Katie Sheffield
Education
2016
MFA, Photography
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2012
BFA, Photography, Magna Cum Laude, GPA 3.8
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Employment
2010-Present
Visual Resources Curator
Department of Art & Design
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2017-Present
Adjunct Professor
Department of Digital Media/Art & Design
King University, Bristol, TN
2025-Present
Adjunct Professor
School of Arts & Humanities
Milligan University, Milligan, TN
2017-2019
Photography Instructor
E.A. Michelson Philanthropy
Johnson City Public Library, Johnson City, TN
2012-2015
Teaching Assistant
Basic Black & White Darkroom Photography
Department of Art & Design
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Professional Qualifications:
2011-2022
Publication Photographer
The Mockingbird Magazine, Volumes 39-46
2011-2012
Boland Symposium Art Director
Millennium Centre, Johnson City, TN
Grants & Fellowships:
2015
School of Graduate Studies Thesis & Dissertation Scholarship
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2013-2015
James H. Quillen Scholarship
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2012-2015
Department of Art & Design Tuition Scholarship
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
2010
Honors College Summer Research Fellowship
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Professional Memberships:
Golden Key Honor Society
Graduate Fine Arts Association
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Student Photographers Association
Visual Resources Association
Artist Lecture:
2014
Featured Guest Speaker
Twin City Photography Club, Bristol, TN
2018
Artist Talk Renewal Exhibition
Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
Curated Exhibitions:
2025
We’re From Around Here: Appalachia Through Women’s Lens
Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Caroline Jackson Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Sherrod Library, Johnson City, TN
2019
Echoes and Images
Northeast State Community College Art Gallery, Blountville, TN
2018
Artful Aging Photography Exhibition
Slocumb Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Johnson City Public Library, Johnson City, TN
2017
Home & Family
Slocumb Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Johnson City Public Library, Johnson City, TN
2015
Urban Exposures
Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Solo Exhibitions:
2019
Along the Clinchfield
Northeast State Community College Art Gallery, Blountville, TN
2018
Renewal
Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
Elizabethton Carter County Public Library, Elizabethton, TN
2016
Descendants
Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN
2012
Along the Clinchfield
Slocumb Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Group Exhibitions:
2025
We’re From Around Here: Appalachia Through Women’s Lens
Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Caroline Jackson Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Sherrod Library, Johnson City, TN
2023
Beyond Photojournalism
Slocumb Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Caroline Jackson Gallery, Johnson City, TN
2021
Art of Womyn
Caroline Jackson Gallery, Johnson City, TN
2020
The Sublimely Flawed Animal
Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN
DOLLY: P/N 35 National Juried Art Exhibition
Slocumb Gallery, Johnson City, TN
2019
Johnson City Then & Now
Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
Tangibility of Faith
Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Pollination
Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN
2017
Fifth Annual Juried Art Exhibition
McKinney Center, Jonesborough, TN
High Sign
Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN
2016
Taking Care of Business
Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Fourth Annual Juried Arts Exhibition
McKinney Center, Jonesborough, TN
Synonyms of Experience
Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
2015
Further East
The Emporium Center, Knoxville, TN
Mallets, Melodies, Motion Art Exhibition
D.P. Culp Center, Johnson City, TN
Women in Photography: 2015 International Exhibit
Atlanta, GA
Third Annual Juried Arts Exhibition
McKinney Center, Jonesborough, TN
Through the Fishbowl
Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
Tennessee Board of Regents Art Display
Nashville, TN
2014
SPA Treatment
Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Colors of Aspirations: Flags in Contemporary Art
Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Diverge
Reece Museum, Johnson City, TN
President's Trust Art Exhibition
Meadowview Convention Center, Kingsport, TN
2013
From These Hills: Contemporary
Art in the Southern Appalachian Highlands
William King Museum, Abingdon, VA
Here & There
Nelson Fine Art Center, Johnson City, TN
Jonesborough Juried Open Art Show
McKinney Center, Jonesborough, TN
Ascension
Tipton Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Office of the President Art Display
East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, TN
Light is All: Stone Voices Magazine Winter Art Exhibition
Brunswick, ME
New App: Contemporary Art in Appalachia
Art Space: Gallery of the International Pavilion
University of Ulsan, Ulsan, South Korea
2012
Student Honors Show: East Tennessee State University
Slocumb Gallery, Johnson City, TN
Boland Symposium Art Show
Millennium Centre, Johnson City, TN
2011
Boland Symposium Art Show
Millennium Centre, Johnson City, TN