Stephanie Hess

Stephanie Hess was born in Singapore to Irish parents with a taste for adventure. After pursuing a degree in Art History at Trinity College Dublin she lived widely throughout Europe and the US before settling in South Africa between 2000 and 2014. This period saw her explore ceramics and sculpture under the tutelage of both national and international artists, citing a bronze-casting course of 2003 as an exhilarating introduction to the medium.

For Hess, sculpture is all about joy and this is reflected in the bright and innovative coloured patinas she carefully develops for her charming and characterful bronzes. 

Currently based in Dublin, Hess exhibits widely throughout Ireland and will present her third solo show with Solomon in 2024. Her distinctive and colourful bronze works form part of many private collections and gardens throughout Ireland, the UK, Europe, The US, South Africa and Hong Kong. 

Hess is a regular exhibitor at Sculpture in Context in the National Botanic Gardens, Dublin and in the Royal Ulster Academy’s Annual Exhibition.  In 2015 she was awarded the ESB Moran Award for Outstanding Sculpture at the prestigious Royal Hibernian Academy Annual Exhibition. In 2023 her sculpture March Hare was aquired by The Doyle Collection for The Westbury Hotel and in 2021/2022 Hess was commissioned to create The Lord Mayor of Dublin Awards, The Freedom of the City of Dublin Award and the inaugural Lord Mayor of Dublin Youth Awards. Her Red Panda sculpture, recently commissioned by Dublin Zoo, can be viewed at the Red Panda enclosure in the newly opened Himalayan Hills habitat.