STATEMENT
When I paint, I am in a relationship with the canvas. This relationship reflects the human condition interacting with the environmental forces of nature. Each work is a vignette of the dance between man, woman and nature; opposing media, at first attract one another and then repel each other. Balance becomes controlled chaos, and finally gives in to an unpredictable outcome, and the relationship is restored. This bond lives in the eyes of all who view my work.
BIOGRAPHY
As a fifth generation Charleston artist, Stephen carries on the noble tradition of taking the inspiring sights and textures that surround him and creating passion-filled works of art for collectors around the world.
Leaping away from his traditional training, he uses a highly nontraditional approach, combining a myriad of differing materials. Incorporating elements from the city and from the land where he lives and paints, the artist creates a truly unique avenue to delivering his visual adventure to the eager eye.
Stephen wants you to touch the completed paintings, just as he did while making them, and feel the painted currents and myriad
terrains that have resulted from his process. Follow the lines of each brushstroke and each drift of paint and imagine these flowing pathways of color and light, just as the artist laid them down on each canvas. This collaboration between the artist and you, the viewer, is the very foundation of Abstract Expressionism.
EDUCATION
SOLO EXHIBITIONS / LECTURES / DEMONSTRATIONS
Self-Taught
2017 "Artist's Choice Tour", Self-Curated Tour, Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC
2017 "Alpha Omega", Live Demonstration, Grand Bohemian Hotel, Charleston, SC
2017 "Summer Wine Bouquet", Live Demonstration, Mills House Hotel, Charleston, SC
2017 "Renaissance Remix", One Man Show, Charleston Renaissance Gallery, Charleston, SC
2016 "Abstract On Ashley", One Man Show, Merrill Benfield Design, Charleston, SC
2016 "Bakers Dozen", Live Painting on a 2016 Rolls Royce Wraith hood,William Aiken House, Charleston, SC
2016 "Shell Shocked", Solo Show, Mitchell Hill Gallery, Charleston, SC
2015 "Art Of Discovery", Live Demonstration / Show, Renaissance Charleston Hotel, Charleston, SC
2015 "Andros", Live Demonstration / Show, Mansion On Forsyth Park's Grand Bohemian Gallery, Savannah, GA
2014 "Quinze", One Man Show, Storehouse 10, Charleston Historic Navy Yard, North Charleston, SC
2002 "Debut See", Red Piano Too Gallery, St. Helena Island, SC
2001 "Corsini Presents: Stephen Elliott Webb", One Man Show, Atlanta, GA
1999 Turner Foundation "X-MAS Party", The Tabernacle, Atlanta, GA
1996 Atlanta Symphony Designer Showhouse, Atlanta, GA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2017 NASA Art + Science Juried Exhibition, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
2017 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Exhibition, City Gallery, Charleston, SC
2016 Piccolo Spoleto Juried Exhibition, City Gallery, Charleston, SC
2016 "[ RE ] ORIENTATION", Redux Contemporary Art Center, Charleston, SC
2016 "Launch Pad", Charleston, SC
2015 "Sojourn", Mitchell Hill Gallery, Charleston, SC
2015 "Art Of Style - Runway For Rachel", Mitchell Hill Gallery, Charleston, SC
2015 Mansion On Forsyth Park's Grand Bohemian Gallery, Savannah, GA
2003 to 2002 Rhett Gallery, Beaufort, SC
2002 to 2001 "Lowcountry Sons", Red Piano Too Gallery, St. Helena Island, SC
1990 Piccolo Spoleto Festival Outdoor Art Show, Charleston, SC
1988 to 1987 Tidwell Art Gallery, Charleston, SC
1986 Beaufort Art Show, Purchase Award Winner, Beaufort, SC
1986 to 1980 Rhett Gallery, Beaufort, SC
1985 Water Festival Art Show, Beaufort, SC
1984 Water Festival Art Show, Beaufort, SC
1983 Water Festival Art Show, Beaufort, SC
1982 Water Festival Art Show, Beaufort, SC
1981 Water Festival Art Show, Beaufort, SC
COLLECTIONS
SC Federal Credit Union - Office of the CEO, Mr. Scott Woods - Charleston, SC
Mr. David Miller - Charleston, SC
Stout & Associates Engineering - Alice Springs, AU
Mr. Kevin Spruill - Flagstaff, AZ
Mr. D. Bradford Breland - Los Angeles, CA
Ms. Roma Downey - Los Angeles, CA
Ms. Halle Berry - Los Angeles, CA
Mr. Robert Blair - Washington, DC
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Walsh - Orchid Island, FL
Dr. Terri Tenhoor and Ms. Virginia Tate - Atlanta, GA
Mr. and Mrs. Michael J. McDonald - Atlanta, GA
Ms. Grace Marie Knowlton - Thomasville, GA
Mr. and Mrs. Emile Blau - Atlanta, GA
Mr. and Mrs. Rutherford Seydel - Atlanta, GA
