowell Celebration of Women in the Arts

Dec 2004, NSU Graduate Exhibition, “Soul Implosion”

Fall 2004, NSU Faculty Art Show

Spring 2003, NSU Student Art Show, 2nd Place for “Ophelia”

Fall 2002, NSU Faculty Exhibition

May 2002, NSU Senior Art Exhibit, “Fabellae ex Stellae et Sanguis”

Spring 2002 NSU Student Art Show, 2002

Spring 2001 NSU Student Art Show, 2001