Chris Shofner, M.F.A.
Education
University of Cincinnati, College of DAAP - Cincinnati, OH
M.F.A. Electronic Art, 2008
Henderson State University - Arkadelphia, AR
B.A. Mass Media, 2005
Minor: Communication
Higher Education Teaching Experience
Bethel University
Associate Professor
Communication Studies
Aug. 2021 - Present
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point - Stevens Point, WI
Associate Professor (Aug. 2017)
Assistant Professor
Communication: Media Studies
SPTV Adviser
Aug. 2012 – May 2021
East Central University - Ada, OK
Assistant Professor (tenure-track)
Program Coordinator
Mass Communication
Aug. 2009 – Aug. 2012
Art Institute of Ohio-Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH
Full-time Instructor
Video Production
Oct. 2008 – Aug. 2009
Adjunct Instructor
July 2007 – Oct. 2008
University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, OH
Graduate Assistant
Sept. 2006 – June 2008
Additional Teaching Experience
Camp COFAC - Stevens Point, WI
Camp Director – Video Production
June 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018
Chickasaw Summer Arts Academy - Ada, OK
Video Production Instructor
July 2011, 2012
Guitar Instructor
June 2014 - Present
Media Experience
KTAL-TV - Shreveport, LA
Promotions Producer/Editor
Jan. 2006 – Sept. 2006
Henderson Television (student television) - Arkadelphia, AR
Lead Videographer
Aug. 2005 – Dec. 2005
Jan. 2004 – June 2004
A Stone’s Throw Productions - Hot Springs, AR
Production Intern
July 2005 – Sept. 2005
Henderson Television (student television) - Arkadelphia, AR
Lead Editor
Aug. 2004 – Dec. 2004
KSWH (student radio) - Arkadelphia, AR
Disc Jockey
Aug. 2002 – June 2003
The Oracle (student newspaper) - Arkadelphia, AR
Reporter
Aug. 2002 – Dec. 2002
Solo Exhibitions
2013
This is Chris Shofner: Studio 84; Whitewater, WI*
Selected Group Screenings & Exhibitions
2015
Videofocus: Stigmart10 Art Review; Web.*
2014
RE: TALE: Non-Fiction Gallery; Savannah, GA*
2013
Love & Hate: ArtReview; London, UK*
Fear: Project Gallery; Toronto, Ontario Canada
.PDFAZING Open, NE Fest part of DA Fest; Sofia, Bulgaria*
2012
CoCA Annual: Georgetown Gallery; Seattle, WA*
Festival NAA, "Staff Stuff": Casa Da Juventude; Barcelos, Portugal*
Somatotopia: Public Space One; Iowa City, IA*
ID / Identities: Koza Visual Culture and Arts Association; Istanbul, Turkey
ID / Identities: Avantgarde Hotel; Istanbul, Turkey
Capturing Time: Space Womb Gallery; Long Island City, NY*
Simultan Festival #8: Facultatea De Arte/Mansarda; Timisoara, Romania*
Faculty Exhibition: Pogue Art Gallery; Ada, OK
Momentum OKC: Farmer’s Public Market; Oklahoma City, OK*
2011
Momentum Tulsa: Living Arts Gallery; Tulsa, OK*
Faculty Exhibition: Pogue Art Gallery; Ada, OK
Momentum OKC: Farmer’s Public Market; Oklahoma City, OK*
2010
Momentum Tulsa: Living Arts Gallery; Tulsa, OK*
2009
Faculty Exhibition: Art Institute of Ohio-Cincinnati; Cincinnati, OH
Faculty Exhibition: Illinois Institute of Art – Chicago; Chicago, IL
2008
30 Days of New Life; Wooloo.org*
New Life Berlin Festival: New Life Shop; Berlin, Germany*
Thesis Show: Reed Gallery; Cincinnati, OH
Touch Me: Reed-Meyers Galleries; Cincinnati, OH
O.K.: Engine 22 Gallery; Cincinnati, OH*
2007
Rocky's Reels: Meyers Gallery; Cincinnati, OH
Harmonic Damper: Engine 22 Gallery; Cincinnati, OH*
Doomed!: Meyers Gallery; Cincinnati, OH
SOPO: Junior Gallery; Cincinnati, OH*
The Constant: Episode Gallery; Cincinnati, OH*
Open Source: Meyers Gallery; Cincinnati, OH
* = juried
Artist Residencies
2008
New Life Movement; New Life Shop; Berlin, Germany
Academic Conferences: Panel Participant
2018
Festival of Media Arts Documentary Competition Awards (Co-Chair/Moderator), Broadcast
Education Association, April 7-10, 2018.
