Stephen Wanek’s Career Portfolio!

Welcome — I’m Stephen Wanek, a creative professional working at the intersection of graphic design, studio art, and photography. My work spans both traditional and digital media, combining a strong design foundation with a deep appreciation for artistic expression. I value clean, effective visual communication and strive to create work that is both refined and impactful.

Alongside growing in my own craft, I’m passionate about supporting emerging artists and fostering creativity in others. I’m especially invested in mentorship, youth development, and encouraging artistic growth within community settings.

As a Christian, I view creativity as a gift with the potential to serve and inspire others. My experience working in ministry has informed my commitment to creating meaningful, value-driven work — both in the church and in broader creative spaces. I’m especially passionate about mentoring youth and young adults, helping them grow creatively and personally, encouraging them to develop both their artistic skills and their sense of identity.

This site features a selection of my recent work and offers a deeper look into the creative and professional values that guide my practice.

An Oregonian at birth, I now live in Norfolk Virginia, after having worked in Northern California for 7 years. I am currently seeking further education and vocational training to transition into the education field, with the intent to teach art at the secondary level. Prior to this move, I had been serving at Pathway Church in Redding California as a local church as a Pastor.

It has been exciting to be able to utilize my graphic design skills in my ministry contexts as I work with teens and young adults as well contribute my time and ability to other local ministries and businesses over these pasts years in Redding, but I am excited for a new chapter in life and change in careers. I look forward to being able to begin to practice art more regularly for myself as an artist, while entering the education field to be able to grow the passions of young artists, and be able to build up young minds in their academics, and in themselves as they grow in who they are.

Current Career

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Passions, and Art & Design

  • Much of what we do now in days is digital, as such, art has followed suit in the form of Graphic Design. Utilizing various digital products, such as Adobe Suite, Canva, etc. designers look to create stunning visual communications for digital platforms including myself.

  • Art has a long history, taking on various modes and forms. From painting and drawing, pottery, textiles, and even the bridge to graphic design through various handout documents, signs and large prints, or apparel design, art and design continues have real world applications outside of the screen.

  • Capturing the moment can be so important when looking back on mile stone moments, or big events for life, business or ministries and various faith practices. I have had the privilege to be a part of several of these moments over the past few years. Due to copy right privileges many of my professional examples are not visible on this site. I am versed around DSLR cameras, and understand how to edit picture settings pre and post production.

  • One of my biggest passions, is my calling to serve God as a reflection of my own salvation in a local church context. The Lord has given me a passion for helping youth and young adults grow in their understanding of Scripture, and grow in their relationship with their personal savior Jesus.

Let’s Get in Touch!

Interested in learning more about my career either as a ministry worker or about my art and graphic design works? I’d love to hear from you. Just fill out the brief form below and I will get back to you soon!

-Stephen