Stephanie Mercado is an artist from Los Angeles. She works with a variety of media including painting, printmaking, textiles and ceramics. She received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Drawing and Painting from California State University Long Beach, where she also developed a printmaking practice. While at CSULB she was awarded a merit scholarship to study abroad in Florence, Italy. In 2008 she completed an independent artist residency in Rome and in 2013 she completed an artist residency in Austin, Texas with Coronado Studios. Her work can be found in the permanent collection of the Mexic-Arte Museum in Austin, Texas. She has exhibited internationally including shows in Norway, Italy, Spain and British Columbia. She has also exhibited in Colorado, Chicago, Indiana, and Texas within the United States. Recently, she was selected to be a fellow of the National Association of Latino Arts & Cultures’ Leadership Institute, in San Antonio, TX.  She is represented by Hooks-Epstein Galleries in Houston, TX.