I recently had the chance to chat with Rachelle Legrand on WILX Studio 10 about my art process, new work, and current exhibition at Nelson Gallery. Watch the interview and join me at the opening reception for the show on Thursday, March 20th to hear more about my process and inspiration!
I’m thrilled to announce my first solo gallery exhibition at Nelson Gallery in downtown Lansing, MI. The show runs March 1st - April 26th and features 47 original Scrapscapes, including new sizes!
About the series:
Like a field guide to previously undiscovered corners of the universe, Steph Joy Hogan's “Scrapscapes" series features mixed-media snapshots of imaginary worlds and the whimsical flora and fauna that inhabit them. Each piece shares a unique story, brought to life in layers of acrylic paint, ink, and found paper ephemera (including maps, book pages, and other discarded print material) with the intention of fueling your imagination. Steph's art practice is inspired by the unbridled imaginations of children, with space exploration as a common theme, representing both hope and a longing for connection.
You’re invited to join us for a casual reception on Thursday, March 20th 5:30 - 7pm. RSVP & invite friends here.
I am thrilled to now be able to announce that I've been selected for the Arts Council of Greater Lansing's 2023 "Art in the Sky" Billboard Project!
Honored to be showcased among these amazing regional artists: Julian Van Dyke, Laura Gajewski, Elyse Gambino, James Hays, and Dennis Preston. They are all so talented and inspiring!
Each artist will be featured on digital billboards throughout the region for two months (beginning with Elyse Gambino who you should be able to see now!) and for a two week period in January you will be able to see all 6 billboards rotating throughout the area.
My billboard will be visible during June and July and will feature my mixed-media painting, 'The Invitation', which was inspired by Fenner Nature Center!
Thank you so much to the Arts Council and Adams Outdoor for making this happen. It's such a cool project and incredible opportunity.
You can purchase your limited edition print of The Invitation here.
Delighted to be featured in Arts News, the monthly newsletter of the Arts Council of Greater Lansing! From the newsletter:
art is connection
Steph Hogan is a long-time artist member, cheerleader and spokesperson of the Arts Council who consistently goes above and beyond for our organization. She is extremely active in the arts in our community, and as a member, she has received Arts Council billboards and grants, has exhibited at our office and is a regular participant in our Arts Night Out event.
i am lansing
In 2020, she created her "I Am Lansing" painting in an all-day live session as part of our virtual Creative Placemaking Summit. The work was also created to help raise funds for the Arts Council with a portion of the sales being donated to help support our work. This piece is a great representation of not only Lansing but of Steph's passion for the region she lives in and her belief that Lansing's creativity is what makes it shine.
creative and supportive
We are so grateful to Steph for her commitment to the creative community and her unwavering support of the Arts Council, and we are pleased as punch to feature her as our donor highlight this month. Read the full interview with Steph and get her perspective here.
I’m so proud to share that I am this week’s cover artist for the Lansing City Pulse! My mixed-media painting, ‘I am Lansing’ graces this weeks paper and it’s so amazing to see it in person!
I’m also exited for the artwork to get some additional visibility, because as you likely know, a portion of the proceeds from this Limited Edition Print go directly to the Arts Council of Greater Lansing in support of their mission to support, strengthen and promote arts, culture and creativity in the Capital Region and transform communities and lives through the power of creative expression.
I’m thrilled to announce that my community has voted me Top of the Town in the Artist category during the 2021 Lansing City Pulse Top of the Town Contest. There is such an enormous and talented creative community in the Greater Lansing Area and I am so proud to be an active member.
Congratulations to the rest of the Top 3:
Autumn Hopkins and Ryan Holmes. What amazing company to be in!
‘Light of Day’ has received an Honorable Mention from juror, Tara Welsh in the Northville Art House ‘West of Center’ exhibition celebrating art that pushing boundaries.
‘Light of Day’ limited edition reproductions are available for purchase here.
I recently got to chat with Jerry Norris of The Fledge about my new collection, what inspires me and what ONE thing I do every damn day to move toward my mission and goals. Enjoy and be sure to check out the rest of the Every Damn Day video series!
