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𝔞𝔟𝔬𝔲𝔱 𝔰𝔱𝔢𝔭𝔥 𝔫𝔢𝔞𝔯𝔶

Steph Neary is a self-taught artist based in Pittsburgh, PA, she creates one-of-a-kind pieces using vintage and salvaged materials. Since settling in Pittsburgh in 2006, she’s developed a distinctive style that blurs the boundaries between art and craft— with a nod to folklore, child’s play, underground comix, and heirloom-inspired designs with humor and surrealism. Rooted in a punk and DIY ethos, her art focuses on capturing what’s real and raw, strange and tender— reminiscent of relics from a forgotten world.

Currently, she serves as the manager of VaultArt Studio, a progressive art space in Pittsburgh’s Garfield neighborhood which supports and promotes the inclusion of artists with disabilities in contemporary art.

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𝔭𝔯𝔢𝔰𝔰:
Pittsburgh Indie Expo (PIE) Advisory Board 2025
Interview with PGH Cultural Trust: Breaking Down Barriers 2024
Kim Bond: We Are Not Alone 2024
Post Gazette: VaultArt Studio 5 Year Anniversary 2022
Post Gazette: VaultArt Studio Spotlight 2021
Very Local Pittsburgh: The Pittsburgh Zine Fair 2019
Folklore Forevermore at Bunker Projects February 2018
The Glass Block: City Council Comix 2016
Healthy Artists: The Movie 2014
Pittsburgh Tribune Review : Noteworthy People 2013

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