Institute of American Indian Arts (Santa Fe, NM): Master of Fine Arts in Cultural Administration, Expected May 2026.

Institute of American Indian Arts (Santa Fe, NM): Bachelor of Fine Arts in Studio Arts, 2021.

Northeastern State University (Tahlequah, OK): Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communications, 2008.

Professional Artist, Shelley Patrick Arts, NM and OK, Jan 2016 to Present. Participate in juried and non-juried art markets, shows and exhibitions, workshops, and Indigenous-based education classes and events, in addition to running and maintaining social media, communications, and the website www.shelleypatrick.com.

Guest Experience, Philbrook Museum of Art, Tulsa, OK, October 2022 to present. Assist museum guests with ticketing, membership, and information while providing front end support to museum events and operations.

Native American Cultural Consultant, The Walt Disney Company, October 2022 to 2024. Provide graphic design packages and multimedia artwork through different design concepts derived from cultural research practices involving libraries, museums, and Indigenous cultural advisors.

Assistant Online Editor/Freelance Writer, First American Art Magazine, May 2022 to present. Update and edit the FAAM blog, FAAM Facebook, FAAM Index, and other online media as needed. Provide written and photographic content for print and online publication.

Student Worker, Institute of American Indian Arts Information Technology Department, Sept. 2018 to March 2020. Assistant to the Information Technology (IT) Department, administration, faculty/staff, visiting event participants, and students with IT needs. Provided upkeep and servicing to all IAIA technology under the IT Department.

Fashion Design Assistant, Patricia Michaels, Santa Fe, NM, June 2018 to Dec. 2019. Assisted in documentation preparation, communications, social media, sales, inventory, and fashion show and event model preparation and coordination.

Fashion Design Assistant, Chickasaw Arts Academy, Ada, OK, Summers and Breakout Sessions of 2017 to 2019. Assistant to the Fashion Design Instructor with coordinating, teaching, and instruction for the Fashion Design Majors, aged 14 to 18, during their extensive one- to two-week arts camp provided by Chickasaw Arts Academy under Chickasaw Nation.

Treasurer, Southeastern Indian Artists Association (SEIAA), Tahlequah, OK, May 2024 to present. Maintain financial records, statements, and incoming and outgoing payments. Provides a monthly report to SEIAA with current bank balance and any relevant financial information. Corresponds with any entity that requires SEIAA financial assistance or support.

Presenter, Reclaiming, Restoring, and Reinterpreting Southeastern Muskogean Visual Languages, Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC), Chattanooga, TN, October 25-28, 2023. Topic: Examining the process of research and methodology of Southeastern Muskogean Visual Languages through the perspective of a Mvskoke artist with an educational background encompassing Western and Indigenous arts.

President, Southeastern Indian Artists Association (SEIAA), Tahlequah, OK, May 2022 to 2024. Preside over and supervise SEIAA meetings and events, serve as official representative of SEIAA, maintain and establish communication with members and officers, and other duties as needed.

President, Associated Student Government (ASG), Institute of American Indian Arts, Fall 2019 to Spring 2020. Preside over and supervise ASG meetings and activities, official representative of ASG, serve on at least one committee, establish communication with faculty, staff, and the Board of Trustees.

Sculpture Intern, Bill Glass Studios, Peggs, OK, Summer 2019. Assisted Cherokee National Treasure Bill Glass Jr. with ceramic studio projects, studio maintenance, and the completion of Turtle Island Migration at the Cherokee Nation History Museum in Tahlequah, OK.

Guest Speaker, Hulbert Community Public Library, Summer 2018, and Michigan State University, Spring 2019. Assisted in demonstrating and teaching 1st grade students and college age students the history of and making of Cherokee cornhusk dolls with Jaquetta Shade-Johnson (PhD.), Assistant Professor of Cultural Rhetorics at UC Boulder.

Panel Speaker, “Matrilineal: Legacies of Our Mothers Exhibition Panel”, Museum of Contemporary Native American Arts (MoCNA), Santa Fe, NM. August 20, 2022.

Radio Interview, KUPR 99.9, www.kupr.org, Interview with host Lyle Toledo Yazzie and guest musician Stacy Pratt for “Indigenous Brilliance: Culture Without Compromise and Matrilineal: Legacies of Our Mothers, Placitas, NM.” June 30, 2022.

Review, “Project 562: Changing The Way We See Native America Book Review.” First American Art Magazine, No. 38, Summer 2023.

Feature Article, “IndigiPopX Returns!.” First American Art Magazine, No. 38, Spring 2023. Co-written with Stacy Pratt.

Review, “TVLSE.” First American Art Magazine, No. 35, Summer 2022.

Review, “MVSKOKE VOICES: Contemporary Seminole and Muscogee Exhibition Review.” First American Art Magazine, No. 28, Fall 2020.

Book Illustrations, “Celestial Refractions: IAIA Student Anthology 2019”, Institute of American Indian Arts, Santa Fe, NM, 2019, Cover Art/Inside Art.

Keepers of the Land Exhibit, Sovereign Santa Fe Art Expo, La Fonda on the Plaza, Santa Fe, NM, Aug. 15-17, 2025.

Keepers of the Land Exhibit, Sovereign Santa Fe Art Expo, La Fonda on the Plaza, Santa Fe, NM, Aug. 18-20, 2024.

This Land Calls Us Home: Indigenous Relationships with Southeastern Homelands, Global Ministries, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), Jan. 27 – July 20, 2025. Emory University Woodruff Library, Jan. 27 - July 20, 2025.