We’re thrilled to announce that one of our affiliate members Kathleen Shanahan has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement in Visual Arts Award! The award recognizes sustained excellence, innovation, and leadership throughout an extraordinary career in the visual arts.
For more than five decades, Kathleen has pursued a remarkable artistic journey through creating, experimenting, teaching, and exhibiting. Her recent solo exhibition at the Wichita Art Museum, Now and Then: From the Studio of Kathleen Shanahan, brought together work spanning the 1970s through 2025, highlighting the evolution of her distinctive visual language and her continued commitment to artistic exploration.
Congratulations to Kathleen on this wonderful and well-deserved recognition.
Read more about the Annual Arts Council Awards!
For more information about Kathleen Shanahan and her work, visit her artist page on the Viridian Artists website.