Stephen's profile

Stephen Towns (Baltimore, MD) is a painter and fiber artist whose work explores how American history influences contemporary American society. Originally from South Carolina, Towns received a Bachelor of Fine Art in painting from the University of South Carolina.

His work has been exhibited at The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, Baltimore Museum of Art, Art+ Practice, The David C. Driskell Center, Jack Shainman’s The School Gallery, and The Walters Art Museum.

Towns’ work is in the private collection of The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, Baltimore Museum of Art, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Flint Institute of Arts, The Petrucci Family Foundation Collection, Art + Practice, The Rockwell Museum, The Huntington Museum of Art and private collections nationally and abroad.

His work has been featured in publications such as the New York Times, American Craft Council Magazine, Forbes, Artforum, Cultured Magazine and The Baltimore Sun.

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