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Teresa Shannon attended the University of Alaska Fairbanks where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in 1998.  In 2005 she completed a Master of Fine Arts in Ceramics from Wichita State University in Kansas.  After finishing graduate school she returned to Fairbanks where she divides her time between teaching ceramics at UAF, working in her studio, assisting her husband in the construction of their geodesic dome house and driving the Zamboni at the ice rink.

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TERESA SHANNON

EDUCATION
2005 Master of Fine Arts, Ceramics
Wichita State University (WSU) 
Wichita, Kansas
1998 Bachelor of Fine Arts, Art emphasis in Ceramics
University of Alaska Fairbanks  (UAF)
Fairbanks, AK 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Art Department
Adjunct Faculty, 2000, 2006-present 
Courses: 
Beginning, Intermediate, Advanced, and Graduate Ceramics
Ceramic Materials - developed course for UAF
Current Problems: Ceramics into the 20th Century
Three-Dimensional Design
2020 FacultyWorkload Extension to develop online content for courses 
Served on over 15 BFA and MFA students’ thesis committees
Advisor to student ceramics club

Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA 
Visiting Assistant Professor, Fall 2019-Spring 2020
Courses
Intermediate Ceramics (Hand-building)
Advanced Ceramics (Hand-building)
Ceramic Modeling Skills (for Culinary Pastry Majors)
Art Appreciation
Exhibitions Coordinator
Advisor to student ceramics club

University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Art Department
Sabbatical replacement in Ceramics, 2017, 2007-2008
Courses:  
Intermediate, Advanced, and Graduate Ceramics
Ran Ceramics Department including managing budget, ordering materials, and coordinating other adjunct faculty
University of Alaska Fairbanks Visual Art Academy. 
Art Teacher, 2008-2010; 2022 
Teaching 12-17-year-olds two-week summer ceramics program

Wichita State University
Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2002-2005 
Instructor of record:
Beginning Handbuilding, 
Beginning Wheel-throwing, 
Intermediate Wheel-throwing

Randy Smith Middle School Summer Program; Fairbanks, AK
Art Teacher, 2001

West Valley High School; Fairbanks, AK
Art Teacher, 2000
Beginning Pottery

UAF Summer Fine Arts Camp
Teaching Assistant, 1999

GALLERY EXPERIENCE/JUROR/CURATOR/COORDINATOR
2024 Co-curator with Alyssa Enriquez  ITOC “Boreal Forest Investigations” scheduled Sept 2024
2023 Exhibition Installation Team, “ITOC: Boreal Forest Stories” Pratt Museum; Homer AK
2020 Exhibitions Coordinator, Amaan Art Gallery and Chauvin Sculpture Garden + Art Studio;
Nicholls State University; Thibodaux, LA
2020 Gallery Technician, Fairbanks Arts Association, Wandering Bear Gallery 
2017.2018 Curator, “Claybuddies” “Claybuddies II” Well Street Art Co; Fairbanks AK
2016 Juror  “Illuminate” UAF Frozen Lenses Photography Club; Venue; Fairbanks AK
2014 Juror “ASAA All-State Art Show” Statewide student art show;  online; Alaska
2013 Juror “Up with Art” Fairbanks North Star Borough School District High School Art Show
Bear Gallery, Fairbanks AK
2013 Juror “ASAA All-State Art Show” Statewide student art show;  online; Alaska
2013 Juror  “UAS Art Student Exhibition”; Juneau AK
2011 Coordinator/CoCurator with Karen Foote“Tom-blers – Exhibition benefiting the Tom Rohr
Memorial Scholarship”  Keller Architecture & Allied Arts; Fairbanks, AK
2010 Coordinator with Jim Brashear and Karen Foote  “Tom Rohr Memorial Wood-fire and Silent
Auction”; coordinated inviting artists from around the country to participate in multi-day and multi-kiln wood fire and the silent auction of all donated works. Proceeds benefited the establishment of the “Tom Rohr Memorial Scholarship” at UAF; UAF Art Department 
2005-07 Gallery Manager/Studio Assistant; Expressions in Glass: Gallery and Studio, Fairbanks, AK
2002-05 Exhibition installation team; Clayton Staples Gallery; Wichita, KS
1997-1998 Student Museum Assistant; UAF Museum, Exhibits

LECTURES/DEMONSTRATIONS/WORKSHOPS/PRESENTATIONS
2024 Poster presentation T, Shannon and A. Edler, “No Gerstley Borate, No Problem” NCECA Conference, Richmond VA March 2024
2021 Fairbanks Arts Association Bear Gallery; Fairbanks, AK: Gallery talk in conjunction with exhibition
2020 Southeastern Louisiana University; 1-day workshop with demonstration, lecture, and critiques
2019 Emporia State University; 2-day wood-fire workshop with demonstrations, lecture, and critiques
2017 Bunnell Street Gallery; Homer, AK: Gallery talk in conjunction with exhibition
2013 University of Alaska, Southeast; 2-day workshop and slide lecture 
2012 Art in the Making - Family Day; UA Museum of the North
one-day on-site demonstration in conjunction with the exhibition
2008 20/20 Ceramics Symposium; University of Alaska, Southeast: 
 One-day demonstration and slide lecture in conjunction with exhibition.
2006 University of Alaska, Fairbanks: 2-day workshop and slide lecture.
2005 Demonstration of work on local television program “Home” May 22, 2005, Wichita, KS
2005 Artist slide lecture in conjunction with exhibition. Cowley College, Arkansas City, KS
2005 Graduate Slide Forum at NCECA Conference. Baltimore, MD

