Shawna Tavsky is an interdisciplinary artist, creative consultant, and art psychotherapist whose work bridges artistic expression with the psychology of human experience.
For more than twenty years, she has worked across diverse disciplines, witnessing how creative processes open pathways to clarity and meaning-making, fostering a deeper connection with self and the world.
Her therapeutic practice is grounded in perceptual inquiry, somatic psychology, and neuroaffirming care. Through this lens, she examines how experience is sensed, interpreted, and made meaningful.
Arte Soma emerges from this intersection of art and perception. It is a creative learning space where Shawna brings together observation, imagination, and hands-on exploration. Through drawing, writing, photography, and sensory-based practices, Arte Soma invites people to slow down, notice differently, and rediscover creativity as a way of connecting with presence and curiosity.
A creative learning space – launching soon!
Exploring how we experience the world through creativity, perception, and presence.
Blending psychology, art, and sensory awareness, Arte Soma invites you to engage your creative wisdom as a pathway to deeper self-awareness and connection.
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Inner Worlds Online Course
Through drawing, writing, photography, and focused sensory practice, you’ll explore how perception becomes expression and how creative process can illuminate unseen aspects of yourself and the world.
You’ll also cultivate a deeper sense of presence, clarity, and creative confidence for everyday life!
No artistic skill is required!
Portraits
In Mexico City
Portrait sessions are a gentle play between stillness, movement, and inner-world exploration. They offer a moment of attention, authenticity, and being seen.
Work in progress.
In Between
A phenomenological exploration of presence where inner experience and outward appearance meet through both drawing and portraiture.
Work in progress.
“She listens to voices in the walls, dreams of a gentle stream, dances alone, and whispers songs of wildflowers to the wind. Dark secrets play tricks inside her mind as she wanders in her white vintage dress, somewhere between this world and another.“
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