Artist's Statement
I see beauty in simplicity. My current body of work is my attempt to “see the world in a grain of sand” by painting simple, natural objects that, for one reason or another, catch my eye.
Painting, for me, is a spiritual process. It is my way of winding down and connecting with a greater reason for being. Ironically, it is painting simple objects, rather than ornate ones, that leads me to this place.
My current body of paintings is inspired by the poetry of Mary Oliver, who is a master at expressing the sacred in the everyday.
Bio.
Shan is a working artist and teacher. She has received a Peninsula Arts Association/Wisconsin 
Arts Board grant, a State of Montana Percent for Art commission, and had workchosen for the Direct Purchase Program of the Wisconsin Arts Board.Her art is in both public and private collections and has been featured in solo and group exhibitions. She currently serves as an Assistant Professor of Art at Silver Lake College.