Education
BFA magna cum laude in Illustration, Minor in Creative Writing, Maryland Institute College of Art, MD
Juried Solo Exhibitions
2027 Boreal Scenes, Visitor Center, Tettegouche State Park, Silver Bay, MN (upcoming, October 2027)
2026 Butterflies and Moths of the Taiga: A Snapshot, 21 Step Gallery, Rumriver Art Center, Anoka, MN
2020 Family Drawings, The Phipps Galleries, The Phipps Center for the Arts, Hudson, WI
2019 Steph Kunze, Hudson Hospital & Clinic, Hudson, WI
2019 Steph Kunze, 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
2026 Holiday Whimsy, Red Wing Arts, Red Wing, MN (upcoming, November 2026)
2026 The 11th Annual In. Art Show & Competition, Hallberg Center for the Arts, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, Wyoming, MN
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
2026 Friends & Family, Shoreview Library, Gallery 96, Shoreview, MN – First Place
2026 The 12th Annual Black & White, Hallberg Center for the Arts, Wyoming Area Creative Arts Community, Wyoming, MN
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
2011 Traveling Drawing Show (invitational), Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD, Kansas City Art Institute, Kansas, MO, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Art Fairs and Festivals
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
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
