The main subject of Stephen Williams’ art is the modern city - dark, seductive, beguiling.
Born and raised in Albury NSW, the Sydney based artist paints as an outsider looking in. His use of atmospheric colours, fractured lines and areas almost devoid of articulation combine to convey a sense of dislocation.
With a fascination for twilight and darkness, and often blurring the boundary between representation and abstraction, Williams infuses the city with drama, tension and personality.
He has been a finalist in many significant art prizes including the Paddington, Lethbridge 20000 and Korea-Australia Arts Foundation Prizes. His works are held in private collections both nationally and internationally.
“My art is a visual diary, a very personal record of my thoughts and emotions, viewed through the detached lens of depersonalisation.
My interest lies in the torment of the human condition. I am intrigued by the contrasts and contradictions; glamour and grit, beauty and decadence, loveliness and loneliness.
To me, the work represents a search for belonging, identity and sense of place."
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2023 a glassy affair, Audrey Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
2021 a glassy affair, Audrey Fine Art, Sydney, NSW
2019 Collector’s Choice, Artsite Galleries, Sydney, NSW
2018 esprit de corps, Artsite Galleries, Sydney, NSW
2018 Collector’s Choice, Artsite Galleries, Sydney, NSW
2018 The King’s Art Show, Sydney, NSW
2017 Summer Sojourn, Art Atrium, Sydney, NSW
2017 Collector’s Choice, Artsite Galleries, Sydney, NSW
2017 The King’s Art Show, Sydney, NSW
AWARDS & PRIZES
2022 Hunters Hill Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2021 Korea-Australia Arts Foundation Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2021 National Emerging Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2021 Lethbridge 20000 Art Award – Online, Finalist, Brisbane QLD
2019 Paddington Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2019 KAS Awards, Winner of People’s Choice Award, Sydney, NSW
2019 Lethbridge 20000 Art Award, Finalist, Brisbane, QLD
2019 ‘Foot Square’ Art Prize, Finalist, Brisbane, QLD
2018 Hornsby Art Prize, Winner of People’s Choice Award, Sydney, NSW
2018 Lethbridge 10000 Art Award, Finalist, Brisbane, QLD
2018 Hunters Hill Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2018 Northbridge Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2018 Ashrei Art Prize, Winner of People’s Choice Award, Sydney, NSW
2017 Kennedy Prize, Foundation's Choice, Adelaide, SA
2017 Lethbridge 10000 Art Award, Finalist, Brisbane, QLD
2017 Blacktown City Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2017 Hornsby Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2017 Hunters Hill Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2017 Northbridge Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2016 Waverley Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2016 Hunters Hill Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2016 Northbridge Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2015 Cliftons Art Prize, 2015 People's Choice (tied), Sydney, NSW
2015 Cliftons Art Prize, Finalist, Asia-Pacific
2015 Waverley Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2015 Hunters Hill Art Prize, Finalist, Sydney, NSW
2014 KAS Awards, Winner of People’s Choice Award, Sydney, NSW
COLLECTIONS
Cliftons Venues, Australia
Private collections nationally and internationally