News & Events

26 April – 25 May 2024

Mirror, Mirror

Mirror, Mirror, a group show curated by Soheila Sokhanvari and Kristin Hjellegjerde and Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, Tower Bridge, brings together fifteen artists whose work explores the rich and varied symbolism of mirrors.

Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, 36 Tanner Street, SE1  3LD

Photos: Benjamin Deakin

14 December 2023

Whisky Galore!

Stephen has collaborated with Robert Graham 1874 on the Court of Redonda whisky collection. Initially six distinctive expressions featuring artwork from the Court of Redonda installation

The whiskies are available on the Robert Graham 1874 website and limited edition prints of the paintings featured are available here

‘The Court of Redonda was always intended to be a reverential celebration of ‘Everyman’. An elevated toast of those that fanfare frequently passes by. That is you, me, the doctor, the pharmacist, the florist, the butcher, the baker, and the candlestick maker….
Whisky, as those of us that explore this realm know, is that most nuanced, multi-faceted, complicated and sophisticatedly poetic of all the distilled juices. In this sense it is as diverse, complex and tender as ….… all of us.
This is a collaboration, a while in the making: Grown up art meets grown up whisky. Take time; enjoy.’ SC

6 November – 01 December 2023

Poetry & Magic / Poesia e magia – curated by Katia Pizzi and Ben Thomas

A group exhibition celebrating the work of Italian anthropologist, Anita Seppilli, née Schwarzkopf (Fiume 1902-91)

The Italian Cultural Institute, 39 Belgrave Square, London SW1X 8NX

10 August 2022 – mid February 2023

Chapters

‘This display showcases the diverse and inventive work of Royal Academician Stephen Chambers. Bringing together multiple series, Chapters is as much about concentrated stages of artistic process as it is an eclectic representation of collaboration in print. Produced using different techniques, in tandem with several master print studios, the resulting sets demonstrate a spectrum of the visual possibilities within the medium of printmaking, whilst retaining the strong narrative of Chambers’ work.’ RA

‘Each set begins with an idea, is made in a compressed period of time and once concluded, abandoned. Consequently, each set represents a moment and a collaboration. Each having its own identity. I, as their maker, am the only constant. The results: chapters.’ SC

The Academicians’ Room, Royal Academy of Arts

9 December 2022 – 20 January 2023

The Outliers

Vigo Gallery, Mason’s Yard, London

Photos: Justin Piperger

28 November – 12 December 2022

Untitled Art, Miami Beach

Vigo Gallery, London
27 – 30 October 2022

‘Tronies: Four Centuries of Faces, Almost’ curated by Susan Tallman

IFPDA Print Fair, New York
27 – 30 October 2022

Prints

Frederick Mulder at the IFPDA Print Fair, New York

7 – 10 September 2022

Paintings

Vigo Gallery at The Armory Show, New York

Previous and current owners of Stephen Chambers’ work

We are currently developing a catalogue raisonné of Stephen’s paintings and prints. This will be a comprehensive, scholarly publication, both in print and online, documenting all of the artist’s painted and printed work, including entries for each painting with complete descriptive information and detailed histories of ownership, exhibitions and literature. If you are a current or previous owner of one or more of Stephen’s paintings or prints, please provide information on the artwork in your collection by emailing info@stephenchambers.com or using the form on the Contact Us page. All information provided will remain strictly confidential.

New screenprint supports apprentice training at The Print Studio, Cambridge

Stephen has recently worked on a new screenprint called ‘Nettle’ with Kip Gresham, Alan Grabham and Callum Rose at the internationally renowned Print Studio in Cambridge. It will be part of a portfolio of five prints alongside work by Willard Boepple, Nigel Hall, Peter Randall-Page and Alison Wilding.

Income from the sale of the portfolios will be used to support the training of Callum Rose, the studio’s new apprentice. The studio Master Printer, Kip Gresham, plans to instruct him in the coming years and is keen to pass on his experience. After almost 50 years as a fine art print maker, there is much technical, collaborative and aesthetic skill to impart. Callum represents a new generation of printmakers who might continue to innovate and excel. The work in the portfolio is a testament to his considerable ability.

