Education

2012  BFA magna cum laude in Illustration, Minor in Creative Writing, Maryland Institute College of Art, MD

Solo Exhibitions

2026  Butterflies and Moths of the Taiga (juried), 21 Step Gallery, Rumriver Art Center, Anoka, MN (upcoming, June 6th – July 11th)
2026  Steph Kunze, North Central Library, Ham Lake, MN
2020  Family Drawings (juried), The Phipps Galleries, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
2019  Steph Kunze (juried), Rehab Department, Hudson Hospital & Clinic, Hudson, WI
2019  Steph Kunze (juried), Clinic, West Fields Hospital and Clinic, New Richmond, WI

Juried Two-Person Exhibitions

2019  Steph Kunze & Casey Beck, First Floor Gallery, Woodland Hill, Hudson, WI
2018  Ruminations: Works by Michaela Chorn and Steph Kunze, Gallery 120, Inver Hills Community College, Inver Grove Heights, MN
2018  Lou Lou & Steph Kunze, Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota, MN

Selected Juried Exhibitions 

2025 The 10th Annual In. Art Show & Competition, Hallberg Center for the Arts, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, Wyoming, MN 
2025 51st Annual Northern Lights Juried Art Exhibition, Ford Family Gallery, White Bear Center for the Arts, White Bear Lake, MN
2024  Cabin Art, The Dow Art Gallery and Framing, St. Paul, MN
2019  Open Door 15, Rosalux Gallery, Minneapolis, MN
2019  Online Exhibition Show #60: Chlorine Tidal Wave, Field Projects, New York, NY
2018  Mill City Art Show, Public Functionary, Minneapolis, MN
2018  26th Annual Juried Exhibition, MacRostie Art Center, Grand Rapids, MN
2018  Menagerie: Animals in Art, Minnetonka Center for the Arts, Wayzata, MN
2018  Art Needs People, Cargill Hall, Minneapolis Central Library, Minneapolis, MN
2015  Parts of a Whole 3: New Work from MCBA’s Artist Community, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN
2013  Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN
2012  Student Scholarship Competition, Society of Illustrators, New York, NY
2011  Annual Fine Arts Exhibition, Minnesota State Fair, St. Paul, MN

Selected Exhibitions

2025 The 11th Annual Black & White, Hallberg Center for the Arts, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, Wyoming, MN – People’s Choice
2024 Small Works, Shoreview Community Center, Gallery 96, Shoreview, MN – Best In Show
2018  Winterland (invitational), Light Grey Art Lab, Minneapolis, MN
2017  Sleep and Stroke Conference Art Exhibit, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
2013  Not in Kansas Anymore: A Tribute to the Wizard of Oz (invitational), Gallery Nucleus, Alhambra, CA
2012  Senior Thesis Exhibition, Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2011  Traveling Drawing Show (invitational), Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas, MO, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC

Selected Art Fairs

2024 Twin Cities MakerFest, Matthews Recreation Center, Minneapolis, MN
2022 Loring Park Art Festival, Loring Park, Minneapolis, MN
2021, December Art & Craft Fair, Hidden MN, Roseville, MN
2021 St. Louis Park Art Fair, St. Louis Park Friends of the Arts, St. Louis Park, MN
2014 Tangletown Art Crawl, St. Paul, MN
2014 Love Local, Minnesota Center for Book Arts, Minneapolis, MN

Scholarships and Awards

2012  SCBWI Student Scholarship
2011  MICA Achievement Award
2010  William Ferguson Merit Scholarship
2010  Louise N. Myerberg Family Scholarship

Artist Residencies

2019  McCanna House Artist-in-Residence, North Dakota Museum of Art, Grand Forks, ND

Additional Experience

2025 Grant Panelist for Next Step Fund, Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, Minneapolis, MN
2019 Teaching Artist, Crossings at Carnegie, Zumbrota, MN