Myra Stephenson is an artist based in Auburn, AL, focusing on narratives of forgotten memories using antique symbolism through experimental drawing. In her current work, she uses monochromatic ink to emphasize the atmosphere of the macabre. Myra has shown locally and regionally in group exhibitions, juried shows, and art markets. Most recently, she had artworks accepted into the Rockmart Cultural Arts Center’s New Frontiers Exhibit. She has been published in the Ghostwatch Paranormal Magazine for the 20th volume. She has been the recipient of the Raeford B. Liles Annual Award for two years in a row (2020 and 2021), and also received the Ida S. Wolfson Memorial Annual Scholarship in 2020. Stephenson is active in the Opelika/Auburn Visual Voice group, where she is serving on the board. She also worked as the Biggin Gallery Assistant where she sharpened her skills in the art of curating and installation. Stephenson holds a BFA in painting from Auburn University.
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2017-2021 | Auburn University, BFA - Cum Laude
2015-2017 | Georgia Northwestern Technical College - Dual Enrolled
2013-2017 | Cedartown High School - Honor Graduate
Exhibits
2025 |2025 Winter Show: Paperworks - Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center, Auburn, AL
RCAC Juried Exhibition 2025 - Rockmart Cultural Arts Center, Rockmart, GA
2024 |Deserted Village Open air Art Fest, Auburn, AL
Salon des Refusés - OA Visual Voice, Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center
18th Annual Holiday Mini Art Exhibit - Ghost Gallery, Seattle, WA
Dark Dreams V - The Suffering Artist, Hogansville, GA
Open Studio Member Exhibition - Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center
Black and White + One - Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center, Auburn, AL
19th Annual Juried Exhibition, Auburn Cityfest - Historic Nunn - Winston House
Juried Show 2024 - Trailhead Art Gallery
23rd Annual Juried Art Exhibition - The Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center, Auburn, AL
Nostalgia - OA Visual Voice, Southside Center for the Arts, Opelika, AL
Fifth Southeast Regional Exhibition - LaGrange, GA
RCAC Juried Exhibition 2024 - Rockmart Cultural Arts Center, Rockmart, GA
2023 |A Night with Local Artists - Skellenger Gallery, Cedartown, GA
17th Annual Holiday Mini Art Exhibit - Ghost Gallery, Seattle, WA
GROTA Visions - Gothe Residency of the Arts, Groundworks Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Dark Dreams IV - The Suffering Artist, Hogansville, GA
Double Feature Horror Fest Guest Artist Mini Exhibit - The Jailhouse, Opelika, AL
OA Visual Voice Inaugural Exhibition - Southside Center for the Arts, Opelika, AL
New Frontiers Art Exhibit - Rockmart Cultural Art Center
This Is An Art Show - A Little Sketchy Drawing Club Invasion - Back House Gallery, Opelika, AL
Juried Show 2023 - Trailhead Art Gallery
May Showcase - The Little Art Collective
18th Annual Juried Art Show, Auburn Cityfest - Historic Nunn - Winston House
April Showcase - The Little Art Collective
Art Swap: Rockmart Artists at the Carrollton Arts Center
March Showcase - The Little Art Collective
February Showcase - The Little Art Collective
RCAC Juried Exhibition 2023 - Rockmart Cultural Arts Center
January Showcase - The Little Art Collective
2022 |December Showcase - The Little Art Collective
A Night With Local Artists - Skellenger Gallery
Holiday of Art! - Rockmart Cultural Arts Center
November Showcase - The Little Art Collective
Dark Dreams III - The Suffering Artist Gallery, Hogansville, GA
October Showcase - The Little Art Collective, Opelika, AL
Rockmart Sesquicentennial Show - Rockmart Cultural Arts Center
Juried Show 2022 - Trailhead Art Gallery
17th Annual Juried Art Show, Auburn Cityfest - Historic Nunn- Winston House
RCAC Juried Show - Rockmart Cultural Arts Center, Juror: Seth Fitts
2021 |A Night With Local Artists - Skellenger Gallery
Duluth's Finest Art Show - 2 Smith Gallery, Duluth, GA
ArtWorks - Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia, AL
Emergence Juried Art Exhibition - Tennessee Valley Museum of Art, Tuscumbia, AL
Pop - Up Art Exhibit - Skellenger Gallery
Floral Expressions - Rockmart Cultural Arts Center
PANDÆMONIUM - Biggin Gallery, Auburn University
2021 Juried Fine Art Student Exhibition - Biggin Gallery, Auburn University, Juror: Robert
McCann
RCAC Juried Show - Rockmart Cultural Arts Center, Juror: Shane McDonald
2020 | More Lit Than 2020 - Auburn 3D Arts Building
Arts Reignited Art Exhibit - Skellenger Gallery
Juried Show - Trailhead Art Gallery
“Auburn University Online Student Show”
2019 | “Winter Dreams Art Gallery” - Skellenger Gallery
“old enough to know better, young enough to do it anyway” - East Alabama Arts
The West Cinema Theater Art Contest - Third Place
Juried Show - Trailhead Art Gallery
