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Bio and Exhibitions

To send light into the darkness of men’s hearts – such is the duty of the artist.     — Robert Schumann

I was born in Homestead, in Pittsburgh in 1956 (Monkey/ Gemini) during a period of labor unrest.  I’m talking about my mother, not Homestead.  Maybe Homestead too.  She was a second-generation Finn and my father was an engineer.  I showed an early aptitude for art, which was a good thing because it kept me off the mean streets of our housing development.  I studied art for several years at the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh under Joseph C. Fitzpatrick, who’d also taught Andy Warhol.

I was dissuaded from continuing my studies in fine art by my wise elders, who were experts in career counseling, so I struck a compromise and studied Industrial Design at the University of Cincinnati.  I plied that trade in the Rust Belt for a few decades, creating manufacturing jobs while designing vases, drinkware, candleholders, car seats, storage containers, tires, doo-dads, what-nots and thingamajigs, for the likes of Sears, Indiana Glass, Candle-Lite, Coca-Cola, FTD, Century, Goodyear, Brody, Homco, and many others.  (My commercial floral vases are still being made, 30+ years later.  My bottle-style Coke drinkware is recognized around the world.  I helped design the 2002 Winter Olympic torch.)  

Partway into my design career “the call of the wild” lured me back to making art, and I began painting large, satirical cartoon portraits, at first part-time and eventually full-time.  Since then, I have shown my work 160+ times and have sold lots of paintings.  I now reside in Rochester, NY, and I continue to paint more prolifically than ever.   In my art, I am deeply committed to the three E’s of Entertaining, Enlightening, and Educating viewers like you.  Thank you.

Art Exhibitions 

1988   Autumn           Columbus Art League, Columbus, OH — group exhibition.

1989   Spring              Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA — group exhibition.

Autumn           Bellissimo Gallery, Columbus, OH — two-person exhibition.

Autumn           Roy G Biv Gallery, Columbus, OH — three-person exhibition.

1990   Summer           Ohio State Fair Exhibition, Columbus, OH — group exhibition, Distinguished Artist Award.

1991   Winter             Columbus Cultural Arts Center, Columbus, OH — solo exhibition.

Spring              Inview Gallery, Columbus, OH — group exhibition.

Spring              Carson Street Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA — group exhibition.

Spring              Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA – group exhibition.  Best of Show.

Spring              Westmoreland Art Nationals, Greensburg, PA – group exhibition.

Summer          Acme Art Gallery, Columbus, OH – three-person exhibition.

Summer           The Dell, Columbus, OH – solo exhibition.

Summer           The Northern Art Competition, Rhinelander, WI – group exhibition.

Summer           The Southside Art League Regional Show, Indianapolis, IN –  group exhibition.

1992   Spring              Harrisburg Art Nationals, Harrisburg, PA – group exhibition,  Distinguished Artist Award.

Spring               Columbus Art League, Columbus, OH – group show.

Spring               It’s an Art Gallery, Columbus, OH – group show.

Summer           Cedar Rapids Art League, Cedar Rapids, IA – group show.

Summer           Ohio State Fair, Columbus, OH – group show.

Autumn            Trumbull Art Gallery, Warren, OH – group show.

1993   Spring              Ambrosia Gallery, Columbus, OH — two-person exhibition.

Spring              The Gallery on Broadway “Emerging Artists” Show, Nashville, TN – group exhibition.

Spring              Artswatch Gallery “Ohio Invitational”, Louisville, KY — group  exhibition.

Spring              Ohio State University “All Ohio Exhibition”, Mansfield, OH –group exhibition.

Spring              South Ohio Museum “Sight and Insight” show, Portsmouth, OH —  group exhibition.

Spring              Tapatio, Columbus, OH – 2-person exhibition.

Spring              BACA “9th Annual Juried Exhibition”, Berkeley, CA – group show.

