WELCOME!

I’m so happy you’re here! I am Steph and I’m a mixed-media painter and Lansing, Michigan native.  Though I studied art at both Michigan State University and the University of Iowa, I consider myself a primarily self-taught painter.  I credit my parents and sisters for developing my love of visual arts, my over-active imagination, and my outlandish sense of humor... all of which I believe shine through in my whimsical paintings.

From tiny details to broad and frenetic brush strokes, I revel in bold color statements, unknown worlds, and the absurd and delightful all around us. I draw inspiration from artists who have influenced me as long as I can remember, including Dr. Seuss, Mary Blair, and Jim Henson, but my primary inspiration is the joyfully unbridled imaginations of children.  Working primarily with acrylic paint, inks, and paper ephemera I intuitively create semi-abstract paintings, often including illustrative details inspired by the colors and shapes developed through layers and layers of experimentation.  

Steph Joy Hogan is an award-winning mixed-media painter from Lansing, Michigan.  She was voted Top Artist in the 2021 Lansing City Pulse Top of the Town contest (Top 3 in 2018, 2019, 2020, 2022) and her recognizably vibrant and whimsical artwork has been featured in several Michigan galleries and many exhibitions with Mid-Michigan Art Guild and Working Women Artists, of which she recently served as President. Her artwork has been featured on two billboards and a bus stop, and her commissioned mixed-media paintings can be found permanently installed in Impression 5 Science Center, the Susan and Jack Davis Nature Pavilion and Gallery at Fenner Nature Center, and the beautiful new headquarters of The Davies Project.