Biography

Born in Derbyshire in 1956, Stephen Powell studied architecture at Kingston Polytechnic and within the campus of Kingston School of Art achieved BA (Hons) Architecture and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Architecture beginning in September 1974 through to July 1980….and finally achieving his RIBA Part III in 1982.

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Despite working on many prestigious projects throughout his career he never achieved satisfaction within the field of architecture and was always drawn towards the wider Fine Arts.

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The original art school environment had had a deeper affect which pushed for greater exploration and experimentation, and to push the boundaries of artistic endeavour. This continually created a void in Stephen’s life. With this in mind he undertook further education in the wider arts and achieved a BA (hons) Painting degree in 2017. 

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Painting represents his true creative spirit but his practice also involves many different aspects of media involving sculpture, land art, ceramics and installation. Stephen has embraced contemporary art with an integration of abstraction, narrative and figurative representation exploring wider concepts which are either apparent or implied.