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Education
1997 The Ohio State University: Columbus, Ohio, Bachelor of Fine Arts, Major Painting, Minor Sculpture
1991 Fort Hayes Arts and Academic High School: Columbus, Ohio
Selection of Solo Exhibitions
2024 Spacewalkers, September, McConnell Arts Center, Worthington, Ohio
2021 The Mystery of Forgotten Things, November, Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2018 Seeds of Kindness, Sharon Weiss Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2017 Studies and Discourse, The Ohio State University, Columbus Ohio
2016 Common Cosmology, Vanderelli Room, Columbus, Ohio (two-person exhibit with April Sunami)
2014 Dangerous Impermanence, Shot Tower Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2012 Outside: In, 2 Rules Fine Art, Atlanta, Georgia
2012 Toys and Tools, Ray’s Living Room, Columbus, Ohio
Selection of Street Art and Murals
2020 “Our Lady Justice”, Columbus, Ohio
2020 “Gesture to High Water”, Columbus, Ohio
2019 “City Dwellers”,Wein Museum, Vienna, Austria
2019 “City Dwellers”, Columbus, Ohio
2018 “Seeds of Kindness”,Kathmandu, Nepal for Micro Galleries International Collective
2017 “March Forth”, Jakarta, Indonesia for Micro Galleries International Collective
2017 "Alphabet Vs the Goddess", Columbus, Ohio
2016 "More Cats, Less Catcalls", (collaboration with Ambivalently Yours) Columbus
2015 "Sorry, Not Sorry", Sydney, Australia
2015 “Breaking Traditions”, Orlando Florida
2015 “Home not House”, Weinland Park Billboard Project, Columbus, Ohio
2015 “Columbus Stars”, Columbus Museum of Art
2014 “Pink Girl Rising”, series of 22, Columbus Ohio
2014 “Presents!", Germany, Holland, India, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, USA
2013 “I Left My Heart Family in Seattle”, Seattle, Washington
2013 “The Cupcake Project”, Florence, Italy
2013 “The Glass Jar”, Brisbane, Australia
2013 “Kindness is Freedom”, Columbus Ohio
2012 “Precocious”, Columbus Ohio
Short Film "Tiny Out Loud" February 2015
A short documentary about Rond's artwork challenging scale, environment and the art world. Director - Andrew Ina, Assistant Director - Dan Gerdeman, Producer - Stephanie Rond, Best Ohio Short Film- Columbus Film Council, Best Short Documentary- WV FILMmakers Festival, Official selection in 20 international and national film festivals including Boston, Cleveland, Las Vegas, New York, Portland, Saint Louis, San Francisco, Seattle and Washington DC
Selection of Honors and Awards
2019 Young Guns Art Award Finalist, London, England, UK
2019 Exhibiting Artist, Bienal de la Habana, Matanzas, Cuba
2017 Micro Galleries International Collective member (continuing)
2017 Tiny Out Loud, Emmy Award Nomination
2016 Best local artist, Columbus Underground
2016 Creativity Summit, invited speaker, Columbus Museum of Art
2016 Selected artist Columbus Chamber "Business of Art"
2016 Artwork included on NASA’s OSIRIS – REx mission to the asteroid Bennu
2015 Tedx Columbus, invited speaker
2014 Best Art Exhibition of the year, 2014, Columbus Dispatch
2014 Best Art Exhibition of the year, 2014, Columbus Alive
2014 Single representation of North America in the Women’s Forum, “She’s a Leader” street project, Paris, France
2014 Person to watch 2014-2015 Columbus Young Professionals Club
2013 The Bitch List, Bitch Magazine
2012 Best Art Exhibitions of the year, 2012, Columbus Dispatch
2012 Columbus Alive Award “People to Watch: 2012”
2012 Award Artist, Ohio Governor’s Awards, Junior Division
2011 Artist in Residence, Wexner Center for the Arts, Pages Program
2011 Greater Columbus Arts Council, CAP purchase Award
2010 OSU Arts Initiative Fellowship for Emerging Artists
2009 First Place Winner- Art at the X, a National Juried Show
1997 OSU and Wexner Center for the Arts – Student Exhibition Honorable Mention
1997 Edith Fergus-Gilmore Materials Award
Professional Services
2012- present Guest Speaker and Resident Artist; Otterbein University, The International School, Columbus Museum of Art, CCAD etc.
2012- present Founder/admin Women Street Artists
2012- present Guest Curator; Ohio Arts Council, Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Wexner Pages Program, Shot Tower Gallery etc.
