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Shana Levenson

Cherries

Oil on canvas-panel

8 x 8 inches

Signed

BIOGRAPHY - Shana Levenson

Shana Levenson is a representational painter from Albuquerque, NM.  Her passion for the arts led her to pursue a BA in Fashion Design from The University of Texas, in Austin, and after the birth of her children in 2009 and 2010, an MFA in Fine Art Painting from the Academy of Art University, in San Francisco.

Shana’s work focuses on storytelling with the figure as well as contemporary mylar balloons.  Her inspiration for her figurative comes from painting people who are important in her life, and her goal is to capture each person’s story in an honest and meaningful way. Shana draws inspiration from her own experiences and uses specific series as a way to illustrate chapters in her life.  The power of the work captures what’s happening right now, in the moment, and documents its meaningfulness in a memorable way. Shana hopes that her legacy from her work will be a time capsule of the world around us, through her eyes, spanning her lifetime.

In her collection of word balloons, she’s playing with the artificiality of mylar and the natural element of flowers. By painting these mylar word balloons hyper-realistically and the flower backgrounds slightly softer, Shana is playing with the juxtaposition of the longevity of mylar and the fragility of a flower.  While both objects are given at times of need, whether it’s a celebration or sending condolences, both items are gifted to send a message to someone we care about.  And while both, when given, can bring great meaning to a person, words tend to last longer when said in a certain context.

Along with a busy painting and exhibition schedule, Shana teaches workshops internationally as well as mentoring students online.  She currently lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico, with her kids and husband, artist David Kassan.  Shana’s works can be seen in regular exhibitions across the United States and abroad.

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AVAILABLE WORKS
Low Key Fuck It - Shana Levenson
Shana Levenson
Low Key Fuck It
Oil on Artefex Panel
42 x 40 inches
Signed
So Gucci - Shana Levenson
Shana Levenson
So Gucci
Oil on Artefex Panel
30 x 30 inches
Signed
Louis - Shana Levenson
Shana Levenson
Louis
Oil on Artefex Panel
32 x 27 inches
Signed
Adorned - Shana Levenson
Shana Levenson
Adorned
Oil on aluminum
10 x 10 inches
Signed
Luminous - Shana Levenson
Shana Levenson
Luminous
Oil on aluminum
8 x 8 inches
Signed
I\'ll Buy My Own Flowers - Shana Levenson
Shana Levenson
I'll Buy My Own Flowers
Oil on panel
30 x 45 inches
Signed
With Love - Shana Levenson
Shana Levenson
With Love
Oil on canvas-panel
17 x 30 inches
Signed