A graduate of the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, Dorothy initially taught art and freelanced as an editorial illustrator.  Now focused on her fine art, she achieves a rich, other-worldly quality with her technique, rendering her subjects through the intricate layers of ink, watercolor and colored pencil on rag paper.  Every line is purposeful, each element is symbolic.  With some pieces, she includes elements of collage, mingling worldly bits of paper with ethereal subjects to create another point of connection for the viewer.

She says, “My work is a living prayer, an alchemy of timelessness and mystic truths, a visual chant, an imagery of song.”  Dorothy’s work has won many awards and appeared in distinguished exhibits.

Dorothy's artistic voice is further expressed through her poetry.  She is the author of Love Without Distance, a Heartscape of Art & Verse.  You can learn more about her at www.dburyshaw.com.