Mary Shoen
Portland,OR
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Teaching Artist
Street Wise Arts
12.2022 - 08.2024
- Developed and implemented Mixed Media Journal curriculum for diverse groups of students from grades 3 through 12th.
- Equipped students with basic book binding skills in order to create one of a kind journals for their specific interests.
- Facilitated Elementary age students in the development and execution of a Mixed Media Mural.
- Inspired students and assisted in developing creativity and self-expression through various mixed media art forms such as collage, painting, print making, book binding and sculpture.
- Documented student work in order to exhibit and celebrate learning process of each child.
- Managed art room supplies, equipment and resources to maintain consistent supply for projects.
Patron Services Associate
The Dairy Center for the Arts
07.2023 - 08.2024
- Managed ticketing system to process orders, exchanges, and refunds accurately and efficiently within a Box Office Setting
- Assisted Patrons with ticket purchases, art purchases, and film information.
- House Managed Theaters for live performances, assisting with artists and renters needs and inquiries.
- Collaborated with other team members to ensure smooth and efficient operations during high-volume performances and events.
Cafe Associate
Little Lama Cafe - Naropa University
08.2021 - 12.2022
- Determined customer needs, assisted with selection, and promptly served items to foster positive guest experience.
- Operated point-of-sales system and securely handled cash and credit card payments to drive business profitability.
- Maintained clean and presentable cafe by wiping, sanitizing, and replenishing supplies frequently to support workflow efficiency and employee job tasks.
- Built and broke down display cases, secured, and returned product to storage space to assist with opening and closing duties.
Summer Writing Program Activities Coordinator
Naropa University Summer Writing Program
05.2022 - 08.2022
- Organized and moderated three hour-long panels, fostering conversation and critique among students and faculty.
- Was a key administrator between students and faculty, acting as both a liaison and logistics coordinator.
Art Gallery Assistant
Naropa University
08.2021 - 05.2022
- Assisted with Installation and break down of Gallery Spaces.
- Designed and distributed bi-weekly promotional posters and advertisements using Google Suite.
- Played a key role in six installations, helping student and guest artists present their work in the Naropa gallery.
- Improved my design skills and sharpened my eye for using space in creative ways.
- Learned directly from the Naropa Visual Arts Director and was trusted with creative choices and responsibilities within the gallery.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Visual Arts
Naropa University
Boulder, Colorado05.2022
Certification - Performing Arts
Institute For Contemporary Performance
Portland Experimental Theater Ensemble 05-2025
Lesley University - Expressive Arts Therapy
Lesley University
Cambridge, Massachusettes12.2018
Bard College - Vocal Jazz Studies
Bard College
Annandale-on-Hudson, New York05.2018
Skills
- Advanced Textile Skills in Hand Made Arts
- Sculpture and Installation Design
- Trained Dancer, Musician, Performer, and Mixed Media Artist
- Community Art Organizer
- Strong Interpersonal Skills
- Expert Communicator and Problem Solver
Websites
Awards
- Featured Artist in the 39th Annual Best in Colorado Showcase, 2023
- American Art Awards Finalist, 2023
- Artful Expressions of the Mind Finalist (Mental Health Portraits), 2023
- Rising Artist Award, 2022
Exhibitions
- ARTIFICE: A festival of New Experimental Theater (Institute for Contemporary Performance), 2025
Performed, produced, and created a festival of 5 New works in tandem with the 2024-25 Cohort.
Developed Installation based work and Performed Movement and Text for a piece titled "The Keepers" which explored memory and connection to Object.
Performed and Sang in a a piece titled "True Enough" which used multi disciplinary technology and surreal fast paced performance to explore our relationship to attention and to eachother.
- Rooted Residency Cycle 2, Boulder, CO, Mi Chantli Art and Movement Sanctuary, 2022
3 Month Residency which culminated in a 30 minutes group Dance Theater piece titled "because once it starts, its never finished"
In partnership with the residency, Shoen Developed and Executed a day long Workshop titled "Body as Icon", which explored storytelling using the modality of performance and ones own body as a tool for enacted personal and collective myth making.
- Order and Sacrifice, Boulder, CO, Naropa University Cube Gallery, 2021
Solo Gallery Show
Installation and Performance piece that examined the sacrifices a society makes in order to live with ease.
Inspired by Ursula K LeGuins short story "The ones who walked away from Omelas".
A Contemplative approach to confronting the reality of suffering in a world of fast comforts and distractions.
- Murmuration, Senior Gallery Show, Boulder, CO, Naropa University, 2022
Installation Performance titled "Rivet Their Eyes on.
Inspired by the Aesthetic and Philosophy of The Japanese Wabi-Sabi, Shoen created Dozens of hand made Soft Sculpture eyeballs which hung around a blindfolded Shoen for a 5 hour Durational performance in an installed "forest".
- HERstory, Denver, CO, AVANTE GARDE Art, 2023
Performed a live Performance Art piece at the yearly Women in Art Event put on by AVANTE GARDE Art in Denver, Colorado.
Timeline
Patron Services Associate
The Dairy Center for the Arts
07.2023 - 08.2024
Teaching Artist
Street Wise Arts
12.2022 - 08.2024
Summer Writing Program Activities Coordinator
Naropa University Summer Writing Program
05.2022 - 08.2022
Cafe Associate
Little Lama Cafe - Naropa University
08.2021 - 12.2022
Art Gallery Assistant
Naropa University
08.2021 - 05.2022
Lesley University - Expressive Arts Therapy
Lesley University
Bachelor of Arts - Visual Arts
Naropa University
Certification - Performing Arts
Institute For Contemporary Performance
Bard College - Vocal Jazz Studies
Bard College
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