Stephanie Cobb (b. 1992, Bowling Green, Kentucky) received her M.F.A in studio art at LSU College of Art + Design and her B.F.A. in painting from Savannah College of Art and Design. She has focused her professional experience in museums, nonprofit organizations, and teaching experience in the art and science fields.
Cobb’s work has been exhibited in Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati; Viridian Artists in New York; Masur Museum of Art in Monroe; Gutstein Gallery in Savannah; Baton Rouge Gallery in Baton Rouge; Intersect Arts Center in St. Louis; Giles Gallery in Richmond; Crane Arts in Philadelphia; 859 Gallery in Louisville; Sulfur Studios in Savannah; and SCAD’s Open Studio event in Lacoste, France, among others. She has had solo exhibitions at Visarts in Rockville, Maryland, Glassell Gallery in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and the Arts Council Gallery in College Station, Texas. Cobb has attended residencies at the Burren College of Art in Ireland, Kentucky Foundation for Women in Louisville, HOME in Philadelphia, the Arts Council of Brazos Valley in Texas, and Kentucky College of Art and Design in Louisville.
Cobb’s teaching methods in comprehensive art and design emphasize creativity, critical thinking, and hands-on experience. She has taught foundations and advanced undergraduate courses at LSU College of Art + Design, Kentucky College of Art + Design, and Rhode Island School of Design. She has also acted as an Alumni Mentor for the Savannah College of Art & Design.
Cobb was the second place recipient in the Bethesda Painting Awards in 2023. Her work has been published in the 23rd issue of Create! Magazine and the 154th issue of New American Paintings.
Currently, Cobb is living and working in Washington, DC. Her studio is located at Otis Street Arts Project.
Education
2018 - 2021, LSU College of Art + Design, Studio Art, MFA
2011 - 2015, Savannah College of Art and Design, Painting, BFA
Residencies and Fellowships
2023 - Next Generation Studio Fellow, VisArts, Rockville, MD, August - December
2021 - Kentucky College of Art + Design, Louisville, KY, May
2020 - Arts Council of Brazos Valley, College Station, TX, May - August
2019 - HOME, Philadelphia, PA, July
2018 - Kentucky Foundation for Women, Louisville, KY, June
2017 - Burren College of Contemporary Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland, November - December
Solo Exhibitions
2024 - On Distance, VisArts, Gibbs Street Gallery, Rockville, MD
2023 - On Closeness, VisArts, Rockville, MD
2021 - Fun House, Glassell Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2020 - Portrait of a Friend, Arts Council of Brazos Valley, College Station, TX
Group Exhibitions
2024
Portraits, Blue Spiral 1 Gallery, Ashville, NC
2023
Design Day, Otis Street Arts Project, Mt. Rainer, MD
Bethesda Painting Awards, Second Place Recipient, Gallery B, Bethesda, MD
Painting People, Gutstein Gallery, Savannah, GA
Her Voice, Her Vision, Chesapeake Art Center, Baltimore, MD
2022
The Heart of It All, Smithsonian Affiliate Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Art Center, Solomons, MD
2021
Semblance, Manifest Gallery, Cincinnati, OH
30 Under 30: 2021, Viridian Artists, New York, NY
”ART IN THE TIME OF CORONA™ | A Global Art Project, Dab Art Co., virtually featured on Artsy
Surreal Salon 13, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
2020
From Every Angle, Union Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
57th Annual Juried Competition, Masur Museum of Art, Monroe, LA
Surreal Salon 12, Baton Rouge Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA
Digraph // Reservoir, Intersect Arts Center, St. Louis, MO
Balance and Resilience, Giles Gallery, Richmond, KY
2019
HOME, Crane Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Publications
New American Paintings, Issue 154. Create! Magazine, Issue 23, December 27. 2020, 72 - 75.
“Reservoir”, Intersect Art Center, St. Louis, Missouri, February 8, 2020, 16 - 17.
Awards
Bethesda Painting Awards, Second Place Recipient, Gallery B, Bethesda, MD
Experience
2023 - present
Program Director, Artworks Art Studio, Bethesda, MD
2023
Summer CE Instructor, Rhode Island School of Art and Design, Providence, RI
Alumni Mentor, Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah, GA
Contract Preparator, Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington, Arlington, VA
2021 -2023
Exhibit Specialist, Annmarie Sculpture Garden & Arts Center, Solomons, MD
2021
Adjunct Instructor, Kentucky College of Art + Design, Louisville, KY
2018 - 2021
Instructor of Record, LSU College of Art + Design, Baton Rouge, LA Collections Intern, LSU Museum of Art, Baton Rouge, LA
2016 - 2018
Marketing & Development Coordinator, Kentucky Science Center, Louisville, KY
2016
Outgoing Donor Relations Coordinator, Speed Art Museum, Louisville, KY