“Third Annual: A Night With Local Artists” - Skellenger Gallery
“Now Playing” A Collaboration of Arts 2610 - Biggin Vault
Honors, Awards, and Clubs
Current |OA Visual Voice - Coordinator
A Little Sketchy Drawing Club, Opelika, AL - Member
Auburn Open Studio, Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center, Auburn, AL - Member
Rockmart Cultural Arts Center, Rockmart, GA - Member
2023 | Art Association of Central AL, Alexander City, AL - Member
2022 | RCAC Juried Show 2022 - People's Choice Award, Rockmart Cultural Arts Center
2021 | Raeford B. Liles Annual Award, Auburn University
2021 Juried Fine Art Student Exhibition - Department of Art and Art History Merritt Award
RCAC Juried Show 2021 - Honorable Mention, Mixed Media, Rockmart Cultural Arts Center
2020 |July 2020 Juried Art Contest - Hosted by Forest X Shipp, 2nd Place
Raeford B. Liles Annual Award, Auburn University
Ida S. Wolfson Memorial Annual Scholarship, Auburn University
Auburn Association of Visual Arts, Vice President, Auburn University
2017 |Prater Memorial Scholarship, Cedartown High School, Cedartown, GA
Experience and Certifications
Current|Artist, Freelance since 2018
Coordinator for OA Visual Voice, Auburn/Opelika, AL
Gallery Assistant, Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center, Auburn, AL
2025 |Installation and Curation of Inaugural Juried Ceramics Exhibition at the Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center,
Auburn, AL
2024 |Installation and Curation of OA Visual Voice Salon des Refusés Exhibition at the Jan Dempsey
Community Arts Center, Auburn, AL
Temporary Docent at Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center for Adventures in Art event,
Jan Dempsey Community Arts Center, Auburn AL
Installation and Curation of OA Visual Voice Nostalgia Exhibition at Southside Center of the
Arts,Opelika, AL
2023 |Artist Consultant - NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Mural Initiative, Auburn University: College of
Sciences and Mathematics, Auburn, AL
Installation and Curation of OA Visual Voice Inaugural Exhibition at Southside Center of the Arts,
Opelika, AL
Art Market - Opelika Art Haus, Opelika, AL
Martinis in May Art Market Vendor, Cedartown, GA
Artist Association of Central Alabama "Let Your Talent Shine" Workshop Instructor, Alexander City, AL
3rd Annual Everything's Art ! In The Park Vendor - Pennington Park, Dadeville, AL
Van Wert Spring Event Vendor - Van Wert Elementary, Rockmart, GA
Rockmart Heritage Days & Welshfest Vendor - Rockmart History Museum, Rockmart, GA
2022 | Rockmart Cultural Arts Center Holiday of Art! Indoor Art Festival Vendor - Rockmart Cultural Arts
Center, Rockmart, GA
Mural Painting Assistant - Auburn University Art Department, Opelika, AL, Assistant to Artist
Wendy Deschene
2021 | 6th Annual Women's Christmas Dinner Vendor - First Baptist Church of Pell City, AL
Silver Comet Fest Vendor - Rockmart Silver Comet Trailhead, Rockmart, GA
Eastside Christmas Marketplace Vendor - Eastside Elementary, Rockmart, GA
Biggin Gallery Assistant, Auburn University (2020-2021)
Student Ambassador, Auburn University (2020-2021)
“POLLEN IDENTIFICATION MURAL”
40 x 10’, wheat paste on wall, Georgia Southern University Biology Department,
Statesboro, GA, Assistant to the Artist Team of Wendy DesChene, Jeff Schmuki and
biologist Dr. Alan Harvey.
2020 | Alabama Clay Conference Student Volunteer
Assisted artist, Naomi Clement, with Alabama Clay Conference Workshop
2019 | Collaborative Mural for East Alabama Medical Center’s Pediatric Unit
Art Exhibit Installation Experience, “old enough to know better, young enough to do it anyway”, East Alabama Arts
Assisting with the preparation for artist Patrick Dougherty at Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art
Framing art for the Alabama Prison and Education Program’s art show “Art on the Inside”
Animation Foundations: Fundamentals, Lynda.com
Publications
2025 |Fraidy Cat Press, Fraidy Cat Quarterly Vol. 5: Paranoia, March 2025
2025 |Fraidy Cat Press, Fraidy Cat Quarterly Vol. 5: Paranoia, March 2025
Fraidy Cat Press, Fraidy Cat Quarterly Vol. 6: Growth, June 2025
Fraidy Cat Press, Fraidy Cat Quarterly Vol. 7: Rage, September 2025
2024 |Ghostwatch Paranormal Magazine, Devil's Night, Ghostwatch Zine Vol. 27, October 2024
Ghostwatch Paranormal Magazine, Full Moon, Ghostwatch Zine Vol. 25, June 2024
2023 | Ghostwatch Paranormal Magazine, Campfire Tales, Ghostwatch Zine Vol. 20, August 2023
Ghostwatch Paranormal Magazine, Eyes to the Sky, Ghostwatch Zine Vol. 19, June 2023
2021 | The Auburn Circle, vol. 48, no.2 Spring 2021, pg. 68.
2020 | The Auburn Circle, vol. 47, no.1 Fall 2020, pp. 22 & 24.
Jule Collins Smith Museum feature for Museum Week 2020
The Auburn Circle, vol. 46, no. 2, 19 Apr. 2020, pp. 35 & 71.,
https://issuu.com/theauburncircle/docs/circle_vol46iss2.