2011- present Director/Owner S.Dot Gallery
2008- present Carnegie Gallery director: Columbus Metropolitan Library
2009- 2017 Founding member of CAW: Creative Arts of Women
2016- 2017 Co-Founder : Columbus Open Studio & Stage
2016 Dare to be Heard, curator, program coordinator, Cultural Arts Center
2015- 2017 Project director: Sign Your Art
2012- 2014 Director/curator : Ray’s Living Room, a contemporary gallery
2012- 2013 Project director: Columbus Arts Pop-up Project (CAP-UP)
2007- 2009 Executive Board of Directors for ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus Ohio
Ohio Art League, Programming Committee
Curatorial Committee, ROY G BIV Gallery, Columbus, Ohio
2007-2008 Art Teacher: The Decorative Arts Center of Ohio
Selected Bibliography
Gibson, Amber, “"Stephanie Rond is Spotlighting Women Leaders through Meaningful Murals”, Artsy, Aug 3, 2020
Herzig, Ilana, "The Renegades Making Feminist Art in the Streets”, Hyperallergic, October 31, 2019
Fischer, Jim, "Arts feature: Catching up with artist Stephanie Rond”, The Columbus Alive, September, 2018
McEwan, Michael, "The Painter's Eye, Work of Stephanie Rond, CityScene Magazine, August, 2018
Woodhouse, Taylor, "Local artist encourage conversation through art, CityScene Magazine, June 2018
Fischer, Jim, “Arts feature: Studies and Discourse: 20 Years of Artwork by Stephanie Rond”, The Columbus Alive, May 2017.
Women Street Artists: The Complete Guide. Tapies, Xavier. Graffito Books Ltd. ISBN#: 978-109051454. March 3, 2017.
Sachs, Andrea “You are going where?”. The Washington Post. February 9, 2017.
Leddy, Kim, "The Interview Issue: Stephanie Rond", (614 Magazine) January, 2016
Espe, Marisa "Carrying it forward, reuse and collaboration", Wexner Center for the Arts, December 30, 2015
Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society, Rutgers University and University of Chicago Press, Volume 40, Number 4, Summer 2015 (Cover)
Ward, Allison "Art Festival gives it's visitors a chance to display creativity", The Columbus Dispatch, June 10, 2015
Tigges, Jesse "Stephanie Rond has even bigger ideas coming", Columbus Alive, May 7, 2015
“Eye-catching Works Drew Attention in this Year’s Exhibits, Columbus Dispatch, December 28, 2014
Tigges, Jesse “Year-In-Review, Best Exhibits of 2014”, Columbus Alive, December 25, 2014
Mallonee, Laura C. “Looking at Art in Tiny Galleries”, Hyperallergic, November 3, 2014, New York, New York
Yates, Christopher “Show at Shot Tower Gallery”, Columbus Dispatch, September 21, 2014
Tigges, Jesse “Dangerous Impermanence”, Alive, September 4, 2014
Leddy, Kim "Small Wonder”, (614) Magazine, Columbus, Ohio, September, 2014
Stine, Alison “Graffiti and the Girl, the Sisterhood of Street Art”, The Toast, June 30, 2014, New York, New York
Horwill, Mary “Stephanie Rond, the woman behind the website Women Street Artists”, Daughters Who Dared :Inspirational Women, Melbourne, Australia February, 2014
Osia, “Tail Trip : Stephanie Rond”, Tail Magazine, August 2013, Berlin, Germany
Proby, Tera “Street Cred and the Woman Artist”, Outlook Magazine, Columbus, Ohio June, 2013
Mantey, Jackie, “Behind the Scenes: On the Set”, The Alive, Columbus, Ohio, November 1, 2012
Foldes, Mike, “Stephanie Rond artist interview”, Ragazine, New York, October 2012
Gross, Heather, “People to Watch 2012 : Stephanie Rond”, August 9, 2012,
Starker, Melissa, “Street-style Works take on Advertising”, Columbus Dispatch, July 15,2012
Stolz, Kimberly, “The Biggest Little Art Gallery in the World”, (614) Magazine, Columbus, Ohio, March 2012
Selected Media
"Sign Your Art Community Project" Broad & High: Jackie Schafer, Andrew Ina, WOSU and PBS, Columbus, Ohio, Nov, 2015
"Stories behind the Art:Stephanie Rond" Columbus Makes Art, Ben Bays, Shawn Likely, WOSU and GCAC, 2015
"Charlotte Belland at S.Dot Gallery" Broad & High: Jackie Schafer, Andrew Ina, WOSU and PBS, Columbus, Ohio, Nov, 2015
“Meet painter, curator, arts entrepreneur and Columbus resident Stephanie Rond”. Artzine : Cindy Gaillard, Rene’ Kline Bays, Jason Perkins. WOSU Public Media, Columbus, Ohio, June 2010 (Emmy nominated)