Darius Steward
GalleryTalk with Darius Steward and Mike Butz |
"Coming out into this exhibition are issues I had to deal with when my mom passed. All that weight to clear my closet, so to speak...When a loved one dies, you gotta clean out all their stuff, this is some of her bags of stuff ... this is what I end up being with: memories and plastic bags filled with stuff. [It's] what I feel like I have to carry around. and even though I am not carrying them physically, I am thinking about them constantly." - Darius Steward
Read the article from Cleveland Scene about Baggage Claim here Click here to read Michael Butz's article on Darius in CANVAS
Darius Steward is a visual artist, and educator currently living in Cleveland Ohio. He graduated from the University of Delaware obtaining a Master of Fine Art degree in May 2010. His undergraduate work was completed at the Cleveland Institute of Art where he had a concentration in Drawing and Painting. Since graduating from the University of Delaware, Darius has shown artwork with Museum of Contemporary Art, Zygote Press,William Busta Gallery, FORUM Artspace, Kent State, Cleveland Clinic, Completed murals with Inter-Urban Art Project and Midtown Cleveland and recently had an article written up about his achievements in Canvas Cleveland. In addition to that Darius also has a collection of his work at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, the Cleveland Clinic, The Presidents Council, The University of Delaware, and has recently became a recipient of the 2016 Creative Workforce Fellowship. As of now Darius teaches at Saint Ignatius High School.
Professional Experience
Art Instructor, Drawing: Saint Ignatius High School 2011-Present Art Instructor, Beginner Drawing: Cleveland Museum of Art 2011-2015 Adjunct Professor, Drawing One: Cleveland Institute of Art 2010-2011 Adjunct Professor, 2D Design: Lorain County Community College 2010-2011 Instructor of Record, Screen Printing: University of Delaware 2008-2010 Instructor of Record, Painting and Drawing: University of Delaware 2008-2009 Teaching Assistant: Cleveland School of the Arts 2004-2008 Exhibitions Baggage Claim,Tregoning & Company, Cleveland, OH 2017 Constant As The Sun, MOCA Cleveland, Cleveland, OH2017 Scratching The Surface, Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH 2016 Pressure, Maria Neil Art Project, Cleveland OH Works On Paper, 2731 Prospect, Cleveland OH 2015 Conscious Citizens of This Terrible and Beautiful World, FORUM, Cleveland, OH Bac N 4th: Kent State’s Downtown Gallery, Kent, OH From Doodles to Digital: Wasmer Gallery, Cleveland, OH Read The Signs: William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, OH FreshPAINT: Mechanical Hall Gallery, Newark, DE 2014 Out of Place: Rooms to Let, Cleveland, OH Occupying a Space: William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, OH In My Room: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH 2012 100 x100 Tax Relief Show: Zygote Press, Cleveland, OH 2011 Seth Rosenberg Works in Print: William Busta Gallery, Cleveland, OH 2010 Bazaarbque Small Works Show: Forum Gallery, Cleveland, OH XING 2010 MFA Thesis Exhibition: Crane Art Center, Philadelphia, PA Shipley Lofts MFA Candidates: Shipley Loft gallery, Wilmington,De Perceptual Shift: Crane Arts Center, Philadelphia, PA. 2008 Minority Report: The Coffee House Gallery, Cleveland, OH. 2007 Looking in Looking Out: Red Door Gallery, Cleveland, OH. Brave New World: Confronting the Unpredictable, Cleveland Foundations Sankofa Fine Arts Expo: Tri-C Eastern Campus, Cleveland, OH. 2005 Education MFA, University Of Delaware 2008-2010 BFA, Cleveland Institute of Art 2003-2008 |
