Structures. Nostalgia. Stories.

My favorite game as a child was Monopoly. My dad was an engineer, and my mom was creative with baking and sewing. From an early age, I was drawn to structure, design, and the intention behind how things are built. That’s when I started to draw.

That curiosity carried me to New York City after growing up in Georgia, where I was immersed in the energy, density, and rhythm of a living skyline. Working in real estate development, I grew a deep understanding of the buildings around me—along with their history. I loved watching old buildings be reinvented, or new ones rise from the ground up. After completion, it was a thrill to walk thru the transformation, having experienced the process and the outcome.

Eventually, I returned home to Atlanta, pulled by something quieter—nostalgia, memory, and a longing for stillness. Slowing down changed the way I see cities. It allowed me to notice the built environment in a more intentional way: the lines, reflections, structures, and overlooked perspectives that often go unseen.

My work lives in a space between movement and stillness. I currently work for the City of Woodstock issuing building permits and business licenses. I travel as much as I can to visit other cities and skylines.

My art has been featured in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Cherokee Tribune & Ledger-News, and American Art Collector magazine. I’ve created custom tiny paintings for the Chick-fil-A restaurant on Riverstone Pkwy in Canton, GA, and Georgia Public TV (GPB TV). My drawings have been selected into juried shows throughout the Southeast, online, and held in private collections including the families of the Plaza Theater, Rich's, and Coca Cola. 

Group Exhibitions (Juried)
2026 | “All Members, All Levels” American Artists Professional League, aapl.org
2025 | “Fall Salon Online” International Guild of Realism, realismguild.com
2025 | “Kitchen Sink” Chattanooga Regional Airport, Chattanooga, TN
2025 | “Little Things” Swan Coach House Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2005 | “The Art Prize” Almenara Collection, thealmenaracollection.com
2025 | “Emergence 2025” American Artists Professional League, aapl.org
2025 | “All the Fixins” Reeves House Visual Art Center, Woodstock, GA
2025 | “The Art Exhibit” History Cherokee, Canton, GA
2005 | “Wesleyan Artists Market” Wesleyan School, Atlanta, GA
2025 | “Trinity Spotlight on Art” Trinity School, Atlanta, GA
2025 | “The New South 6” Kai Lin Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2024 | “A Sense of Place” Gertrude Hebert Institute of Art, Augusta, GA
2024 | “Spotlight on Art” Trinity School, Atlanta, GA
2024 | “The New South 5” Kai Lin Art Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2023 | “small town: small works” Reeves House Visual Arts Center, Woodstock, GA
2022 | “small town: small works” Reeves House Visual Arts Center, Woodstock, GA
2022 | “Booth Art Guild Juried Exhibition” Downtown Gallery, Catersville, GA              

Publications
2025 | Strokes of Genius 17: The Best of Drawing
2025 | Koressel, Chelsea. “Reclaiming History, Collector’s Focus: Women Artists”. American Art Collector Magazine, March 2025
2024 | Ecklund, Carloyn, “Featured Artist” Artsyshark Newsletter, November 2024
2020 | Ballew, Shannon. “Shana Bowes’ tiny paintings are one-inch pieces of home”. Cherokee Tribune & Ledger News, January 24 2020
2017 | Jerkins, Linda. “Artisan gifts for all ages”. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, November

Public Collections 
2025 | Georgia Public Broadcasting
2024 | Camber Marketing, GA
2022 | Chick-fil-A Restaurant, Canton, GA

Awards and Accomplishments 
2025 | 2nd Place, Drawing, “The Art Issue”, Enjoy Cherokee, March 2025
2024 | Top 100 Finalist, “PleinAir Salon Art Competition”, PleinAir Magazine Feb 2024

Member
IGOR (International Guild of Realism)
AAPL (American Artists Professional League)