1959 Born Ormskirk, Lancashire England

1976 - 77 Southport College of Art

1977 - 80 BA (Hons) Fine Art Sculpture, Manchester Polytechnic

1981 - 82 Post-Graduate Jan Van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, The Netherlands

  • 1981 New Sculpture and Drawings James Street Gallery, Bath

    1985 Stephen Lewis New Sculpture Castlefield Gallery, Manchester

    1988 Stephen Lewis Sculpture Francis Graham-Dixon Gallery, London

    1990 Stephen Lewis New Sculpture John Holden Gallery, Manchester

    1990 Stephen Lewis New Works Francis Graham-Dixon Gallery, London

    1992 Stephen Lewis Sculpture Christchurch Mansion, Ipswich

    1993 Stephen Lewis New Sculpture and Drawings Francis Graham-Dixon Gallery, London

    1996 Stephen Lewis Sculpture Galerie Schlassgoart, Luxembourg

    1996 Stephen Lewis New Sculptures Atrium Gallery, The Strand, London

    2003 Stephen Lewis New Work Deptford X Johnny’s DIY, London

    2006 Stephen Lewis New Sculpture Gallerie Schlassgoart, Luxembourg

    2012 Muddler-Stephen Lewis New Sculptures and Drawings The Cut Gallery, Halesworth, Suffolk

    2014 Odelay and Wishpool Kapil Jariwala Gallery, London, with Mali Morris

    2022 Mayfly Woodenbox Gallery, Ramsgate, Kent, with Michael Blake

    2024 Real Work Gallagher and Turner, Newcastle with Mali Morris

  • 1979 New Contemporaries ICA, London

    1979 Northern Young Contemporaries Whitworth Gallery, Manchester

    1980 The First Picture Show Sainsbury Centre, Norwich

    1981 Three Painters One Sculptor Studio Rengen, Mechelen, Nederlands

    1982 Jan Van Eyck Annual Exhibition Dominicarnekirk, Maastricht, Nederlands

    1983 Artspace Annual Exhibition King Street Gallery, Bristol

    1984 Four Plus One Showroom Gallery, London

    1985 Four Painters One Sculptor Vortex Gallery, London

    1986 Two Painters One Sculptor Showroom Gallery, London

    1986 Hardingham Sculpture Workshop Hardingham, Norfolk

    1986 Sculpture at Hardingham Sainsbury Centre, Norwich

    1986 Eight Artists William Morris Gallery, London

    1986 Abstract Painting and Sculpture Stockwell Depot, London

    1987 Woodlands Open Exhibition Woodlands Gallery, London

    1987 Sculpture 87 Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury

    1987 New Painting and Sculpture Trelawny Road, Bristol

    1988 New Sculpture Fuse Gallery, London

    1989 Ardingly Sculpture Project Ardingly, West Sussex

    1989 Triangle Workshop Exhibition, New York

    1989 Sculpture 89 Herbert Read Gallery, Canterbury

    1989 Gallery Artists Francis Graham-Dixon Gallery, London

    1990 Sculpture 90 Herbert Read Gallery, university of Kent Canterbury

    1990 Greenwich Artists Citizens Gallery, Woolwich, London

    1990 Emma Lake Artists Saskatoon, Canada

    1990 New Art Air Gallery, London

    1991 Kunst Europa Kustverein Kirchzarten, Germany

    1992 Painting and Sculpture from Greenwich Studios Woodlands Gallery, London

    1992 Whitechapel Open Whitechapel Gallery, London

    1992 Lancashire Contemporaries Harris Museum and Art Gallery, Preston

    1992 Five Years: Works on paper and Exterior Sculpture Francis Graham-Dixon Gallery, London

    1993 Three Sculptors: Oleg Kudryashov, Stephen Lewis, Charles Quick The Economist Building, London

    1994 The First Harlech Biennale Parc Tanycastell, Harlech, Wales

    1994 Made in Greenwich Living Room Gallery, Greenwich, London

    1994 Whitechapel Open Whitechapel Gallery, London

    1995 Sculpture at The Henley Festival Henley, Berkshire

    1996 Artists in Residence Kunstchaus Beim Engel, Luxembourg

    1997 Forms in Flux APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    1998 Three London Artists Standoort Gallery, Frankfurt, Germany

    1999 Retrospective 1994 -1999 Gallerie Schlassgoart, Luxembourg

    1999 APT Artists selected by Sacha Craddock, APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2000 A Life Less Ordinary Hammersons, 100 Park Lane, London

    2001 Small Works APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2002 Ten Days In Deptford APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2002 Art in the Garden Chelsea Physic Garden, London

    2003 APT On Show APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2003 Colourspace APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2004 Ten Years At Galerie Schlassgoart Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg

    2005 New Painting and Sculpture Horsebridge Arts Centre, Whitstable, Kent

    2005 Sculpture in Paradise Chichester Festival, Chichester Cathedral Cloisters

    2005 Artists from Berlin and London Viewing Club, The Uxbridge Arms, London

    2005 Re-Escape The Viewing Club, Bucanero, Hamburg, Germany

    2006 Artists from Berlin and London Viewing Club, The Uxbridge Arms, London

    2006 The Four Cornered Universe The Foundry, London

    2007 Creekside Open x2 selected by Mathew Collings and Emma Biggs, APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2007 Triangle 25th Alumni Exhibition Dumbo Arts Festival, Brooklyn, New York

