Art and nature have always been significant parts of Tiffany Stevenson’s life. Born and raised in Utah, Tiffany was afforded abundant opportunities for exploring the outdoors, instilling a life-long love affair with nature and its creatures. Even as a small child, it was evident to her parents that she possessed a strong, innate desire to express herself through art. It was then, only a matter of time until her love of nature and art became inseparable.
Tiffany received her formal education in the form of a Bachelor of Fine Art from Weber State University in Utah. Most valuable to her education in art, however, have been the numerous opportunities she has had to study under some well-respected painters, recently including Ralph Oberg, Greg Beecham, Dave Wade, Jim Wilcox, Dick Heighberger, Tom Browning, and Clark Kelly Price.
In 2008, Tiffany received an Honorable Mention at the Midway Plein Air Competition and another Honorable Mention at the First Annual Statewide Student Competition held at Meyer Gallery in Park City, Utah. Tiffany has also been chosen to receive several scholarships from the Scottsdale Artists' School, as well as a privately sponsored art scholarship at Weber State University.
Invaluable to Tiffany’s painting, is the practice of painting out-of-doors. “Plein air painting provides me with the irreplaceable opportunity to record the experience of a location first hand. Painting on-site forces me into a careful contemplation of my surroundings, resulting in the exploration of color and value that cannot be found in a photograph.” The primary purpose of these studies is to use them in the studio to develop into larger wildlife and landscape paintings.
Ultimately, Tiffany feels that, “if the viewer of one of my paintings sees some of the inherent mystery and beauty of nature and of nature’s wildlife, or senses something unnamable but undeniably related to something within themselves, then I feel I have been successful.”
Education / Workshops:
- 2011 Kate Starling, Scottsdale Artists' School
- 2009 Ralph Oberg, Scottsdale Artists' School
- 2008 Greg Beecham, Scottsdale Artists' School
- 2008 Jim Wilcox, Jackson Hole Art Academy
- 2008 Bachelor of Fine Art - Weber State University; Ogden, Utah
- 2007 Jim Wilcox, Jackson Hole Art Academy
- 2007 Tom Browning, Scottsdale Artists' School
- 2007 Dan Meiduch, Scottsdale Artists' School
- 2006 David Wade, Jackson Hole Art Academy
- 2006 William Scott Jennings, Sedona plein air
- 2006 Dick Heighberger, Scottsdale Artists' School
Exhibitions:
- 2011 Collectors Covey Miniature Show and Sale; Dallas, Texas
- 2011 Art and the Animal XVI, June 11 - August 28; Bennington, VT
- 2011 Idaho Falls Arts Council 3rd Annual Juried Exhibition, March 11 - May 1, 2011; Idaho Falls, ID
- 2011 Southeastern Wildlife Expo, Febraury 18 - 28, 2011; Charleston, South Carolina
- 2011 The Best and The Brightest Juried Art Show and Sale, January 8 -March 15, 2011; Scottsdale, Arizona
- 2010 Collectors Covey Miniature Show and Sale; Dallas, Texas
- 2010 20th Annual Invitational Small Works Show at the Howard/Mandville Gallery; Kirkland, Washington
- 2010 50th Anniversary of the Annual Art and the Animal Exhibtion and National Tour -
Sand Diego Natural History Museum; San Diego, CA
- 2010 Art and the Animal Kingdom XV- Bennington Center for the Arts; Bennington, VT
- 2008 BFA Solo Show - Mary Elisabeth Dee Shaw Gallery; Ogden, Utah
- 2008 Women Paint Invitational - Apple Frame Gallery; Bountiful, Utah
- 2007 Meyer Gallery Juried Student Art Show - Park City, Utah
-2007 The Best and the Brightest - Scottsdale Artist's School; Scottsdale, Arizona
- 2006 Symbols in Nature group show - Wilkerson Fine Art; Huntsville, Utah
- 2006 Changing Seasons in Ogden Valley - Wilkerson Fine Art; Huntsville, Utah
- 2005 Weber State Annual Spring Student Show - Weber State University; Ogden, Utah
Publications:
- 2005 painting selected for the Go! section of the Ogden Standard Examiner
