Steve Huston
Steve Huston was born and raised in Anchorage, Alaska. He moved to California at the age of 20 to earn his BFA degree from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena where he later taught for many years.
Huston’s artistic vision transitions from depicting isolated figures to representing multiple figures celebrating the motion of common day laborers. Huston takes the viewer on a nostalgic journey into the history of the American work ethic commemorating its continuation into our post-industrial society. Huston stylistically paints muscular men who sacrifice their bodies for their accomplishments, yet he elevates their status with a valiant quality. Often depicting boxers or construction workers, he approaches these subjects with the same veneration old masters approached Baroque religious paintings. There is a strong sense of light cast among the figures as though they are being illuminated by a central source. The technique in which he paints the figures creates as sense of movement and energy; even though the image is pictorial it is never stagnant. Huston recognizes the beauty and honors the dignity and heroism of hard working individuals and the American battle of man versus machine. The uniting force of humanity is the everyday struggle that we all endure; Huston honors these qualities with his emphasis on action, describing the structures of the human body with a combination of charm, accuracy and rippling lines of musculature.
Huston’s work has been acquired by public and private collections including Caesar’s Palace, Columbia Pictures, The Pacific Club and Universal Pictures. Huston’s profession as a fine artist started thriving in 1995, winning honorable awards at the California Art Club Gold Medal Show. Then came a chain of gallery exhibitions, first in Los Angeles and then New York and Europe. Huston continues to show his work broadly giving lectures across the country.
EDUCATION:
1983 Graduated Art Center College of Design
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2009 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York One-Man Exhibition
2009 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Twelfth Annual, "The Figure in American Art"
2008 Timothy Yarger Fine Art Beverly Hills, California "Construct" One-Man Exhibition
2008 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Eleventh Annual "Figure in American Art"
2007 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York One-Man Exhibition
2007 The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery Edison College Fort Myers, Florida "It's All About the Figure"
2007 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Tenth Annual "Figure in American Art"
2006 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Ninth Annual International Summer Salon
2006 Sullivan Goss: An American Gallery Santa Barbara, CaliforniaSteve Huston: The Works
2006 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Ninth Annual, "Figure in American Art"
2005 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York One-Man Exhibition
2005 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York International Autumn Salon
2005 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Eighth Annual "Figure in American Art"
2004 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Seventh Annual International Summer Salon
2004 Sullivan GossSanta Barbara, California"Blue Collar" - One-Man Exhibition
2004 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New Yor kInternational Winter Salon
2003 Pasadena Museum of Contemporary ArtCalifornia Art Club93rd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition
2003 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New Yor kSixth Annual International Summer Salon
2003 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Sixth Annual "Figure in American Art"
2002 Diane Nelson Gallery Pasadena, California One-Man Exhibition
2002 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Fifth Annual International
Summer Salon
2002 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York One-Man Exhibition
2002 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Winter Salon
2002 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Fifth Annual "Figure in American Art"
2001 DNFA GalleryPasadena, California One-Man Exhibition
2001 Eleanor Ettinger Galler yNew York, New York Fourth Annual International
Summer Salon
2001 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Fourth Annual "Figure In
American Art"
2000 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York One-Man Exhibition
2000 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New YorkThird Annual International Summer Salon
2000 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New YorkThird Annual "Figure in American Art" 1999 Mendenhall Gallery Pasadena, California One-Man Exhibition
2000 Diane Nelson Galler yLaguna Beach, California Two-Man Exhibition
2000 Albemarle Gallery London, England American Figurative Painting
1998 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Second Annual International Summer Salon
1998 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Second Annual, "Figure in American Art"
1997 "East Coast Ideals - West Coast Concepts" - Touring Exhibition
1996 Mendenhall Gallery Pasadena, California
1996 Carnegie Art Museum Oxnard, California Academy of Art College San Francisco, California
1995-97 California Art Club Gold Medal Show
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
2009 American Art Collector Review - "Raw Power"
2007 The Bozeman Daily Chronicle Review - "Elevating the Human Form"
2007 American Art Collector Review - "Constructing a Country"
2007 American Art Collector Review, Corpus Maximus 2007" Alexander Rokoff, Ray Turner and Steve Huston"
2007 American Art Collector Review, "The Triumphant Return of the Figure"
2004 Southwest Art Review, "Working Class Heroes"