Mr. and Mrs. Michael Corsini - Atlanta, GA
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ronchetti - Atlanta, GA
Private Collection - Savannah, GA
Ms. Stacey Forsyth - Thomasville, GA
Mr. Clay Morton - Louisville, KY
Mr. and Mrs. Brandon Geist - Wilmington, NC
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Porter - Albany, New Providence Island, Bahamas
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Walsh - Princeton, NJ
Elliott Management - New York City, NY
Mr. Vincent Laraia - New York City, NY
Ms. Deborah Mohr Geffken - Haveford, PA
Mr. Jerome Nairne - Mount Pleasant, SC
Ms. Nancy Conner Young - Mount Pleasant, SC
Dr. Michael C. McEniry - Mount Pleasant, SC
Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Sasser - Charleston, SC
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Furguson - Charleston, SC
Mr. Gregorie Colleton - Mount Pleasant, SC
Mr. and Mrs. Gustavo Serrano - Charleston, SC
Ms. Ashley Alderman - Mount Pleasnt, SC
Dr. Eloise Bradham - Charleston, SC
Hall's Chophouse - Charleston, SC
Harold’s Cabin - Charleston, SC
South State Bank - Beaufort, SC
Mr. Patrick Conroy - Beaufort, SC
Mr. and Mrs. Carlton Harper - Beaufort, SC
Mrs. William Satterfield - Beaufort, SC
Miranda E. Brooks - Charleston, SC
Mr. And Mrs. Robert Talbott - Cassique, SC
Mrs. Germaine Aprill and Richard Tajak - Isle of Palms, SC
Mr. Richard Land - Charleston, SC
Mr. and Mrs William G.T. Kilgore - Charleston, SC
Dr. and Mrs. Troy Bunting - Charleston, SC
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ziegler - Charleston, SC
Mr. and Mrs. James Ledlie - Charleston, SC
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Marshtein - Charleston, SC
Ms. Pamela Zaresk - Charleston, SC
Mr. and Mrs. James C. Blaikie - Columbia, SC
Private Client - Kiawah Island, SC
Mrs. Andrea Bernstein - Nashville, TN
Mr. and Mrs. David Cottrell - Glen Allen, VA
Mr. and Mrs. Jason Martin - Seattle, WA
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Kramer - New York City, NY
Mr. Scott Forsyth - Thomasville, GA
Mrs. Leah Merschman - Thomasville, GA
Mr. and Mrs. Jody Ledford - Thomasville, GA
Mr. and Mrs. David DiVigne - Chicago, IL
Private Client - Charlotte, NC
Mr. and Mrs. David Hummel - Cherry Hill, NJ
Mr. and Mrs. Steven Dwoskin - Franklin Lakes, NJ
Mr. Michael Mitchell and Mr. Tyler Hill - New York City, NY
Mr. and Mrs. Jason McMahon - Oklahoma City, OK
Mr. Daniel Velasco - Mount Pleasant, SC
Ms. Helen Tucker - Charleston, SC
Ms. Christine Baker - Daniel Island, SC
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Stamey - Charleston, SC
Mr. and Mrs. Marc Anderson - Charleston, SC
Ms. Jennifer Hull - Kiawah Island, SC
Mr. and Mrs. Greg Varley - Summerville, SC
Mr. and Mrs. Randolph Richter - Charleston, SC
Mr. Austin R. Walker - Charleston, SC
Mrs. Teri Doochin - Nashville, TN
Numerous Additional Private Collections
CHARITABLE BENEFITS
ALFA OMEGA - Live painting of an Alfa Romeo Giulia that was auctioned to benefit Fisher House Charleston - Grand Bohemian Hotel, Charleston, SC
SHELL SHOCKED - A show with a percentage benefiting The College of Charleston School Of The Arts - Mitchell Hill Gallery, Charleston, SC
ART WITH HEART 2016 - A Benefit for SafeAlliance - Founders Hall, Charlotte, NC
College of Charleston School of The Arts - Silver Celebration - Gaillard Center, Charleston, SC
ART IN THE CITY - A Benefit for Roper St. Francis Hospital's Ryan White Wellness Center - Mitchell Hill Gallery, Charleston, SC
OPEN YOUR HEART - A Benefit for the American Heart Association - Mitchell Hill Gallery, Charleston, SC
ART OF STYLE: RUNWAY FOR RACHEL - A Benefit for 8-Year Old Rachel Darling and Her Fight Against Cancer - Mitchell Hill Gallery, Charleston, SC
Engaging Creative Minds - 1st Annual Fundraiser - Mitchell Hill Gallery, Charleston, SC
ART WITH HEART 2015 - A Benefit for SafeAlliance - Founders Hall, Charlotte, NC
GOURMET AND GRAPES - A Benefit for Hollings Cancer Center - The Sanctuary Hotel, Kiawah Island, SC
NOIR: A BLIND DINING EXPERIENCE - A Benefit for the Association For The Blind & Visually Impaired Charleston - The Market Pavillion Hotel, Charleston, SC
CWIT ( Charleston Women in International Trade ) Annual Auction & Party - Storehouse 10, Charleston Navy Yard, North Charleston, SC
9/11 Benefit - A Benefit for Victims of the Attacks on 9/11, Beaufort, SC
65 ROSES BALL - A Benefit for Cystic Fibrosis, Atlanta, GA
Chattahoochee River Keeper Annual Fundraiser, Atlanta, GA
Bob Ellis AIDS Benefit, Atlanta, GA