STEVE LYONS

Steve was born on July 9, 1958 in Portsmouth, Ohio, far from the New England shores that would eventually bring him notoriety as an impressionist. Steve ceaselessly expressed himself through various media his entire life. After winning his first local painting contest at age 8 in Ohio, he went on to earn his Master’s in Art from Louisiana State University. He eventually settled on Cape Cod, opening a de facto gallery out of his home with his life and business partner Peter Demers. After being discovered on the steps of his Provincetown home in 2012 by an art critic, Steve went on to international acclaim.

In 2018, Art Tour International Magazine listed him as one of the “Top 15 Artists in the World to Watch,” and in both 2018 and 2019 he was voted second in the world for Abstract Expressionism. He has exhibited extensively throughout the world and has also been featured in numerous publications, including the Huffington Post, Du Jour Magazine, and Art of the Times, as well as the award-winning television show, Chronicle. His work is included in private and institutional collections both domestically and abroad. While Steve is no longer with us, his genuine impressionistic integrity offers a glimpse into the emotions of a New England artist.

Steve’s Original 2020 Artist Statement:

I am an “emotional” artist who creates from a highly conceptual context and strong visual and sensory memory. Although I do take a lot of photographs of people and places, I rarely refer to them. Long after the complex details of an image have faded from memory, my emotional response to it lingers, and it is that which I try to convey to the viewer. Materials matter to me – they are the foundation for the narrative of each work, and I utilize a wide range: dried chunks of paint, metal leaf, personal items, magazine cutouts, photos, colored pencils and pens, and industrial products. Each painting or sculpture preserves the images and shapes of my initial steps, traces of the process of making.

Accolades

SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS
• 2019 Texture & Tone, Townley/Gallery 104, New York, NY
• 2018 Creativity Unbound, ME Hotel Terramar, Sitges, Spain
• 2018 Santa Maria Novella, Naples, Italy
• 2018 Universidad San Pablo, Madrid, Spain
• 2017 The Art of Steve Lyons, Bloomingdale’s, Chestnut Hill, MA
• 2017 Finding Home, in response to refugee crisis, Steve Lyons Gallery, Chatham, MA
• 2016 Creativity Unbound, Cultural Center, Freising, Germany
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
• 2020 European Council Annual Art & Cultural Event, Strasbourg, France (cancelled due to Covid-19)
• 2019 Women in the Abstract, Iona College, New Rochelle, NY
• 2019 ST-ART – Contemporary Art Fair, Strausbourg, France
• 2019 ART3F International Contemporary Art Fair, Luxembourg
• 2017 Art Berlin, featured at Heckmann Hoefe, Berlin, Germany
• 2016 Independence Day Celebration, Cultural Center, La Paz, Mexico
• 2015 Art Fair, Poznan, Poland
• 2012 Images Gallery, Greenwich, CT
AWARDS AND HONORS
• 2019 Voted No. 2 in the world for Abstract Expressionism and No. 3 in the World for Abstract, American Art Awards
• 2019 Nominee for “Top 60 Masters of Art In the World” by Art Tour International Magazine
• 2018 Named one of the “Top 15 Artists in the World to Watch” by Art Tour International Magazine
• 2018 Voted No. 3 in the world for Landscape Impressionism, American Art Awards
• 2017 Voted No. 2 in the world in Abstract Expressionism for Women and the Universe, American Art Awards
• 2016 Named one of the “Top 5 Abstract Expressionist Artists in the World,” American Art Awards
• 2014 Awarded private mentorship with Finland’s premier artist and designer, Markku Piri

SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Steinert, Maureen, Meeting Steve Lyons—A World-Renown [sic] Artist, October 6, 2019, loving-newyork.com
• American Art Awards, Steve Lyons 2nd in the World for Abstract Expressionism 2019 and 3rd in the World for Abstract
• Artswestchester, Women in the Abstract: Steve Lyons, August 5, 2019
• Bierdz, Thom, World-Renowned American Artist, Steve Lyons, Opens European Tour of ‘Creativity Unbound’ in Sitges, Spain, WN.com, August 14, 2018
• Steve Lyons: New England’s Modern Impressionist Artist, Enigma.com, 2018
• Puello, Viviana, Top Artists to Watch, ArtTourInternational.com, May 15, 2018
• Matcovsky, Samantha, A Call From the Sirens: The Work of Steve Lyons, Huffpost.com, December 6, 2017
• Matcovsky, Samantha, ‘Fall Into Art’: Steve Lyons x Crush Boutique Celebrate the Holidays with Art and Fashion, HuffPost.com, November 9, 2017
• Lyons named number two in the world of Abstract Expressionism by The American Art Awards, AmericanArtAwards.com, 2017
• Steve Lyons Crushes it: Abstract Impasto Pops Up on Newbury Street, Artscope.com, November 2, 2017
• Richards, Laura, How Artist Steve Lyons is Turning a Cape Cod Town into an International Must See Art Destination, Artofthetimes.com, March 2017
• Ritter, Jana, Bloomingdale’s to Host First-of-a-Kind Exhibition Featuring Celebrated Artist, Steve Lyons, Axs.com, March 10, 2017
• Steve Lyons: “The Best Art is That Which is Organic to the Person Creating It.”, Ask Artists, March 10, 2017
• World’s Best Abstract Expressionism Artists Of 2016: America’s Best Galleries Name Schmidt, Gotzens, Vangeloatos, Pesic, Lyons, Alfery, Lee and Hadley, Huffington Post, December 8, 2016
• Vincent, Cara, The Rules of Abstraction: A Conversation on Art with Steve Lyons, Bellus Magazine, March 1, 2016
• Caminiti, Kasey, An Abstract Artist With a Point of View, Dujour.com, 2015
• Zinderman, Carly, Fine Artist Steve Lyons Ignites the Art World by Revitalizing the Impasto Technique, JustLuxe.com, October 29, 2015
• Putnam, Hank, Painter Takes a Knife to His Paintings, Inmag.com, 2015

STEVE LYONS

Steve was born on July 9, 1958, in Portsmouth, Ohio, far from the New England shores that would eventually bring him notoriety as an impressionist. Steve ceaselessly expressed himself through various media his entire life. After winning his first local painting contest at age 8 in Ohio, he went on to earn his Master’s in Art from Louisiana State University. He eventually settled on Cape Cod, opening a de facto gallery out of his home with his life and business partner Peter Demers. After being discovered on the steps of his Provincetown home in 2012 by an art critic, Steve went on to international acclaim.

Steve’s Original 2020 Artist Statement: