“You made something out of nothing because you had the will to do it, that was the wonder.” ~ Edith Schloss / The Loft Generation

About

Aremy Stewart (b. Minnesota, 1982) synthesizes personal narrative, mythology, human potential, mindset and philosophy into paintings that merge abstraction and figuration. Using acrylics & gouache on canvas and wood, Stewart builds little worlds of layered color.  

“My paintings are successful when they feel “true”, not overworked or mannered. Sprezzatura, the Italian word for making something difficult seem easy or casual, has become central to my practice. My work is about this tension between effort and the effortless.”  

Aremy’s practice is guided by studies in human psychology and brain science, the parameters of the physical body and the rhythms of nature. Art is a spiritual act for Stewart, accessed through the flow state brought on by the deep focus of creating work. By ceding control to the process, she creates without a premeditated goal, tapping into intuition and muscle memory. Her paintings are informed by the work of Helen Frankenthaler, Hilma af Klint, Rothko, & art movements like CoBrA. Aremy works in Portland, OR where she lives with her family and paints every day. 

Overview

Stewart's exhibition history & collaborations include CHEFAS PROJECTS, Zinc Contemporary Gallery, Fine Art Fruit, Hacker Architects, River General, Cloudforest, Brookland Apartments, Cafe Olli, Stumptown, m.o.o.n.i. gallery Mexico City, Never Coffee, The Southside Gallery, BICHO CDMX, The Stay Home Gallery, Casa Lù Gallery CDMX, Woonwinkle, Mantel PDX, An An Brunch Kenton, Tabor Design Group, Proposals For All, Layday Lisbon, Portland Tastemakers Market, Vein Of Gold, ROOT, Valkyr, Arteria Art Boutique Barcelona, Hopscotch PDX, and Juxtapose Magazine. Aremy has shown internationally in Japan, Iceland, Italy, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, and her work is held in private collections around the world.

Instagram @aremyart

CURRENT SHOW

Seasons, Arden, Portland, OR, 2025 (rotating)

You Look Beautiful, Âme Salon, Portland, OR, 2025 (rotating)

Stewart’s work is available at Woonwinkel in downtown Portland

You can also find a rotating selection of her original paintings for sale at Hopscotch PDX

She is represented by m.o.o.n.i Gallery in Mexico City

Curriculum Vitae 

Aremy Stewart

Born 1982, Minnesota, United States
Currently based in Portland, OR

Bachelor of Arts, Saint Cloud State University, MN, USA

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2025,

2024-2025, LOVING UNIVERSE, Hopscotch Portland OR

2024, Wine With Friends, ongoing art installation at Arden, Portland OR

2023, Invasive Beauty, Layday, Lisbon, Portugal // (nov)

2023, River & Moon, Cafe Olli, Portland, OR // (oct-nov)

2023, Proposals For All, Neskowin, OR // (sept 2023)

2023, No Place I’d Rather Be, Fine Art Fruit, Portland, OR // (july-august)

2023, Temple Of The Sun, Vein Of Gold, Portland, OR // (may-june)

2023, To The Orcas, Miro Tea, Ballard, WA // (march-april)

2023, Joseph, Stumptown, Belmont, Portland OR // (jan-feb)

2022, The Summer Book, Neverlab, SE Belmont, Portland OR (aug-october)

2022, Spring Arrivals, Monochomatic, Portland OR (april-september)

2022, The Summer Book, Neverlab, Portland OR (august-october)

2022, Color Pop, Fairlane Coffee, Sellwood OR (june-august)

2021, Spark Insight, Neverlab, Portland OR (october 2021-january 2022)

2021, Racing With The Sun, Stumptown, Portland OR (march-october)

2020, Eat Color, Luke’s Frame Shop, Portland OR (february)

2019, Iceland, The Great North, Portland OR (october - december)

2019 Breakfast In Bed, Breken, PDX OR (june - september)

2019 ABSTRAKT, Bike Gallery, PDX OR (august - september)

2019 Play Hard, Isafjordur, Iceland (august)

2019 Juice, Bike Gallery, PDX, OR (may-july)

2019 Avian, Two Harbors, MN (january-february)

2018 52 Landscapes, Stoked Gallery, Hood River, OR (October-November)