1993   Spring               Univ. of North Dakota “National Art Exhibition”, Grand Forks, ND — group exhibition.

Spring              LaFond Gallery, Pittsburgh, PA – group exhibition.

Summer           Westmoreland Art Nationals, Greensburg, PA – group exhibition,  Distinguished Artist Award.

Summer           Via Galleria, Columbus, OH – solo exhibition.

Summer           The Northern Art Competition, Rhinelander, WI – group exhibition.

Summer           The Ohio State Fair Exhibition, Columbus, OH — group exhibition.

Autumn           Mt. Vernon Nazerene College Gallery, Mt. Vernon, OH – 2-person exhibition.

Autumn           It’s An Art Gallery, Columbus, OH – group exhibition.

Autumn           Klamath Juried Exhibition, Klamath, OR – group exhibition.

Autumn           Indianapolis Art League Regional Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN –  group exhibition.

Autumn          Dougherty Arts Center “Artists Response” Exhibition, Austin, TX — group exhibition.

Autumn          Fort Wayne Art Museum “New Art Exhibition”, Ft. Wayne, IN –  group exhibition.

1994   Winter          Franklin Univ. Bunte Gallery, Columbus OH – solo exhibition.

Winter             Colorado Springs Art Gallery “49th Annual Natl. Exhibition”,  Colorado Springs, CO – group exhibition.

Spring              Dairy Barn Arts Center “Area Art on View” Exhibition, Athens, OH–  group exhibition.

Spring              Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA – group exhibition.

Summer           Fort Wayne Regional Biennial Art Exhibition, Fort Wayne, IN – group exhibition.

Summer           Westmoreland Art Nationals, Greensburg PA – group exhibition.

Summer           Chautauqua 37th National Exhibition of American Art,  Chautauqua, NY — group exhibition,  Distinguished Artist Award.

Summer           Colfax Cultural Center “Art & Social Justice” Show, South Bend, IN — group exhibition.

Summer           Butler Institute 58th Annual Midyear Exhibition, Youngstown, OH, — group exhibition, Distinguished Artist Award. 

Summer           Ohio State Fair Exhibition, Columbus, OH – group exhibition.

Autumn           Klamath Juried Open Exhibition, Klamath Falls, OR – group show.

Autumn           Dougherty Arts Center, “Artists Response” Exhibition, Austin, TX –group exhibition.

1995   Winter           Eclectic Art, Columbus, OH – group exhibition.

Winter             Bacci, Columbus, OH – 2-person exhibition.

Spring              Ohio State University “All Ohio Arts Exhibition”, Mansfield, OH –group exhibition.

Spring              Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA, Invitational group show.

Spring              Genesis Art Gallery, Athens OH – group exhibition.

Summer           Trumbull Art Gallery Annual Exhibition, Warren OH – group show.

Summer           Ohio State Fair Exhibition, Columbus OH – group exhibition.

Summer           Eclectic Art, Columbus OH – group exhibition.

Autumn           Worthington Art Council, Worthington OH – solo exhibition.

Autumn           Agora Gallery,  NYC, New York – group exhibition.

Autumn           EIO Gallery/Powerhouse “Morality” Exhibition, Cleveland, OH – group exhibition.

1996    Winter             Ohio State Univ. “All Ohio Exhibition”, Mansfield, OH – group exhibition.

Spring              Borders, Columbus, OH – solo exhibition.

Spring              Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA – group exhibition.

Spring              Trumbull Gallery, Warren, OH – solo exhibition.

Summer           Ohio State Fair Exhibition, Columbus, OH – group exhibition.

1997    Winter             Dublin Arts Council, Dublin, OH – group exhibition.

Winter             Columbus Art League “86th Spring Exhibition”, Columbus, OH – group exhibition, Award.

Winter             Ohio State Univ. “All Ohio Arts Exhibition”, Mansfield, OH – group exhibition.

Spring              Harrisburg Art Nationals, Harrisburg, PA – group exhibition,  Award.

Summer           Butler Institute “61st Annual Mid-year Exhibition”, Youngstown, OH – group exhibition.

