Steve Lopes

Steve Lopes
Steve Lopes
Born	1971 (age 54–55)
Education	University of New South Wales
Occupation	Figurative artist
Years active	1991–present
Website	https://www.stevelopes.com.au/

Steve Lopes is an Australian figurative artist. He has exhibited in 50 solo shows across Australia, New York, London and Hong Kong. His work is collected in the National Gallery of Australia, Federal Parliament House Art Collection Canberra, State Library of NSW, Bundanon Collection, Gallipoli Memorial Club, Time Warner Collection New York, Rolls-Royce London and public galleries and private collections around the world.

Early life

Lopes studied at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, attaining a Bachelor of Arts (Fine Arts) in 1991. He studied and worked in London, and at the Art Students League, New York.

Career

He has held painting residencies including Red Gate Gallery in Beijing; Bundanon Trust Studios, New South Wales; Your Friend the Enemy painting project in Gallipoli; Salient, Contemporary Artists at the Western Front; 'Lustre' Greece, Yellow Mountain, China, and Queenstown, New Zealand, through The Nock Art Foundation.

He lives and works in New South Wales, Australia.

Awards

Winner, The King's School Art Prize 2021^{[citation needed]}
Winner, Gallipoli Art Prize 2018^{[citation needed]}
Young Artist Award, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, London^{[citation needed]}
Finalist, Brett Whiteley Travelling Art Scholarship; Archibald Prize "Salon des Refuses" (10 times); Kilgour Figurative Awards, Kedumba; Parliament Plein Air Prize; Doug Moran Portrait Prize (8 times)

References

↑ "National Gallery - Search the Collection". searchthecollection.nga.gov.au. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
↑ Gouriotis, Kon (February 2021). "Artist Profile Magazine". Artist profile.
↑ Lopes, Steve (2009). Sons of Los. Stella Downer Fine Art. Waterloo, N.S.W: Stella Downer Fine Art. ISBN 978-0-646-51462-8.
↑ "2018 Gallipoli Art Prize Winner". 19 April 2018.
↑ Forster, Sue (2014). "China Studies — Steve Lopes". Imprint Magazine. Summer 2014.
↑ Gouriotis, Kon (Spring 2020). "Uncomfortable Beauty". Uncomfortable Beauty (52).
↑ McDonald, John (27 July 2018). "Art: Steve Lopes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
↑ "Steve Lopes". Stella Downer Fine Art. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
↑ "'It showed the Australian spirit': Former court artist wins Gallipoli Art Prize". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

External links

Steve Lopes
The Gallipoli Art Club Collection https://gallipoli.com.au/art-prize/
Steve Lopes Biography Pages at Stella Downer Fine Art. https://stelladownerfineart.com.au/artists-details/steve-lopes
https://www.kings.edu.au/27th-kings-art-prize-winner/

[1] "National Gallery - Search the Collection". searchthecollection.nga.gov.au. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[2] Gouriotis, Kon (February 2021). "Artist Profile Magazine". Artist profile.

[3] Lopes, Steve (2009). Sons of Los. Stella Downer Fine Art. Waterloo, N.S.W: Stella Downer Fine Art. ISBN 978-0-646-51462-8.

[3a-4] "2018 Gallipoli Art Prize Winner". 19 April 2018.

[5] Forster, Sue (2014). "China Studies — Steve Lopes". Imprint Magazine. Summer 2014.

[6] Gouriotis, Kon (Spring 2020). "Uncomfortable Beauty". Uncomfortable Beauty (52).

[7] McDonald, John (27 July 2018). "Art: Steve Lopes". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[8] "Steve Lopes". Stella Downer Fine Art. Retrieved 2 August 2021.

[9] "'It showed the Australian spirit': Former court artist wins Gallipoli Art Prize". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 18 April 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2021.