A Saskatoon artist is one of the chosen few to have her work shown at an art exhibition in New York City starting this week.

Out of 800 applicants, Steph Krawchuk is one of 43 artists from around the world who has been selected to take part in the exhibition.

Krawchuk said she found out about the show through an Instagram post by the gallery hosting the exhibition, the Half Gallery.

She said the gallery was having an open call for artists, meaning anyone can submit their work, so she submitted an image of one her new paintings.

Krawchuk said she submits her work to national and international shows quite often, so she did not expect anything to come of it.

About a month and a half later, she received an email from the gallery saying they wanted to show her work in their upcoming exhibition.

"My eyes pretty much popped out of my head," said Krawchuk.

"It's a big deal because I've been painting for quite a while," she said.

Steph Krawchuk says she mostly paints cityscapes, still-life and portraiture, but has been primarily working on abstract pieces for the last three years. (Radio-Canada/Pascale Bouchard)

Hoping for more opportunities outside of Sask.

Krawchuk has had quite a few shows in Saskatchewan, but has been trying to get her work shown outside of the province.

"To put it in perspective, I would be happy if a painting of mine was being shipped to Winnipeg right now, or Edmonton," she said.

"I just want to get more people seeing it," she added.

Krawchuk said she hopes the showing in New York will help give her paintings more exposure, and ultimately help her career in visual art.

"It's a big opportunity," she said.

"I don't expect it to radically change my career, like, right away, but every painting is important, every show is important," she added.

"You never know who is going to see your work," she said.

The exhibition runs from Jan. 31 to Feb. 4.