Summer           Penn State U., Central Pennsylvania “Images 97” Exhibition, State College, PA – group exhibition, Merit Award.

Summer           St. Francis College “Three Rivers Arts Exhibition”, Fort Wayne, IN– group exhibition.

Summer           Pittsburgh Progressive Artists “People’s Art Show”, Pittsburgh, PA – group exhibition.

Autumn           Urban Inst. for Contemporary Art “Myth America” show, Grand Rapids, MI – group exhibition.

1997    Autumn         East New Mexico Univ. “Scene Unseen” Exhibition, Portales, NM — group exhibition,     

          Award (juror was Lucy Lippard).

Autumn           Artspace/Lima “Hunger” Exhibition, Lima, OH – group exhibition (juror was Judy Chicago).

1998    Winter           Denison Univ. “Re-presenting Art History” Show, Granville, OH – group exhibition.

Winter             Fort Wayne Art Museum “Club Art Show”, Fort Wayne, IN – group exhibition.

Spring              Artlink Gallery “Images of Human Form” show, Fort Wayne, IN – group exhibition.

Spring              Zanesville Art Center “56th Annual Exhibition”, Zanesville, OH –group exhibition.

Summer           Penn State U., Central Pennsylvania “Images 98” exhibition, State College, PA – group exhibition.

Autumn           Indianapolis Arts Council “Inspired By Funk” Exhibition, Indianapolis, IN — 2-person exhibition.

1999    Spring           Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA – group exhibition.

Summer           Chautauqua 42nd Natl. Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua,  NY – group exhibition.

2000    Summer         Gemena Gallery “Exile” Exhibition, Atlanta, GA – group exhibition.

2001    Winter           Allen Ashton Gallery “North Fulton Regional 2001”, Roswell, GA –group exhibition.

2001    Spring           Oconee Arts Center “Southworks 2001” Exhibition, Watkinsville,  GA — group exhibition.

Spring              Harrisburg Art Nationals, Harrisburg, PA – group exhibition.

Spring              Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA – group exhibition.

Summer           Dalton Arts Center 38th Annual Exhibition, Dalton, GA – group show.

Autumn           Georgia State Fair Exhibition, Perry, GA – group exhibition.

Autumn           Tennessee Valley Arts & Crafts Museum, Tuscumbia, AL – group exhibition.

2002    Winter           Abernathy Arts Center “North Fulton Regional 2002” show,  Atlanta, GA — group exhibition.

Spring              Chattahoochee Valley Arts Museum “National XXII” show, LaGrange, GA – group exhibition.

Spring              Oconee Arts Center “Southworks 2002” Exhibition, Watkinsville, GA – group exhibition.

Spring              ATHICA “Artists Response to War” Exhibition, Athens, GA – group exhibition.

Spring              Three Rivers Arts Festival, Pittsburgh, PA – group exhibition.

2002   Spring            Decatur Arts Festival Exhibition, Decatur, GA – group exhibition.

Summer          Dalton Arts Center 39th Annual Exhibition, Dalton, GA – group show.

2003    Winter          Abernathy Arts Center “North Fulton Regional 2003” show, Atlanta, GA- group exhibition.

Winter             The Green Rabbit Gallery “New Beginnings” show, Alpharetta, GA –group exhibition.

Spring              Oconee Arts Center “Southworks 2003” Exhibition, Watkinsville, GA — group exhibition.

Summer           Dalton Arts Center 40th Annual Exhibition, Dalton, GA – group exhibition, Award.

2003     Autumn        Unity North, Henrietta GA – group exhibition.

2004    Winter           Abernathy Arts Center “North Fulton Regional 2004”  show, Atlanta, GA — group exhibition,        Finalist Award.

