Country: United States 🇺🇸
Goal: To expand my creative research of the relationship of time and space through digital and analog photographic mediums reproduced onto various materials.
[email protected] http://stephenspartanaartist.com/ Goal:
To expand my creative research of the relationship of time and space through digital and analogue photographic mediums reproduced onto a variety of surfaces, including metal, paper and various fabrics.
EDUCATION
1983 BFA Photography Major; Maryland Institute College of Art
1979 Certificate: Photography, Layout, Offset Printing; Visual Arts Institute 1972- 1978 UMBC Dundalk Com. College
EXHIBITIONS
Spartana Artwork
October 18-26 Florence Biennale ‘25 October ’25 Paris Carrousel Louvre, France digital
September ’25 Casa Del Arte Palma, Majorca, Spain digital August ’25 Swiss Artexpo Zürich, Switzerland digital August ’25 Andakulova Gallery, Dubai digital
July ’25 Nicoleta Gallery, Berlin, Germany digital July ’25 Casa Del Arte, Palma, Majorca, Spain digital July ’25 Art Bar Grenada, digital
July ’25 d’Art Center, Norfolk, Va. Juried “Figment” June ’25 !9-22 Art Basel, Switzerland digital
June ’25 d’Art Center, Norfolk, Va. Juried “Figment” August ’23 Luanne Gallery Solo Exhibition
Nov. ’22-Jan.’23 Blackrock Center for the Arts Juried Show May, 23,-October 2021 Time, Space Exhibition, Venice Italy January 2020 Founders Show @Insquare Art
February-March 2020 Solo Show @Balance the Salon March-April 2020 Solo Show Raw Ink Gallery, Gaithersburg
• September 19 - Oct. 8, 2019 “Contrive” National Juried Show d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA.
• August 11- Sept. 8, 2019 “Water’s Edge” InSquare Gallery
• June 22, 2019 The Big Show, Creative Alliance
• May 5 -June 5, 2019 Group show @ InSquare Art Premier Show
• April 27, 2019 Marguee Ball, Creative Alliance group show
• April 13- Oct 25, 2019 “Intertwined” @American Center for Physics at College Park, Curated by Sarah Tanguy
• Jan. 2-19, 2019 New Now 2, InLiquid Gallery, Phila., PA
• Jan. 4-17, 2019 Human-Nature Life in Layers, Solo Exhibition, Amalie Rothschild Gallery, Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
STEPHEN SPARTANA ARTIST • Page Two • Exhibitions Cont’d
• Sept. 7- Dec. 8, 2018: Asia in Maryland: Expressing Cross-Culture Experience, Accepted into Juried show: “Blue”
• The Big Show, Creative Alliance Jun 16- Aug 4, 2018: “Leaves in Fall”
• April 17-28, 2018 Creative Alliance Silent Auction “Rooted” Sold
• Nov.15, 2017 6th China International Digital Photography Art Exhibition, “Interwoven”
• July 1, 2017- Sept. 30 Solo Exhibition, Himmelfarb Gallery “Inter-Twined” Series
• May, 2017 at Laughing Pint, Baltimore, MD: “Interwoven Series”
• 2002 at Fair Haven, Sykesville, MD: “Travel Imagery”
• 1994 at Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD: “Human-Nature”
• 1992 at Nye-Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD: “Aerial Imagery”
AWARDS
October 2025 Lorenzo il Magnifico" Award for Photography (4th Prize).
