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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH: Sharon K. Schafer


Current contact Information:

 

Websites:

Fine Art - www.skschaferart .com

Graphic Art, Interpretive Design, and Planning – www.skydancestudio.com

 

Educational background:

  • Graduate Study, 1976-1978, Natural Resource Management-Wildlife Management, Humboldt State University, CA
  • B.S., 1976, Wildlife Management, Humboldt State University, CA (with honors)

Awards and recognition: (selected)

  • 2012 Association for Partners of Public Lands National Conference, National Conference, Keynote Speaker, Las Vegas, NV
  • 2011 Art and the Animal, Dennos Museum, Traverse City, MI, San Diego, CA
  • 2011 The Art of Conservation, Vancover, British Columbia, Canada
  • 2011 Art of the Animal Kingdom XVII, Bennington, VT
  • 2010 Art and the Animal, San Diego Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA
  • 2010 Art and the Animal, Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO
  • 2010 Best of Nature, International juried photography show, San Diego
          Natural History Museum, San Diego, CA
  • 2010 Paint America, Finalist-Top 100,
  • 2010 Art of Conservation, Artist for Conservation, Vancouver, BC, Canada
  • 2010 Solo Exhibit, The Art of Nature, Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure, Salina, KS
  • 2009 Small Works/ Big Impressions, National Tour, Society of Animal Artists, Opening The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO
  • 2009 The Art of Conservation, Blauvelt Art Museum, Oradell, NJ
  • 2009 Selected member of the International Guild of Realism.
  • 2009 Featured Speaker, Rolling Hills Wildlife Adventure, Salina KS
  • 2009 Art and the Animal, National Tour, Society of Animal Artists, Opening Rolling Hills, Salina KS
  • 2009 Solo Show, Valley of Fire State Park, Overton, NV
  • 2009 Art of the Animal Kingdom XIV, Bennington, VT
  • 2009 Featured Speaker, Wings and Wildlife Festival, Laughlin, NV
  • 2009 Solo Show, The Art of Nature, Lost City Museum, Overton, NV
  • 2009 Guest speaker, The Wildlife Experience, Parker, CO
  • 2009 Guest Speaker, International Master Gardeners Conference, Las Vegas, NV
  • 2008 Featured Artist, Boulder City Fine Art Festival, Boulder City, NV
  • 2008 Solo Show, The Art of Nature: Images from the Wildlands of Southern Nevada, Nevada State Museum, Carson City, NV
  • 2007 Artist-in-Residence, Prince Albert II, Arctic
  • 2008 Selected Signature Member - Artists for Conservation
  • 2008 Selected Associate Member - Society of Animal Artists
  • 2008 Featured Speaker, Frances Humphrey Lecture Series, Nevada State Museum, Carson City, NV
  • 2008 Featured Speaker, Forum Lecture Series, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
  • 2007 Solo Show, The Art of Nature: Images from the Wildlands of Southern Nevada, Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas, NV
  • 2007 Artist-in-Residence, Kapitan Khlebnikov, Quark Expeditions, Antarctica
  • 2007 Artist-in-Residence, Professor Molchanov, Quark Expeditions, Antarctica
  • 2007 Focus On Nature IX, New York State Museum, Albany, NY
  • 2006 Artist-in-residence, Kapitan Khlebnikov, Quark Expeditions, Antarctica
  • 2005 Guild Of Natural Science Illustrators Annual Show, Jacobs Gallery, Eugene, OR
  • 2005 Focus On Nature IX, New York State Museum, Albany, NY
  • 2005 The Art of Seeing: Nature Revealed through Illustration, Oakland Museum of California, CA
  • 2002 Nevada Council for the Arts, sculpture commission for White House ornament at the request of First Lady Laura Bush, subject: Nevada indigenous bird
  • 2001 Artist-in-Residence, Isle Royale National Park, MI
  • 1999 Howard Hughes Corporation Grant, Interpretive Mural/Exhibit
  • 1992 Premio Cornice (international design award) Coppa Concor, Bologna, Italy

 

Work represented in the collections of:
President George W. Bush, Secretary of the Interior Gail Norton; U.S. Senator Harry Reid;
U.S. Senator John Ensign; U.S. Representative John Porter; Howard Hughes Corporation, City of Henderson, NV; Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, NV; Isle Royale National Park, Isle Royale, MI; Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, Mount Charleston, NV; Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, Henderson, NV

Employment & Experience  (selected most relevant and recent)

  • 1998-Present, Owner /Operator Skydance Studio, Boulder City, NV

  • 2011, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Desert National Wildlife Refuge,
          special project, photography and fine art, NV

  • 2011, Southern Nevada Agency Partnership, Wilderness Multimedia
          Presentations

  • 2011, Southern Nevada Agency Partnership, Interagency Building Art,
          Permanent Exhibit, Las Vegas, NV

  • 2011, Southern Nevada Agency Partnership, Mobitle Exhibit, Large voyage to
          Format Photographic Mural, NV

  • 2008, Photographer and lecturer for Prince Albert II Arctic Exploration voyage to
          Svalbard.

  • 2008, Clark County Parks and Recreation, Clark County Wetlands Park, NV
          Childrens illustrated nature journal.

  • 2007, The Southern Nevada Mathematics Council and the Nevada State Science Teacher’s
          Association Regional Conference, Presenter, Las Vegas, NV

  • 2006-2007, Served 60 days as Artist-in-Residence and photographer on Antarctic voyages.
    Including:
    • 2007, Artist-in-Residence.
      • Nov7-Nov20 Kapitan Khlebnikov Emperor Penguin,(Snow Hill Island)
    • 2006, Artist-in-Residence
      • Oct 17-Nov2 Kapitan Khlebnikov Emperor Penguin, (Snow Hill Island).
      • Dec1-Dec23  Professor Molchanov  (Malvinas, S Georgia and Peninsula).
      • Dec 23-Dec29 Professor Molchanov (Antarctic Peninsula).