2009    Autumn           Gecko, Hong Kong – solo exhibition.

2011    Autumn           Brighton Arts Festival “18th Annual”, Rochester, NY –group exhibition.

2012    Spring              Bridge Art Gallery “Balance” show, Rochester, NY – group exhibition.

Summer           Bridge Art Gallery “The Road Less Travelled” show, Rochester, NY — group exhibition.

Autumn           Bridge Art Gallery “Relationships” show, Rochester, NY –   group exhibition.

Autumn           Brighton Arts Festival “19th Annual”, Rochester, NY – group exhibition.

2015     Spring         Crary Gallery, Warren PA, “Metaphors, Betaphors and Zetaphors” – solo exhibition.

2016     Spring         Art Expressions “East Meets West” show, Rochester, NY – group show.

Spring             Rochester Cultural Arts Center “6x6x2016 Exhibition”, Rochester, NY — group exhibition.

Summer          Little Theater Café Gallery, Rochester, NY – solo exhibition.

Summer          Bridge Art Gallery “Age and Beauty” show, Rochester, NY – group exhibition.

Summer          Cooperstown Art Association “81st Annual National Exhibition”, Cooperstown, NY – group exhibition.

Summer          Little Theater Café Gallery “Best of Show” exhibition, Rochester, NY – group exhibition.

Autumn          Cincinnati Art Club “ViewPoint 48” show, Cincinnati, OH  –  group exhibition.

Autumn           MUCCC Theater Gallery, Rochester, NY  –  solo exhibition.

Autumn           Bridge Art Gallery “In My Neck of the Woods” show, Rochester, NY –   group exhibition.

2017     Spring         Rochester Contemporary Art Center “6x6x2017” show, Rochester, NY – group exhibition.

Summer       RIT (Rochester Institute of Technology) Main Gallery, Rochester, NY – solo show.

Summer       Bridge Art Gallery,  Rochester, NY – group exhibition.

Summer       Little Theater Café Gallery, Arena Art Group “Jazz” exhibition, Rochester, NY  — group show.

Summer       Cooperstown Art Association “82nd Annual National Exhibition”, Cooperstown, NY – group exhibition.

Autumn        MuCCC Theater Gallery,  Arena Art Group ”Edge of Night” exhibition, Rochester, NY — group show.

Autumn        Arena Art Group  “Dabble Project” exhibition, Rochester, NY – group show.

Winter          Geisel Gallery,  Arena Art Group exhibition, Rochester, NY – group show.

2018   Spring         Williams Gallery, Arena Art Group “Expanding Dimensions” exhibition,  Rochester, NY – group show.

Summer       Link Gallery, Arena Art Group “Summer in the City” exhibition, Rochester, NY – group show.

Summer       Cooperstown Art Association “83rd Annual National Exhibition”, Cooperstown, NY – group show.

2019   Winter        Williams Gallery, “Light Sources”, Rochester, NY – solo exhibition.

Winter         Nu Movement Gallery, “Naked”, Rochester, NY – group exhibition.

Summer      Sewickley Public Library, “Some Day Your Prints Will Come”, Sewickley, PA — solo exhibition.

Summer      Memorial Art Gallery, “66th Rochester/ Finger Lakes Exhibition”, Rochester, NY – group show.

Summer      Little Theater Café Gallery, Arena Art Group “Jazz” exhibition, Rochester, NY – group show.

Summer      MuCCC Theater Gallery, Arena Art Group “Fringe 2019” exhibition, Rochester, NY – group show.

Autumn      Mill Art Center & Gallery, Arena Art Group “Arena @ the Mill” exhibition,  Honeoye Falls, NY – group exhibition.

Autumn      Rochester Contemporary Art Center, 29th Annual Members Exhibition, Rochester, NY – group exhibition.

Autumn      Bridge Art Gallery “Life is a Journey” show, Rochester, NY – group exhibition.

2020    Spring         Barrett Art Center, “Margins National Juried Exhibition, Poughkeepsie, NY — group exhibition.

Spring          MuCCC Theater Gallery, “5th Anniversary Gallery Exhibit, Rochester, NY – group exhibition.