2004 American Artist, January issue "Nine Ideas for Improving Paintings"
2003 Gallery Guide, December issueCover
2003 Santa Barbara Independent, September 18
2003 Santa Barbara News-Press, September 12
2003 Scene - Arts & Entertainment Guide
2002 American Arts Quarterly, Spring Issue
2002 Southwest Art, February issue"The Art of Drawing"
2001 ARTnews, May issue"The Figure in American Art"
2001 American Artist, May issue"Drawing the Spiritual Element"
2000 Art Talk
1999 Southwest Art, October issue"The Los Angeles Athletic Club Collection"
1999 Southwest Art, February issue"Artists to Watch"
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Art Center College of Design 1983-96
Disney's Feature Animation
Warner Brother's Feature Animation
Dreamworks Studio
COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS:
Paramount Pictures
Universal Pictures
MGM Studios
Columbia Pictures
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Mattel
Carnation
The Pacific Club - Newport Beach, CA
Caesar's Palace
1983 Graduated Art Center College of Design
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS:
2009 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York One-Man Exhibition
2009 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Twelfth Annual, "The Figure in American Art"
2008 Timothy Yarger Fine Art Beverly Hills, California "Construct" One-Man Exhibition
2008 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Eleventh Annual "Figure in American Art"
2007 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York One-Man Exhibition
2007 The Bob Rauschenberg Gallery Edison College Fort Myers, Florida "It's All About the Figure"
2007 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Tenth Annual "Figure in American Art"
2006 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Ninth Annual International Summer Salon
2006 Sullivan Goss: An American Gallery Santa Barbara, CaliforniaSteve Huston: The Works
2006 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Ninth Annual, "Figure in American Art"
2005 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York One-Man Exhibition
2005 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York International Autumn Salon
2005 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Eighth Annual "Figure in American Art"
2004 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Seventh Annual International Summer Salon
2004 Sullivan GossSanta Barbara, California"Blue Collar" - One-Man Exhibition
2004 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New Yor kInternational Winter Salon
2003 Pasadena Museum of Contemporary ArtCalifornia Art Club93rd Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition
2003 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New Yor kSixth Annual International Summer Salon
2003 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Sixth Annual "Figure in American Art"
2002 Diane Nelson Gallery Pasadena, California One-Man Exhibition
2002 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Fifth Annual International
Summer Salon
2002 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York One-Man Exhibition
2002 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Winter Salon
2002 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Fifth Annual "Figure in American Art"
2001 DNFA GalleryPasadena, California One-Man Exhibition
2001 Eleanor Ettinger Galler yNew York, New York Fourth Annual International
Summer Salon
2001 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Fourth Annual "Figure In
American Art"
2000 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York One-Man Exhibition
2000 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New YorkThird Annual International Summer Salon
2000 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New YorkThird Annual "Figure in American Art" 1999 Mendenhall Gallery Pasadena, California One-Man Exhibition
2000 Diane Nelson Galler yLaguna Beach, California Two-Man Exhibition
2000 Albemarle Gallery London, England American Figurative Painting
1998 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Second Annual International Summer Salon
1998 Eleanor Ettinger Gallery New York, New York Second Annual, "Figure in American Art"
1997 "East Coast Ideals - West Coast Concepts" - Touring Exhibition
1996 Mendenhall Gallery Pasadena, California
1996 Carnegie Art Museum Oxnard, California Academy of Art College San Francisco, California
1995-97 California Art Club Gold Medal Show
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
2009 American Art Collector Review - "Raw Power"
2007 The Bozeman Daily Chronicle Review - "Elevating the Human Form"
2007 American Art Collector Review - "Constructing a Country"
2007 American Art Collector Review, Corpus Maximus 2007" Alexander Rokoff, Ray Turner and Steve Huston"
2007 American Art Collector Review, "The Triumphant Return of the Figure"
2004 Southwest Art Review, "Working Class Heroes"
2004 American Artist, January issue "Nine Ideas for Improving Paintings"
2003 Gallery Guide, December issueCover
2003 Santa Barbara Independent, September 18
2003 Santa Barbara News-Press, September 12
2003 Scene - Arts & Entertainment Guide
2002 American Arts Quarterly, Spring Issue
2002 Southwest Art, February issue"The Art of Drawing"
2001 ARTnews, May issue"The Figure in American Art"
2001 American Artist, May issue"Drawing the Spiritual Element"
2000 Art Talk
1999 Southwest Art, October issue"The Los Angeles Athletic Club Collection"
1999 Southwest Art, February issue"Artists to Watch"
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
Art Center College of Design 1983-96
Disney's Feature Animation
Warner Brother's Feature Animation
Dreamworks Studio
COMMISSIONS AND COLLECTIONS:
Paramount Pictures
Universal Pictures
MGM Studios
Columbia Pictures
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Mattel
Carnation
The Pacific Club - Newport Beach, CA
Caesar's Palace