Sept 2025 Silver Award, best in subcategory Abstract Fine Art BIFA
Sept 2025 HM BIFA Abstract Fine art Ethereal Entity
Sept. 11 Honorable Mention Spyder Awards
May 2025 Honorable Mentions, 3 images B&W Abstract Art
Jan. 2024 Bronze Metal Tokyo International Foto Awards, Fine Art Yin Yang
Dec. 2024 Gold Award, Jury top 5 Tokyo Int. Foto Awards Fine Art Abstract, Whisper in the Woods Dec. 2024 Bronze Award, subcategory Winner, BIFA Fine art Abstract, Whisper in the Woods
Dec. 2024 Honorable Mention Budapest Inter. Foto Awards Fine art Landscapes
Dec. 2023 Honorable Mention Budapest International Foto Awards, Fine Art, Portugal Dec.2023 Honorable Mention Budapest International Foto Awards, Fine Art, Yin Yang Sept. 2023 Silver Award Sparks Analog International Awards, Fine Art Abstract
Jan. 2023 Honorable Mention Tokyo International Foto Awards, Walking in Spaces, Ab Fine Art Dec. 2022 Honorable Mention Tokyo International Foto Awards World Below 0°
Nov. 2022 Gold Medal Budapest International Foto Awards, Cryos-Scapes Nov. 2022 Honorable Mention B&W Spider Awards
Sept. 2022 Honorable Mention International Photo Awards, Ice Scapes” June 16 Commended, 2022 Sienna Creative Photo Awards “Ice Scape” March 2022 Nominated for abstract fine art, “Anima”
Dec. 18, 2021 Bronze Award Tokyo International Foto Awards, Abstract Fine Art “Nature in Layers” July 5th 2021 Bronze Metal Moscow International Foto Awards , Fine Art Abstract “Night Hat” Jan.22 Bronze Award 2021 Tokyo International Foto Awards Nature “Aging With Grace”
Dec. 2020 Honorable Mention Budapest for Fine.art abstract Nature Life in Layers
Dec 2020 Honorable Mention Budapest International Foto Awards, Fine.art Abstract “Drifting Through Time March 2020 Nomination for the 13th Annual Color Awards for Fine Art “Caress of Maples
*Jan. 21, 2020 Honorable Mention, CFA Artist of the Year award for “Hand-Up”
*Dec 27 1st place award Tokyo International Foto Awards for Fine Art for “Life in Layers”
*Dec. 27, 2019 Gold Medal Award Tokyo International Foto Awards, Abstract Fine Art “Life in Layers”
* April 30 Finalist in the Siena International Photo Awards 2019
Oct. 31, 2019 Honorable Mention Budapest International Awards “Intertwined Series”
* September 19 - Oct. 8: 2nd place “Contrive” National Juried Show d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA.
* June 18 Prix de la Photographie de Paris Honorable mention Abstract art
*May 22, 2019 Moscow International Foto Awards Honorable mention abstract art for the series, “Intertwined”
*May 22, 2019 Moscow International Foto Awards Honorable mention abstract art for the series, “Intertwined”
* April 30 Finalist in the Siena International Photo Awards 2019
* Finalist for Umbra International Photography Awards 2018
* Nomination for the 12th Annual Color Awards, Nude category “Water Balance”
* May 1, 2018 Bronze Award for Abstract Fine Art Moscow International Foto Awards 2018 for series “Interwoven”
* Feb. 25, 2018 Honorable Mention 2017 Tokyo International. Foto Awards Digital series, “Interwoven” Series
* Nov.15, 2017 Honorable Mention 6th China International. Digital Photography Art Exhibition, “Interwoven”
Multiple CASE awards for publications and web site photography
[email protected] http://stephenspartanaartist.com/ Goal:
To expand my creative research of the relationship of time and space through digital and analogue photographic mediums reproduced onto a variety of surfaces, including metal, paper and various fabrics.
EDUCATION
1983 BFA Photography Major; Maryland Institute College of Art
1979 Certificate: Photography, Layout, Offset Printing; Visual Arts Institute 1972- 1978 UMBC Dundalk Com. College
EXHIBITIONS
Spartana Artwork
October 18-26 Florence Biennale ‘25 October ’25 Paris Carrousel Louvre, France digital
September ’25 Casa Del Arte Palma, Majorca, Spain digital August ’25 Swiss Artexpo Zürich, Switzerland digital August ’25 Andakulova Gallery, Dubai digital
July ’25 Nicoleta Gallery, Berlin, Germany digital July ’25 Casa Del Arte, Palma, Majorca, Spain digital July ’25 Art Bar Grenada, digital
July ’25 d’Art Center, Norfolk, Va. Juried “Figment” June ’25 !9-22 Art Basel, Switzerland digital
June ’25 d’Art Center, Norfolk, Va. Juried “Figment” August ’23 Luanne Gallery Solo Exhibition
Nov. ’22-Jan.’23 Blackrock Center for the Arts Juried Show May, 23,-October 2021 Time, Space Exhibition, Venice Italy January 2020 Founders Show @Insquare Art
February-March 2020 Solo Show @Balance the Salon March-April 2020 Solo Show Raw Ink Gallery, Gaithersburg
• September 19 - Oct. 8, 2019 “Contrive” National Juried Show d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA.
