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Shannon Riddle

Shannon Riddle

478-471-2091
Assistant Professor of Arts
Credentials: MFA

Office Hours: M, T, W, R 10:00am - 12:00pm (Spring 2026)
Locations: (Campus & Office)
  • Macon - Arts Complex - ART 248
    Phone: 478-471-2091
Website: http://MCA
Syllabi:
Courses: ARTS 1100 - Art Appreciation
ARTS 1010 - Drawing I
ARTS 1011 - Drawing II
ARTS 1013 - Perspectives on Art
ARTS 1020 - 2D Design
ARTS 2010 - Art History I
ARTS 2011 - Art History II
ARTS 3020 - Figure Drawing
ARTS 3250 - Advanced Drawing
ARTS 3321 - Painting I
ARTS 3246 - Aqueous Media
ARTS 3445 - Painting Studio Concepts
ARTS 3998 - Special Topics in Drawing and Painting: Portrait Painting
ARTS 3998 - Special Topics in Drawing and Painting: Figure Painting
Education: (All institutions attended and degrees or credentials earned)2009: M.F.A., Painting, SCAD-Atlanta
2003: B.F.A., Painting, University of Georgia
1998: A.A., Art, Macon State College
CV: Education
2009 M.F.A., Painting, Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta, GA, 3.9 GPA
2003 B.F.A., Painting, Lamar Dodd School of Art, University of Georgia, Athens, GA,
Summa Cum Laude Graduate, 3.9 GPA
1998 A.A., Macon State College, Art, Macon, GA, Dean’s List Graduate, 3.9 GPA

Areas of Specialization
Painting: oil, acrylic, watercolor
Drawing: charcoal, pastel, graphite

Employment
2019 – present Assistant Professor of Art, Middle Georgia State University,
Macon and Warner Robins, GA
Courses taught:
* Art Appreciation
* Perspectives on Art
* Painting I
* Painting Studio Concepts
* Special Topics in Art: Portrait Painting
* Special Topics in Art: Figure Painting
* Aqueous Media
* Drawing I
* Drawing II
* Advanced Drawing
* Figure Drawing
* Figure Painting
* 2D Design
* 3D Design
* Art History I
* Art History II
* Co-Curator, Peacock Gallery, Cochran, GA
* Co-Curator, Art Department and Student Exhibitions, Arts Complex,
Macon, GA
* Co-Advisor , Gay-Straight Alliance

Conferences:
2020 - “Building a New Art Program in the Age of Work-Ready College Education,” with Dr. Mary Wearn, SECAC 2020 (virtual conference)
2017 – Southern Humanities Conference, “Following the Flow of Information Within and Across Disciplines,” with Professors Donald Simmons, Keith Hamon, and Craig Coleman, Louisville, KY


Committees:
2026 – Teaching Resources and Budgetary Allocation Committee
2025 – Arts Festival Planning Committee
Hiring Committee, Assistant Professor of Art (2-D)
Teaching Resources and Budgetary Allocation Committee
2024 – Teaching Resources and Budgetary Allocation Committee
Arts Festival Planning Committee
Recorder, Academic Affairs Committee
Undergraduate Conference Planning Committee
Hiring Committee, Assistant Professor of Art (2-D)
Hiring Committee, Assistant Professor of Art (Graphic Design)
Hiring Committee, Assistant Professor of Art (Art History)
2023 – Recorder, Academic Affairs Committee
Undergraduate Conference Planning Committee
Hiring Committee, Assistant Professor of Art (3-D)
2022 – Chair, Hiring Committee, Assistant Professor of Art (Graphic Design)
Recorder, Academic Affairs Committee
2021 – Chair, Visual Communication BA Curriculum Review Committee
2020 – present – Institutional Effectiveness Committee
2020 – Chair, Hiring Committee, Assistant Professor of Art (3-D)
Hiring Committee, Assistant Professor of Art (2-D
Professional Experience: 2019 - present: Middle Georgia State University, Assistant Professor of Art
2015-2019: Middle Georgia State University, Lecturer of Art
2014-2015: Middle Georgia State University, Adjunct faculty, Art
2013-2015: GMC-Warner Robins, Adjunct faculty, Art
2010-2013: Gordon State College, Adjunct faculty, Art
Organizations: Painting, Drawing, 2D Design
Art Club
Gay / Straight Alliance
Awards and Honors: 2020 - Excellence in Teaching (Nominee)


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