Just Keepin’ It Real

Florida-based mixed-media provocateur Stephanie Hansen translates Pop Art exuberance into vivid canvases that pulse with color, texture, and nostalgic wit.

Preferred Mediums

• Acrylic painting
  
  
• Oil painting
  
  
• Mixed-media collage
  
  
• Watercolor
  
  

Biography

Stephanie Hansen’s creative journey began in the fast-paced realm of corporate graphic design in the early 2000s. While the deadlines sharpened her eye for composition, they could not quiet a restless urge to work with her hands. She experimented widely—dabbling in collage, encaustic wax, bookbinding, and even wearable art—before discovering that painting gave her the most direct, expressive voice. Today, from her studio in St. Augustine, Florida, she fuses those early explorations into layered works that flirt with Pop Art’s bold palettes while embracing the tactile surprises of mixed media.

A self-taught artist, Hansen traces the spark of her practice back to the childhood moment she pried open a Crayola “Box of 64 Colors.” That kaleidoscope imprinted a lifelong fascination with hue, light, and contrast. In her current pieces, she often begins with vibrant acrylic under-paintings, then pours, scrapes, and stencils oil, ink, and found ephemera into the surface. Nothing is off-limits: vintage magazine clippings, metallic foils, and gestural graphite lines all vie for attention, creating a visual rhythm that evokes pop culture’s bright pulse.

Hansen’s work has been showcased in galleries and private exhibitions across Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C., Northeast Florida, and Savannah, Georgia. Collectors from Palm Beach to Nashville prize her confident color stories and playful iconography, often citing the sense of optimism that radiates from each piece. Now painting full-time, she balances rigorous studio hours with family life—shared with her husband, two young-adult children, and Hemingway, their ever-curious Bull Terrier.

Art Box Gallery & Studios’ curatorial vision celebrates artists who push material boundaries while remaining accessible and engaging. Hansen’s exuberant, process-driven canvases fit seamlessly into this ethos, inviting viewers to revel in color and reconsider everyday imagery through a fresh, joy-infused lens. Her evolving body of work reminds us that curiosity, courage, and a well-loved box of crayons can ignite a lifetime of creation.

Exhibitions & Achievements

• Pop Art and mixed-media paintings exhibited in galleries and private shows throughout Northern VA, Washington D.C., Northeast FL, and Savannah GA.
  
  
• Works held in private collections spanning Palm Beach, Washington D.C., Nashville, and beyond.