Hello – I’m Shawna Tavsky, an artist, art psychotherapist, and creative consultant.
My work explores inner experience through art-making and perceptual inquiry. Arte Soma grows from this work as a creative space centered on presence, process, and curiosity.
Arte Soma is a creative practice-led space for attention, perception, and lived experience.
A space where perceptual inquiry and creative practice support ways of thinking that emerge through experience rather than explanation.
Arte Soma is a new project, evolving through a series of practices, guides, and reflections. Some take written form, some visual, some experiential. This project draws from my creative practice and work with perception and attention in artistic and therapeutic contexts.
Consulting
Creative Orientation
One-to-one orientation for adults navigating complex inner experience.
Sessions focus on understanding how you think and work, rather than fixing behavior or optimizing performance.
Grounded in reflective inquiry. Not therapy or coaching.
Portraits
In Mexico City
I create portraits in my home studio through an attentive, collaborative process that values time, presence, and subtlety. Sessions move at a slower pace, allowing stillness and movement to shape both the experience and the portrait.
SELECTED PROJECTS
In Between
An ongoing portrait and drawing series grounded in presence, perception, and the threshold between inner experience and appearance.
The Woman in the Film
A literary work in progress – a novel that emerged from an unfinished art film, shaped by sketches, notes, and memory. The manuscript is currently in revision.
Say Hello!
Whether you have a question, an idea, or simply want to connect, send me a note below.