Spring          Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, “6x6x2020” show, Rochester, NY – group exhibition.

2020   Summer     Cincinnati Art Club  “Viewpoint 52” show, Cincinnati Ohio – group exhibition.

Summer      d’art Center  “Natl. Exhibition … Art for Therapy, Coping & Mental Health Awareness”,  Norfolk Virginia – group show.

Summer     Hera Gallery  “Right to Vote”  exhibition, Wakefield, RI – group show.

Autumn     Las Laguna Gallery  “Political Discord” exhibition, Laguna Beach, CA- group exhibition.

2021     Spring         Arena Art Group, Online exhibition, Rochester NY – group show.

              Spring         Gallery 114, “These Truths” exhibition, Portland, Oregon – group show.

              Spring         Rochester Contemporary Arts Center, “6x6x2021” show, Rochester, NY –- group exhibition.

              Spring         Exhibizone, “Diversia: Culture” online exhibition, NYC – group show.

              Summer     Cooperstown Art Association “85th Annual National Exhibition”, Cooperstown, NY – group show, Jurors Citation.

              Summer     Las Laguna Gallery, “50” online exhibition, Laguna Beach CA – group exhibition.

              Summer     RIT Bevier Gallery, Arena Art Group “Non-themed Exhibition”, Rochester, NY – group show.

              Summer    Indian Hill Gallery, “DAAPmade” exhibition, Cincinnati, Ohio – group show.

              Summer    Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Arena Art Group “70th Anniversary” show, Rochester NY – group exhibition.

              Summer    Las Lagunas Gallery, “ICONS 2021” online exhibition, Laguna Beach CA – group show.

              Summer    Site: Brooklyn Gallery, “Painting 2011-2021” online exhibition, Brooklyn NY – group show.

              Summer    Exhibizone, “Emptiness Exhibition – 2021” online show, NYC – group show.

              Autumn    Trolley Barn Gallery, “Of an Era, Intl. Juried Art Exhibition”, Poughkeepsie, NY – group show.

              Autumn     Limner Gallery, Hudson NY, “A Show of Heads” Exhibition – group show.

2022     Winter       Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach CA, “Human Faces and Figures” Online Exhibition — group show.

              Winter      Marin Society of Artists, San Raphael CA, “Artist’s Vision 2022” Online Exhibition – group show.

              Winter       Rhode Island Watercolor Society, Pawtucket RI, “Celebrating Color” Online Show – group exhibition.

              Winter       Limner Gallery, Hudson NY, “Emerging Artists 2022” Exhibit – group show.

              Winter       Gallery 402, Rochester NY, “Figurative Fusion” show – group exhibition.

2022     Spring       Gallery 402, Rochester NY,  “Robust and Substantial Paintings” – solo show.

               Spring      Hudson Valley Art Assn, Old Lyme CT, “89th Annual Juried Exhibition” – group show.

                Spring       MVA Gallery, Bethlehem PA, “The Art of Beauty” exhibition – group show.

                Spring       Rochester Contemporary Art Center, Rochester NY, “6x6x2022” Show – group exhibition.

                Spring       MSA Gallery, San Rafael CA, “Artist’s Vision” show – group exhibition.

                Summer   Gennessee Valley Council on the Arts (GVCA) Gallery, Mt. Morris NY, “Collective Reflections” exhibition – group show.

                Summer   Red Bluff Art Gallery, Red Bluff CA, “Flowers for Peace & Prosperity” show – group exhibition.

                Summer   Eiselle Gallery, Cincinnati Art Club, Cincinnati Ohio, “Viewpoint 54” Show – group exhibition.

                Summer   San Fernando Valley Arts & Cultural Ctr, Encino CA, “Human Form & Figure” Exhibition – group show.

                Summer    HMVC Gallery, New York NY, “Awake” exhibition – group show.

2023       Winter       The Little Theater, Rochester NY – solo show.

 

Steven W. Justice

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