Why Do You Walk?
"Walking shares with making and working that crucial element of engagement of the body and the mind with the world, of knowing the world through the body and the body through the world.” - Rebecca Solnit
My work is about how our external surroundings shape our internal landscapes. Slow acts of noticing transform our lives from feeling uninhabitable to a feeling of belonging.
Walking or finding ways to access the world through our senses allows us to hold two opposites in our minds: The permanence we feel when we ground ourselves in a place and the impermanence of the place itself.
"There is no house like the house of belonging."
Why Water?
From West to East.
The scenes and imagery depicted in my work are from places that have shifted my understanding of home — from Shanghai to Southeast Asia to Lake Michigan. Each place stood out to me because they shared my vision of my home regardless of location.
Having lived a large portion of my adult life abroad, I have realized the great importance of encountering a broad range of people and places in order to arrive at a more complete sense of self, but also a greater sense of shared humanity.
How do you create your work?
Artist Bio
Stephanie splits her time between the roles of artist and gallery director in Madison, WI. She is currently the Gallery Director at Overture Center for the Arts. In this role she is able to connect with artists and art organizations in the Wisconsin area. She works out of her studio on Madison's east side and holds an MFA from Washington University in St. Louis. She taught at several institutions for over 12 years, including Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and Concordia International School in Shanghai.
Stephanie has completed residencies at the Art Students League of New York, the Chicago Printmakers’ Collaborative, and the Pfister Hotel AiR program. She has exhibited her works at selected exhibition sites including Sino ArtSpace in Shanghai, Solonia Art Center in Suzhou, Milwaukee Art Museum, Museum of Wisconsin Art, John Michael Kohler Art Center, Art and Lit Lab, and the Walker’s Point Center for the Arts in Milwaukee.
Bestselling Prints
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"Night Swimming" Art Print
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"World of Light" Art Print
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"Acquainted" Art Print
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"Early Morning in Pudong" Art Print
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"I have been following Stephanie's extraordinary work for many years. Her pieces feel like a meditation on place and travel. They are like falling into a poem.“ - David M.
Collect An Original
There are several mixed media paintings available from each of Stephanie's recent series. Many of them come framed in raw maple or a handcrafted wooden frame.
