Group exhibitions this summer
I will have work included in two group exhibitions this summer. The first will be an exhibition curated by Susan Main at VisArts in Rockville, MD, titled, "_______scapes", opening June 1st. I will post more details as I get them.
I will also have work in the SondHeim Prize Semi-finalist exhibition at the Maryland Institute College of Art during Artscape. More details soon...
I will also have work in the SondHeim Prize Semi-finalist exhibition at the Maryland Institute College of Art during Artscape. More details soon...
Three Person Exhibition in the Fall
I will be in a three person exhibition in November titled: "Horjus, Lister & Pearson: Net Worked", curated by J.T. Kirkland, at the Athenaeum Gallery, Alexandria, VA.
Solo Exhibitions
I have two solo exhibitions coming up in late fall.
The first opens in November and is titled, "Information Overload" at the Visual Arts Gallery, Adirondack Community College, Queensbury, NY
The second is in December, and is titled, "Information Breakdown" at Exhibit A Gallery at the Hamilton Street Club, Baltimore, MD
The first opens in November and is titled, "Information Overload" at the Visual Arts Gallery, Adirondack Community College, Queensbury, NY
The second is in December, and is titled, "Information Breakdown" at Exhibit A Gallery at the Hamilton Street Club, Baltimore, MD
Urbanite Magazine
I am featured in the March issue of Urbanite Magazine. Check it out.
Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize 2012
I was named a semi-finalist for this years Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize. There are some really amazing artists on the semi-finalist list, so I was surprised and excited to be among them. Here is the link to see the list
Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize
Janet & Walter Sondheim Prize
Interview in the Westminster Patch
I was recently interviewed about my work in the Westminster Patch
Review of "Amalgamations" in Hill Rag by Jim Magner
My recent exhibition at Studio H was reviewed in the Hill Rag by Jim Magner. The review was reprinted with permission on East City Art
Read an interview about my exhibit at Studio H Gallery in D.C.
East City Art Interviews: Steven Pearson. East City Art
Review of "Feats of Monumentality"
"Feats of Monumentality at the BWI Airport", by Al Zaruba. Examiner.com
Excerpt from the review: "What commands the exhibition as a dazzling inferno of kaleidoscopic colors and shapes is Steven Pearson’s enormous The Whole is Greater Than(2011) At perhaps 25 feet long and eight panels, it is overwhelming up close and likely to give some serious headaches to the faint hearted. This is a warrior painting determined to lead the charge. Enormously ambitious and wonderfully balanced in its overall symmetrical shape, it nevertheless gives one ample pause to reflect upon its multi-layered implications and associations. Bite off a chunk and chew awhile. It sustains. Of all the works in the show, this is the one that presents the most arguments. Is he aimed towards the corporate? What does it say about our social network? Our economy? Is this a reflection of the American psyche? At its very center is a curious balance of form and color that seems almost benign. For all of it’s layering, there are sections that are curiously uncommitted. Perhaps the fire of other sections need breathing space. What is certain, there is far more than one can digest in one sitting. How it operates in the mind thirty minutes down the road is very different than the rest of the show. Coming back to its image unpacks new things."
Excerpt from the review: "What commands the exhibition as a dazzling inferno of kaleidoscopic colors and shapes is Steven Pearson’s enormous The Whole is Greater Than(2011) At perhaps 25 feet long and eight panels, it is overwhelming up close and likely to give some serious headaches to the faint hearted. This is a warrior painting determined to lead the charge. Enormously ambitious and wonderfully balanced in its overall symmetrical shape, it nevertheless gives one ample pause to reflect upon its multi-layered implications and associations. Bite off a chunk and chew awhile. It sustains. Of all the works in the show, this is the one that presents the most arguments. Is he aimed towards the corporate? What does it say about our social network? Our economy? Is this a reflection of the American psyche? At its very center is a curious balance of form and color that seems almost benign. For all of it’s layering, there are sections that are curiously uncommitted. Perhaps the fire of other sections need breathing space. What is certain, there is far more than one can digest in one sitting. How it operates in the mind thirty minutes down the road is very different than the rest of the show. Coming back to its image unpacks new things."
Group Show
I am in a group show titled "Feats of Monumentality" curated by Jennifer Tam of SubBasement Artist Gallery at the Baltimore/Washington International Airport From August 11th - January 20th. The show includes work by Evan Boggess, Linling Lu, Jeffry Kent, and myself.
My Contribution to the show will be The Whole is Greater Than
There will be an opening reception on September 1st, from 4:30 - 6pm in the International Terminal, Concourse E.
My Contribution to the show will be The Whole is Greater Than
There will be an opening reception on September 1st, from 4:30 - 6pm in the International Terminal, Concourse E.
Article On "The Sum of Its Parts" Solo Exhibition
An Article in the Captain's Log about my Solo Exhibition at Christopher Newport University. The Sum of its Parts
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Recent article in McDaniel College's Alumni Magazine, The Hill about my teaching, and some of my students that have gone on to top rated MFA programs.
Interview for Bluff Journal, by Chanan Delivuk
A Little Chat with Steven Pearson
A Little Chat with Steven Pearson
review in Ode Street Tribune:
-Steven Pearson's acrylic paintings replicate with bright colors the irresistible pull of a Blackberry to the message-addicted. You can easily appreciate these works if you quickly stroll through the Arts Center. But the works that contemporary art experts Rebecca Jones and Henry Thaggert have selected for this exhibition also relate to each other in subtle ways. To fully appreciation this exhibition, see the works in relation to each other.
