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Born in 1957 in Orlando, FL, USA


1979, BFA, Columbus College of Art and Design

1981, MFA, Utah State University

"My work is an exploration of brushed oil paint on canvas. The visual structures that I create are controlled chaos. The brushwork is fresh, vivid and resonates with movement and waves of energy. The layers of activity suggest simultaneous events, and the uniqueness of any given moment of time.

The viewer's experience of these paintings and drawings is influenced by the duration one spends with the work and the distance yields levels of information that compels closer investigation and increasing layers of information until one is close enough to be engrossed. There is literally so much to see that one never seems to see everything and repeated viewing is necessary.

I have spent considerable mental energy in the creation of these paintings and drawings to balance visual elements so that they interact to express energy but not anxiety. I would expect these works to provide many years of inspiration, delight and discovery. Let the sun illuminate the surface and each work will reveal new qualities that change with the change of available light."

Stephen Cox, November 1999


  • Solo Exhibitions
  • 1998: New York Public Library at Tompkins Square Park, New York, NY

  • 1995: Collective Unconscious, New York, NY

  • 1991: Guiliana, New York, NY

  • 1989: Collector Gallery, Washington, DC

  • 1988: Capital Gallery, Largo, MD

  • 1987:
  • Ourisman Gallery, Bethesda, MD

  • The Biograph, Washington, DC

  • The Judicial Center, Fairfax, VA

  • 1985: The Massey Building, Fairfax, VA

  • 1984: Ruth Ramberg Gallery, Albuquerque, NM

  • 1981: Alliance for the Varied Arts, Logan, UT

  • Group Exhibitions
  • 1997: Art Around the Park, Tompkins Square Park

  • 1996:
  • Artists Space, New York, NY

  • Tompkins Square Park, New York, NY

  • 1995:
  • Art Initiatives, New York, NY

  • Artists Space, New York, NY

  • 1994:
  • Tribeca 148 Gallery, New York, NY

  • La Mamma La Galleria, New York, NY

  • 1993: Tribeca 148 Gallery, New York, NY

  • 1992: Tribeca 148 Gallery, New York, NY

  • 1990: Montpelier Cultural Arts Center, Laurel, MD

  • 1989:
  • Arlington Arts Center, Arlington, VA

  • Collector Gallery, Washington, DC

  • 1988:
  • Gallery 10, Washington, DC

  • The Stables Art Center, Washington, DC

  • 1986:
  • Northern Virgina Community College, Manassas, VA

  • The Judicial Center, Fairfax, VA

  • 1985: Manassas Performing Arts Center, Manassas, VA

  • 1981:
  • Encles Art Center, Ogden, UT

  • Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, UT

  • Eccles Art Museum, Logan, UT

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  • Rockville Times, December, Jason McMillen.

  • New Art Examiner, September, 1988, Artist Page.

  • New Art Examiner, October, 1986, Artist Page.

  • Journal Messenger, November, 1985, Stepanie Walker Crowe.

  • Orlando Sentinel Star, August, 1975, Patti Mcnulty.