Student Television Roundtable (Moderator), WBA Student Seminar, February 24, 2018.
2017
Festival of Media Arts Documentary Competition Awards (Co-Chair/Moderator), Broadcast
Education Association, April 22-26, 2017.
Student Television Roundtable (Moderator), WBA Student Seminar, March 4, 2017.
2016
Defining the Documentary: What Have We Learned? Broadcast Education
Association, April 17-21, 2016.
Festival of Media Arts Documentary Competition Awards (Co-Chair/Moderator), Broadcast
Education Association, April 17-21, 2016.
2015
Defining the Documentary: What Makes an Award-Winning Documentary? Broadcast
Education Association, April 12-15, 2015.
2014
Defining the Documentary: Can a Website Be a Documentary? Broadcast Education
Association, April 6-9, 2014.
2013
Defining the Documentary: Scene-by-Scene, Broadcast Education Association, April 7-10,
2013.
2010
Dirty Jobs of Ada, Oklahoma Speech, Theatre, Communication Association -- Convergence:
Education, Technology, & Beyond, September 11, 2010.
Music Publications
2019
Shofner, Chris. Country Ballad Solo. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2018. Web.
2018
Shofner, Chris. Kitchen Sink Country Solo. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2018. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Chicken Picking Chicken Reel. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2018. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Travis Picking: Camptown Races. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2018. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Travis Picking Rhythm II. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2018. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Travis Picking Rhythm. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2018. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Mastering the Fretboard: Diatonic Arpeggios. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2018. Web.
Shofner, Chris. All Bluesy Solo. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2018. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Danny Boy Country Style. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2018. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Banjo Rolls Etude. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2018. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Unique Country Bends. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2018. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Hybrid Picking Triple Stop Etude. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2018. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Chicken Picking Style 16th Note Triplets. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2018. Web.
2017
Shofner, Chris. Double Stop Melody II. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2017. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Chicken Picking Ballad. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2017. Web.
Shofner, Chris. 70’s Country Rock. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2017. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Country Set Break Solo. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2017. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Country Set Break. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2017. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Dual Country Guitars. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2017. Web.
Shofner, Chris. 70’s Phaser Country. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2017. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Bluesy Country Solo. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2017. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Open String Pull-Off Solo. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2017. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Fingerstyle Country. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2017. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Beautiful Dreamer. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2017. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Classical Country. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2017. Web.
2016
Shofner, Chris. Sad Country Solo. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2016. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Country Shuffle Solo. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2016. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Duane Eddy Twang. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2016. Web.
Shofner, Chris. California Country. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2016. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Outlaw Country II. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2016. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Country Fusion II. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2016. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Chicken Pickin’ Double-Stop Etude. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2016. Web.
Shofner, Chris. James Burton Style Blues. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2016. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Outlaw Country. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2016. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Boogie Woogie Country. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2016. Web.
2015
Shofner, Chris. Surf Country. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2015. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Country and Western Solo. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2015. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Faux Country Lap Steel. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2015. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Mastering the Fretboard. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2015. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Drop D Country Pull-Offs. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2015. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Country Style Hybrid Picking. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2015. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Swamp Country. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2015. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Country Fusion Solo. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2015. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Country Fusion. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2015. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Easy Country Solo. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2015. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Slow Country Waltz Solo. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2015. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Hot Bluegrass Country Solo. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2015. Web.
2014
Shofner, Chris. Open String Pull-Off Riff. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2015. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Double-Stop Melody. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2014. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Pick and Strum Country Rhythm. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2014. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Rockabilly Country Rhythm and Fills. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2014. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Chicken Pickin’ Solo #2. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2014. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Steel Guitar Bends Etude. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2014. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Rhythm and Claw. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2014. Web.
