Shannon Amey

Shannon’s life and work have taken her around the world, both as a visitor and a resident. Living overseas in Asia for many years from Bhutan to Korea the artist found home again in both the East and West of Canada. In recent years she has found herself in Central and South America and is currently exploring nordic culture living in Finland.

Shannon’s immersion and exploration of the places and people she interacts with deeply influence her work. The artist draws upon her experiences and interviews where she explores human connections to places and people through time. The artist focuses on the origin and creation of narratives derived from memories.

Shannon spends as much time as possible outdoors playing with her senior dog Fundy boy and often finds herself lost on misadventures traveling abroad. Shannon’s “home” is in the Canadian Rockies of Canmore, Alberta where you will find her playing in the snow for most of the year and then dipping her toes in the Pacific Ocean during the summer months spent with family on Vancouver Island. The artist currently maintains a studio along the shores of the Baltic Sea in Finland.

Shannon is a multidisciplinary artist committed to a life immersed in the visual arts. The artist trained professionally through her studies in Fine Art at the Ontario College of Art and Design University in Toronto. Her academic path then lead her to the University of New Brunswick for an alternative degree in Interdisciplinary Leadership followed by a postgraduate degree in Art Education. Upon moving West, Shannon completed a graduate degree in Creativity, Love, and Spirituality at the University of Calgary.