Shannon Amidon is a photo based mixed media artist from the San Francisco Bay Area. Her artwork explores the beautiful, repulsive, and mysterious sides of natural history. While the world is speeding forward with technology and convenience, she prefers to slow down and use alternative photographic processes including historic printing and non-traditional techniques. She pushes the boundaries of photography, blurring the lines between fine art and traditional photography attempting to free the photographic medium from the burden of its traditional representation.

Amidon was the 2011 Arts Council Silicon Valley Artist Laureate, receiving a Fellowship Grant in photography. She was also the recipient of an Eco Art Grant and studio make over from the Art Inspector part of the Zero One Art and Technology Network.

Her artwork has been exhibited throughout the US, in South Korea, and Costa Rica. She has been an artist in residence at the Herhúsid House Artist Residency in Iceland as well and the David in Julia White Artist Colony in Costa Rica. Shannon is active in her local arts community contributing her time, knowledge and art whenever possible. She is also involved in education outreach for children and young artist mentoring.