[3] Shanan is known for her figurative oil paintings of scenes of Druze villages and is inspired by 19th and 20th-century realism.

[4] Almost all of her paintings are derived from staged photographs,[5] which utilize family and friends as models.

[6] Her work primarily deals with identity by representing figures in domestic and public spheres.

[3] She especially focuses on her identity as a woman within her community and how that has impacted her life, aspiring to develop more fluidity between genders and other demographics.

[2] One piece, titled "Floating Self Portrait" depicts Shanan levitating over a carpet, which was developed from a video she took in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.