Shannon Goede
Title: Former DTAA Graduate Assistant
Biography
Shannon Goede earned her B.F.A in Photography, minoring in Commercial Photography from the University of Akron, Myers School of Art in 2007. During her undergraduate years, she was granted an Art Scholarship, Scholarship Show Award, and Dashiell travel grant to Belgium for a printmaking workshop. Her experience in the field of curating has included working with Summit Art Space, registering artists, participating in-group shows, and assisting the Curator prepare exhibitions such as: Akron Art Prize, Clever Little Devils, Paper or Plastic: Lowbrow Toy & Art Show. She has also curated two solo exhibitions, Off the Wall and her Senior B.F.A Photography Exhibition. Shannon’s Graduate Assistantship is at the Emily Davis Gallery, in the Myers School of Art. She co-curated an exhibition at the Emily Davis Gallery titled From the Vault: 40 Years of Excellence of the Emily Davis Gallery. The exhibition opened December 4 2014, in Folk Hall at The University of Akron. During summer 2015, Shannon worked with The Arts LIFT program directed by Elisa Gargarella. She also interned this at The Canton Museum of Art photographing their permanent collection for their upcoming online gallery. She’s currently working on her first solo curating experience at The Emily Davis Gallery. The show will open October 1st and run through October 30th, 2015. After graduation, Shannon wishes to peruse her passion for the arts in curating exhibitions or directing programs for museums or galleries. Upon completion of the Arts Administration program, Shannon will bring forth the knowledge she cultivated and the development of ideas she accumulated to promote community engagement within the visual arts.