Shofner, Chris. Chicken Pickin’ Solo. GuitarMasterClass.net. 2014. Web.
2013
Shofner, Chris. Chris Shofner EP. Sockit Records, 2013. MP3.
Shofner, Chris. The NEW Chicken Pickin’ Guitar Solo Instructional Video. Sockit
Productions, 2013, DVD, MOV.
2011
Shofner, Chris. The Chicken Pickin’ Guitar Solo Instructional DVD. Sockit Productions.
2011, DVD, MOV.
Bibliography
2015
Videofocus: Stigmart10 Art Review; Web. March 2015
Camp COFAC Gives Students Hands-On Experience. WSAW-TV. 23 June 2015
2014
Inside SPTV: The Next Generation of Broadcasters. WSAW-TV. 21 November 2014
Video Production Class Offers Hands-On Experience. Stevens Point Journal. 3 July 2014
2013
Communication Professor Releases Debut EP. The Pointer. 7 November 2013
CoCA 2012 Annual: 23rd Annual Exhibition Juried by MK Guth. CoCA: Seattle, 2013. Print. 39.
2012
Professor Exhibits Video at Festival. Stevens Point Journal. 12 October 2012
Quiet On Set. The Pointer. 27 September 2012
Troopers Honor ECU Students' Video on Importance of Wearing Seatbelts. The Ada
News. 26 June 2012
2011
ECU Students Honored by OHP. KXII. 18 October 2011
Green House Project Kicks Off Season. The Journal. 29 September 2011
Local Bands Rock Green House. The Journal. 24 February 2012
2010
The Digital Age. The Journal. 18 February 2010
2009
Hippie Jam Fest Spotted on Campus. The Journal. 19 November 2009
2008
When is an Artist Not an Artist?; Open Dialogs, Charlotte A. Morgan
New Life, New Map: Impressions from a New native; Open Dialogs, Kathryn Fischer
30 Days of New Life Berlin; Open Dialogs, Ann Rapstoff
Just Point me in the Right Direction; Open Dialogs, Carali McCall
A Point of View; Open Dialogs, Claire Louise Staunton
30 Days; Open Dialogs, Christina Irrang
Honors & Awards
2017
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point University Scholarship Award Nominee
2015
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point University Service Award Nominee
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Technology Mini-Grant
2014
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Technology Mini-Grant
2013
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point UPDC New Faculty Research Grant
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Summer Program Certificate Development Grant
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Technology Mini-Grant
2006-2008
University of Cincinnati Graduate Assistantship/Scholarship
2006
3 Regional “Addy Awards” for Excellence in Advertising
Gold: Click Symphony, website promo category
Silver: Bones, an "in depth" news report promo category
Bronze: KTAL Jingle, a station image promo category (collaborative effort)
2004-2005
CTA Video Production Staff Scholarship
2001-2005
Henderson State University Academic Scholarship
Henderson State University Band Scholarship
Robert C. Byrd Academic Scholarship
Selected Service
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point:
Professional Memberships:
BEA: Broadcast Education Association
WBA: Wisconsin Broadcasters Association
Division Service:
Ad Hoc Committee: Student Recruitment; 2014-2015
Assessment Committee; 2018-
Awards and Events Committee; 2012-2016, 2018-
Graduate Thesis Committee Reader (4) 2015-
Developed and Produced “Live on Reserve” Music Show 2014-2015
Marketing and Promotion Committee; 2015-
Search and Screen Committee - Assistant Professor of Communication: Public Relations; 2015-16
Search and Screen Committee - Assistant Professor of Communication: Public Relations; 2014-15
Search and Screen Committee - Assistant Professor of Communication: Media Studies; 2013-14
Search and Screen Committee - Assistant Professor of Communication: Media Studies; 2012-13
SPTV Advisor
Student Advising
College Service:
Department of Art – Graphic Design Course: Video Production Presentation (Fall 2017, 2018)
Department of Art – Advanced Drawing Course: Digital Project Development (Fall 2014)
Camp COFAC Director: Video Production (Summer 2014, 2015)
Perception: COFAC Creates Planning Committee (2013-2014)
Search and Screen Committee – (COFAC and Continuing Ed) Outreach Program Manager; 2016-17
University Service:
Joint ad-hoc Committee on Student Course Evaluations; 2015-2016
UW System Symposium for Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity Steering Committee;
2015-16
Outside Service:
Broadcast Education Association: Documentary Division – Faculty Competition Chair, 2015
Broadcast Education Association: Documentary Division – Student Competition Chair, 2016, 2017
Broadcast Education Association: Documentary Division – Panel Selection Committee, 2015-2017
Broadcast Education Association: Super Regional Faculty Documentary Competition Judge, 2016,
2017
Illinois Broadcasters Association, Student Silver Dome Awards – Judge: 2014-2017
Wisconsin Broadcasters Association (WBA) Education Committee
Contributed articles to monthly newsletter (June 2015, May 2017)
East Central University:
Professional Memberships:
OBEA: Oklahoma Broadcasters Education Association
OVAC: Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition
Department Service:
Program Coordinator (budgets, adjuncts, reporting, etc.)