‘Light of Day’ has been honored with an Award of Excellence in the Mid Michigan Art Guild 12x12 Show by juror, Pam Wilburn. This is what Pam had to say about the piece:
“Wonderful surrealistic work. The path of the paper airplane unites the graphic top half with the more linear and organic bottom half.”
Limited edition reproductions of ‘Light of Day’ are available for purchase here.
How exciting to be featured as the Cedar Street Art Collective’s Artist of the Month! Dan and I just love our studio space there and are thrilled to be tied to this creative community!
The Arts Council of Greater Lansing recently interviewed the lovely, Kate Snyder of Piper & Gold Public Relations about the firm’s experiences with local Arts Night Out events. So delighted to be mentioned!
Kate has been one of my number one cheerleaders since day one of my career as an artist. In fact, she and Piper & Gold gave me my day one! Today is the 4 year anniversary of my first Arts Night Out with them, and my first event publicly showing up as an artist and selling my work. Seems like a lifetime ago!
Read Kate’s interview here!
Pictured: ‘Venus & Phoenix & the Solar Wind’, now part of the Piper & Gold Public Relations permanent collection.
‘Pudgy Planet’ has been awarded a Certificate of Merit in the Mid Michigan Art Guild Spring Membership Show by juror, Barb Hranilovich. This is what Barb had to say about the piece:
“Whimsical but also has sophisticated control of marks and composition. Each element brings life--there's a lot to keep the eye engaged without it being busy.”
‘Pudgy Planet’ is available for purchase here now, and will be available to ship or pick-up after July 9th. 10% of the sale will be donated to the Capital Area Housing Partnership now through July 9th.
Excited to once again have my artwork featured in an exhibition write-up! This time for an article about the Gutman Gallery ANYTHING GOES exhibition in Ann Arbor, MI. The show runs through May 1st.
I am honored to have three pieces in the exhibition, all from my recent Scrapscapes collection.
Read the full article here.
Visit the exhibition (and shop!) virtually here.
Shop more Scrapscapes here.
Here’s an amazing introduction of me written by Mike Marriott when announcing my affiliation with Opportunity Arts. Don’t I sound fancy?
Steph Joy Hogan is a Mixed-Media Painter, color enthusiast, visual storyteller and self-styled whimsical world-builder from Lansing, MI, who studied Fine Art at Michigan State University and the University of Iowa. Working primarily with acrylic paint, ink, and scraps of found paper ephemera, Steph intuitively creates layered skyscapes, imaginary universes, and the whimsical creatures that inhabit them. Inspired by her parents’ talents and encouragement, Stephanie makes art that is joyfully created to fuel your imagination and energize your corner of the cosmos.
Stephanie’s work is currently featured at Katalyst Gallery in Old Town Lansing, Main Street Art in Milford, MI, and Northville Art House in Northville, MI. Her work is permanently on display in Impression 5 Science Center, The Susan and Jack Davis Nature Pavilion and Gallery at Fenner Nature Center, and the new headquarters of The Davies Project. Stephanie’s work has also been seen previously on an Art in the Sky Billboard, in the Lansing Art Gallery & Education Center, Keys to Creativity, Blue Owl Coffee, the East Lansing Art Festival, the Flint Art Fair, Art Feast, Scrapfest, Cherry Capital Comic Con, Art & Craft Beer Fest, and multiple exhibitions with Working Women Artists and Mid-Michigan Art Guild.
Stephanie is a back-to-back-to-back Lansing City Pulse Top of the Town ‘Top Artist Award’ Finalist finishing in the Top 3 in 2018, 2019, & 2020. She placed third in the Keys to Creativity Drawing and Illustration Exhibition in 2018. In 2019, she placed second in the Mid-Michigan Art Guild 12x12 Show & was the Gallerist Award Winner. She also won that year’s Mid-Michigan Art Guild All Creatures Great and Small Award of Excellence. She placed third in the 2020 Mid-Michigan Art Guild Member Exhibition, and was the People's Choice Award Winner for the 2020 Working Women Artists 50.50.50 Exhibition. In early 2021, Steph recently received an Honorable Mention in the Northville Art House Shear Madness Juried Collage Exhibition. Sixty international artists were represented in this international show. Steph was one of only 2 artists to have multiple works accepted and her two pieces were two of the three to sell during the exhibition.
