1970 BORN IN HONOLULU, HAWAII. CURRENTLY LIVES & WORKS IN FORT WORTH, TEXAS.
Eric K Stevens spent his formative years in Hawaii, where the natural beauty of the islands had a sublime and profound influence that he still feels today. After a career in graphic design and illustration, he turned his attention entirely to painting while living in Prague from 2002 to 2005. This was a significant time, allowing him to pursue his passion completely and gain invaluable exposure to the arts landscape of many different cultures while traveling throughout Europe. He has called Fort Worth home since 2005. Stevens is a member of the Texas Artists Coalition, and the International Guild of Realism. His works can be found in private and corporate collections nationally and internationally.
“I am interested in the relationships between complex detail and simple composition, classical rendering of form and modern reduction. I think there is an interesting tension there.”
“My current works include a series of landscapes. These are executed with a distanced perspective, a cool and subdued palette, and a sense of emptiness. The specific geographic locations chosen as subjects for these range from the American Southwest to Central Europe to Mediterranean islands, but are almost incidental in the finished product. The idea of capturing some of these locations in this way had been banging around in my head for a while, but it was reading Cormac McCarthy's novel The Road and Umberto Eco's Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana that was a prime incentive for me realizing this series of paintings. A lot of my work describes simple organic forms, like flowers. These paintings often use vibrant true-to-life color to depict the subjects, while their settings take the subjects out of their expected contexts. The perspective and scale furthers this, isolating the subject, and bringing the viewer closer.”
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2011 Curating and appearing in a group show in the Exhibit Gallery at the Fort Worth Central Library. Solo Exhibition at ArtSpace111 Gallery in Fort Worth. 2010 Featured Artist, Fifteenth Annual Artists Against AIDS Benefit Auction. “Preservation is the Art of the City” juried exhibition benefiting Historic Fort Worth Inc. 30th Anniversary Show at Wally Workman Gallery in Austin. “HARRIS, SMITH, LIENAU, STEVENS, LONG” at JRB Art at The Elms in Oklahoma City. “A Grand Affair” group show at Wally Workman Gallery in Austin. 2009 “Summer Show” group show at ArtSpace111 Gallery in Fort Worth. “D Art Slam” juried art show in Dallas. “The American Landscape: Urban/Rural” group show at ArtSpace111 Gallery in Fort Worth. “Dallas Art Fair” represented by Artspace111. 2008 “WORTHwhile” group show at ArtSpace111 Gallery in Fort Worth. Solo exhibition at the Petroleum Club of Fort Worth. 2007 “Small Works” group show at JRB Gallery, Oklahoma City. “Landscapes” solo exhibition at Fort Worth Community Arts Center. TAC Juried Membership Show at Fort Worth Community Arts Center, juried by Ed & Linda Blackburn. Solo exhibition at Heliotrope Gallery, Fort Worth. “SUPER REALISM: Oil Paintings by Morgan Craig and Eric K Stevens” at City Arts Center, Oklahoma City, curated by Clint Stone. “Flowers In Memory” Solo exhibition at Fort Worth Community Arts Center. 2006 “Camille Engel & Eric K Stevens” at Dean Day Gallery, Houston. “Advisory Panel Selects” juried exhibition at Fort Worth Community Arts Center, selected by Sculptor Michael Pavlovsky. TAC Juried Membership Show at Fort Worth Community Arts Center. juried by Dr. Frances Colpitt. 25th Annual Open Show. 500X Gallery, Dallas. “Spring Gallery Night: Choices from the Biennial” at Fort Worth Community Arts Center. Biennial Show, Fort Worth Community Arts Center. 13th Annual Invitational at Eleanor Kirkpatrick Gallery, City Arts Center, Oklahoma City, curated by Clint Stone. Solo exhibition. Coffeehouse Gallery, Fort Worth.
GALLERY REPRESENTATIONS
Artspace111
111 Hampton Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
817 692 3228
Dean Day Gallery
2639 Colquitt
Houston, Texas 77098
713 520 1021
Wally Workman Gallery
1202 West 6th Street
Austin, Texas 78703
512 472 7428
ORGANIZATIONS
Eric is a member of the International Guild of Realism which is dedicated to the advancement of Realism in Contemporary Fine Art.
Eric is a member of the Texas Artists Coalition.
CONTACT INFORMATION
For inquiries, to request a pricelist, or to be notified of future events and exhibitions, Eric can be reached at: mail@EricKStevens.com or by telephone at 817 564 4445.