2018 The Future is Female, Clutch, Hood River, OR (August-November)

2018 Intersections, Bike Gallery Salmon Street, Portland, OR (July-August)

2017 New Work, Albina Press, Portland, OR (November)

2017 Picnic, Breken, Portland (August-October)

2017 Free Lunch, Powell's Bookstore, Portland, OR (June)

2016 Autumn, Black Wagon, Portland OR USA (October)

2016 Balancing Act, Breken, Portland OR USA (July-September)

2014 Local, Saint Joseph, MN, USA

2014 Pieces, Creme, 's-Hertogenbosch, NL, Europe

2013 New Work, De Muzerije, 's-Hertogenbosch, NL

2012 Family, Stockbridge Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland  

2010 Hello/Goodbye, Paramount Gallery, Saint Cloud, MN USA

2010 Birds, College of St. Benedict, MN USA

Selected Group Exhibition

2024, INVASIVE SPECIES, Arteria, Barcelona

2023 6 Eyes 12 Feet, Casa Lù Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico, (march)

2023, LIAR LIAR, Lolo Pass Gallery, PDX (march)

2021, Work/Life, Northfield Mount Hermon Gallery, Gill MA (november - december)

2021, To Have A Friend Takes Time, after/time collective gallery Portland OR (november)

2021, XYLEM, Southside Gallery, Oxford MS, (january 31- february)

2020, Powerful Little Things, Roaring Artist Gallery (virtual) (november-december)

2020, Hope / Revolution, Stay Home Gallery, Paris TN (october-december) curated by Lauren Harris

2020, Favorite Things, Stephanie Chefas Project, Portland OR (august - september) curated by Jeremy Okai Davis

2020, Not Too Big, Not Too Small, Zinc Contemporary, Seattle WA (august - september)

2020, Old Friends, Oita, Japan (march)

2019 The Artistic Sketchbook / The Elisabeth Jones Art Center /

2019 Home and Away, Cannon Beach Arts Association, OR

2018 Genesis, Powell's Books, Portland, OR

2018 Inner Landscape, Cannon Beach Arts Association, Oregon

2018 Miniature, Cannon Beach Arts Association Gallery, Oregon

2017 Ginestrelle, Assisi Gallery, Assisi, Italy

2017 Babysteps, Aremy Stewart and Rachel Melis, College of St Benedict, MN

2017 Reunited, Aremy Stewart and Anne Meyer, Whitby Gallery, St. Joseph, MN

2012 Birds, Aremy Stewart and Caroline List, Newington, Edinburgh, Scotland

2012 Whitespace, Whitespace Gallery, Edinburgh, Scotland (sponsored by Spanish Embassy)

2011 New Feminism, St. Cloud State University, MN, USA

2010 Horizons, Paramount, Saint Cloud, MN, USA

2008-2009 Open Studio, Avon Area Arts Tour in collaboration with Anne Meyer

Selected Awards/Grants

2020 Career Opportunity Grant, Oregon Arts Commission, Portland

2018 Professional Development Grant, Regional Arts and Culture Council (RACC), Portland  

2016 Professional Development Grant, RACC Portland   

2008 Individual Artist Award Recipient
Central Minnesota Arts Board

Selected Residency/Experience

Jen Tough Gallery and Residency, Santa Fe, NM / July-August 2024

Duplex, Artist Residency, Lisbon Portugal / November 2023

Proposals For All, Artist Residency, Neskowin OR / September 2023

Casa Lu, Artist Residency, Mexico City, Mexico / February 2023

Jennings Hotel, Artist Residency, Joseph, OR / November 2022

Stay Home Gallery Artist Residency, Paris, TN / March 2021

KOL&SALT Artist Residency, Isafjordur, Iceland / August 2019

Artist In Residence, Sou’wester, WA 2019

Artist In Residence, Benedicta Arts Center, College of St. Benedict, Minnesota / 2018

Arte Studio Ginestrelle, Assisi, Italy March, 2017

Selected Press and Publications

Cover Illustration for Pax, by Annie Lightheart, published by Fernwood Press, OR, 2021

Juxtapose Magazine, August 2020

Cover Illustration for The Body of All Things by Rebecca Jamieson,
Fishing Line Press, 2017

Taproot Magazine
Issue 16::Shelter
November 2015
Illustration

Lockjaw Magazine
Volume 1, Winter 2015

JUNO Magazine
Issue 29, Autumn 2012
pg. 28-29

Offbeat Mama
Profile piece
June, 2012

Associations

2009-2011
Founding Board Member Avon Area Arts

Collections

Hacker Architects, Portland OR, 2023

NW Natural, Portland OR, 2019