Royce Myers Art Ltd Presents Shan Goshorn

Shan Goshorn, a self-described mulitdimensional artist, Shan strives to effect social
change through works that "encourage people to see beyound the single
dimension of the Indian in the feather bonnet."
With Paintbrush and Pentax K1000 camera, Shan says her work balances spiritual
themes with identity issues that threaten Native communities. Her own
ancestry--Easter Cherokee (Wolf Clan) and German--and her upbringing in Baltimore provided
the best of both worlds where she learned to see herself as "a connector between these two
cultures."

Shan Goshorn's Biography

Eastern Band Cherokee Indian, residing in Tulsa Oklahoma since 1981.
Specializes in hand-colored b&w photographs and large, acrylic abstract paintings.

Her work has been featured in over 20 solo exhibitions at the following galleries, museums and universities (selected list): Native Indian/Inuit Photographer's Assocation Gallery, Toronto, Canada; Museum of the Cherokee Indian, Cherokee NC; Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Washington, DC; American Indian Community House Gallery, NYC; Institute of American Indian Arts, NM; Truman State University, MO; Ursuline College, OH; Cherokee Heritage Museum, NC; International Photography Hall of Fame, OK; Center for Exploratory Photographic Application, NY; Memorial Arts Center, GA.

Corporate Collections (selected)
-Department of the Interior, Indian Arts and Crafts Board; Washington, DC
-RoxTec A.P. Sweden; Sweden
-Bureau of Indian Affairs; Washington, DC
-Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Tulsa, OK
-City Hall of Tulsa; Tulsa, OK
-Institute of American Indian Arts; Santa Fe, NM
-Tulsa City/County Library; Tulsa, OK
-Arkansas Valley Bank; Broken Arrow, OK
-Deaconess Hospital; OKC, OK
-Museum of the Cherokee Indian; Cherokee, NC
-Cherokee Heritage Center and Museum; Cherokee, NC
-Liberty Bank; Tulsa, OK
-John Blair Publishing Company; Winston-Salem, NC
-International Plaza; Tulsa, OK

Shan is actively involved in the community as a human rights activist and outreach artist. She has served on many Boards of Directors (Arts Commission for the City of Tulsa, American Indian Heritage Center, Indian Affairs Commission of Tulsa, ATLATL) and has worked as an Artist in the schools (Arts and Humanities Council) for almost 20 years. Her favorite project to date was working with at-risk Indian 4th and 5th grade students, teaching them to use cameras and darkroom equipment. By collaborating with the Tulsa Public Schools, University of Tulsa and Indian Pupil Education, the children created a traveling exhibition of images that they photographed from their world. It became titled, "Beyond the Negative".