Born in Houston, Texas, Shana Levenson moved to Austin where she began drawing at an early age. Her passion for the arts grew into an undergraduate degree at The University of Texas, where she received a Bachelor’s in Fashion. After having 2 children, who were born in 2009 and 2010, Shana went back to school in pursuit of a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Art in San Francisco. Shana’s love for the process of creating art is the reason why she is able to be so prolific. Her greatest passion is portraiture. However, landscapes and still life paintings all play a role in work. Her inspiration comes painting people that are important in her life. Shana’s goal is to capture each person’s story in an honest and meaningful manner. She regularly works on commissioned pieces, creating works that capture the emotion not only of the artist but also of the buyer. Her greatest passion is finding the elements that are most meaningful to an individual or family and incorporating these concepts in her work. Shana’s current series of work, “Portraits of Parenthood”, is focused on non-traditional portraits of the sometimes-secret duality of parenting in modern times. “Beyond the Illness”, her upcoming series reveals the emotional struggles of long-term survivors currently living with HIV/ AIDS. Shana’s works can be currently seen in exhibitions around the United States. undefined

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