Shannon Troxler's work explores the natural world and how we as humans relate to it through myth, poetry and literature. She is fascinated by the intersection of the visual world and the written word and how closely they are entwined. She continually explores and experiments with new mediums that challenge and excite her. Troxler is a graduate of the Schuler School of Fine Arts in Baltimore, and the Art Student's League of New York where she learned a deep appreciation for the craft of classical art while grinding pigments and making her own charcoal. These days she continues to explore new mediums and methods in her studio in Wilson, Wyoming. Her latest passion involves molten wax, a blow torch, and the encaustic medium. Troxler's work has been featured in the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum’s Birds in Art exhibit, The National Museum of Wildlife Art, The Governor's Capitol Art Exhibit, and Arts for the Parks. Her work is in the permanent collection of the Wyoming State Museum.