Contact:

Stephanie Khattak
Dallas, Texas
stephaniekhattak@gmail.com

Instagram: @pinecurtainproject
Facebook: KhattakStudios

Art Info:

• Primary Mediums: Monotype prints made with acrylic paint, hand-embellished with gold ink, gold leaf, interference and iridescent pigments and other artist-quality materials
• Acrylic Monotype Printmaker producing images with abstract figurative, landscape or nature influences
• Digital Art: Photocollage using vintage, found and archival photos and ephemera along with decorative elements found in the public domain. I hand-draw and digitally paint on embellishments using iPad apps like Procreate and ArtRage.
• Paintings: Mixed-media acrylic, watercolor, gouache, pastel

Bio:

I am an artist and writer who lives in Dallas, Texas, originally from the “pine curtains” of East Texas. My current art combines elements of nostalgia, whimsy and personal memories to present portraits and scenes that emotionally connect. Primarily documenting adolescent and teenage girls, I seek to capture that defining age’s experimentation with beauty, personal style and friendships; a period of holding onto childhood while discovering and exploring future possibilities.

Born and raised in a small unincorporated community just outside of Lufkin, Texas, I am a self-taught artist who did not begin my artistic journey until 2016, when I was 40. My art career followed a long and varied professional path through journalism, marketing and corporate IT. While visual art may not seem like a logical next step from there, I find myself using skills from nearly all of those jobs in order to be successful in the work that I am doing today, from researching, conceptualizing and creating pieces to business communications, customer success and project management.

An ongoing subject of creative focus, the Pine Curtain Project, documents East Texas History and Folklore.

I live in Dallas with my husband and two cats, where I read a lot, watch too much TV and started a company called K.Co, which allows me to travel as often as possible and make books about it (among other things.)

Short Blurb:

I am an artist and writer who lives in Dallas, Texas, originally from the “pine curtains” of East Texas. My current art combines elements of nostalgia, whimsy and personal memories to present portraits and scenes that emotionally connect. Primarily documenting adolescent and teenage girls, I seek to capture that defining age’s experimentation with beauty, personal style and friendships; a period of holding onto childhood while discovering and exploring future possibilities.

Recent Exhibitions:

Fall 2022, Evergreen: Art from the Pine Curtain Project (Solo Show), Lillian Bradshaw Gallery, J Erik Jonsson Central Library, Dallas, TX
Jan. 15-Feb. 15 2022, Contracommon x PrintAustin exhibition, IMPRINT ATX. Contracommon, Austin, Texas

Podcast: Pine Curtain Confidential

Speaking Engagements:
May 2022, Kilgore Geekend, Kilgore, Texas
Sept. 2021 “Folklore in the Archives,” UNT Libraries

Relevant Professional Experience:
2016-present, Owner-Publisher, K.Co Press
2021-present, Podcast Host, Folklore Channel – New Books Network
2022 – present, Arts Editorial Content Researcher, Curator (Freelance/Consultant),
The Dallas Morning News

Please e-mail me for professional, hi-res imagery of my art, studio and other photos.