PROFESSIONAL/UNIVERSITY SERVICE
2010-11 Committee member: “Tom Rohr Memorial Scholarship Fund” for Ceramics students at UAF. 
Organized multiple fundraisers and worked with UA Foundation in the establishment of the fund.
2008-present co-Advisor to Student Ceramic Arts Guild (SCAG)
assisting students with programs including Visiting Artist presentations; end-of-semester sales; travel to NCECA conferences; group exhibitions; various fundraising events; wood-kiln firings
2008-present Fairbanks Food Bank “Empty Bowls” Fundraiser
participant and volunteer. donating artwork and assisting with setup of annual fundraiser to benefit the Fairbanks Food Bank
2008-present Thesis Committee Member; UAF Art Department. 
Served on over 15  BFA and MFA Thesis Committees

RESIDENCIES/ GRANTS
2016 Artist Invite Artist Residency; Red Lodge Clay Center: Red Lodge, MT
2008 Individual Artist Project Grant: Rasmuson Foundation
$5000 grant to build soda kiln – completed May 2009

RESEARCH
2020-23 Participant Ceramic Materials Workshop, Glaze chemistry research guided by Matt Katz
2020-present Participant In a Time of Change(ITOC): Boreal Forest Stories, Bonanza Creek Long 
Term Ecological Research, UAF, Institute of Arctic Biology. Transdisciplinary program fostering communication between art, humanities, and sciences focused on social-ecological themes

SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2023 “Mugs and more” 2 Street Gallery, Fairbanks, AK
2022 “Pottery Menagerie” Well Street Art Co, Fairbanks, AK
2021 “Back Porch Sightings” Bear Gallery, Fairbanks AK
2021 “Pottery in Bloom” 2 Street Gallery, Fairbanks, AK
2020  “Pottery Love” 2 Street Gallery, Fairbanks, AK
2019    “Pots and Quilts” (two-person exhibition) Well Street Art Co, Fairbanks, AK
2019 “Ready for Spring”  Keller Architecture & Allied Arts; Fairbanks, AK
2018 “Flowerpots” 2 Street Gallery, Fairbanks, AK
2017 “Backyard” Bunnell Street Gallery; Homer, AK
2016 “Murmurations” Well Street Art Co., Fairbanks AK
2015 “Repetition2” Fire Island Bake Shop through blue.hollomon gallery: Anchorage, AK
2015 “Winter… and other seasons” Keller Architecture & Allied Arts; Fairbanks, AK
2014 “Repetition” Keller Architecture & Allied Arts; Fairbanks, AK
2012 “Solstice” Keller Architecture & Allied Arts; Fairbanks, AK
2010 “Morning Coffee” Keller Architecture & Allied Arts; Fairbanks, AK
2007 “Holiday Dishes” Bear Gallery, Fairbanks, AK  
2005 “Pretty, Silly”  MFA Thesis Exhibition Clayton Staples Gallery, Wichita, KS
2005 “You are what you wear” Cowley College Gallery; Arkansas City, KS
1998 “Almost Touching” BFA Thesis Exhibition UAF Fine Arts Gallery