In addition to being an Opportunity Arts Affiliate, Steph is also a member of the Arts Council of Greater Lansing, Mid-Michigan Art Guild, Cedar Street Art Collective, & All SHE Makes. She is also a member of Working Women Artists, where she served as a Past President. Stephanie has been featured by a variety of publications & news outlets including The Detroit Free Press, Detroit News, Lansing City Pulse, Hello Artist with Marissa Tawney Thaler, The Oakland Press, and East Lansing Info.
Stephanie has served as an Arts Council of Greater Lansing smARTS Workshop Panelist for "Responding to the call for individual artists 2019", and as a Guest Juror for the Lansing Art Gallery, “Ingham Student Art Exhibit" in 2021. Stephanie has been featured on the Lansing Made 517 Day Broadcast Celebration on Fox 47-WSYM, in the 2018 East Lansing Art Festival promotional fundraising video, and as a presenter for the 2020 Creative Placemaking Summit 6, "Making a Place: Live Art-Making Experience" where she created an original mixed-media painting, 'I am Lansing', prints of which are now available and the sale of which will raise over $3000 to support the Arts Council of Greater Lansing.
Steph works out of a studio space she shares with her husband Daniel, located within Lansing’s top arts incubator Cedar Street Art Collective. Stephanie & Daniel have collaborated together on a collection of original watercolor illustrations as well as a series of mixed-media/digital art prints. When not doing art, the Hogans enjoy spending time with their 5 adorable cats.
To find out more about Stephanie, her work, and her most popular collection entitled Scrapscapes, visit:
www.stephjoyhogan.com.
Learn more about Opportunity Arts here.
What a treat! Click to watch today's Gallery Talk and Awards Presentation for the Northville Art House Shear Madness exhibition.
Juror Edee Joppich shares the history and elements of collage then at the 9 minute mark starts her walk through gallery featuring notable and award winning pieces, including my original mixed-media paintings, ‘East Sector’ and ‘Southport’ from my Scrapscapes collection!
The show runs through February 6th and both of my pieces are available for purchase directly through the Northville Art House website.
Shear Madness showcases the amazing possibilities of collage through 62 works of art assembled by 60 artists from the United States, Canada, and Switzerland....
My original mixed media painting was highlighted in today’s Oakland Press article about new show openings in that area! See the full article here.
Hannah Naimo, a PR student at Wayne State University chose to focus her journalism class final project on woman-owned small businesses and how they have been impacted by the COVID pandemic. What an honor that she reached out to me for an interview!
You can read her article here.
For the third year in a row, my community has voted me into the Top 3 in the Artist category in the Lansing City Pulse Top of the Town Contest. There is such an enormous and talented creative community in the Greater Lansing Area and I am so proud to be an active member.
Congratulations to this year’s winner, Ryan Holmes, who is an invaluable asset, especially to kids in our area!
The rest of the Top 5 include my friends Andrew Sandstedt, Marissa Tawney Thayler and new-to-me artist, Christina Castilla (Second Place)
One of my favorite galleries, Main Street Art, was featured in the Detroit Free Press and Detroit News and I was mentioned in the article!
“I believe the vibrant colors of Lansing artist, Steph Joy Hogan, and playful imagery of Mimi McHale, a former Milford resident, have been getting lots of attention to temporarily relieve the stress from the latest headlines,” she says. “Besides art being extremely therapeutic, people want fresh, happy artwork to adorn their homes where they are spending more time than ever.” - Natalia Wohletz, owner/designer at Main Street Art in Milford
You can find the full article, ‘Smart Solutions: Reframing 2020 with uplifting visuals’ in the Homestyle section of the November 6, 2020 paper, or online here. (You must be a subscriber to view online)
Shop my original artwork (and select prints) at Main Street Art now!
My mixed-media painting, ‘Blaze’, received the People’s Choice Award during the Working Women Artists show entitled ‘50.50.50’ at Framers Edge. The public was given to opportunity to vote for their favorite artwork in the show and the winner was announced on Facebook November 5th.
‘Blaze’ was purchased during the show, but if you are also a fan, two sister paintings, ‘Jefferson’ and ‘Toldeo’ are still available.