Shana Moulton (b.1976) is a California-born-and-based artist who works in video, performance, and installation. In 2002, Moulton began the video series Whispering Pines, in which she performs as Cynthia, an alter-ego searching for purpose and fulfillment through home decor, self-help paraphernalia, and cosmetic rituals. Moulton has had solo exhibitions at international institutions including Palais De Tokyo in Paris, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Kunsthaus Glarus in Switzerland, the Museum of Fine Arts in St. Petersburg, and the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Her work has been reviewed in Artforum, the New York Times, Art in America, Flash Art, BOMB, and Frieze Magazine, among others. Her single-channel videos are distributed by Electronic Arts Intermix, her work has been featured in Art21 documentaries and she is a Professor of Art at The University of California, Santa Barbara.