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2024/25 scheduled“In a Time of Change: Boreal Forest Stories” traveling exhibition
Copper River Gallery; Cordova, AK
Valdez Museum & Historical Archive; Valdez AK
International Gallery of Contemporary Art (IGCA) Anchorage AK
Alaska State Museum Juneau AK
2024 scheduled “ Boreal Forest Investigations” Bear Gallery, Fairbanks, AK
2023 “In a Time of Change: Boreal Forest Stories” Pratt Museum, Homer, AK
2022 “In a Time of Change: Boreal Forest Stories” Bear Gallery, Fairbanks, AK
2022 “ArtWorks” Dane Ledet Gallery, Thibodaux, LA
2021 “Penn Road Makers” Thread and Fire, Mt Vernon WA
2019 “Nicholls Faculty Exhibition” Ameen Art Gallery, Nicholls State University; Thibodaux, LA
2019 “Love your Mug” The Venue, Fairbanks, AK
2019 “Celebrating Alaska's Birds” Well Street Art Co., Fairbanks AK
2018 “Clay Buddies II”- Curator Well Street Art Co., Fairbanks AK 
2018 “Fairbanks Art Assoc. Member Invitational Exhibit”; Bear Gallery; Fairbanks, AK
2018 “Wichita National 2018 Invitational” Reuben Saunders Gallery, Wichita KS
2018 “Design Alaska’s Wild Arts Walk” Creamers Field, Fairbanks AK
2017 “Claybuddies”- Curator Well Street Art Co., Fairbanks AK 
2017 “Wichita National 2017 Invitational” Reuben Saunders Gallery, Wichita KS
2017 “Fairbanks Art Assoc. Member Invitational Exhibit”; Bear Gallery; Fairbanks, AK
2016 “Empty Bowls Invitational” Reuben Saunders Gallery, Wichita KS
2016 “Patterns of Influence: Vessel”; Bear Gallery: Fairbanks, AK Juror: Barbara Lavallee
2015 “Artists Invite Artists Preview Exhibition”; Red Lodge Clay Center Gallery: Red Lodge, MT
2015 “Catalyst: Leaving a Lasting Impression”; Lore Degenstein Gallery; Selinsgrove, PA 
2013 “Earth, Fire and Fiber XXIX”; Anchorage Museum; Anchorage, AK
2013 “Bluegrass Bourbon Show”; Kentucky Museum of Arts and Crafts; Louisville, KY
Curator/Juror: Matt Long 
2012 “Pour 2012”; Terra Incognito Gallery; Oak Park, IL 
2012 Art in the Making; Special Exhibit UA Museum of the North; Fairbanks, AK
2011 Artisan Expo; UAF Museum of the North; Fairbanks, AK
2011 Topeka Competition 30; Topeka, KS
2010 Artisan Expo; UAF Museum of the North; Fairbanks, AK
2009 y=f(x); Bentley Projects, Phoenix, AZ at NCECA conference
2009 Fired Earth 1945-2008: Wichita Center for the Arts; Wichita, KS Curator: Stephanie Lanter
2008 20/20 Ceramics: Alaska State Museum; Juneau, AK   Curator: Jeremy Kane
2008 y=f(x): Red Lodge Clay Center; Red Lodge MT
2008 Interior Artisans; Bear Gallery, Fairbanks, AK
2008 Fairbanks Potters Guild; Bear Gallery, Fairbanks, AK
2007 Symbiotic Art; Collaborations with Craig Cheledinas; The Annex, Fairbanks, AK
2006 Vessel Invitational; Red Lodge Clay Center; Red Lodge MT
2006 Alterior Motives; Baltimore Clayworks, Baltimore, MD
Curator: Mary Cloonan
2006 Interior Artisans; Bear Gallery, Fairbanks, AK
Juror: Peter Brondz
2006 Masters of Mud 3; Anchorage Museum, Anchorage, AK
2005 All Femme Show; Strecker-Nelson Gallery, Manhattan, KS
2005 64th Parallel; Bear Gallery, Fairbanks, AK  Juror: Elizabeth Newman Kuiper
2005 “It’s All About Love” Ceramics Show; Clayton Staples Gallery; Wichita, KS. 
Juror: Jeannie Quinn 
2005 WSU Faculty Biennial; Ulrich Museum of Contemporary Art; Wichita, KS
2005 Ceramic and Metals Invitational; Springfield, MO
2005 Women’s Work; Butler Community College Gallery; Eldorado, KS
2004 Decorative Arts Juried Show; Clayton Staples Gallery; Wichita, KS Juror: Katie Geha
2004 8 Fluid Ounces; LSU School of Art Gallery; Baton Rouge, LA
Juror: Michealine Walsh
2004 Orton Cone Box Show; Baker University; Baldwin City, KS
2004 Starbrick Clay National 2004; Starbrick Clay; Nelsonville, OH
Juror:  Brad Schwieger
2003 Cup: The Intimate Object II; Charlie Cummings Clay Studio; 
Juror: Julia Galloway Fort Wayne, IN
2003 Wichita National, Wichita Center for the Arts; Wichita, KS
Juror: Josh DeWeese  purchase award
2003 WSU Faculty Biennial, Ulrich Museum of Contemporary Art; Wichita, KS
2000 Alaska Juried Ceramics Show, Bunnell Street Gallery; Homer, AK
Juror: Jeff Oestreich
1999 Utilitarian Ceramics; Nicholls State University; Thibodaux, LA
Juror: Bill Griffith
1997 Alaska Cup Show; Girdwood Center for Visual Arts; Girdwood, AK
1996 Alaska Wood Fired Show; Bear Gallery; Juror: Tom Rohr 

COLLECTIONS
Anchorage Museum: Anchorage, AK
UA Museum of the North: Fairbanks, AK
Wichita Center for the Arts: Wichita, KS

PUBLICATIONS IN WHICH WORK IS PICTURED
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: November 28, 2021
Alaska Home: Fall/Winter 2020/21 
Creative Alaska: University of Alaska Press, 2016
Alaska Home: Fall 2014
The Shocker; WSU Alumni Association, spring 2005
The Wichita Eagle; May 10, 2005
The Wichita Eagle; May 6, 2005
The Sunflower; WSU Student Newspaper; May 6, 2005
KAKE TV 6 o’clock news; May 5, 2005
500 Cups; Lark Books, 2004
A Show of Hands; Ulrich Museum of Art, 2003. 

ORGANIZATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Fairbanks Potters Guild
Fairbanks Arts Association
National Council for Education in the Ceramic Arts(NCECA)
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