• August 11- Sept. 8, 2019 “Water’s Edge” InSquare Gallery
• June 22, 2019 The Big Show, Creative Alliance
• May 5 -June 5, 2019 Group show @ InSquare Art Premier Show
• April 27, 2019 Marguee Ball, Creative Alliance group show
• April 13- Oct 25, 2019 “Intertwined” @American Center for Physics at College Park, Curated by Sarah Tanguy
• Jan. 2-19, 2019 New Now 2, InLiquid Gallery, Phila., PA
• Jan. 4-17, 2019 Human-Nature Life in Layers, Solo Exhibition, Amalie Rothschild Gallery, Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD
STEPHEN SPARTANA ARTIST • Page Two • Exhibitions Cont’d
• Sept. 7- Dec. 8, 2018: Asia in Maryland: Expressing Cross-Culture Experience, Accepted into Juried show: “Blue”
• The Big Show, Creative Alliance Jun 16- Aug 4, 2018: “Leaves in Fall”
• April 17-28, 2018 Creative Alliance Silent Auction “Rooted” Sold
• Nov.15, 2017 6th China International Digital Photography Art Exhibition, “Interwoven”
• July 1, 2017- Sept. 30 Solo Exhibition, Himmelfarb Gallery “Inter-Twined” Series
• May, 2017 at Laughing Pint, Baltimore, MD: “Interwoven Series”
• 2002 at Fair Haven, Sykesville, MD: “Travel Imagery”
• 1994 at Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD: “Human-Nature”
• 1992 at Nye-Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD: “Aerial Imagery”
AWARDS
October 2025 Lorenzo il Magnifico" Award for Photography (4th Prize).
Sept 2025 Silver Award, best in subcategory Abstract Fine Art BIFA
Sept 2025 HM BIFA Abstract Fine art Ethereal Entity
Sept. 11 Honorable Mention Spyder Awards
May 2025 Honorable Mentions, 3 images B&W Abstract Art
Jan. 2024 Bronze Metal Tokyo International Foto Awards, Fine Art Yin Yang
Dec. 2024 Gold Award, Jury top 5 Tokyo Int. Foto Awards Fine Art Abstract, Whisper in the Woods Dec. 2024 Bronze Award, subcategory Winner, BIFA Fine art Abstract, Whisper in the Woods
Dec. 2024 Honorable Mention Budapest Inter. Foto Awards Fine art Landscapes
Dec. 2023 Honorable Mention Budapest International Foto Awards, Fine Art, Portugal Dec.2023 Honorable Mention Budapest International Foto Awards, Fine Art, Yin Yang Sept. 2023 Silver Award Sparks Analog International Awards, Fine Art Abstract
Jan. 2023 Honorable Mention Tokyo International Foto Awards, Walking in Spaces, Ab Fine Art Dec. 2022 Honorable Mention Tokyo International Foto Awards World Below 0°
Nov. 2022 Gold Medal Budapest International Foto Awards, Cryos-Scapes Nov. 2022 Honorable Mention B&W Spider Awards
Sept. 2022 Honorable Mention International Photo Awards, Ice Scapes” June 16 Commended, 2022 Sienna Creative Photo Awards “Ice Scape” March 2022 Nominated for abstract fine art, “Anima”
Dec. 18, 2021 Bronze Award Tokyo International Foto Awards, Abstract Fine Art “Nature in Layers” July 5th 2021 Bronze Metal Moscow International Foto Awards , Fine Art Abstract “Night Hat” Jan.22 Bronze Award 2021 Tokyo International Foto Awards Nature “Aging With Grace”
Dec. 2020 Honorable Mention Budapest for Fine.art abstract Nature Life in Layers
Dec 2020 Honorable Mention Budapest International Foto Awards, Fine.art Abstract “Drifting Through Time March 2020 Nomination for the 13th Annual Color Awards for Fine Art “Caress of Maples
*Jan. 21, 2020 Honorable Mention, CFA Artist of the Year award for “Hand-Up”
*Dec 27 1st place award Tokyo International Foto Awards for Fine Art for “Life in Layers”
*Dec. 27, 2019 Gold Medal Award Tokyo International Foto Awards, Abstract Fine Art “Life in Layers”
* April 30 Finalist in the Siena International Photo Awards 2019
Oct. 31, 2019 Honorable Mention Budapest International Awards “Intertwined Series”
* September 19 - Oct. 8: 2nd place “Contrive” National Juried Show d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA.
* June 18 Prix de la Photographie de Paris Honorable mention Abstract art
*May 22, 2019 Moscow International Foto Awards Honorable mention abstract art for the series, “Intertwined”
*May 22, 2019 Moscow International Foto Awards Honorable mention abstract art for the series, “Intertwined”
* April 30 Finalist in the Siena International Photo Awards 2019
* Finalist for Umbra International Photography Awards 2018
* Nomination for the 12th Annual Color Awards, Nude category “Water Balance”
* May 1, 2018 Bronze Award for Abstract Fine Art Moscow International Foto Awards 2018 for series “Interwoven”
* Feb. 25, 2018 Honorable Mention 2017 Tokyo International. Foto Awards Digital series, “Interwoven” Series
* Nov.15, 2017 Honorable Mention 6th China International. Digital Photography Art Exhibition, “Interwoven”
Multiple CASE awards for publications and web site photography