Stephanie Smith is an Atlanta-based artist, printmaker and educator creating expressive woodcuts and linocuts of narrative and symbolic images. A passion for the medium of printmaking and the loss of long standing and influential Atlanta art entities, inspired her to co-found the non-profit arts organization, the Atlanta Printmakers Studio in 2005. After serving for five years as president of the board of directors, she continues to serve on the board and volunteers her time at the studio. A senior lecturer at the University of West Georgia, Stephanie teaches printmaking and foundations. She has curated numerous exhibitions and uses these experiences to make connections for audience and artists and to provide significant experiential learning opportunities for students.