Stefan Jennings Batista is a visual artist and educator based in Albuquerque, NM. He is part-time faculty of art, teaching photography at Central New Mexico Community College, and has received degrees in art from the University of New Mexico and the Ringling College of Art & Design in Sarasota, FL. 

Stefan’s art practice is rooted in photography but extends into printmaking, commercial image-making, illustration, and design. His personal photographic work broadly explores intersections of place, identity, and landscape, often implementing visual symbols from science, religious beliefs, and mysticism. His work has been featured in exhibitions, publications, and projects across the USA and internationally.

Stefan was born on the Gulf coast of SW Florida and now lives and works in Albuquerque, NM. He sometimes plays stringed instruments, fly fishes, and gets walked by his dogs.