Tiffany Schank

Tiffany Schank - Art and Photography

Scottsbluff, NE, USA
“Between the conception and creation, between the emotion and response, falls the shadow.”
- The Hollow Men by T.S. Eliot

This shadow that falls between conception and creation and emotion and response is filled with inspiration. This inspiration to create, inspiration to bring an emotion to the viewer, to gain a response. The inspiration that comes from the people that step into your life. Family, friends, colleagues, even people on the street. The people who catch your attention and love. The places that you go to, the traveling that you do, and, of course, the colors of life, the color the world brings, and the colorful people, places, and things bring. The interesting things in life that tend to inspire artwork. Through her art and photography, Tiffany tries to convey the essence of what inspires her in her work, to portray an emotion and the response through her photography and art. To in turn, inspire other people with her artwork and photography. Above all, to inspire people to believe that anything is possible.

Recently graduating from Chadron State College with a Bachelors of fine art with a studio option, Tiffany is currently seeking a Masters of Liberal Arts with a Concentration in Art through Fort Hays State University. She has already obtained an Associate of Arts from Western Nebraska Community College in Scottsbluff Ne, her hometown. Homeschooled all through high school Tiffany was able to focus on art by taking private lessons with Jennifer Berge. Being homeschooled and pursuing art as a child allowed her to begin then teaching private lessons to kids after high school. Tiffany has shown in West Nebraska Art Center through various group shows, recently awarded “Best of Show” in Images 2013, 2nd place in the Focus Point Shape International Online Art Gallery Photography Competition. Along with the Western Nebraska Art Center she has shown at the Pinnacle Bank in Mitchell, NE, Gering Art Festival, Art in the Courtyard, Mobile Digital Art and Creative Summit 2014 show, and Focus Point Shape International Online Art Gallery. Tiffany has a studio in Gering, NE where she spends time teaching, creating, and experimenting.

Work Experience

Tiffany Schank- Art And Photog

Freelance art and photography

Commission artwork
Performing freelance illustration work
Performing freelance photography tasks
Organizing lessons plans and teaching Home School Art classes to kids of various age groups through the Valley Homeschool Association
Teaching Private Art lessons
Teacher (As Needed) for West Nebraska Art Center After School Art Program
October 2011 - Present Gering, Nebraska, United States

Schank Roofing Service

Public Relations

Supervisor to include roof measurement and providing estimates; good interpersonal skills in day-to day interactions with the customer
Management of personnel to Perform repair work to roofs; regular checks on roofing crews and employees
Performing accounting work in support of the business
Marketing for the business including developing the website and advertisements
January 2005 - Present Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States

Western Nebraska Community College

Teacher Assistant

Teach college students in basic camera operation, darkroom techniques
Write class syllabus, give assignments
Develop film
Care for darkroom
Critique student photographs
After school art program – taught elementary students art
Published articles, artwork, and photography in The Spectator newspaper
January 2012 - May 2014 Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States

Western Nebraska Community College- Upward Bound

Teacher - Summer upward bound program

Taught high school aged students in a college setting
Created Lesson Plans and performed classroom tasks
Present Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States

Steepy Mountain Arts

Subsitute Art Teacher

Taught high school aged students in a college setting
Created Lesson Plans and performed classroom tasks
2006 - 2008 Gering, Nebraska, United States

Education

Western Nebraska Community College

Associates of Art

August 2007 - May 2010 Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States

Chadron State College

Bachelors of Fine Art - Studio Option

January 2011 - May 2013 Chadron, Nebraska, United States

Fort Hays State University

Master of Liberal Arts with a concentration in Art

January 2014 - Present Kansas, United States

Languages

English (Native),
Spanish (Beginner),

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesig, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Photoshop, Art, Basic Web Design, Journal Layout, Microsoft Word, Photography, Social Media,

Professional Organizations

Scottsbluff Rural Fire Protection District 2013- present
Artist Guild of Scottsbluff, NE 2013 - Present
West Nebraska Art Center 2013 - Present
Denver Art Museum 2015 - Present
Art Club, Western Nebraska Community College 2007 - 2009 President

Scholarships

George Ball Fine Art Endowment – Chadron State College 2012 – 2013
Art Scholarship - Chadron State College 2011 – 2013
Journalism Performance Scholarship – Western Nebraska Community College 2009
Emerging Voice Editor Scholarship – Western Nebraska Community College 2008
Art Scholarship – Western Nebraska Community College 2007 – 2008
Soroptimist Women's Scholarship 2007
Who’s who among two year colleges – 2007