Stephanie Sara Lifshutz
Brooklyn, NY
www.StephanieSaraLifshutz.com
Education
2016 Master of Fine Arts, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
2013 Bachelor of Arts, Studio Art, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Exhibitions
2023 Northern Lights, View Art Center, Old Forge, NY
First Light: Rituals in Glass and Neon, The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco, CA
She Bends: Redefining Neon Legacy, Museum of Glass, Tacoma, Washington
2020 She Bends, Loveland Museum, Loveland, CO
2019 She Bends: SF, The Midway Gallery, San Francisco, CA
50 Years: A Celebration of F&M’s Alumnae Artists, Phillips Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
Collaborations with Queer Voices, Heller Gallery, NY, NY
She Bends: Milwaukee, Var West Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2018 Slant of Light, Rare Air, Governor's Island, NY
Form, The Little Lodge, San Francisco, CA
Orange: Year One, Chroma, Manhattan, NY
Balance, Neon Light Biennial, Stock Pavilion, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
She Bends SF, The Midway Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2017 Aqua Art Miami, ArtHelix Gallery, Miami, FL
She Bends, Museum of Neon Art, Los Angeles, CA
Alumni Art Fair, ArtHelix Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Lumens, Origins Gallery, Norfolk, Virginia
Last Chance, Glasshouse Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
Nasty Women, The Knockdown Center, Queens, NY
2016 It Can Happen Here, Arts + Literature Laboratory, Juror Reginald Baylor, Madison, WI
Criminal, Hoffman Gallery, Portland, OR
Criminal, Overture Center for the Arts, Madison, WI
2015 Carnival Corporation, Gallery 7, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Amorphous Arrest, Art Lofts Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
.RAW, Art Lofts Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Mokita: The Truths We All Know But Agree Not To Talk About, Art Lofts Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2/3, Art Lofts Gallery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2014 (Slide)show & Tell: An Evening of Visual Storytelling-Hosted by Alec Soth & Brad Zellar,
Fredric March Play Circle Theater, Madison, WI
Private vs. Public, 7th Floor Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
MFA Graduate Student Exhibition, Capitol Lakes, Madison, WI
From the Gut, Art Lofts Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
Plant Pathology, Pyle Center, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
Ein Sof, The Barbara Hochberg Center for Jewish Student Life, Madison, WI
1st Year Review, Art Lofts Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI
It’s Hip to Be Square, The Camera Company, Madison, WI
2013 Found, 7th Floor Gallery, Mosse Humanities Building, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
Masters of Art, ArtStart, Rhinelander, WI
Numinosity, Art Lofts Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
Untitled, Dana Gallery, Phillips Museum of Art, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Student Art Show, Juror Chris Welch, Rothman Gallery, Phillips Museum of Art, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
2012 FWCAC 9x12 Works on Paper Show, Fort Worth Arts Center Gallery, Fort Worth, TX
50th Annual Community Art Exhibition, Lancaster Museum of Art, Lancaster, PA
5th Annual Juried Plastic Camera Show, Juror Robert Holmgren, Rayko Photo Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2011 The Constructed Perspective: A Visual Deception, Rothman Gallery, Phillips Museum of Art, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Student Art Show, Juror Vonn Sumner, College Square Gallery, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Evening of the Arts, Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School, Brooklyn, NY
Solo Exhibitions
2024 (Upcoming) The Worst Had Already Happened, Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
Language of Light: The Artwork of Stephanie Sara Lifshutz, Bergstrom-Mahler Museum of Glass, Neenah, WI
2022 no time at all., Var Gallery, Milwaukee, WI
2020 but i don’t mind., UrbanGlass Window Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2018 PLEASE GO AWAY, Rare Air, Governor's Island, NY
2016 The Raw Emotion of the Routine, Art Lofts Gallery, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
2015 Smile Sweetheart It Can’t Be That Bad, Art Lofts Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
2014 Photojournalism Through Silkscreen Prints, The Steepery Tea Bar, Madison, WI
Printed Portraits, WUD, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
2013 Portraits, Art Lofts Gallery, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
Photojournalism Through Silkscreen Prints, Dana Gallery, Phillips Museum of Art, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Awards & Grants