Search and Screen Committee for Assistant Professor of Mass Communication
Mass Communication Strategic Plan Committee
Student Advising
48-hour Film Festival Chair
College Service:
School of Fine Arts Strategic Plan Committee
Search and Screen Committee for Assistant Professor of Art History
Interview Committee for Director of the School of Fine Arts
NCA Public Advisory Committee
SoPercussion Performance Marketing Committee
Outside Service:
Produced 12 videos for local elementary schools
Guitar Soloist for Community Jazz Band
Course produced video for Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Art Institute of Ohio-Cincinnati:
Committee Service:
Gallery Committee
Graduation Committee
Library Committee
Technology Committee
Courses Taught
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point:
COMM 105 Foundations of Media Production
COMM 153 Video Production for Non-Majors
COMM 200 Communication Theory
COMM 253 Video Production I (Introduction to Video Production)
COMM 254 Music Recording and Production
COMM 354 Special Topics in Media Studies, Subtitle: Video Art (history, theory, production)
COMM 356 Video Production II, Subtitle: Acting for the Camera (collaboration with Theatre)
COMM 356 Video Production II, Subtitle: Digital Storytelling (Interactive Multimedia Stories)
COMM 356 Video Production II, Subtitle: Documentary Production
COMM 356 Video Production II, Subtitle: Sports Production
COMM 359 Topics in Media, Subtitle: Art of Editing
COMM 460 Media Studies Symposium
East Central University:
COMM 1733 Introduction to Mass Media
COMM 1813 Introduction to Video Production
COMM 2753 Radio/Audio Production
COMM 3863 Broadcast News and Announcing (NPR-style)
COMM 3873 Television Field Production
COMM 4123 Post Production
COMM 4611 Senior Portfolio in Mass Communication
COMM 4711 Professional Internship
COMM 4733 Contemporary Issues in Mass Communication
COMM 4843 Media Programming
COMM 4863 Television Studio Production
COMM 4983 Seminar in Communication: Advanced Audio Production (Music)
COMM 4983 Seminar in Communication: Video Art
COMM 4983/5983 Seminar in Communication: Documentary Production
COMM 4983/5983 Seminar in Communication: Professional Practices in Video Production
The Art Institute of Ohio-Cincinnati:
DMP 101 Introduction to Video Production
DMP 120 Fundamentals of Audio Production
DMP 210 Cinematography
DMP 212 Fundamentals of Editing
DMP 220 Television Studio Production
DMP 230 Fundamentals of Lighting
DMP 260 Portfolio
DMP 308 Documentary
DMP 312 Short Form Production
DMP 310 Advanced Editing
VC 226 Digital Illustration (Adobe Illustrator)
VC 2XX Desktop Publishing
University of Cincinnati:
FAA 105 Digital Foundations Lab I (Adobe Photoshop)
FAA 106 Digital Foundations Lab II (Adobe Illustrator)
FAA 107 Digital Foundations Lab III (Adobe Dreamweaver, Cinema 4D)
FAA 100 Current Arts Forum (assistant)