Stephanie Garland

This Motha Flowa

Mixed Media

20 x 20 x 1 in.

Artist Bio

Stef Skills is a Chicago artist, educator and activist with a passion public art. In her

nearly 30-year career she has established herself as a prominent female voice and

leader in the local and international graffiti arts community. Stef's public art and

commissioned works can be found throughout the city as well as in New York,

Pittsburgh, London, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Miami, Visalia (CA), Barcelona,

Mexico City, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua and Costa Rica. She has also held residencies

and been a featured artist in gallery shows, panels, exhibitions, and festivals in many

of these respective cities. Stef's artwork and impact have been featured Graffiti

Women (Abrams 2006), Heart & Soul (Younity 2008) and the History of American Graffiti

(Harper Collins 2011) and as part of The Chicago Reader's 2014 People Issue. She is a

recent recipient of a 3Arts Spark grant (2022) and currently included on the Chicago

Public Art Prequalified Artist List. She continues to develop work that combines street

art elements with botanical illustration typical of her Costa Rican heritage.

Website: Stefskils.art - https://Stefskils.art

Instagram: @stefskills