19801 Jones Rd
Little Rock, AR 72206
501-888-5075
StephenCefalo [at] sbcglobal [dot] net
www.StephenCefalo.com

 

 

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 2nd, 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