Shawna Moore's belief in the power of the mind to invent and visualize the world is part of her conceptual perspective as an artist.  

Moore is an established, professional painter and encaustic artist living in Whitefish, Montana, with exhibits in galleries in Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, and New York.   Anchored by the use of color and the immediacy of art making, Moore has spent the past 20 years developing   and refining her artistic process and intention. Her art integrates elements of painting and drawing, and reflects both her education in architecture and fine art, and her inventive and experimental nature.

In recent years, the ancient method of encaustic painting is Moore's medium of choice. This unique and dynamic technique incorporates pigmented bee's wax, which is heated, re-worked, etched or scuffed to achieve dimensional depth.   As each layer cools, another can be applied, resulting in a radiant and complex terrain of light, color and texture.  

For Moore, making art is a quest to make sense of the world, both materially, and conceptually, through the observance of nature, line, and color and how they entwine with the flow of thought and activity.

Her talents are manifested not only in the paintings she produces, but also in her dedication to support and progress the arts in her community for both children and adults.