Stephen J. Albair
stephenalbair@yahoo.com

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My work is a narrative that reflects my personal experiences. There is a natural progression of ideas throughout the work. Many ideas parallel earlier works in jewelry/sculpture (including photography) and continue with thematic installations of framed images.

Individual photographs are staged set-ups in 3-D space using natural light and the same camera and lens purchased 35 years ago. Each image should be seen from multiple perspectives with layers of meaning that relate to the viewer’s own experiences. I toy with a world of ideas that playfully exposes the surreal nature of reality—which emphasizes what is real, not simply realistic.

Direct Links & Video

"Stephen J. Albair's Untitled" Bangkok Magazine
http://bk.asia-city.com/events/article/state-art-untitled-0

Kathmandu Photo Gallery – Bangkok, Thailand
Hidden Gardens – Private Views: http://www.kathmandu-bkk.com/exhibition_past021.html

Kathmandu Photo Gallery – Bangkok, Thailand
Stranger in a Dream: http://www.kathmandu-bkk.com/exhibition_past08.html

Rayko Photo Center-San Francisco
Gallery & Photographer’s Marketplace: http://raykophoto.com/?page_id=39

	BKK Post January 3, 2008
	7 X 7 Magazine San Francisco October 2007
	Chicago Daily New 1977

Videos

2011

2010

2009

Kathmandu Photo Gallery Bangkok Thailand
Installation: Hidden Gardens - Private Views

RayKo Photo Center San Francisco CA
"Still Life" Selections

2008
 

PhotoArt Asia Expo 2008 Bangkok Thailand
Exhibition Lounge & Zen Gallery at Central World

 

San Luis Obispo Art Center San Luis Obispo CA
Group Exhibition: California Dreamin’

2007

Kathmandu Photo Gallery Bangkok Thailand
Installation: Stranger in a Dream

RayKo Photo Center ( Side Gallery) San Francisco CA
Installation: On the Edge of Safe

2006

GarageGallery San Francisco CA

2005

Pro Arts Gallery Oakland CA

Montclair Gallery Oakland CA

RayKo Photo Center San Francisco CA

2004

Los Medanos College Pittsburg CA

2003

University of California Chico CA

Café Comptoir San Francisco CA

2002

San Francisco Open Studio Hunters Point Shipyard CA

2001

Noe Valley Art Space San Francisco CA

The Lift Gallery San Francisco CA

1999

Summerhill Gallery Chapel Hill NC

1997

Rayko Gallery San Francisco CA

1995
 

US Information Agency Washington DC
International Traveling Exhibitions

1994

Metropolis Contemporary Art Gallery Seattle WA

Museum of Contemporary Crafts San Francisco CA

1993

Crawford and Sloan Gallery New York NY

Hassel/Haeseller Gallery Denver CO

1992

International Sculptural Center Washington DC

Master Gallery Denver CO

1991

La Mama Galleria New York NY

Photographer's Gallery London UK

1990

Bridgewater/Lustberg Gallery New York NY

P.S. #1 Long Island City NY

Alcove Gallery Henry Street Theatre New York NY

1989

Blum Helman Warehouse New York NY

Asian American Art Center New York NY

East Carolina University Greenville NC

Metropolis Gallery Dallas TX

1988

Z-Zai Project Tokyo Japan

Metropolis Gallery Dallas TX

Locus Gallery St. Louis MO

1987

Elektika Gallery Miami FL

1986

Alternate Galley Dallas TX

Mobilia Gallery Cambridge MA

American Crafts Museum New York NY

1985

Smithsonian Institute: Renwick Gallery Washington D.C.

MFA, MS, BS: Illinois State University Bloomington/Normal IL

King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Arts Department Bangkok Thailand

Tokyo Loretto Heights University Denver CO

Long Island University C.W.Post Long Island NY

Bass Museum of Art Miami FL

School of the Art Institute of Chicago Chicago IL

Richland College Dallas TX

North Texas State University DentonTX

Nova Scotia College of Art and Design Halifax N S Canada

College of the Mainland Texas City TX

Smithsonian Institute Washington DC

The New School New York City NY

Penland School of Crafts Penland NC

University of Tennessee Knoxville TN

University of Kentucky Lexington KY

University of Montana Missoula MT

Memphis Academy of Art Memphis TN

Montana State University Bozeman MT

Los Positas College Livermore CA 2003 to Present

East Carolina State University Greenville NC 1989

Columbia University Teachers College NYC NY 1985

Texas A & M University CommerceTX 1985

Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA 1983

Nova Scotia College of Art & Design Nova Scotia Canada 1976, 1980, 1984

Appalachian State University NYC Director Boone NC 1979-81

Art Institute of Chicago Chicago IL 1979

East Tennessee State University Johnson City TN 1978-79

Montana State University Bozeman MT 1978

Western Illinois State University Macomb IL 1969-77

Parsons School of Design NYC Art Consultant Dominican Republic 1987

Bass Museum of Art Miami FL Lecturer 1986

University of Illinois Urbana IL Adjunct NYC Program NYC 1982-84

Gallery at Lincoln Center Assistant Gallery Director NYC 1983-84

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