Artists

Ilene Gienger Stanfield

Education & Formation

Origin
Born and raised — Klamath County, Oregon
Parents' ranch near Klamath/Modoc Indian reservation
Degree
Fine Arts — Southern Oregon University, Ashland
Studied
Harley Brown — pastel (cited as biggest influence)
Catherine Kehoe — oil painting
Teaching
Weekly figurative sessions at studio, Phoenix OR
National workshops · private lessons · 20+ years

Solo Exhibitions

Ongoing
JG Art Gallery + Events — Bainbridge Island & Park City
Sept 2021
"On Being Human" — Roby King Gallery, Bainbridge Island, WA
2013
Cole Gallery — Edmonds, WA
Total
12 solo exhibitions + years of group shows and invitationals

Awards

2025
Women Artists of the West 55th — Master's Division First Place
2024
International Association of Pastel Societies 44th — First Place
2023
Northwest Pastel Society 37th International — Best of Show
2022
OPA 31st National — Portraiture Honorable Mention
OPA Western Regional — Award of Excellence

Publications

2025
Pratique des Arts Magazine — June 2025
2025
The Pastel Journal — Fall 2025
2013
Southwest Art Magazine — February 2013 Emerging Artist feature
2010
International Artist Magazine — August 2010
2009
Artists Network — Artist of the Month, June 2009
2008
Pastelagram — Winter 2008
2004
The Pastel Journal — June 2004

Memberships

Signature
Oil Painters of America (OPA)
Signature
Pastel Society of America (PSA)
Signature
Northwest Pastel Society (NWPS)
Signature
American Impressionist Society (AIS)
Master Signature
Women Artists of the West

Practice

Method
"Start with truth, then manipulate it."
Paints shapes, not objects. Often doesn't know what she's painting until shapes cohere.
Figure
Weekly figurative sessions with live models in studio
19 works at JG — figures, everyday moments, quiet human encounters
Media
Oil and pastel — both maintained as serious practices
Explored oils as second medium after 20 years in pastel

Selected Works

Whistler’s Sister by Ilene Gienger Stanfield
Whistler’s Sister by Ilene Gienger Stanfield
Trust by Ilene Gienger Stanfield
Trust by Ilene Gienger Stanfield
The Gift by Ilene Gienger Stanfield
The Gift by Ilene Gienger Stanfield
Sweet Peas by Ilene Gienger Stanfield
Sweet Peas by Ilene Gienger Stanfield
Sibling by Ilene Gienger Stanfield
Sibling by Ilene Gienger Stanfield
Red Shadow by Ilene Gienger Stanfield
Red Shadow by Ilene Gienger Stanfield
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