CV
Education
BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, Photography | University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 1994 - 1998
LEVEL 1 & 2 CERTIFICATION, Earth Medicine | Soulodge Earth Medicine School, Online 2018 - 2019
Work Experience
ESSENCE & ARTISTRY, Photographer/Owner | 2018 - present
Lifestyle, portrait & fine art photography, retreats, lifestyle products & services - www.essenceandartistry.com
KELLY SHROADS PHOTOGRAPHY, Photographer/Owner | 2000 - 2018
Portrait, lifestyle, & event photography
Clients: Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Biennial of the Americas, ATC DEN Gallery, TEDx Mile High, Ellen Bruss Design, Arrow SI + entrepreneurs, artists, individuals & families
Displayed artwork in Colorado, California, New York , Missouri, Chile, Spain & Mexico (see select exhibitions below)
THE NEW LAB, Customer Service Manager | 1999 - 2002
Professional Photo lab specializing in high end BW printing, E6 processing, large format color prints and art reproductions
Managed a client base of over 300 professional photographer accounts
Managed customer orders, print production work flow, invoicing and quality control
Managed the customer transition from an analog lab to a digital lab
LAURITA FOTOGRAFIA, Studio Manager/Photographer’s Assistant | 1996 - 1999
Assisted photographer & second shooter for weddings, portraits, documentary & events
Managed studio - scheduling, consultations, post production work flow, print orders & all customer service
BOOKS
EXPOSURE ; A Photographic Anthology. A collection of portraits and stories honoring our humanity.
Solo Exhibitions
Grasslands, Pirate Gallery, Denver, CO April 2002
Selected Group Exhibitions
Fleeting Beauty / Month of Photography Denver | Art Gallery at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver, CO March 2015
Transcending the Surface | Art Gallery at the Denver Performing Arts Complex, Denver, CO March 2014
35 Years | Artwork Network, Denver, CO January 2011
Flora & Fauna | Open Space Gallery, Beacon, NY October 2008
Fashion as Art | Fashion Denver, Denver, CO September 2007
Premise Collective | Premise Agency, San Diego, CA February 2004
Force Future | Andenken Gallery, Denver, COAugust 2002
Hot Summer: Cool Art | Carson Masuoka Gallery, Denver, CO July 2002
All Lights | Andenken Gallery, Denver, CO March 2002
The White Show | Andenken Gallery, Denver, CO January 2002
Invitational | Carol Keller Gallery, Denver, CO November 2001
Emerging Artists | Caitlin Gallery, St. Louis, MO November 2001
Grand Opening Group Show | Andenken Gallery, Denver, CO August 2001
Members Exhibit | Colorado Photographic Arts Center, Denver, CO July 2001
Gift | Goog Design, Denver, CO May 2001
ARTMA | Lighting Services, Denver, CO February 2001
Reflexiones Del Alma | La Escuela Nacional Preparatoria, La Galeria de Arte Jose Clemente Orozco, Mexico City DF, Mexico November 1999
Millennial Journey | Sala de Exposiciones, Universidad De Alicante | Alicante, Spain April 1999
Disquieting | Edge Gallery, Denver, CO April 1999
Woman’s Day Exhibition | Edge Gallery, Denver, CO March 1999
FATE Exhibition | Harmony Park Gallery, Fort Collins, CO March 1999
Matrix International | Matrix Gallery, Sacramento, CA November 1998
Crisis, Dreams and the Esthetic Imagination | Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Valdivia, Valdivia ChileOctober 1998
Paraíso | Nacional Museo de Bellas Artes, Santiago, Chile April 1998
Honors & Awards
FATE - FUNDAMENTALS IN ART, THEORY AND EDUCATION
Second of Show, March 1999
MATRIX INTERNATIONAL
Award of Merit, November 1998
SUSAN IREY BYRNE FELLOWSHIP
Granted to women working in metal, May 1998
UROP GRANT - Undergraduate Research Opportunities Grant
Grant awarded for exhibition and travel to Santiago Chile, April 1998