Kristin Shauck holds a BFA in painting and drawing (magna cum laude) from Baylor University in Waco, Texas and an MFA degree in painting and drawing from Texas A&M Commerce. Having taught at the college level in both Texas and South Dakota for over a decade prior to relocating to the Northwest, she is currently in her twentieth academic year teaching painting, drawing, design, and more recently, art history, at Clatsop Community College, and also serves as Director of the Royal Nebeker Gallery. She has exhibited her own artwork in various regional and national exhibitions as well as internationally in England, Japan, and India.