Hi! My name is Zachery Duensing, I am a Nashville based, multi-disciplinary artist and writer with a focus in sculpture and painting. I have also freelanced as production assistant, editor, producer and art director on all manner of indy and commercial film productions since 2008. I was a writer and editor on the PBS show The Good Road, wrote and edited video shorts for the YouTube Channel The Nether Regions and have for the past three years edited the video podcast Your Next Mission for YouTube. As far as my for art practice goes, I have spent most of my time since undergrad at the confluence of arts and education, being in and out of tech-basedMaker Spaces since 2010. I am currently the assistant to the studio arts in Vanderbilt University's fine arts department.

Zach Duensing

Hi! My name is Zachery Duensing, I am a Nashville based, multi-disciplinary artist and writer with a focus in sculpture and painting. I have also freelanced as production assistant, editor, producer and art director on all manner of indy and commercial film productions since 2008. I was a writer and editor on the PBS show The Good Road, wrote and edited video shorts for the YouTube Channel The Nether Regions and have for the past three years edited the video podcast Your Next Mission for YouTube. As far as my for art practice goes, I have spent most of my time since undergrad at the confluence of arts and education, being in and out of tech-basedMaker Spaces since 2010. I am currently the assistant to the studio arts in Vanderbilt University's fine arts department.

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Hi! My name is Zachery Duensing, I am a Nashville based, multi-disciplinary artist and writer with a focus in sculpture and painting. I have also freelanced as production assistant, editor, producer and art director on all manner of indy and commercial film productions since 2008. I was a writer and editor on the PBS show The Good Road, wrote and edited video shorts for the YouTube Channel The Nether Regions and have for the past three years edited the video podcast Your Next Mission for YouTube.

As far as my for art practice goes, I have spent most of my time since undergrad at the confluence of arts and education, being in and out of tech-basedMaker Spaces since 2010. I am currently the assistant to the studio arts in Vanderbilt University’s fine arts department.

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Language

English
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Artist / Art Department / Fabrication at Self-employed / Freelance
January 1, 2010 - Present
Freelance artist and art department professional with a broad client base; has worked on projects ranging from movie sets to public art installations. Portfolio and projects available at zachduensing.com.
Technical Coordinator at Studio NPL, Nashville Public Library
January 1, 2017 - September 23, 2025
Coordinate technology-based learning activities and programs; provide tech support by ordering, maintaining, and facilitating training on Studio NPL equipment (3D printers, educational robotics, VR, photography, videography); manage technology budgets across multiple library branches; engage with investors and Library Foundation to demonstrate the space's effectiveness.
Founding Member / Gallery Director / Fabricator at Fort Houston Makerspace
January 1, 2017 - September 23, 2025
Founding member and leader; manage gallery, fabrication facilities, workshops and events; oversee wood shop, metal shop, screen printing shop and tech shop; coordinate ongoing operations and community programming.
Art Handler at First Center for the Visual Arts
December 30, 2009 - Present
Gallery installation prep: painting, hardware installation, vitrine installation, faux finishes; installation handling, crating and hanging of artworks.
Studio Assistant, Vanderbilt University Art Department at Vanderbilt University Art Department - https://as.vanderbilt.edu/art/
August 14, 2025 - Present
I am the lab Tech and Studio Assistant to the Art Department at Vanderbilt University Duties -Maintaining, Woodshop, Metal Shop and Maker/Tech Shop -Assisting, Staff, Faculty and Student body with any shop related needs regarding their art making practices or research.
Video/Podcast Editor at Self-employed / Freelance
January 1, 2015 - Present
I have been a freelance video editor on various projects since 2015. Duties -Editing videos for Television and Web content using Premiere Pro -Editing Podcasts and Audio in Adobe Audition and Audacity -Editor of Video Podcast Your Next Mission - https://www.youtube.com/@yournextmission -Junior Editor on PBS’ The Good Road - https://www.pbs.org/show/the-good-road/
Script Writer and Producer at Self-employed / Freelance
January 20, 2012 - Present
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1970134/ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm12735989/ I have been a freelance fi lmmaker working in various capacities for over ten years. Duties -Screenwriting for Film, Television and Web content using Final Draft and Celtx -Editing Video for TV and Web Content using Premiere Pro -Editing Podcasts and Audio in Adobe Audition and Audacity

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts at Middle Tennessee State University
January 11, 2030 - January 1, 2010

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Media & Entertainment, Education, Non-Profit Organization, Professional Services, Manufacturing, Other