stephterao [at] gmail [dot] com

​Born 1985 Evanston, IL.
Lives and works in Clinton, WA on Whidbey Island
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Education

2008  B.S. Studio Art
Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY

Solo Exhibitions

2023
Desert / Island, Kishka Gallery & Library, White River Junction, VT

​2018
Nice Places, Nha Minh, Brooklyn, NY

2007
Naked Monitors Project , Case Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY​

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Group Exhibitions

2023
Soft Claws, Nha Minh, Queens, NY

2022
New Raku, Whidbey Clay Center, Freeland, WA

2014
A Slight Separation, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

People's Choice Salon Show, Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

2012
Exquisite Show, Fowler Arts Center, Brooklyn, NY

2008
Grand Small Works Show, F.U.E.L. Collection, Philadelphia, PA

Making the Connection, Feast Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY

Skidmore College Thesis Exhibition, Tang Teaching Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY
*awarded honors
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Annual Juried Student Exhibition, Schick Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY

Tang Party: Sculpture and Installations, Tang Teaching Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY

2007
Young Americans, Test Pattern Gallery, Scranton, PA

Body Images, Case Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY

Salon Des Refuses, Case Gallery, Saratoga Springs, NY   *curator

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Work

2008 Customer Service and Cashier at Pearl Paint, Philadelphia, PA
2009 - 2015 David Stark Event Design and Production, Brooklyn, NY
2015-2016 puppet kitchen and other freelance work, Brooklyn, NY
2016-2017 artist assistant for Maya Hayuk, Brooklyn, NY
2017 - 2018 model-maker at Gulliver's Gate in Times Square, New York, NY
2018-present graphic design, sign painting, sandwich artist, Greenbank Pantry and Deli, Greenbank, WA
2023 substitute art teacher, Langley, WA
*occasionally wedding flowers for friends and family