About the artist

My name is Susanna Shaposhnikova- Susanna Shap is my shortened last name since most cannot pronounce my last name😉amd that is how I sign all my art since the first ever for sale painting I have created, back in 2005. 

I was born in Odessa, Ukraine in 1980 and came to the United States with my family when I was a child. Art is something I have made in some way for as long as I can remember as far as 4 years old. Having attended elementary and high school, art class was my favorite subject, but having been offered several scholarships to art and design colleges in NYC, such as MIT for fashion, I made the choice to decline and to go on to live, and learn as a “free spirit” without the constraints placed on my natural imagination and abilities by being “taught” art in any formal manner. So I went on to live life (and keep it personal- I like my privacy 😊) in 2005 I started painting in a more professional manner full time as I had the opportunity and studio space to do so. I chose to forgo most formal art channels such as galleries ans shows, and sell my art directly to collectors and non collectors alike, online. Since then I have sold over 3,400 original paintings, though I never counted exactly. That’s approximately how many of my originals are somewhere in many different homes on earth. I took what I call a “very long break” in 2016 after some family issues related to health, but eventually in 2024 I picked up exactly where I left off. Building this website was in my to do list which I have now finished and posting all my original art to as well as prints on canvas that are of many of my originals from around 2012-2013 (that’s a when I had many of my originalpaintings professionally scanned)

thanks for your interest in my art, don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions, concerns or even design advice such as picking the right piece for your space, colors, design, size, etc.- and have a wonderful day😊