biography

Shannon Fennell grande prairie, alberta
International Award Winning Make-Up Artist & Face Painter

Shannon Fennell is a professional Make-Up Artist, based in Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada, who has won numerous awards and prizes for her costume and make-up designs over the years: BEST COSTUME at the UK Face Painting Convention in November 2007; Second place at the US BODY PAINTING FESTIVAL in Albuquerque, New Mexico in September 2007; winner of the FANTASY WORLDWIDE FACEPAINTING CONTEST in Belgium in November 2006. She was also named INTERNATIONAL FACE PAINTER OF THE YEAR in October of 2005 at the UK Face Painting Convention and voted TOP FACE PAINTER IN NORTH AMERICA by her peers in January of 2006.

Shannon was the first face painter outside of the UK to gain accreditation as an Advanced Face Painter from FACE, The Face Painting Association. Shannon was also honoured when the Canadian Cancer Society used photos of her face painting on their 2006 Relay for Life print materials and Snazaroo USA Inc. uses her work in their product catalogue.

Shannon was the designer and lead make-up artist for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the 2010 Arctic Winter Games. She has served as the Make-Up and Hair Coordinator for the Grande Prairie Live Theatre in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Credits also include productions for Royal City Musical Theatre in New Westminster, BC and the Metro Theatre Cooperative in Vancouver, BC. Shannon has worked on well over 65 theatrical productions (click here to see a list of Shannon's theatrical credits) and film projects.

A graduate of the Blanche Macdonald Centre for Applied Design in Vancouver, BC, Shannon has also trained in Hollywood and continues to pursue advanced training in all aspects of make-up artistry.

Shannon is a multiple international award winning face painter (to see a list of awards click here.) She was the third Canadian to be accepted as a member of FACE, The Face Painting Association an international organization based in the United Kingdom. She is also a member of the World Body Painting Association located in Austria.

Shannon is a sought after instructor and writer in the field of make-up and face painting happy to share her expertise with others. She travels internationally to teach and compete. With her extensive business background she brings a different approach to an artistic endeavour.

Shannon is the author of:

The Business of Face Painting available as an e-book or on CD from FacePaintingProducts.com

Your Face or Mine: A Step-By-Step Guide to Basic Face Painting Techniques published by Snazaroo USA Inc.

Designs & Template Volumes 1 and 2 available on CD from FacePaintingProducts.com

Advanced Prosthetics Workshop with
Todd McIntosh in 1998