Please contact info@theprintstudio.co.uk to express interest or request further details.

 

I’m ready for my close-up

Two of Stephen’s paintings are appearing in ‘Men’, a new film directed and written by Alex Garland (writer/director of The Beach, Ex Machina etc). The film is released on 20 May, 2022 and Alex describes it as ‘a folk horror’. It stars Jessie Buckley, Rory Kinnear and, more importantly, ‘The Outliers: Portrait of James Baldwin’ and ’The Leap (with Turkish Finches)’

 

3 December 2020 – 7 May 2021

The Court of Redonda

Hastings Contemporary

13 – 16 February 2020

Art Los Angeles Contemporary

Vigo Gallery, London
4 – 8 December 2019

Untitled Art, Miami Beach

Vigo Gallery, London
25-28 April 2019

The London Original Print Fair

Atelier Rose & Gray

4 – 9 December 2018

Art Miami (art fair)

Gibbons and Nicholas
25 – 28 October 2018

IFPDA Print Fair, NYC

Paupers Press
20 – 23 September 2018

Contemporary Istanbul (art fair)

Atelier Rose & Gray
6 June – 1 July 2018, Daily 10am – 6pm

New Paintings by Stephen Chambers

Petronilla Silver, 8 Holland Street, London W8 4LT
13 February – 31 December 2018

Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge

Part of RA250. Artists’ choice; work alongside William Blakes’ Gates Of Paradise
Permanent Installation

The Big Country

The Depot, Lewes (open to the public)

24 February – 20 May 2018

The Court of Redonda – The Heong Gallery

Heong Gallery, Downing College, Cambridge
13 May – 26 November 2017

The Court of Redonda – Venice

Collateral Event of the 57th International Art Exhibition La Biennale di Venezia
Ca’ Dandolo, Grand Canal, San Polo 2879, San Tomà, Venezia

Stephen Chambers’ vast installation The Court of Redonda envisages a utopian society dominated by those who create things. Shown for the first time as a Collateral Event of the 57th International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, the 101 individuals that constitute his imaginary court are drawn from different epochs and cultures and are rendered as oil on panel portraits.

18 June – 16 July 2017

Tremenheere Gallery, Penzance

Stephen Chambers RA unveils a solo exhibition of new monotypes and original prints on the upper floor of Tremenheere Gallery, curated by Petronilla Silver.
19 Mar – 07 May 2016

Northern Print, Newcastle

Recent Works @ Northern Print, Newcastle (solo)
22 Oct – 28 Nov 2015

Rose and Gray Fine Art, Hale, Cheshire

Pickpocket & Other Recent Paintings @ Rose and Gray Fine Art, Hale, Cheshire (solo)
15 Oct – 30 Nov 2015

Raven Art Society

Journey Without Maps (selection of prints, 2009-15) @ Raven Art Society, London (solo)
22 Sep – 03 Oct 2015

Museum of Contemporary Art CAA

Intersecting Practices of Contemporary Printmaking in the UK @ Museum of Contemporary Art CAA, Hangzhou, China (group)
19 Sep – 31 Oct 2015

Candida Stevens Fine Art, Chichester

Ivon Hitchens and Stephen Chambers @ Candida Stevens Fine Art, Chichester
20 May – 20 July 2014

The Big Country & Other Stories

Pera Museum, Istanbul
A major survey of Stephen Chambers’ work from 1987 – 2014. Curated by Edith Devaney
Catalogue with essays by Emma Hill, Rod Mengham and Randy Lerner
24 October – 2 December 2012

The Big Country (Artists’ Laboratory #6)

Royal Academy of Arts, London
Solo exhibition of The Big Country, plus significant prints 2007 – 2012
Catalogue with essays by Rod Mengham and Alison Wilding