Resume
Bio
Resume

Education

California College of the Arts (CCA), San Francisco, CA, 2007-2009
  • Graduated with an MFA in Writing with a secondary focus in Painting
  • Awarded First Runner Up for All College Honors in Creative Nonfiction, 2008

University of New Mexico (UNM), Albuquerque, NM, 1998-2003
  • Graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in English with a concentration  in
    Creative Writing
  • Graduated with Iota Iota Iota Honors with a BS in Women Studies
  • Completed extensive Painting, Drawing and Photography coursework

California State University Hayward (then CSUH, now CSUEB), Hayward, CA, 2001-
2002
  • Participated in a one year duration National Student Exchange Program
  • Completed the entire CSUH Painting curriculum

Painting Shows

  • Solo Show, Paintings by Dené Shelton, Jumpin’ Java, San Francisco, CA,
    upcoming 2010
  • Solo Show, Paintings by Dené Shelton, The Writers Gallery, CCA, San
    Francisco, CA, 2009
  • Juried Selections—New and Don’t Go, Reflections of the Bay, California Modern
    Art Gallery, San Francisco, CA, 2008-2009
  • Solo Show, Works by Dené Shelton, Stray Bar, San Francisco, CA, 2008
  • Solo Show, Paintings by Dené Shelton, The Writers Gallery, CCA, San
    Francisco, CA, 2007
  • Participant, ArtSpan Open Studios, San Francisco, CA, 2007
  • Featured Artist, Good Vibrations Online Magazine, San Francisco, CA, 2007
  • Solo Show, Body Splendor, a Collection of Paintings by Dené Shelton, Gallery
    and Lobby Space, The Women’s Building, San Francisco, CA, 2006
  • Juried Selection—Negative Attention, Annual Student Show, CSUH Gallery, 2002

Painting Sales
Multiple pieces sold to the same buyer are grouped together.

  • Sea (artist trade), 2009
  • Don't Go, 2009
  • Ovaries Up Close and Dirty Memories, 2009
  • Flowers on Brown, 2009
  • Bounce, 2009
  • Vein and Cut, 2009
  • Flowers on White, 2009
  • Earth, 2009
  • Polycystic Ovaries, 2009
  • Heartstrings (artist trade), 2008
  • Red Rain (a commission), 2008
  • Heartstrings, 2008
  • Yellow, 2008
  • Red, Green, White, 2008
  • Cut Heart, 2008
  • Duck City, 2008
  • Underwater City, 2005
  • Green Time of Day, 2005
  • Faces, Wonder, and The End, 1999-2002
  • Lovers’ Dance (a commission), 2001
  • Little Body, Lust, Foreshortened, and Forgotten, 1999-2001
  • Friends, Hair, and Time, 1999-2000
  • Butterflies, 1999

Arts Events

  • Co-Organizer, Feminist Art Today: Why Now? What Next? Roundtable Forum,
    Timken Hall, CCA, San Francisco, CA, 2008
  • Participant, Curios: Works by MFA Writers, Hooper One Gallery, CCA, San
    Francisco, CA, 2008
  • Founder and Participant, Women's Writing Group, The Café Next Door,
    Albuquerque, NM, 2002-2004
  • Co-Organizer, Creative Facilitator and Participant, Take Back the Night
    Marches, UNM Campus and Surrounding Albuquerque Community, NM, 1999-
    2002
  • Writer and Performer, Between Identities: A Performative Exploration of Bisexual
    Identity, UNM Women Studies Department, Albuquerque, NM, 2000
  • Co-Organizer and Participant, Murals and Sidewalk Art for National Women's
    Day, UNM Campus, Albuquerque, NM, 2000
  • Participant, The Undercover Stencil Project, UNM Campus, Albuquerque, NM,
    1999
  • Co-Organizer and Performer, Rape is War: An Action, UNM Gallery,
    Albuquerque, NM, 1999

