Ian Stephens
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For the Wales international rugby union player see Ian Stephens (rugby player)
For the English footballer see Ian Stevens
Ian Stephens is an artist
, currently living in North Queensland
, Australia
.
Ian Stephens was born in Victoria
’s Gippsland
region and began drawing
and painting
at an early age.
Later, he relocated to Melbourne
to study Fine Art
and painting techniques. This was followed by extensive travelling of the world to study and broaden his technical knowledge. His first solo art exhibition
was held at Young Originals Gallery, South Yarra . At the exhibition Ian discovered that some clients had queued for several hours prior to the opening, while others had travelled from interstate specifically to purchase his works. The exhibition sold out. He continued to hold one man exhibitions annually, all of which were extremely successful and most resulting in sell outs. Ian is among the minority of practising, professional artists whose income is derived entirely from the proceeds of their artworks.
During his career Ian has travelled extensively throughout regional Australia. Ian made several extended visits to the area. He relocated to North Queensland where he continues to live and work.
Ian’s works have been exhibited internationally in England
(London
) and the U.S.
(Los Angeles
, San Francisco, San Diego). His paintings are represented in private and corporate collections throughout the world. Among his personal clients are Heads of State including U.S. Presidents, Australian Prime Ministers and Governor Generals.
Ian Stephens (rugby player)
Ian Stephens is a former international rugby union player. A prop, he toured twice with the British and Irish Lions, to South Africa in 1980 and New Zealand in 1983 and at the time played club rugby for Bridgend RFC.-References:...
For the English footballer see Ian Stevens
Ian Stevens
For the Wales international rugby league player see Ian Stevens .Ian David Stevens is a former footballer who played in the English football league. Although born in Malta, Stevens was raised in Lancaster and educated in the city at Ripley St...
Ian Stephens is an artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
, currently living in North Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Ian Stephens was born in Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
’s Gippsland
Gippsland
Gippsland is a large rural region in Victoria, Australia. It begins immediately east of the suburbs of Melbourne and stretches to the New South Wales border, lying between the Great Dividing Range to the north and Bass Strait to the south...
region and began drawing
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
and painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
at an early age.
Later, he relocated to Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
to study Fine Art
Fine art
Fine art or the fine arts encompass art forms developed primarily for aesthetics and/or concept rather than practical application. Art is often a synonym for fine art, as employed in the term "art gallery"....
and painting techniques. This was followed by extensive travelling of the world to study and broaden his technical knowledge. His first solo art exhibition
Art exhibition
Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhibition". In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" or...
was held at Young Originals Gallery, South Yarra . At the exhibition Ian discovered that some clients had queued for several hours prior to the opening, while others had travelled from interstate specifically to purchase his works. The exhibition sold out. He continued to hold one man exhibitions annually, all of which were extremely successful and most resulting in sell outs. Ian is among the minority of practising, professional artists whose income is derived entirely from the proceeds of their artworks.
During his career Ian has travelled extensively throughout regional Australia. Ian made several extended visits to the area. He relocated to North Queensland where he continues to live and work.
Ian’s works have been exhibited internationally in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
(London
London
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) and the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
(Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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, San Francisco, San Diego). His paintings are represented in private and corporate collections throughout the world. Among his personal clients are Heads of State including U.S. Presidents, Australian Prime Ministers and Governor Generals.