ARTISTIC ACHIEVEMENTS

This page highlights milestones of my artistic career – including publications, exhibitions, professional experience, collaborations, awards and other notable achievements – listed by category in reverse chronological order, beginning with the most recent.

PUBLICATIONS

2026 – Photos published in an academic research paper “Positioning Solastalgia Within Indigenous Geographies” in GeoHumanities
> Article Citation:
Emma Wolton & Cassidy Schoenfelder (28 Jul 2026): Positioning Solastalgia Within Indigenous Geographies, GeoHumanities, DOI: 10.1080/2373566X.2026.2673113
> Link to this article:
https://doi.org/10.1080/2373566X.2026.2673113

2019-2022 – Deadwood Visitor Guide (Annual print)

2021 – 605 Magazine

EXHIBITIONS

2024-2025 – Geographic Cyanotypes of Glacier Bay; Artistic Expression of Original Research; Traveling Exhibition out of Tucson, AZ

2020 – First Friday Art Exhibition at Scott Jacobs Gallery; Deadwood, SD

2019 – BHSU Fine Art Exhibition at the Dahl Arts Center; Rapid City, SD

2018 – Breaking Ground: A Remix of the Local Exhibition at Ruddell Gallery; Spearfish, SD

2018 – Black Hills Landscapes Exhibition at Redwater Gallery; Spearfish, SD

2018 – Mediating Dilettantes Exhibition at Ruddell Gallery; Spearfish, SD

2016-2018 – BHSU Photographer’s Gallery at Black Hills State University; Spearfish, SD

2017 – Leftovers VII Exhibition at The Welfare Ystradgynlais y Neuadd Les Ystradgynlais; Swansea, Wales, UK
Leftovers VII Exhibition at Ming Studios; Boise, ID
Leftovers VII Exhibition at Ruddell Gallery; Spearfish, SD

2017 – Winter Art Show at Matthew’s Opera House; Spearfish, SD

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2023 – Exodus Exploration without Boundaries [Research Grant]: Research Assistant, Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve; Summer 2023
Photography, videography, archival research – Research Assistant to PI: Cassidy Schoenfelder
See the Glacier Bay Photo Collection here

2017-2022 – Deadwood Chamber of Commerce: Marketing & Events Specialist
Event photography, meet-and-greet photography, creative marketing, social media management, event coordination, public relations

2017-2019 – Woody’s Wild West Old Time Photos: Photographer; Deadwood, SD
Studio portraiture, costuming, set design, photo editing, photo printing, framing, shipping, sales

2016-2019 – Black Hills State University: Photo Lab Tech
Darkroom tech, mixing processing chemicals, studio upkeep, equipment inventory/rental management, student relations

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS