Shanti Parks' work is currently being exhibited at the County Supervisors Chamber through the end of June.

She was born in Auburn, California, to a family of artists. Her mother, aunt, and uncle had the largest influences on her art, often drawing doodles of family on any available surface with pencils, pens, or even charcoal from an abandoned campfire. Her aunt introduced flower pressing, needle crafts, and continued to build a love of stories through books. She spent a lot of time outdoors camping and working, playing and learning about the environment and developing a love of nature and culture.

After her children were older and she had been working in native american environmental and cultural advocacy for some time, she began focusing on her art as her voice. Seeking other successful artists and mentors to help hone her skills, she continues to advocate for the landscapes we all live in and the life within those landscapes. By painting her environment she hopes to convey a sense of wonder and belonging that become a protectiveness and will ensure those things we all find so beautiful will find importance to others and leverage the strength to be found in cooperation among the two leggeds and all their world.