"Annie & the Wolf" aka "The Liberation of Red Riding Hood" Shannon Gray

"Annie & the Wolf" aka "The Liberation of Red Riding Hood" Shannon GrayShannon Gray, Booneville, AR Annie & the Wolf aka The Liberation of Red Riding Hood, 2026 Acrylic on wood panel 48 x 72 My work exists at the intersection of personal geography, feminist reclamation, and the shared "common ground" of universal folklore. As an artist and educator deeply rooted in the rural American South, I view the landscape not merely as a setting, but as a repository for collective memory and mytha space where the historical and the

the house at 123 First Street was bought by Laura Ziegler in 1898

is a shared known concept

the dancer becomes the unifying presence within a visually complex piece

Colors - Play of color

the artist has found important uses for his knowledge of architecture

I employ psychedelic contortions of space

custom-designed frames made by woodworker hobbyist Joel Doelger

1" wide nylon strap with 13" strap drop

Immaculate Conception Church and The Goldman Hotel are in view

Traditional indigo batik decorates this hand-carved sengon wood pendant

12 x 12" Hardcover

The culmination of a ten-year research quest