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  • 2006, National Park Service, Lake Mead National Recreation Area, NV
          Children’s illustrated natural history field guide.

  • 2006, US Forest Service, Spring Mountain National Recreation Area, NV
          Interpretive roadside and Visitor Center exhibits. Includes recreational,
          biological, cultural illustrations, photographs, and interpretive text. 

  • 2005, Bureau of Land Management, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area,
          Red Springs Interpretive Boardwalk, NV
          Designed, illustrated and produced wayside interpretive panels

  • 2005, Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas, NV
          Guest instructor - Nature Journaling Workshop

  • 2005, Clark County Wetlands Park, NV
          Presenter - Jason Project - "Teach the Teacher Workshop"

  • 2005, University of Nevada - Las Vegas Public Lands Institute, NV
         Exhibit design and fabrication for White House Conference on Cooperative Conservation.

  • 2005, “Spring Mountains Sensitive Species Guide.” Spring Mountain National
          Recreation Area. Includes botanical illustrations. 

  • 2004, Bureau of Land Management, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area,
          Red Rock Loop Interpretive Waysides, NV
          Designed, illustrated and produced wayside interpretive panels.

  • 2004, Clark County Parks and Recreation, Clark County Wetlands Park, NV
          Childrens illustrated Nature Journal.

  • 2005, National Association for Interpretation Region II Workshop,
          Guest instructor - nature journaling

  • 2005, Bureau of Land Management, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, NV       Red Springs Interpretive Boardwalk
          Designed, illustrated and produced wayside interpretive panels.

  • 2004, Spring Mountain National Recreation Area, NV
          U.S. Forest Service: interpretive roadside and visitor center exhibits. Includes recreational,
          biological, cultural illustrations, photographs, and interpretive panels.

  • 2004, Bureau of Land Management, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, NV
          Red Rock Loop Interpretive Waysides-Phase II, NV
          Designed, illustrated and produced wayside interpretive panels.

  • 2003, National Association for Interpretation, Virginia Beach, VI
          Presented national workshop for park naturalists on nature journaling
          as a tool to engage the visitor with the natural world.

  • 2000 – 2003, Canyonlands Field Institute, Moab, UT
          River guide and guest instructor-art, photography and natural history.

  • 2003-Present, “Isle Royale: One Artists Journey.” Illustrated natural history book:
          Isle Royal Natural History Association, Isle Royale National Park, MI (in progress).

  • 2003, “Meet the Mojave Desert” interpretive poster and flash cards. Includes floral,
          faunal, text and illustrations appropriate for ages kindergarten to adult.

  • 2002, Bureau of Land Management, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, NV
          Red Rock Loop Interpretive Waysides-Phase I
          Designed, illustrated and produced wayside interpretive panels.

  • 2002, U.S. Forest Service, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, NV
          Interpretive trail brochures. Includes Paleozoic fossils,
          recent flora and fauna, cultural illustrations, photographs and text.

  • 2002, U.S. Forest Service, Spring Mountain National Recreation Area, NV
          Interpretive roadside and visitor center exhibits. Includes
          recreational, biological, cultural illustrations, photographs, and interpretive text. 

  • 2002, Nevada State Parks, NV
          Illustrated park brochures.

  • 2002, U.S. Forest Service, Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, NV
          Interpretive trail brochures. Includes paleontology,
          recent flora and fauna, cultural illustrations, photographs and text.

  • 2002, U.S. Forest Service, Spring Mountain National Recreation Area, NV
          Interpretive roadside and visitor center exhibits. Includes
          recreational, biological, cultural illustrations, photographs, and interpretive text. 

  • 2001, Clark County Wetlands Park, NV,
          Children’s illustrated natural history field guide.

  • 2001, Outside Las Vegas Foundation, Las Vegas, NV
          Developed branding design collection.

  • 2001, Clark County Parks and Recreation, Clark County Wetlands Park, NV,
          Children’s illustrated natural history field guide journal.

  • 2001, National Association for Interpretation, NAI National Conference, Tucson, AZ
          Instructor and presentor

  • 2001, US Forest Service, Spring Mountain National Recreation Area, NV
          Interpretive roadside exhibits. Includes recreational, biological, cultural illustrations,
          photographs, and interpretive text. 

  • 2000, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Desert Game Range, NV
          Comprehensive interpretive brochure, included floral, faunal and cultural illustrations,
          diagrams, and photographs.

  • 2000, Bureau of Land Management, Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, NV
          Developed comprehensive Wayside Master Plan

  • 2000, City of Henderson-Bird Viewing Preserve, NV
          Large format interpretive mural for Visitor Center, logo and product designs.

  • 1998-2000 Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, NV
           Hiking guide and instructor-natural history, photography, art, and nature.

  • 1999, Joan Cawley Publishing, Tempe, AZ
          Poster released for national distribution

Natural history interpretive products and fine art retailers (selected most relevant and recent):
San Bernardino Natural History Museum, San Bernardino, CA; Joshua Tree National Park, Joshua Tree, CA; Death Valley National Park, CA; Learning Is Fun retail outlets, NV; Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, NV; Maturango Museum, Ridgecrest, CA; Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas, NV; Las Vegas Natural History Museum, NV; Clark County Heritage Museum, Henderson, NV; Spring Mountain State Park, NV; Lake Mead National Recreation Area, NV; Henderson Bird Viewing Preserve, NV; Lake Mead National Recreation Area, NV; Joan Cawley Gallery, AZ; Desert National Wildlife Refuge, NV; Spring Mountain Ranch State Park, NV

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