Artist/Writer
For the last fifteen years, outsider artist Stephanie Smith has primarily worked with the sacred circular art form known as mandala as a self-reflective meditative practice, and has to date, created over 10,000 pieces of mandala art in a variety of mixed mediums.
From 2011-2017, Stephanie maintained a private working studio as a resident artist at the Banana Factory Arts Center in South Bethlehem, PA, and in 2016 was a TEDxLehighRiver Featured Speaker "Art as a Spiritual Practice: What I Learned from Making 10,000 Mandalas" at Miller Symphony Hall in Allentown, PA
Featured on the PBS 39 WLTV Grammy award-winning television show FOCUS, Smith has previously shared her processes, practices and personal stories in workshops, at spiritual and wellness retreats, and also as a guest presenter at numerous Lehigh Valley grade schools, colleges and universities.