ug uen ot ▁descent <0x0A> </s> ▁Steph anie ▁Pat ton ▁( born , ▁ 1 9 6 9 ) ▁is ▁a ▁contemporary ▁multimedia ▁artist ▁whose ▁work ▁cross es ▁the ▁real ms ▁of ▁phot ography , ▁sculpt ure , ▁painting , ▁installation , ▁performance , ▁video , ▁audio ▁and ▁text . ▁ ▁Life ▁Born ▁in ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁Louisiana , ▁Pat ton ▁received ▁her ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁P ain ting ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Louisiana ▁at ▁La f ay ette ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁a ▁Master ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁degree ▁in ▁Phot ography ▁from ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chicago ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁studied ▁various ▁types ▁of ▁vocal ▁and ▁com edic ▁performance ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁New ▁York ▁through ▁The ▁New ▁School , ▁U pr ight ▁Cit iz ens ▁Brigade ▁Theatre ▁and ▁the ▁Goth am ▁Writ ers ' ▁Work shop . ▁After ▁living ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City , ▁she ▁returned ▁to ▁Louisiana ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁currently ▁lives ▁and ▁works ▁in ▁La f ay ette , ▁Louisiana . ▁She ▁has ▁co - cur ated ▁many ▁exhib its ▁at ▁the ▁Ac ad iana ▁Center ▁for ▁the ▁Arts ▁in ▁La f ay ette , ▁Louisiana ▁with ▁cur ator ▁Brian ▁Gu id ry . ▁ ▁Art ▁Pat ton ▁has ▁shown ▁her ▁work ▁nation ally ▁and ▁intern ation ally ▁including ▁shows ▁at ▁the ▁Bron x ▁Museum ▁of ▁the ▁Arts ▁in ▁the ▁Bron x , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁in