'Luna'

Artist Biography:

A Chicago-area native, Shannon Dunn attended Illinois State University where she studied Art and Education. Shannon primarily paints representational figure work in oils, but also dabbles in mixed media while creating her abstract paintings. She considers herself a visual storyteller, often utilizing animals and humans as the characters in her narratives. Her paintings draw inspiration from the natural world, observations of social behavior and her spiritual beliefs. Shannon’s work has been shown in various solo and group exhibitions at galleries and public venues throughout the Pikes Peak Region. She currently resides in Colorado Springs, CO with her husband and two children.

Artist Statement:

“Ever changing, the moon teaches us that all of life has its phases. The waxing of life is full and bright and expectant. The waning of life is mournful, diminished and dark. But none of life is stagnant. Nothing stays the same. The rhythm of life marches on through time and circumstance to bring a cycle of new opportunity and light. It’s no wonder that human’s fascination has been entranced by the moon from the beginning of time. Through this body of work, I too, have fallen under the moon’s spell.”