Steve Aldeus
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Born in Cambridge, MA
Lives and works in Melrose,MA
Artist Statement
Breaking things down and building them up is a recurring theme in my work. Collage, Assemblage, and Painting have become a language that helps me talk about my ideas. I let the material tell me what to do and reconstruct an image through a black cultural lens.
Education
2023 MFA Lesley College of Art and Design
2004 BFA Art Institute of Boston, Lesley University
Select Exhibitions
2024 New Gallery Concert Series: 25th Anniversary Season
Reflect :Visual Artist Collaboration, Longy School of Music, Cambridge, MA
2023 Lesley MFA Graduate Exhibit, Lunder Arts Center
2023 Lesley MFA 20th Anniversary Show, Lesley University
2022 Mining Melrose, Follow Your Art community studio,
2022 Between You and I, Piano Craft Gallery
2004 AIB Animation & Illustration show, Coolidge Corner Theater
Publications
2023 6 Art School stars to watch- Boston Globe
2021 DESE’s Guidebook of Culturally Diverse Artists and Artworks
Awards, Grants, And Residencies
2021 Lesley MFA Dean's Merit Scholarship
2021 Melrose Foundation Trust Arts Fellowship
Collections
2023 Malden Public Library Art Galleries
Related Professional Activity
2023 Lynn Creative Cities Project Board Member
2022 2022 Lesley Alumni Greeting Cards (selected work)
2021 “Home is Project” Melrose Community Arts w/Circus Up