Cris Worley Fine Arts is pleased to announce Shannon Cannings: Sure Shot, featuring ten dynamic new works in oil on panel and canvas. The exhibition will open with an artist’s reception on Saturday, January 8th, from 5-8 pm, and will run through February 12th. Cannings will be giving an artist’s talk on January 8th at 5:30pm. The event is free and open to the public.

Shannon Cannings is known for her brightly colored, pop-inspired realistic depictions of plastic toy guns but a strong shift began appearing in the work in late 2020. Suddenly, the “target” emerged, the gun became a dual feature of conversation, and the dialog shifted. Questions begin to emerge around who or what is the target. Cannings admits that “you can’t paint a target and not acknowledge the first artist to make it an iconic symbol” and in this way she also makes a distinct nod to Jasper Johns.

Shannon Cannings was born in Bridgeport, CT and raised in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, and a Master of Fine Arts in Painting from Syracuse University. Shannon has been included in over fifty juried and invitational exhibitions throughout the United States. In 2020, she had a solo exhibition at the South Plains College in Levelland, TX. In 2017, the Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, Texas, included her in a three-person exhibition entitled, Making a Splash. In 2015, Shannon presented a solo show at the Center for Contemporary Arts in Abilene, Texas, and a two-person show with her husband and fellow artist, William Cannings, at the Underwood Center for the Arts in Lubbock, Texas.