‘Rasquachismo,’ an exhibition celebrating the aesthetics and transformative power of Lowriders. Featuring artwork by Favy Fav, Alicia Rolon, Aaron Moctezuma, Chicano Soul, Oni Cora, and Stephanie Mercado. Golden West College Art Gallery September 15 – November 5, 2023Fine Arts Building, Rm 10815751…
My partnership with TOMS Shoes has officially launched! I partnered with them for their Artist Series which celebrates LA-based artists who illustrate the role that self-expression plays in supporting mental health. I am grateful to TOMS shoes for supporting artists…
Tamarind Institute of Lithography, Albuquerque, New Mexico Looking Back to Move Forward… In February 2020, right before the lockdown caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, I had the opportunity to participate in the Tamarind Institute of Lithography’s Professional Artist Printer Training…
In October of 2022, I was invited to Breckenridge, Colorado for a month-long artist residency at Breck Creative Arts. The artist residency program provided me with an artist studio filled with natural light and an apartment in the heart of…
A series of prints that pay homage to my family’s upholstery business and car culture. 1962 Impala, 2022 relief print collage (digital composite) 30 x 40″ 1962 Impala, 2022, relief print collage, interior Ford Truck, 2022 relief print collage (digital…
Día de los Muertos Ofrenda Coloring and Collage Activity I made the Día de los Muertos Ofrenda Coloring and Collage Activity in 2021, as a way to encourage people to take time to reflect and be creative during the height…
Creative Resilience is a community art experience produced by The People’s Project powered by the Los Angeles Federation of Labor.October 8 – 16, 2022, the Los Angeles Arts District will be the site of musical performances, educational workshops and showcase…
Nuestra Tierra (Our Land) Exhibition Nuestra Tierra (Our Land)is a printmaking exhibition at Marketview Arts guest curated by Drive By Press cofounder Joseph Velasquez. It explores the complexity and diversity of the Latinx experience through the lens of belonging, interpreted broadly…
Nature and Being, Storytelling and Symbolism through Portraiture Previous slide Next slide This coloring and collage activity was created for the Noah’s Ark program at the Skirball Cultural Center. The activity explores our relationship to nature and the world. You…
REPAIR – MID AMERICA PRINT COUNCIL JOURNAL To Live Not Just Survive by Fidencio Fifield-Perez is the perfect expression and cover art for MAPC’s 2022 Journal vol. 34/35 titled REPAIR. The journal opens with a thoughtful Letter from the President…
Emerge is a series of collages by Los Angeles based artist Stephanie Mercado. The works in the exhibition are constructed from hand-carved hand-printed elements and colored papers that merge traditional printmaking with experimental practices, fine art and craft. Emerge Exhibition,…
In preparation for painting my first mural commission, I painted a practice mural with imagery I have been using in my print-based collages. Technically, this is the first mural of my own personal work that I have ever designed and…
Many May 29 – September 11, 2022 Los Angeles – Craft Contemporary presents Many featuring twelve Los Angeles-based artists who utilize multiples in their artistic practices. Their works range from traditional, historic techniques such as printmaking and artist books to…
A portfolio of Risograph prints featuring 15 members of the California Society of Printmakers.Risograph is a semi-automated stencil-based printmaking technique utilizing soy & rice oil-based inks, printed one color layer at a time. Within an object that admittedly looks much…
East Los Luv – A Public Art Project for the Love of East L.A. A community-based collaborative mural and interactive public art project by Los Angeles artist Stephanie Mercado. Mission To create a vibrant and eclectic mural that uplifts, empowers,…