Bio

Shannon Knowlton is a mixed media and fiber artist using cross-stitch and embroidery to celebrate women of the past, present, and future. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. As a child, she spent summers with her grandmother, digging through drawers of old textiles, sewing scraps, and embroidering old quilt blocks. She has happy memories learning the history (or “HER-story”) behind these pieces that the women in her family had created.  Shannon has worked with textiles for most of her life, sewing, quilting, knitting, crocheting, and embroidering. Interested in the human mind and heart, she earned a B.S. in Psychology. Living in Europe during college deepened her connection to the arts. She was especially intrigued in art as a powerful medium of storytelling through beautiful tapestries. Much of her work today is influenced by therapeutic psychology, and her own experiences as a woman. She has been featured in several publications. Her work has been juried into national exhibitions, and has collectors all over the world.