STEPHEN SPARTANA ARTIST

6706 Selkirk Rd, Baltimore MD 21239 • Cell 410-458-5663 

Studio: 19 South Stricker St, Baltimore MD 21223

DOB 2.17.54 USA

stephen@spartana.com

http://stephenspartanaartist.com/

Goal:

To expand my creative research of the relationship of time and space through digital and analogue photographic mediums reproduced onto a variety of surfaces, including metal, paper.and various fabrics

Education

1983 BFA Photography Major; Maryland Institute College of Art

1979 Certificate: Photography, Layout, Offset Printing; Visual Arts Institute

1972- 1978 UMBC Dundalk Com. College

EXHIBITIONS

Spartana Artwork

November 2022 Blackrock CArts, 4 works juried into “Photography Now”

June 2022 Big Show Creative Alliance

May, 23,-October 2021 Time, Space Exhibition, Venice Italy

June 2020 Big Show Creative Alliance

January 2020 Founders Show @Insquare Art

February-March 2020 Solo Show @Balance the Salon

March-April 2020 Solo Show Raw Ink Gallery, Gaithersburg

• September 19 - Oct. 8, 2019 “Contrive” National Juried Show d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA.
• August 11- Sept. 8, 2019 “Water’s Edge” InSquare Gallery
• June 22, 2019 The Big Show, Creative Alliance
• May 5 -June 5, 2019 Group show @ InSquare Art Premier Show
• April 27, 2019 Marguee Ball, Creative Alliance group show
• April 13- Oct 25, 2019 “Intertwined” @American Center for Physics at College Park, Curated by Sarah Tanguy
• Jan. 2-19, 2019 New Now 2, InLiquid Gallery, Phila., PA
• Jan. 4-17, 2019 HumanNature Life in Layers, Solo Exhibition, Amalie Rothschild Gallery, Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD

STEPHEN SPARTANA ARTIST • Page Two • Exhibitions Cont’d

• Sept. 7- Dec. 8, 2018: Asia in Maryland: Expressing Cross-Culture Experience, Accepted into Juried show: “Blue”
• The Big Show, Creative Alliance Jun 16- Aug 4, 2018: “Leaves in Fall”
• April 17-28, 2018 Creative Alliance Silent Auction “Rooted” Sold
• Nov.15, 2017 6^th China International Digital Photography Art Exhibition, “Interwoven”
• July 1, 2017- Sept. 30 Solo Exhibition, Himmelfarb Gallery “Inter-Twined” Series
• May, 2017 at Laughing Pint, Baltimore, MD: “Interwoven Series”
• 2002 at Fair Haven, Sykesville, MD: “Travel Imagery”
• 1994 at Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD: “Human-Nature”
• 1992 at Nye-Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD: “Aerial Imagery”

AWARDS

Nov. 2022 Gold Medal Award Budapest International Foto Awards for series “Cryos-Scapes”

Nov. 2022 ”Frozen Universe” Honorable Mention, Abstract Art, 17^th Spider B&W Awards

Nov. 2022 “In Space” nom. 17^th Spider B&W Awards, category Abstract Fine Art

July 2022 Honorable mention IPA Ice Scapes Fine Art Abstract

June 16 Commended, 2022 Sienna Creative Photo Awards “Ice Scape”

March 2022 Color AwardsNominated for abstract fine art, “Anima”

Dec. 18, 2021 Bronze Award Tokyo International Foto Awards, Abstract Fine Art “Nature in Layers”

July 5^th  2021 Bronze Metal Moscow International Foto Awards , Fine Art Abstract “Night Hat”

Jan.22 Bronze Award 2021 Tokyo International Foto Awards Nature “Aging With Grace”

Dec. 2020 Honorable Mention Budapest for Fine.art abstract Nature Life in Layers

Dec 2020 Honorable Mention Budapest International Foto Awards, Fine.art Abstract “Drifting Through Time

March 2020 Nomination for the 13^th Annual Color Awards for Fine Art “Caress of Maples

*Jan. 21, 2020 Honorable Mention, CFA Artist of the Year award for “Hand-Up”

*Dec 27 1^st place award Tokyo International Foto Awards for Fine Art for “Life in Layers”

*Dec. 27, 2019 Gold Medal Award Tokyo International Foto Awards, Abstract Fine Art “Life in Layers”

* Oct. 31, 2019 Honorable Mention Budapest International Awards “Intertwined Series”

* September 19 - Oct. 8:  2^nd place “Contrive” National Juried Show d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA.

* June 18 Prix de la Photographie de Paris Honorable mention Abstract art

* May 22, 2019 Moscow International Foto Awards Honorable mention abstract art for the series, “Intertwined”

* April 30 Finalist in the Siena International Photo Awards 2019

* Finalist for Umbra International Photography Awards 2018

* Nomination for the 12^th Annual Color Awards, Nude category “Water Balance”

* May 1, 2018 Bronze Award for Abstract Fine Art Moscow International Foto Awards 2018 for series “Interwoven”

* Feb. 25, 2018 Honorable Mention 2017 Tokyo International. Foto Awards Digital series, “Interwoven” Series

 * Nov.15, 2017 Honorable Mention 6^th China International. Digital Photography Art Exhibition, “Interwoven”   

Multiple CASE awards for publications and web site photography