Creative Nonfiction Readings

  • Participant, RADAR Reading Series By Michelle Tea, San Francisco Public
    Library, CA, upcoming 2010
  • Participant, Word World: Thesis Readings by Graduating Writers, Timken Hall,
    CCA, San Francisco, CA, 2009
  • Co-Organizer, Word World: Thesis Readings by Graduating Writers, Timken
    Hall, CCA, San Francisco, CA, 2008
  • Participant, MFA Readings, The Writing Studio, CCA, San Francisco, CA, 2007-
    2009
  • Organizer and Participant, What I Did Over My Summer Vacation… PLAySPACE
    Gallery, CCA, San Francisco, CA, 2008
  • Co-Organizer, Word World: Thesis Readings by Graduating Writers, Timken
    Hall, CCA, San Francisco, CA, 2008
  • Co-Organizer and Participant, Between Memory and Invention, PLAySPACE
    Gallery, CCA, San Francisco, CA, 2008
  • Participant, Conceptions Southwest Contest Winners, R.B. Winnings
    Coffeeshop, Albuquerque, NM, 1999

Published Works

Creative Nonfiction
  • A Walk in the Park, Criminal Class Press, San Francisco, CA, July 2009
  • Taut: Excerpts From a Memoir, CCA Thesis Collection, San Francisco, CA, May
    2009
  • Before and After, NameCalling Magazine, San Francisco, CA, February 2009

Columns
  • Femme Biker Columns (Monthly), Urban Moto Magazine, San Francisco, CA,
    2006-present
      o        Confidence, July 2009
      o        Saturn Returns, June 2009
      o        New Year, January 2009
      o        Starting Over, December 2008
      o        Man of Steel, November 2008
      o        Fighting Spirit, September 2008
      o        Everything, August 2008
      o        Knock on Wood, June 2008
      o        Green Day, May 2008
      o        Mechanical Healing, February 2008
      o        Lovely Rita, January 2008
      o        Life Wish, December 2007
      o        Hit the Road, November 2007
      o        Bacon and Bikes, September 2007
      o        Coming Through, August 2007
      o        When Not to Ride, July 2007
      o        O’Hanlon’s, June 2007
      o        Shadow, May 2007
      o        Suicide, April 2007
      o        Cover Review, March 2007
      o        Love Jones, February 2007
      o        Outlaw Women, January 2007
      o        Spark Plug, December 2006
      o        Buying a Bike, October 2006
      o        The Fun Begins, September 2006
      o        Falling Off, August 2006
      o        Love Letter to the Cars, July 2006
      o        A Perfect Day, June 2006
      o        Motorcycles and Beer, May 2006

Featured Articles
  • Ladies Know Better: An Interview With Lisa Duke, Urban Moto Magazine, San
    Francisco, CA, February 2008
  • Dykes on Bikes: A Photo Montage, Urban Moto Magazine, San Francisco, CA,
    May 2008
  • Dykes on Bikes: A Gala Opening, Urban Moto Magazine, San Francisco, CA,
    May 2008
  • Dykes on Bikes: A Photo Montage, Urban Moto Magazine, San Francisco, CA,
    July 2007
  • Dykes On Bikes: Interviews and a Retrospective, Urban Moto Magazine, San
    Francisco, CA, July 2007

Additional Publications
  • The Dance (short fiction) and Lines (a photograph), Conceptions Southwest,
    Albuquerque, NM, May 1999

Employment Experience

  • Employment Specialist / WIA Eligibility Specialist, Rubicon Programs
    Incorporated, San Francisco, CA, 2009-present
  • Columnist, Feature Writer, Assistant Editor, Photographer, Cover Model, Urban
    Moto Magazine, San Francisco, CA, 2006-present
  • Teaching Assistant, English 1, CCA, San Francisco, CA, 2008 (fall semester)
  • Education and Employment Specialist, in partnership with City College of San
    Francisco, CA, 2006-2008 (Agency partners listed below)
      o        Jewish Vocational Services, San Francisco, CA, 2007-2008
      o        Goodwill Industries, San Francisco, CA, 2006-2007
  • Employment Specialist Case Manager, Hamilton Family Center, San Francisco,
    CA, 2005-2006
  • Resident Service Aid, Women’s Community Association, (now called SAFE
    House), Albuquerque, NM, 2004-2005
  • Vice President and Volunteer Coordinator, Students Educating Peers About Sex,
    UNM, Albuquerque, NM, 2002-2004
  • Supplemental Instructor, English as a Second Language 101 and 102, College
    Enrichment Program, UNM, Albuquerque, NM, 1999-2002