STEVE IS A SELF-TAUGHT ARTIST ORIGINALLY FROM SOUTH DEERFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS NOW RESIDING IN PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND. IN 2021, STEVE BEGAN PAINTING WITH THE AIM OF RAISING AWARENESS FOR DISABILITY COMMUNITIES. HE HOLDS A B.S. IN ECONOMICS FROM NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY AND PROFESSIONALLY HE HAS BEEN IN THE BANKING, TAX, LANGUAGE AND HUMAN SERVICES INDUSTRIES.

STEVE’S ART EXPLORES DISABILITY AS PRESENCE AND POSSIBILITY. THROUGH PAINTING, HE CREATES WORLDS WHERE DISABILITY IS VISIBLE, FELT, AND UNDERSTOOD. HIS WORK BLENDS SYMBOLS, LANGUAGE, AND GAME THEORY INTO NARRATIVE MAPS THAT CONSIDER HOW DISABILITY AND SOCIETY COEXIST. MURALS BECOME RECORDS OF RESISTANCE AND RESILIENCE. HIS WORK ASKS: WHAT IF WE LISTENED DIFFERENTLY?