Tema Stauffer's work has been shown in galleries and art institutions in Chicago, Minneapolis, San Diego, New York City and Rochechouart, France. Her New York City solo debut, American Stills, was shown at Jen Bekman Gallery in 2004, where she has also participated in seven group shows. The Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College selected fifteen images from this body of work for their Midwest Photographers Project. Tema teaches at The School of the International Center of Photography.