STEPHEN SPARTANA ARTIST

146 S Highland Ave, Baltimore, MD 21224 • Cell 410-458-5663

Goal:

To expand my creative research of the relationship of time and space through digital and analogue photographic mediums reproduced onto a variety of surfaces, including metal, paper and various fabrics.

EDUCATION

1983 BFA Photography Major; Maryland Institute College of Art

AWARDS

*Oct 2025 Lorenzo il Magnifico" Award for Photography (4th Prize) Florence Biennale

*Sept 2025 Silver Award, best in category BIFA Abstract Fine Art

*Sept 2025 Honorable Mention BIFA “Ethereal Entity” Abstract Fine Art

*May 2025 Honorable Mentions, 3 images B&W Abstract Art

*Jan. 2024 Bronze Metal Tokyo International Foto Awards, Fine Art Yin Yang

*Dec. 2024 Gold Award, Jury top 5 Tokyo Int. Foto Awards Fine Art Abstract, Whisper in the Woods

*Dec 2024 Bronze Award, subcategory Winner, BIFA Fine art Abstract, Whisper in the Woods

*Dec. 2024 Honorable Mention Budapest Inter. Foto Awards Fine art Landscapes

*Dec. 2023 Honorable Mention Budapest International Foto Awards, Fine Art, *Dec.2023 Honorable Mention Budapest International Foto Awards, Fine Art,Yin Yang

*Sept. 2023 Silver Award Sparks Analog International Awards, Fine Art Abstract

*Jan. 2023 Honorable Mention Tokyo International Foto Awards, Walking in Spaces, Ab *Fine Art Dec. 2022 Honorable Mention Tokyo International Foto Awards World Below 0°

*Nov. 2022 Gold Medal Budapest International Foto Awards, Cryos-Scapes

*Nov. 2022 Honorable Mention B&W Spider Awards

*Sept. 2022 Honorable Mention International Photo Awards, IceScapes” J

*June 16 Commended, 2022 Sienna Creative Photo Awards “Ice Scape”

*March 2022 Nominated for abstractfineart,Anima”

*Dec. 18, 2021 Bronze Award Tokyo International Foto Awards, Abstract Fine Art “Nature in Layers” J

*July 5th 2021 Bronze Metal Moscow International Foto Awards , Fine Art Abstract “Night Hat”

*Jan.22 Bronze Award 2021 Tokyo International Foto Awards Nature “Aging With Grace”

*Dec. 2020 Honorable Mention Budapest for Fine.art abstract Nature Life in Layers

*Dec 2020 Honorable Mention Budapest International Foto Awards, Fine.art Abstract “Drifting Through *Time March 2020 Nomination for the 13th Annual Color Awards for Fine Art “Caress of Maples

*Jan. 21, 2020 Honorable Mention, CFA Artist of the Year award for “Hand-Up”

*Dec 27 1st place award Tokyo International Foto Awards for Fine Art for “Life in Layers”

*Dec. 27, 2019 Gold Medal Award Tokyo International Foto Awards, Abstract Fine Art “Life in Layers”

• 31, 2019 Honorable Mention Budapest International Awards “Intertwined Series”
• September 19 - 8: 2nd place “Contrive” National Juried Show d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA.
• June 18 Prix de la Photographie de Paris Honorable mention Abstract art

EXHIBITIONS

Spartana Artwork

November ’25 Cologne Unframed

October 18-26 Florence Biennale ‘25 October ’25 Paris Carrousel Louvre, France digital

September ’25 Casa Del Arte Palma, Majorca, Spain digital August ’25 Swiss Artexpo Zürich, Switzerland digital *August ’25 Andakulova Gallery, Dubai digital

*July ’25 Nicoleta Gallery, Berlin, Germany digital *July ’25 Casa Del Arte, Palma, Majorca, Spain *July ’25 Art Bar Grenada, digital

*July ’25 d’Art Center, Norfolk, Va. Juried Figment” *June ’25 !9-22 Art Basel, Switzerland digital

*August ’2 June 3 Luanne Gallery Solo Exhibition

*Nov. ’22-Jan.’23 Blackrock Center for the Arts Juried Show *May, 23,-October 2021 Time, Space Exhibition, Venice Italy *January 2020 Founders Show @Insquare Art

*February-March 2020 Solo Show @Balance the Salon *March-April 2020 Solo Show Raw Ink Gallery, Gaithersburg

• September 19 - 8, 2019 “Contrive” National Juried Show d’Art Center, Norfolk, VA.
• August 11- 8, 2019 “Water’s Edge” InSquare Gallery
• June 22, 2019 The Big Show, Creative Alliance
• May 5 -June 5, 2019 Group show @ InSquare Art Premier Show
• April 27, 2019 Marguee Ball, Creative Alliance group show
• April 13- Oct 25, 2019 “Intertwined” @American Center for Physics at College Park, Curated by Sarah Tanguy
• 2-19, 2019 New Now 2, InLiquid Gallery, Phila., PA
• 4-17, 2019 Human-Nature Life in Layers, Solo Exhibition, Amalie Rothschild Gallery, Creative Alliance, Baltimore, MD

STEPHEN SPARTANA ARTIST • Page Two • Exhibitions Cont’d

• 7- Dec. 8, 2018: Asia in Maryland: Expressing Cross-Culture Experience, Accepted into Juried show: “Blue”
• The Big Show, Creative Alliance Jun 16- Aug 4, 2018: “Leaves in Fall”
• April 17-28, 2018 Creative Alliance Silent Auction “Rooted” Sold
• 15, 2017 6th China International Digital Photography Art Exhibition, “Interwoven”
• July 1, 2017- 30 Solo Exhibition, Himmelfarb Gallery “Inter-Twined” Series
• May, 2017 at Laughing Pint, Baltimore, MD: “Interwoven Series”
• 2002 at Fair Haven, Sykesville, MD: “Travel Imagery”
• 1994 at Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD: “Human-Nature”

1992 at Nye-Gomez Gallery, Baltimore, MD: “Aerial