found materials, found spaces
I work with waste materials, packaging, paper, tar paper, cardboard and mylar as my substrates. Cardboard is ubiquitous, already recycled, and a great stand-in for almost any other material without want of a workshop
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PADA
January 2026
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![The Wall of Colour]()
The Wall of Colour
From 2024
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![The Velorose Suite]()
The Velorose Suite
From 2023 to 2024
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![Folding]()
Folding
From 2023
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![Nothing WASTED]()
Nothing WASTED
From 2021 to 2023
Exhibitions
PADA Residency and Exhibition
Stephen took part in the PADA Residency at Barreiro, Setubal, Portugal in January 2026
MESSUMS
Stephen was elected as one of 40 artists from a call-out of over 600 for the MessumsWest Painting: A Changed Environment, the winter exhibition at MessumsWest Tiibury, Wiltshire in January 2026
SHIFT
SHIFT: 11 mid-career artists curated by White Noise Projects, Crypt Gallery St Pancras Church, 2025
RA Summer Exhibition
RA Summer Exhibition 2024: materiality and tactility, curated by Veronica Ryan RA
Carve Crease Crimp Colour
Carve Crease Crimp Colour: joint exhibition with @celiascott, Velorose Gallery 2024
nothing WASTED
nothing WASTED: found materials, found spaces in the Crypt Gallery St Pancras Church 2023
in the studio
velo suite II 31x31 cm
approach
nothing wasted
folding, revealing
found space
shimmer
materials
forever waste
mylar blankets
& food packaging
gesso, acrylic