John James Anderson's display of D.C. fire hydrant information has formal parallels with some of Steven Pearson's work. The geometric patterning of streets in some of Anderson's panels distantly echo the networks in some of Pearson's paintings. Anderson also arranged images of individual fire hydrants into large, rectangular grids. Like in Pearson's Gaining Momentum and Daily Paintings panels, the rectangular grid pushes against the insistently individual and idiosyncratic grid elements.
-Steven Pearson's acrylic paintings replicate with bright colors the irresistible pull of a Blackberry to the message-addicted. You can easily appreciate these works if you quickly stroll through the Arts Center. But the works that contemporary art experts Rebecca Jones and Henry Thaggert have selected for this exhibition also relate to each other in subtle ways. To fully appreciation this exhibition, see the works in relation to each other.
John James Anderson's display of D.C. fire hydrant information has formal parallels with some of Steven Pearson's work. The geometric patterning of streets in some of Anderson's panels distantly echo the networks in some of Pearson's paintings. Anderson also arranged images of individual fire hydrants into large, rectangular grids. Like in Pearson's Gaining Momentum and Daily Paintings panels, the rectangular grid pushes against the insistently individual and idiosyncratic grid elements.
Recent article
"Works on Paper" Catalogue Statement- John Bodkin, Director
-These unique drawings combine forms and colors of the comics without the figurative transfer of images found there. The combined juxtaposition of panels and form and unlikely color and line quality in Steven’s unabashed exploration drives him into fully extending himself without regard for making his work pretty. The raw power transfers to our consciousness with an energy that can confront and question.
"New Visions" at American Contemporary Gallery-Review by Danielle Gagliardi
BMoreArt
-Within the show a few pieces stand out amongst the rest. Immediately in the foyer of the gallery hangs “Some Heroes Step Forward”, one of Steven Pearson’s bold wood grain abstractions. The combination of his use of comic book colors and the overwhelming scale of his pieces gives the impression of complexity and simplicity at once.
"New Visions" Catalogue Statement- John Bodkin, Director.
-While many artists fall into a comfort zone in their work, Steven is absolutely fearless and driven in his exploration as an artist. The work exhibited here is bold, vivid in its color range and unrelenting in its forms. Steven attacks the very essence of a definitive world. Good and evil, black and white, night and day, real and fantasy all become part of his aesthetics and encompass even his material and techniques.
"Naked" exhibit exposes abstract views of life
by Glenn Mcnatt, Art Critic, Baltimore Sun. Wednesday 7/19,2006 pp1E & 4E
-Steven Pearson, who has the largest number of works in the show, is also an abstract painter, but his method often involves a whimsical reiteration of familiar figurative forms until their original character is no longer recognizable. In these colorful, carefully organized canvases, one senses a world of identifiable shapes that seems to lie just beyond the ken of normal perception, but nonetheless remains vitally alive and cogent.
Still Liquid/Still Solid
By Pam Zappardino, Art Critic, Carroll County Times Friday, June 02, 2006
-Steven Pearson uses color and form to build tension so tight you can feel it. Organic shapes strain against geometrics, complementary colors bleeding into shades of similar hues. "Copulating" is constrained by its frame while fitting perfectly within it.
-These unique drawings combine forms and colors of the comics without the figurative transfer of images found there. The combined juxtaposition of panels and form and unlikely color and line quality in Steven’s unabashed exploration drives him into fully extending himself without regard for making his work pretty. The raw power transfers to our consciousness with an energy that can confront and question.
"New Visions" at American Contemporary Gallery-Review by Danielle Gagliardi
BMoreArt
-Within the show a few pieces stand out amongst the rest. Immediately in the foyer of the gallery hangs “Some Heroes Step Forward”, one of Steven Pearson’s bold wood grain abstractions. The combination of his use of comic book colors and the overwhelming scale of his pieces gives the impression of complexity and simplicity at once.
"New Visions" Catalogue Statement- John Bodkin, Director.
-While many artists fall into a comfort zone in their work, Steven is absolutely fearless and driven in his exploration as an artist. The work exhibited here is bold, vivid in its color range and unrelenting in its forms. Steven attacks the very essence of a definitive world. Good and evil, black and white, night and day, real and fantasy all become part of his aesthetics and encompass even his material and techniques.
"Naked" exhibit exposes abstract views of life
by Glenn Mcnatt, Art Critic, Baltimore Sun. Wednesday 7/19,2006 pp1E & 4E
-Steven Pearson, who has the largest number of works in the show, is also an abstract painter, but his method often involves a whimsical reiteration of familiar figurative forms until their original character is no longer recognizable. In these colorful, carefully organized canvases, one senses a world of identifiable shapes that seems to lie just beyond the ken of normal perception, but nonetheless remains vitally alive and cogent.
Still Liquid/Still Solid
By Pam Zappardino, Art Critic, Carroll County Times Friday, June 02, 2006
-Steven Pearson uses color and form to build tension so tight you can feel it. Organic shapes strain against geometrics, complementary colors bleeding into shades of similar hues. "Copulating" is constrained by its frame while fitting perfectly within it.
