Shana Levenson is a representational painter from Albuquerque, NM. Her passion for the arts led her to pursue a BA in Fashion Design from The University of Texas, in Austin, and after the birth of her children in 2009 and 2010, an MFA in Fine Art Painting from the Academy of Art University, in San Francisco. Shana’s work focuses on portraiture and the figure. Her inspiration comes from painting people that are important in her life, and her goal is to capture each person’s story in an honest and meaningful way. Shana draws inspiration from her own experiences and uses specific series as a way to illustrate chapters in her life. Her background in fashion has inspired her newest series of paintings of lace. Along with a busy painting and exhibition schedule, Shana runs a private art school out of her studio. She and her fiancé, artist David Kassan, also started Art Crit Academy online, which an ongoing online Live Mentorship program and community that is organic, catering to the needs of an individual's goals and skill level. She currently lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico with her kids. Shana’s works can be seen in regular exhibitions across the United States and abroad.

David Jon Kassan's paintings strive for reality, a chance to mimic life in both scale and complexity. Kassan's direction of realism follows the philosophies employed by the Ashcan School of American Realists. His influences are varied; citing Robert Henri and John Sloan as his primary influences on philosophy and subject matter. As for style and technique, he cites Antonio Lopez Garcia, Mark Rothko, Franz Kline, and Clyfford Still as influences as well. http://www.youtube.com/user/DavidJonKassan