Shana Stern

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Shana Stern is a Los Angeles artist whose abstract paintings are inspired by music, chromesthesia, movement, and light. Born with chromesthesia, a form of synesthesia in which music evokes colors, imagery, and sensations, she experiences each song as a visual landscape. Working almost exclusively with her fingers and hands, Stern creates each painting to a single song played on repeat from beginning to end. Living with Multiple Sclerosis for more than twenty-five years led her to develop a unique painting process that transformed adaptation into artistic expression. Her work has been collected throughout the United States and featured in healthcare, corporate, and public spaces.