Stephanie Bush
Artist Bio Artist Work
Stephanie Bush is a Montreal native with an extensive exhibition record both nationally and internationally. She earned her MFA from the University of Waterloo, ON, with a minor in Women’s Studies. Currently, Bush resides in Vermont and divides her time between her professional art practice, teaching art, and raising her young family. Bush is represented by the Clark Gallery in Lincoln MA, West Branch Gallery & Sculpture Park in Stowe, VT, Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Park in Concord, NH, and Dedee Shattuck in Westport, MA.
Education
2007 MASTER IN FINE ARTS, The University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
1997 MINOR ART HISTORY, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec
1996 BACHELOR OF FINE ARTS, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick
1992 FINE ARTS DEGREE, Dawson College, Montréal, Québec
Collections
The Rooms, Art Gallery of Newfoundland & Labrador, St. John's, Newfoundland
University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario
Avmor Corporate Collection, Montréal, Québec
Awards and Grants
2019
Director’s Prize, 76th Regional Exhibition, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY
2006-7 University Of Waterloo Scholarship. Waterloo, Ontario
2006
Shantz Fellowship, Waterloo, Ontario
Sylvia Knight Award, Waterloo, Ontario
2003
4th Place/Honorable mention in Drawing, 4th Biennale Internazionale Florence, Italy
2002
The Mayor of Montreal & Foundation of Youth Employment Services Art Award, Montréal, Québec
Phillips Drawing Prize, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick
1992-5
Private Sponsorship, Mount Allison University, Sackville, New Brunswick
Solo Exhibitions
2021
UVM Medical Center, Burlington, VT
2019
US Attorney Generals Offices, Burlington, VT
President’s Gallery, CCV, Montpelier, VT
2018
West Branch Gallery, Stowe, VT
Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Westport, MA
2016
President's Gallery, CCV, Montpelier, VT
Retrospective, West Branch Gallery, Stowe, VT
2010
People's Bank, Burlington, VT
Shelburne Craft School, Shelburne, VT
2007
Render Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
2005
Gallery V, Montréal, Québec
The Bean, Las Cruces, NM
2002
Knowlton Museum, Knowlton, Québec
2001
Gemst Gallery, Montréal, Québec
2000
Lunetterie New Look, Montréal, Québec
The Monkland Tavern, Montréal, Québec
1999
Mojo, Montréal, Québec
1996
CrossRoads, Montréal, Québec
1995
Benedicts, Montréal, Québec
Group Exhibitions
Present-2023
Year-Round Group Exhibition, Frog Hollow, Burlington, VT
Present-2021
Year-Round Group Exhibition, Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, NM
Present-2019
Year-Round Group Exhibition, Clark Gallery, Lincoln, MA
2023
Lake Champlain Chamber Music Festival, St. Michael’s College, VT
2021
Virtual Invitational Exhibition, Essex Art Gallery, Essex, VT
Made in Vermont, Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jefferson, VT
2020
Trove Gallery, Park City, Utah
Gala, Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY
2019
Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Westport, MA
Shain Gallery, Charlotte, NC
76th Regional Exhibition (juried), Arnot Art Museum, Elmira, NY
Menagerie at the MAC, The Marion Art Center, Marion, MA
2018
Small Works, Dedee Shattuck, Westport, MA
Fragile, West Branch Gallery, Stowe, VT
2017
Small Works, Shain Gallery, Charlotte, NC
Small Works, Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Westport, MA
Fantastical Landscapes, Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, VT
Vermont, Sidell Gallery, Essex Art Center, Lawrence, MA
21st Season at Mill Brook Gallery & Sculpture Park, Concord, NH
2016
Small Works, Dedee Shattuck Gallery, Westport, MA
New Vistas, Bryan Memorial Gallery, Jeffersonville, VT
2014
Landscape Traditions, West Branch Gallery, Stowe, Vermont
2013
Faculty Show, Community College of Vermont, Montpelier, Vermont
2010
Hey Montréal! Montréal, Québec
2009
Art Hop, Burlington, Vermont
2007
Atelier des Bresoles, Montréal, Québec
147 Bowery Gallery, New York, NY
2006
Artery Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
Spaces in Between, Gallery Luz, Montréal, Québec
Gallery V, Montréal, Québec
Mirror of the Mind, St. Jerome Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
2005
Pulp, Artery Gallery, Waterloo, Ontario
White Raven Studios, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Galerie D'Art Contemporain, Montréal, Québec
2004
Corbet Center Gallery, Las Cruces, New Mexico
Berensen Gallery, Montréal, Québec
Quebec Quilt Salon, St.Lambert, Québec
In Vivo Gallery, Montréal, Québec
Ars Longa Space, Montréal, Québec
2003
Biennale Internazionalle Di Firenze, 4th ed., Florence, Italy
Maison de Calico, Montréal, Québec
The Piggery, North Hatley, Québec
Studio 3, Montréal, Québec
Fire & Water, Artevista, Montréal, Québec
2002
Collective Visions, Westmount Visual Art Center, Montréal, Québec
Les Femmeuses, Pratt & Whitney, Longueuil, Québec
Sandra Goldie Gallery, Montréal, Québec
Men's Clothing Designs (with Avmor Collection), McCord Museum, Montréal, Québec
2001
Out of Place, Maison de la Culture N.D.G., Montréal, Québec
2000/1
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montréal, Québec
2000
Le 3e Rendez-Vous des Jeunes Créateurs en Arts, Montréal, Québec
Emerging Artists, Arts N.D.G., Montréal, Québec
1999
Avmor Corporate Collection, Montréal, Québec
1995
Duck Off, Owens Art Gallery, Sackville, New Brunswick
1992
V.A. Gallery, Concordia University, Montréal, Québec
Other
Present- 2009
Teaching part-time at The Community College of Vermont in Winooski and Middlebury, Vermont. Drawing 1, Painting 1 & 2, Foundations of Sculpture 1.
Teaching part-time at The Shelburne Craft School, Shelburne, Vermont. Oil painting for beginners, intermediate, and advanced.
2010-2019
Participation in Vermont Open Studio Spring, Shelburne Pond Studios, Shelburne, Vermont
2017
Participated in Vermont Week Residency at the Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
2016 & 12
Curated CCV Student Art Exhibit for Portfolio Development at Rose Street Gallery, Burlington, Vermont
2015 & 14
Participated in the Great Vermont Plein Air Paint-Out, Waitsfield, Vermont
2007
Selected by jury to participate in the summer artist residency at Terra Nova National Park in Newfoundland/Labrador
2006
Internship with New York-based artist Julie Heffernan, NY
2005
Co-curated 2 Degrees of Separation, group exhibit at the Art Gallery of The University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
2005/6
Assistant teacher at the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON
2004/5
Assistant teacher at New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico
2001
Chosen to represent Québec with 8 other young artists to create and exhibit for 4 months in Lima, Peru
2000
Art Teacher for elementary and high school students at Le milieu éducatif de la Source, St-Henri, QC
1999/00
Art Director and teacher for the Community of Montreal West, QC
1995
Initiator and principal organizer of Mount Allison’s First Women's Film Festival: involved in the publicity, selection, and collection of movies, fundraising, and invitation of guest speakers, Sackville, New Brunswick