PRESS RELEASE
Gary Stephens | Solo Exhibition
Apr 25 – May 22, 2025
GARY STEPHENS
25 April - 22 May 2025
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Born and raised in Arizona, Gary Stephens has made his home in South Africa since 2009. His landscapes pay homage to his adopted continent and use African design and symbols as central elements in his compositions. Stephens has become known for his series of monumental portraits which celebrate an African sense of style and dress. More recently he has incorporated landscapes into his oeuvre, using his signature pleated paper, collage and repeated patterns to create iconic landscapes featuring acacias, aloes and quiver trees as key protagonists.
With an outsider eye and appreciation for the rich cultural and natural diversity of his adopted home, Stephens combines his interests in optical effects, stripes, and fractured images, with his love of pattern and mark-making, and uses portraiture and landscapes to explore his visual interests and to engage with the vibrant culture and natural beauty of southern Africa.
This is Gary Stephens’ first solo exhibition with Everard Read London.
