Contemporary Realism: Shannon Abbey

Shannon Abbey is a contemporary painter who lives and works in Petaluma, California with her cartoonist husband, Pete McDonnell and their son, Jacob.

Abbey was born in Eugene Oregon, and raised in Pullman, Washington.

Shannon is inspired by the traditional techniques of Old Masters Portraiture and Contemporary Realism of Northern California. Her paintings are exhibited in numerous private collections and collectors  throughout the United States, Australia and in the United Kingdom.

Shannon was awarded the 2022 Resident Artist Sperry Chalet in Glacier Nat’l Park Montana.