Tom has been paintings since he was 12 years old. For over a decade, his paintings have captivated collectors and interior designers across the country. He currently lives with his family in Sarasota, Florida.

TOM STEPHENS (b.1970)
Born: Coca Beach, Florida
BFA, Ringling School of Art & Design, Sarasota, FL

CURRENT:
Shopliftable #2, 502 Gallery, Sarasota, FL
Pineapple Slice PopUp Group Exhibition. Sarasota, FL

UPCOMING 25/26:
Solo Show, 502 Gallery, Sarasota, FL
Solo Show, Patricia Thompson Gallery, Sarasota, FL

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2021
covid-19 stopped all  exhibitions

2020
The List, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL
Art on the Avenue, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sarasota, FL

2019
Art on the Avenue, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sarasota, FL

2018
Art on the Avenue, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sarasota, FL

2017
Art on the Avenue, Saks Fifth Avenue, Sarasota, FL

2016
Sea-Change, Art Center Sarasota, Sarasota, FL

2015
Along the Rainbow River, Selby’s Museum of Botany & the Arts, Sarasota, FL
Tom Stephens Paintings, 2005-2014, Patricia Thompson Gallery, Sarasota, FL
A Land Remembered, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, FL

2008
Tom Stephens Current, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, FL

2007     
Red, Right, Return…navigating the creative process, Mack b Projects, Sarasota, FL

 SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2022
Properties of Ground, Spaaces Gallery, Sarasota, FL
Curator’s Choice, Leepa Rattner Museum of Art: CoCurate, St. Petersburg, FL

2021
Stephens x Skiles, P360 Gallery, Sarasota, FL *canceled covid-19 again

2020
Stephens x Skiles, P360 Gallery, Sarasota, FL *canceled covid-19

2019
Aumni, Crossley Gallery, Sarasota, FL
Shopliftable, Gaze Modern, Sarasota, FL
s/aRt/q: SARTQ: 600°, Sarasota, FL

2018
LEGACY, Art Ovation Hotel, Sarasota, FL
Mikel Hunter, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Mary Woerner Fine Arts, West Palm Beach, FL

2017
Sarasota Visual Artist Studio Tours, Sarasota, FL
WorkingTitle Inaugural Exhibition 2017, ARTicles Gallery, St. Petersburg, FL
Mikel Hunter, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Mary Woerner Fine Arts, West Palm Beach, FL

2016
Introduction, Pilot Projects, Philadelphia, PA
Old Florida, Longboat Key Art Center, Longboat, FL
Creator & Collectors Tour, Fine Art Society of Sarasota, FL
Mikel Hunter, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Mary Woerner Fine Arts, West Palm Beach, FL

2015
Defining Abstraction, Selby Gallery I&II, Sarasota, FL
Mikel Hunter, Martha’s Vineyard, MA

2014
Tropical Splendor, Selby’s Museum of Botany & the Arts, Sarasota, FL
PikNik, Martha’s Vineyard, MA

2012
Select Fair, Miami South Beach, FL
Gallery Saint Martin, Philadelphia, PA
Avant Garden, Selby’s Museum of Botany & the Arts, Sarasota, FL

2011
s/aRt/q: Process, GWiz Museum, Sarasota, FL
Creator & Collectors Tour, Fine Art Society of Sarasota, FL

2010
Abstract Event, PikNik, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Urban Show, PikNik, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Art Access Gallery, Columbus, OH
Mote Marine International Art Show, Mote Marine, Sarasota, FL

2009
s/aRt/q: Inaugural Exhibition, Sarasota, FL
Urban Show, PikNik, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Abstract Event, PikNik, Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Creator & Collectors Tour, Fine Art Society of Sarasota, FL
Private Eyes Tour, Sarasota Arts Council, FL

2008
Selby Library International Art Show, Selby Library, Sarasota, Florida, FL

2007
Selby Library International Art Show, Selby Library, Sarasota, FL

2006
Beyond the Waterline, Mack b Projects, Sarasota, FL
Ringling School of Art & Design Alumni Show, Sarasota, FL

JURIED PUBLICATIONS:

2011
New American Paintings – South #94

2009
studio visit – volume six

PUBLICATIONS:

2017
Marty Fugate, “Tao of Painting”, Sarasota Herald Tribune, January

2010
Tim Sukis, “ Color” Creative Loafing, March

2008
David Wyant, “Process is Paramount,” The Longboat Observer, August
Mark Ormond, “Art Buzz,” Sarasota Magazine, March

2007
Megan Voeller, “Oh my Heavens,” Creative Loafing, December 

2006
Kevin Costello, “”, Sarasota Herald Tribune, December

2005
Mark Ormond, “Captain’s Canvas,” Sarasota Magazine, May