ARTISTS STATEMENT

Art to me is a pure form of communication where I find meaning in using color and symbolism to express feelings. My contemporary art evokes abstract landscapes that avoid a literal image in favor of expressive composition with color, texture and layering. I achieve an interactive “lenticular” effect by manipulating paint to create the illusion of depth, or the ability to change and move as the image is viewed from different angles.  I want the viewer to enter the painting, discover objects within it and come back stimulated by the marginal space between the depiction of nature and abstract imagery. 

 

BIO

Stephanie Steiner (b. Mexico City) is a self-taught Mexican-American contemporary artist celebrated for her emotionally resonant expressionist landscapes. Known for seamlessly blending natural elements with abstract forms, her work invites viewers into a space of contemplation and imagination. Through masterful use of layering, texture, and color, she creates a signature lenticular effect—an atmospheric dimensionality that’s nearly impossible to photograph, yet unforgettable in person.

Her large-scale paintings have been exhibited widely and are held in private and institutional collections across the U.S., Mexico, and Europe. Stephanie’s work has been showcased at venues including the SFMOMA Artists Gallery and acquired into many permanent collections in the healthcare, hospitality, and corporate sectors. She collaborates regularly with renowned interior designers, art advisors, and gallerists, and was selected to create a major public sculpture for the SF General Hospital Foundation’s Hearts in SF project—a piece later acquired by Bank of America and donated to Meals on Wheels.

Based in California, Stephanie works out of Hunter’s Point Shipyard in San Francisco, continuing to explore the interplay between inner landscapes and the natural world.

EXHIBITIONS

    • Introductions (duo show), Archival Gallery, Sacramento, CA 

    • Spring ‘25 SF Open Studios at The Hunter’s Point Shipyard, San Francisco, CA

    • Skate SF,  111 Minna Gallery - San Francisco, CA

    • DART for Art, Lymelight Foundation, Mountain View, CA

    • Fall ‘23 SF Open Studios at The Hunter’s Point Shipyard, San Francisco, CA

    • One Stuart Lane Show Case presented by Bay Area Art Services, San Francisco, CA

    • Poesia SF - Featured Artist Castro art Walk May 2024, San Francisco, CA 

    • Spring ‘24 SF Open Studios at The Hunter’s Point Shipyard, San Francisco, CA

    • DART for Art, Lymelight Foundation, Mountain View, CA

    • Sutter Health Medical Center, Art Showcase, Roseville, CA

    • 48 Pillars, Groups Show at Arc Gallery, San Francisco, CA

    • Fall ‘23 SF Open Studios at The Hunter’s Point Shipyard, San Francisco, CA

    • Secession Art & Design 16th Anniversary Show, San Francisco, CA

    • Secession Art & Design Spring Art Show, San Francisco, CA

    • Spring ‘23 SF Open Studios at The Hunter’s Point Shipyard, San Francisco, CA

    • DART for Art, Lymelight Foundation, San Mateo, CA

    • Fall ‘22 SF Open Studios at The Hunter’s Point Shipyard, San Francisco, CA

    • Secession Art & Design 15th Anniversary Show, San Francisco, CA

    • Spring ‘22 SF Open Studios at The Hunter’s Point Shipyard, San Francisco, CA

    • DART for Art, Lymelight Foundation, Burlingame, CA

    • SKATE @ Mirius Gallery, San Francisco, CA

      • The Return of Discolandia - 111 Minna Gallery - San Francisco, CA

      • Art for AIDS 2020, (Virtual) - San Francisco, CA

      • SF Open Studios (Virtual) - San Francisco, CA

      • Through the Looking Glass -  Voss Gallery - San Francisco, CA

  • The Return of Discolandia - 111 Minna Gallery - San Francisco, CA

    Art for AIDS 2020, (Virtual) - San Francisco, CA

    SF Open Studios (Virtual) - San Francisco, CA

    Through the Looking Glass - Voss Gallery - San Francisco, CA

    • Resolution - Palette Gallery - San Francisco, CA

    • Room & Board Featured Artist Fall 2019 - San Francisco, CA

    • SFOS Exhibition, SOMArts Cultural Center - San Francisco, CA

    • Solo Show @ Factory44West, Oakland CA

      • 49th ASF Art Fair, Mexico City

      • SFOS Exhibition, SOMArts Cultural Center - San Francisco, CA

      • Room & Board Featured Artist Fall 2018 - San Francisco, CA

      • PURELY ABSTRACT National Juried Show, Healdsburg Center for the Arts, Healdsburg, CA

      • Artspan Juried Art Auction, SOMArts Cultural Center - San Francisco, CA

      • SF Smalls Group Show (Curated by Jes Muse) - San Francisco, CA

      • Art-in-Neighborhoods, The Mosser - San Francisco, CA

    • Room & Board Featured Artist Fall 2017 - San Francisco, CA

    • SFOS @ The Mill - San Francisco, CA

    • The Great Highway Gallery - San Francisco, CA

    • SFOS Exhibition, SOMArts Cultural Center - San Francisco, CA

    • DOCE - Sanchez Contemporary Gallery – Oakland, CA

    • Artspan Juried Art Auction, SOMArts Cultural Center - San Francisco, CA

    • Curated State – 3990 Folsom - San Francisco, CA

    • SERENITY: Essence, UCSF Women's Health Center - San Francisco, CA (SOLO)

    • FLORA & FAUNA, Sanchez Contemporary Gallery – Oakland, CA

    • Art-in-Neighborhoods, Hotel Adagio - San Francisco, CA

    • Art-in-Neighborhoods, Triton Hotel - San Francisco, CA

    • SFOS @ Gratta Wines - San Francisco, CA

    • SFOS Exhibition, SOMArts Cultural Center - San Francisco, CA

    • Conception Art Show - San Francisco, CA

    • Conception Art Show - Los Angeles, CA

    • Kefa, “Abstract Landscapes” – Oakland, CA

    • Conception Art Show - San Francisco, CA (BEST IN SHOW AWARD)

IN THE STUDIO