Artist Shannon Meadows is a technology industry escapee. Having pursued creative interests such as improvisational dance and creative writing (as well as computer science) as an undergrad, she took the path of pragmatism in a business profession. After a successful and lengthy career as an education technology sales and marketing executive, in 2022, she had the good fortune to pursue a Master of Fine Arts in Painting at Savannah College of Art and Design, fully online.
Shannon began painting in 2000, studying oil painting with Susan Manders, renowned Olympic artist, in Studio City in the Los Angeles area. After moving to Marin County in 2012, Shannon studied with Michael Azgour, MFA. Michael is an accomplished oil painter and founder of the Azgour Art Group who now lives in Krakow, Poland.
Her move to Marin County, with its breathtaking coastal landscape and diffuse light, has impacted Shannon’s work, evidenced through new subject matter and in a palette that has evolved to cool colors and neutral tones. Shannon’s work continues evolving, influenced by her MFA studies at SCAD, incorporating figurative elements as well as social messages relative to women in a patriarchal society and world events that are causing angst and unrest with populations globally. Stay tuned as her creativity travels the path to a new normal without the confines and demands of business and a corporate existence.
Shannon’s representations of the beauty of Northern California and the Eastern Sierra Nevada, never fail to inspire and take us back to those beautiful places.
Jeff Norby and Avis Shapiro
Collectors
Shannon’s expressive and uninhibited approach to painting has enabled her to create many vivid, exuberant works which are as much a representation of pure emotion as the subjects she portrays.
Michael Azgour
Artist, Lecturer, Founder Azgour Art Group
Twelve years ago, Shannon’s work came to my attention during an art workshop we were taking together. She has a magical way of capturing her subject matter and bringing it to life on the canvas. My first purchase was two kids hanging on a rope. I know this was one of her favorites . . . as it was a long time before she would part with it. Before her relocation to the Bay area, I acquired her painting of a serene/meditative woman’s face. When I look at it, it reminds me to take a deep breath and believe that everything will work out. Both paintings hang prominently in my home
Heather Morrow
Artist
There is always a mystery hiding within Shannon Meadows work. I am attracted to her vibrant colors, textures and movement that create mood and atmosphere. We have one of her paintings in our home and she was one of our featured artists at our Post Production studio in Santa Monica California. Her work always brings conversation! Lastly, being a creative person myself, I am inspired by Shannon’s work as it invokes my own creative muse.
Jahna, Co-Founder and Certified Mindfulness Facilitator
Museful
In January, the MCIL Auxiliary Board commissioned Shannon to compose a seascape to include the iconic Golden Gate Bridge to use as the centerpiece for our annual gala, Angels By the Bay. Shannon’s work is so exquisitely composed with beautiful content, color, and movement. We couldn’t be more delighted to showcase this masterpiece. Thank you Shannon.
Kathleen Woodcock
Chief Development Officer, St Vincent de Paul Society of Marin