6 - 8 p.m. PST
Stan State Art Space is happy to invite you to the reception for the fine art exhibition Susan Stephenson: A New Look, which includes original oil paintings on birch panels and walnut ink wash drawings on paper. The reception will take place Thursday, February 6, 2025 from 6:00--8:00 p.m. with an artist talk at 6:30 p.m. followed by a question and answer session. The gallery is located at 226 N. First Street in downtown Turlock, and admission is free. On-street parking is available at no cost.
California vineyards, San Francisco streets and Louisiana views are on display in the latest exhibition of paintings and drawings by Turlock artist Susan Stephenson, an Associate Professor at Stan State. Stephenson sees vivid color interactions everywhere, finding inspiration in widely acknowledged “beautiful” vistas as well as in the unexpected vitality of “ordinary” sunlit street signs. Celebrating the exuberant colors glimpsed during our day-to-day lives, Stephenson’s latest artworks are a dose of optimism in today’s world.
Best known for the panoramic oil paintings she develops from direct observation, Susan Stephenson uses scenery from everyday life and transforms it through an exploration of color and light. A native of Louisiana, she received her BFA degree from Louisiana Tech University and her MFA degree from Boston University, where she studied with John Moore. After living and teaching in southern New England for over twenty years, Stephenson now lives in California’s San Joaquin Valley and teaches in the Art Department of the California State University, Stanislaus.