Shirley Woodson is a veteran of the arts and is an award-winning artist, a gallerist, educator, administrator and much more.  She has mentored many of today's artists and continues to do so while at the same time creating her own art, writing for art journals, creating poetry, and current president of the National Conference of Artists, Michigan Chapter. 

Shirley shares one of her inspired poems, as she pays homage to two of the greats, Betty Carter and Betye Saar.  Shirley allows us to know what is possible if we are dedicated to our art in it's many forms.