BIO
Stephanie Shank is an abstract expressionist painter who exhibits with galleries throughout the U.S.A. Exposed to the world of painting while a young girl, Stephanie Shank watched in fascination as her mother, an accomplished painter who studied with Max Beckman and Philip Guston, expressively applied vivid hues and bold brushstrokes to canvas. Observing those sessions ignited her passion to create a world of paintings. Born in St. Louis, MO, Stephanie Shank studied painting at Lindenwood College in St. Charles, Missouri and the University of Missouri in Kansas City where she received her B.F.A. in 1976. The following decade, she applied her creative talents practically through commercial art and window display design for department stores. Those years were punctuated with independent studies with influential mentors and workshops. Stephanie Shank relocated to the desert Southwest in the late 80’s where the stunningly clear light of the Arizona environs illuminated and informed the brilliant hues of her expressionistic paintings. Working in mixed media, predominately acrylic, oil sticks, and charcoal, her artistic vision expresses the vibrant rhythms of the inner narrative. Her paintings have been featured in many solo and group exhibitions throughout the country and are included in many noted private and corporate collections.
"My paintings are very accessible on a purely aesthetic level, but they touch on deeper issues if you allow yourself some time to absorb the imagery. The images are meant to touch the subconscious mind of the viewer, evoking a primal feeling and capturing a universal visual language. By painting with a spontaneous, gestural expression, the work informs a dynamic impression of raw emotion and the power of intention. I want color to pierce the senses, emotions, and thoughts to transcend the onlooker to other places, to step out of the labyrinth and into a quiet corner of private joy."
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2021 Four Person Exhibition – Blue Print Gallery, Dallas TX
2020 Four Person Exhibition – Blue Print Gallery, Dallas TX
2020 Four Person Exhibition – “Infusion”, Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto CA
2019 Solo Exhibition – “Third Law of Emotion”, Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto CA
2019 Two Person Exhibition – “High Frequency”, Globe Fine Art, Santa Fe NM
2019 Group Exhibition – The ART Show, Blue Print Gallery, Dallas TX
2018 Solo Exhibition – “Third Law of Emotion”, Bryant Street Gallery, Palo Alto CA
2018 Four Person Exhibition – The ART Show, Blue Print Gallery, Dallas TX
2018 Four person Exhibition – Costello Childs Contemporary Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
2017 Solo Exhibition – September, Butters Gallery, Portland OR
2017 Four Person Exhibition – The ART Show, Blue Print Store, Dallas TX
2017 Solo Exhibition – “Risking Delight”, Globe Fine Art, Santa Fe NM
2016 Group Exhibition – “Winter Group Show”, Butters Gallery, Portland OR
2016 Four Person Exhibition – The ART Show, Blue Print Store, Dallas, TX
2015 Four Person Exhibition – The ART Show, Blue Print Store, Dallas TX
2014 Solo Exhibition – “Beckonings and Reckonings”, Pippin Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe NM
2014 Solo Exhibition – “Inner Impulse”, Costello-Childs Contemporary Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
2013 Solo Exhibition - “Underneath Anew”, Pippin Contemporary Gallery, Santa Fe NM
2012 Solo Exhibition - “Abstract to Linear”, William and Joseph Gallery, Santa Fe NM
2011 Small Works Invitational - Costello Childs Contemporary Gallery, Scottsdale AZ
2011 Solo Exhibition - “Between the Lines”, William and Joseph Gallery, Santa Fe NM
2010 Solo Exhibition - “Divine”, William and Joseph Gallery, Santa Fe Gallery NM
2009 Dove Mountain Project, “The Edge at Canyon Pass”, Tucson AZ
2009 Solo Exhibition - “Beginnings”, William and Joseph Gallery, Santa Fe NM
2008 Two Person Exhibition - “Balancing Entropy and Order”, Grogan Gallery, Tucson AZ
2006 Three Person Exhibition - Platform Gallery, Tucson AZ
2005 Group Exhibition - “Out of the Blue”, Liz Hernandez Gallery, Tucson AZ
2005 Group Exhibition - “Mixed Bag”, Liz Hernandez Gallery, Tucson AZ
2004 Two Person Exhibition - “Earth, Wind, and Faces”, Liz Hernandez Gallery, Tucson AZ
2003 Small Works Invitational - Davis Dominquez Gallery, Tucson AZ
SELECTED COLLECTIONS:
University of Arizona Cancer Center at Dignity Health, Phoenix, Arizona
University of Missouri-St. Louis
Bruker-Nano Corporation, Tucson, Arizona
Bruker-Nano Corporation, Santa Barbara, California
Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, Tucson, Arizona
Joan Cauthorn, Tucson, Arizona
Paul Dumont, Manhattan, New York
Jack and Susanna Quinn, Washington DC
Suzanne Roonie, Washington DC
Dr. Holly Ahner, Tucson, Arizona
Dr. Harry Goldwasser, Tucson, Arizona
Barry Gold, NYC, New York
PUBLICATIONS:
2018 Phoenix Home & Garden Magazine, March - cover
2015 Luxe Magazine, spring edition
2015 Traverse, Northern Michigan’s Magazine, February
2015 Inside Homes, Washington Life Magazine, March
2014 "Stephanie Shank's New Work in Beckonings and Reckonings", 24-7 Press Release
2014 Trend Magazine, Santa Fe NM
2014 Art Ltd., July/August
2014 THE Magazine, August, Santa Fe NM
2011 Ralph Lauren's online Luxe magazine
2011 Santa Fean, The Art Issue
2011 Niche Magazine
2010 Santa Fean, Beginnings by Dianna Delling
2010 Santa Fean, Venus by Mendy Gladden
2010 Pasatiempo, Santa Fe NM
2009 Santa Fe Reporter