Selected press, features, interviews, recognition, and thought leadership
Stefanie Bales is an award-winning contemporary artist, muralist, speaker, and founder of Stefanie Bales Fine Art, a boutique gallery in San Diego’s Little Italy.
Her work explores connection, place, and storytelling through immersive paintings, public art, and site-specific collaborations with cultural institutions, hospitality brands, and organizations.
Modern Luxury San Diego
June Issue
Women United Art Magazine
Women United Art Prize Feature, Special Edition 2026, pp. 58–61
Ojai Valley News / Ventura County Sun
Public Art Jury OKs Mural for Downtown Ojai
Ojai Valley News / Ventura County Sun
Shared Seeds of Inspiration Between 2 Businesses Bloom in Floral Mural
Modern Luxury San Diego
Women of Style, September Issue, pp. 70–71
Ranch & Coast Magazine
Art + Fashion Feature
In Her Studio Magazine
5-page Feature, Winter Issue
Modern Luxury San Diego
Artist Feature: Where Imagination Meets Artistry, Dec–Jan Double Issue
Apartment Therapy
3 Ways to Make Your Seasonal Decor Pop (and Boost Your Mood), According to a Color Expert
The San Diego Sun
Working in the City Feature
Coronado Magazine
Watercolors, April Issue, pp. 74–75
Ranch & Coast Magazine
Artist Feature, May Issue, pp. 32, 50
Modern Luxury San Diego
Dynamic Women, September Issue
Chicago Weekly
Top 10 Artists of 2024
LA Weekly
Top 10 Visionary Artists
Modern Luxury Magazine
Small Business Spotlight
Theme Park Magazine
Belmont Park Mural Feature
Business Insider
Artist Feature + Interview
CBS 8 News
Live News Feature
Advertising & Society Quarterly / Duke University
Digital Collection: Erase COVID Posters, Vol. 22, Issue 2
Fox 5 News San Diego
Live Interview Segment
San Diego Home & Garden
Meet the Artist
KUSI News
Good Morning San Diego
Fine Art Connoisseur Magazine
Collect an Ocean of Talent
Art Ltd. Magazine
Feature, March/April Issue, p. 92
Full press bibliography available upon request.
Winner, Women United International Art Prize
Winner, People’s Choice: Best Art Gallery, Ranch & Coast Magazine
Winner, People’s Choice: Best Painter, San Diego Magazine
Winner, People’s Choice: Best Art Gallery, San Diego Magazine
Honorable Mention, Aquatic Juried Exhibition, Santa Barbara
Finalist, Women United International Art Prize
Named one of San Diego’s “Dynamic Women,” Modern Luxury San Diego
Winner, People’s Choice: Best Artist, San Diego Magazine
Named one of San Diego’s “Power Players in the Arts,” Modern Luxury
Belmont Park Mural nominated for an Orchid Award, San Diego Architectural Foundation
Finalist, Create the Future Awards: Small Business of the Year
Finalist, Create the Future Awards: Cultural Vitality
Winner, Best Art Gallery, Modern Luxury Magazine
Winner, People’s Choice: Best Art Gallery, San Diego Reader
Finalist, Woman of the Year, Art & Design, San Diego Magazine
Silver, Best Art Gallery, San Diego Downtown News
San Diego Visual Artist of the Year, RAW Artists
Conversations With Women Who Lead
Art Expert / Speaker, Women’s Impact Network – University Club
CoreNet Future Focus: Downtown San Diego
Panelist
Altitude Summit Conference
Workshop: Murals as a Brand Accelerator for Artists
The Entrepreneur Success Series
Keynote: Entrepreneurial Success Cheat Codes
TEDxSDSU
The Things They Don’t Teach You in Art School: The Business of Art
Altitude Summit Conference
How to Make a Living Selling Your Art
Mompreneur Meetup
Keynote: Turning Passions into Profits
FemX Conference
Keynote Speaker
The Edge of Possible with Cameron Atlas
Episode 29
Well-Examined with Christine Dionese
TEDxSDSU
The Things They Don’t Teach You in Art School: The Business of Art
The Design Coven with Rachel Lorraine
Artist Spotlight: Stefanie Bales
Make Share Grow with Julie Marriott
Stefanie Bales on her ink-transfer landscape paintings + creative process
Design Live with MKW Creative Co.
Cultivating Your Creativity as an Artist with Stefanie Bales
The Crafter’s Box with Morgan Spenla
Painting the Sky: Stefanie Bales
Available for interviews, panels, podcasts, speaking engagements, and expert commentary on:
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