2016 Professional Development Travel Grant, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2014 Jewish Artist Lab Residency for Photography, The Barbara Hochberg Center for Jewish Student Life, Madison, WI
2013 Nissley Grant, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
2013-09 Paul & Rose Weiner Scholarship for Volunteerism and Community Service, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Collections
2016 Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art, Kennesaw, GA
Oregon College of Art and Craft, Portland, OR
2014 Martin Science Library, Franklin and Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
2013 Klehr Center for Jewish Life, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
2012 Herman Arts Center, Print Shop, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
2011 Yeshivah of Flatbush Joel Braverman High School, Brooklyn, NY
Publications
2021 Glass, The UrbanGlass Art Quarterly, Brooklyn, NY
2014 The Dish Madison, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
2013-12 Epilogue, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Professional Experience
2024 Adjunct Associate Professor, Neon, Tyler School of Art & Architecture, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
Instructor of Record, Projects in Neon, NYU x UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY
2023 Visiting Assistant Professor of Neon, Alfred University, Alfred, NY
Demonstrator, Neon, Glass Art Society Conference, Detroit, Michigan
2022 Visiting Artist, Tyler School of Art, Philadelphia, PA
Visiting Artist/Instructor, Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, Milwaukee, WI
Visiting Artist, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
2022-21 Instructor of Record, Projects in Neon, NYU x UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY
2022-18 Instructor, Intro/Advanced Neon Workshops, UrbanGlass, Brooklyn, NY
Owner, Pumpkin Studios Neon, Brooklyn, NY
2020 Lecturer, Loveland Museum/Gallery, Loveland, Colorado
2019 Lecturer, 50 Years of Coeducation, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Teaching Assistant, Sarah Blood, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
2018-17 Instructor, Beginner/Advanced Neon, Brooklyn Glass, Brooklyn, NY
Instructor, School of Visual Arts, Neon Survey, Brooklyn Glass, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Audio/Visual Coordinator, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Project Manager, Precision Neon, Brooklyn, NY
2016 Lecturer, Greenfield Summer Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
Audio/Visual Coordinator, Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA
Judge, Video Art, VAC, Edgewood College, Madison, WI
2016-15 Instructor, Introduction to Digital Forms, Art Department, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2015 Photography Assistantship, Advanced Photography Course, Tom Jones, University of Wisconsin - Madison, Madison, WI
2015-14 Project Assistant to Tom Loeser, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI
2015-13 Photo Lab Technician & Product Specialist, The Camera Company, Madison, WI
Instructor, Photography, The Camera Company, Madison, WI
2014 Lecturer, Capitol Lakes, Madison, WI
Photographer, Save the Seed, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
Curator, The Visual Narrative: Book Arts & Photography, Kohler Art Library, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
Guest Lecturer, Madison Children’s Museum, Madison, WI
Curator, Ein Sof, The Barbara Hochberg Center for Jewish Student Life, Madison, WI
2013 Photography Assistantship, Intro to Darkroom Photography, Tom Jones, University of Wisconsin – Madison, Madison, WI
Guest Artist, 3rd Annual Fall Art Weekend, Madison Children’s Museum, Madison, WI
Lecturer, The Art of Luigi Rist, Heritage & Horizons, Lancaster, PA
2013-12 Curator, Luigi Rist, Druker Family Humanities Commons, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Art Editor, Epilogue, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Curatorial Intern, Phillips Museum of Art, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Member, Exhibitions Committee, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
2012 Sculpture Technician, Herman Arts Center, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
Archival Intern, Summer Internship with Kristen Baird, Quarryville, PA
2012-11 Digital Photography Lab Assistant, Herman Arts Center, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
2011 Co-Curator, Evening of the Arts, Yeshivah of Flatbush High School, Brooklyn, NY
Technical Skills
Camera: Large Format, DSLR, Pinhole, Polaroid, Medium Format
Photography: Film Development, B&W Printing, CS4-CS6, Cyanotype, Gum Bichromate, Van Dyke Brown, Platinum/Palladium, Albumin
Printmaking: Drypoint Etching, Intaglio, Relief, Letterpress, Lithography, Silkscreen, Solar Plate
Museum: Framing, Cataloguing, Archival Photography, Vinyl
Woodshop: Hand tools, shop tools, joinery
Languages: Hebrew, fluent