Born

1976

• Nurnberg, Germany

Education

2007

• Studio Incamminati, Summer Intensive Figure Painting with Nelson Shanks and Studio Incamminati instructors, Philadelphia, PA

2004

• M.F.A. Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

1999-2001

• Independent Study with Steven Assael, New York, NY

1999

• B.F.A. School of Visual Arts, New York, NY

Teaching

2006-Present

• Artist in Residence, University of Arkansas at Little Rock, AR

2004-2006

• Art Academy of Cincinnati, OH

Grants / Awards

2003-2004

• Grant in-aid-of research award

• Indiana University Arts and Science Scholarship

2003

• Dr. Harriet Mcneil Award of Distinction, Swope Art Museum, Terre Haute, IN

Selected Solo Exhibitions

2008

• University of Arkansas at Little Rock, Encounters:Recent Paintings by Stephen Cefalo,Little Rock, AR

  2007

• Sarah Bain Gallery, Anaheim, CA

• Gallery Sorelle, Little Rock, AR

  2006

• The Carnegie Center for Visual and Performing Arts, Stephen Cefalo: Recent Works, Covington, KY

2004

• Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, Indiana

Selected Group Exhibitions

2008

• Klaudia Marr Gallery, Still Lifes, Objects, and Other Narratives, Santa Fe, NM

• 2007

• Sarah Bain Gallery, Small Works, Anaheim, CA

• 2006

• Sarah Bain Gallery, Small Works, Anaheim, CA

• Klaudia Marr Gallery, 13th Annual Realism Invitational, Santa Fe, NM

• American Artists Professional League, Inc., Salmagundi Club, Seventy-Eighth Grand National Exhibition, New York, NY

• Ann Nathan Gallery, Winter Show, Chicago, IL

• The Ascent at Roebling's Bridge, Visions of the River, Covington, KY

• Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts, Deconstruction and Reconstruction: The Family, Experience,Tallahassee, FL

• Art Academy of Cincinnati, 19th Annual Minumental Exhibition, Cincinnati, OH

• Cincinnati Art Museum, Portrait Miniatures - Cincy Style, Cincinnati, OH

• Fort Wayne Museum of Art, 2006 Biennial: Contemporary American Realism, Fort Wayne, IN

2005

• Miller Gallery, Objects of Desire XIV, Cincinnati, OH

• The Pearlman Gallery, Art Academy of Cincinnati, West of Eden, Cincinnati, OH

• Miller Gallery, The Anniversary Show, Cincinnati, OH

• The Gallery at Northern Kentucky University, Re-Visions: Regional Painters, Highland Heights, KY

• Art Academy of Cincinnati, 18th Annual Minumental Exhibition, Cincinnati, OH

• University of Indianapolis, Interpretations of the Figure 2005, Indianapolis, IN

• Miller Gallery, The Nude Show: Heavenly Bodies, Cincinnati, OH

2004

• Koplin Del Rio Gallery, Drawings VII, West Hollywood, CA

• Circle Gallery, Go Figure Exhibition, Annapolis, MD

• Miller Gallery, Small Works, Cincinnati, OH

2003

• Swope Art Museum, 59th Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition, (Juried by Mr. Lawrence Rinder, Curator of Contemporary Art, Whitney Museum of American Art), Terre Haute, IN

• SoFA Gallery, Indiana University, MFA Painting, Bloomington, IN

• Earlham College, Annual Earlham Invitational, Earlham, IN

Articles, Publications

• Journal Santa Fe, "Found Objects", review of the artist's work with image of artwork, Santa Fe, NM, Friday, March 28, 2008

• Arkansas Democrat Gazette, "Personal Space: Stephen Cefalo", Interview with photograph, Little Rock, AR, Saturday, April 5, 2008

• The Artist's Magazine, “At Home With the Human Experience”, Feature article, May 2007

• Arkansas Democrat Gazette, "New UALR Artist in Residence", photograph with headline and caption and image of artwork, Little Rock, AR, Saturday, September 9, 2006

• Cincinnati Enquirer, exhibition Review with photograph, Cincinnati, OH, Friday, April 7, 2006

• Los Angeles Times, exhibition review, Los Angeles, CA, Friday, August 27, 2004

• Savannah Morning News, exhibition review with photograph, Savannah, GA, Sunday, December 10, 2000

• Creative Loafing, exhibition review with photograph, Savannah, GA, December 15, 2000

• The Campus Chronicle, exhibition review, Savannah, GA, December 15, 2000

• Portfolio 20, image selected for annual publication, New York, NY, 1999

Media Appearances, Presentations, Events

2007

• The Arts Scene, Arkansas Public Radio, interview hosted by Ann Nicholson, KUAR FM 89, June 2^nd, 2007

  2006

• Miller Gallery, Artists On the Square demonstration, Stephen Cefalo: Figurative Narratives, Cincinnati, OH

2004

• Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX

• Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL

• Huntington College, Huntington, IN

• Franklin College, Franklin, IN

Private and Public Collections

• Savannah College of Art and Design, Savannah, GA

• Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

• Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, OH

• Mr. Gregory Smith, President of Art Academy of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

• Florida State University Museum of Fine Art, Tallahassee, FL

• The Howard A. and Judith Tullman Collection, Chicago, IL