Grabby Painting

Shanna Cox is a Los Angeles-based oil painter whose contemporary representational works often blur the line between reality and the surreal. Her art delves into the evolving relationship between humanity, womanhood, nature, and technology, reflecting the profound cultural shifts experienced by her generation. As a millennial, Shanna draws from the rapid transformation of the world since her childhood—exploring how digital innovation, consumerism, and environmental change shape our daily lives and collective identity and anxieties. Her paintings, characterized by bold color and nuanced portraiture, invite viewers to contemplate the duality of modern existence. Shanna offers a visual dialogue on the tension and harmony between the organic and the artificial, encouraging reflection on what it means to be a woman in an age of constant change.