Shantz taught at both York University and Wilfrid Laurier University in Ontario and held a number of solo exhibits. She moved to Saskatoon in 1990 to work at the
University of Saskatchewan, where she continued to exhibit. In 1996 she took part in an outdoor sculpture project at the Southern Alberta Art Gallery. Shantz is a Professor in Sculpture and Extended Media at the University of Saskatchewan and she was the Department Head of Art and Art History from 2007 to 2013. Shantz has received grants from the
Canada Council, the
Saskatchewan Arts Board, the
British Columbia Arts Council and the
Ontario Arts Council. == Artistic innovation ==