Stephanie Taiber

Mixed Media, Photography

[Taiber’s] work distills intimate experiences into abstract images and metaphors about the fragility of relationships.

A photo montage of a large pink cloth folded into pleats resting on top of a photo of a male figure's torso against a blue background and to the right a photo of a fern occupies the lower right space.

About

Stephanie Taiber is a Chicago based artist who uses photography and other media to explore inner tensions related to love and loss. Taiber received a BFA from the University of Arizona. Her work distills intimate experiences into abstract images and metaphors about the fragility of relationships, telling a larger story about life and human emotion.

Taiber’s first photobook, Bearing His Flowers, was published with Yoffy Press in 2023. Her solo exhibition at Filter Space in Chicago was supported by a generous Individual Artist’s Grant from Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs. Previously shortlisted for the Lucie Awards PhotoMade Prize and a Top 10 Finalist for Klompching Gallery’s 2017 Fresh Exhibition, in 2020 she received 3rd place in Center Santa Fe’s Curator’s Choice Award. Stephanie has been featured by PH Museum, Lenscratch, Float Magazine, and Fraction Magazine, among others.

Stephanie is currently a Master’s Candidate at the Chicago School of Professional Psychology in Counseling Psychology while she continues to create new work.

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Stephanie Taiber's Book "Bearing His Flowers"

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