New England Artist
Banner Artwork for Keene NH’s Art Walk
Shannon is a multidisciplinary artist, residing in Keene, New Hampshire, who loves to work in a variety of different media and will often overlap her creative platforms to develop her inspiration and vision. She loves to view the world through the lens of the camera to share her unique point of view. Shannon’s artistic process often begins with Photoshop and a variety of apps where she manipulates her photographs, this digital process inspires Shannon’s traditional media creations from primarily drawing to printmaking and painting. Shannon has also been a designer and a public high school art educator for over 25 years, and is working toward developing her professional career as a fine artist further. She is actively showing her artwork, accepting commissions, and developing a variety of product designs with her artwork.
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Education
BFA Honors in Industrial Design with Photography Concentration - Carnegie Mellon University 1994.
B+15 K-12 NH Visual Arts Teaching Certification - Franklin Pierce University 1998.
Independent Study Printmaking and Painting 2000-2015.
AP Art Intensive: St. Johnsbury Academy 2010.
AP Art Intensive: Seattle Convention Center 2015
Adobe Suite Mentorship with Illustrator Kyle Wilson 2016.
NAEA Conference Artist Workshops 2017.
Encaustic Mentorship with Artist Tyler Rogers 2019.
AP Art Intensive: Savannah College of Art and Design 2021
NHAEA Conference Artist Workshops 2021.
Independent Study - Oil Painting 2020-2022
Independent Study - Monotype Printing 2023
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Profession
Keene High School - Visual Arts Educator - 2000-Present
Private Art Lessons - 2018-Present
MoCo Arts - Costume Director - 2016-2017
South Meadow School - Visual Arts Educator - 1998-2000
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Shows & Publications
“Faces and Facades” Group Show, Dublin Arts and Muse Gallery, Dublin NH 2023
“Hot Art” Women’s Caucus for Art NH Group Show, Dublin Arts and Muse Gallery, Dublin NH 2023
Keene’s Art Walk, Shared Store Window Display with Jax Perry, Keene NH 2023
“Lady Slipper Whimsy” Masa Mural, Keene NH 2023
Cover Artist, Monadnock Table Magazine, May and June 2023
“Run, Hide, Fight” Published Online: https://www.streetlit.xyz 2023
Two Villages Winter Art Show, Hopkinton NH 2022
Fall Foliage Art Studio Tour, Monadnock Region NH 2022
FFAST Preview Show, Jaffrey Civic Center NH 2022
Hanstock Music and Art Festival, Hancock NH 2022
Keene’s Art in the Park, Group Show, Keene NH 2022
Keene’s Art Walk, Solo Store Window Display - 2022
Pop-Up Gallery Solo Show, Everglow Wellness, Keene NH 2022
Art in the Park, Group Show, Keene NH 2021
Keene’s Art Walk, Solo Store Window Display, Keene NH 2021
Keene’s Art Walk, Solo Store Window Display - 2020
“Papaver “ Artwork selected for City Street Banner, Keene NH 2020
Thorne Sagendorph Art Gallery, Group Show, Keene NH 2020
Carroll House Gallery, Group Show, Keene NH 2019