    2007 Bounty APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2009 Collection 15 Years Pavillon du Centenaire/Arcelor Mittal Luxembourg

    2009 Southeast APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2010 London Calling Idea Generation Gallery, London

    2010 Bounty Morley Gallery, London

    2010 Rhizomatic Departure Gallery, London

    2010 MIX APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2011 Uncaught Hares Stephen Lawrence Gallery, Greenwich, London

    2011 Uncaught Hares Clifford Chance Gallery, Canary Wharf, London 

    2011 Invaluable APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2011 Deptford X Lewis and McLean, Johnny’s DIY, London

    2012 The Perfect Nude Wimbledon School of Art Wimbledon, London

    2012 The Perfect Nude Exeter Phoenix, Exeter, Devon

    2012 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Royal Academy, London

    2012 Delineation APT Gallery, London 

    2012 The Other Summer Show Kapil Jariwala Gallery London

    2012 The Perfect Nude Charlie Smith Gallery, London 

    2012 Pressure Drop and Hoopla Mali Morris and Stephen Lewis Watchtower, Berwick Upon Tweed

    2013 Art in the Hospital Lewisham Hospital, London   

    2013 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Royal Academy, London

    2014 Switch Pulchri Studios, The Hague, Netherlands

    2014 Odelay and Wishpool Mali Morris and Stephen Lewis Kapil Jariwala Gallery, London

    2014 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Royal Academy, London

    2015 Construction Industry curated by Geoffrey Rigden, APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2015 Twentieth APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2016 Modern Mirror B&J IV, Brockley, London

    2016 A Private Collection Revealed Tim Sayer Gift, Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield

    2016 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Royal Academy, London

    2016 Particular Place - Spectacular Space Berwick Watchtower, Berwick on Tweed 

    2016 A Threshold APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2016 Indian Summer Maddox Fine Art Mayfair, London

    2016 Winter Group Show Linden Hall Studio, Deal, Kent

    2017 Testing <1<2<1<2 ASC Studios, Bow London

    2017 Pier-Stephen Lewis and Mali Morris Linden Hall Studio, Deal, Kent

    2017 Shoreham Sculpture Trail Shoreham, Kent

    2017 The Collector Curates Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield

    2017 Touchstone APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2017 Creekside11 Zilla Bell Gallery, Thirsk, Yorkshire

    2017 Winter Group Exhibition Linden Hall Studio Deal, Kent

    2018 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Royal Academy, London

    2018 Plus One APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2018 Gift APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2018 Open Construction Eastbury Mansion, Barking, London 

    2018 Harder Edge The Hospital Club, London

    2019 Harder Edge Saatchi Gallery, London

    2019 Winter Group Show Linden Hall Studio, Deal, Kent

    2019 Open Construction Eastbury Manor, London

    2019 Point of View Hay Festival, Hay on Wye, Monmouthshire, Wales

    2019 Clyde Hopkins and Friends Linden Hall Studio, Deal, Kent

    2019 No Particular Place to Go Castlefield Gallery, Manchester

    2019 APT+1Connect APT Gallery, London

    2019 Winter Group Show Linden Hall Studio, Deal, Kent

    2020 Point of View on Paper Randan Stables, Gallery, Monmouthshire

    2020 Cure3 Bonhams, London

    2020 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Royal Academy, London

    2020 Twenty-Five APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2020 Winter Group Show Linden Hall Studio, Deal, Kent

    2021 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Royal Academy, London

    2021 The Cast of Things APT Gallery, Deptford

    2021 GIFT APT Gallery, Deptford

    2021 Winter Group Show Linden Hall Studio, Deal, Kent

    2022 Mayfly Woodenbox Gallery, Ramsgate, Kent

    2022 Royal Academy Summer Exhibition Royal Academy, London

    2022 Collaborations Goodnestone Park, Kent 

    2022 APT NOW APT Gallery, London

    2022 Sculptors’ Drawings Latymer Road School, London 

    2022 Winter Group Show Linden Hall Studio, Deal, Kent

    2023 Cure3 Bonhams, London

    2023 Summer Exhibition Royal Academy of Arts, London

    2023 APT NOW APT Gallery, London

    2023 Carnevale-Friendly Little Monsters The Bindery, Hatton Garden, London

    2023 Winter Group Show Linden Hall Studio, Deal, Kent

    2023 Moonlighting APT Gallery, London

    2023 Anniversary Linden Hall Studio, Deal, Kent

  • Hepworth Gallery, Wakefield

    Simmons and Simmons, London

    Arbed Steel Company, Luxembourg

    Kunstlandschaft, Freiburg, Germany

    Arcelor Steel Company, Luxembourg

    Work in private collections in the UK, France, Luxembourg, Norway, Germany, the US and Canada

  • Circumsphere River Thames Rotherhithe, London September 1998

    Gloucester Steps Camden, London 2000

    Union Canal Sculpture Project Southall, London August 2001

    Camden Plaques Camden Town, London March 2002

    Regent Quarter Sculpture P&O Developments, Kings X London 2003-04

    Silwood Sculpture Project Bermondsey, London 2004 -05

    Meridian Sculpture Bellway Homes, Hither Green, London 2005-06

    Rare Earth Sculpture Installation Sweyne Park School, Rayleigh, Essex Commissioned by the Royal Opera House and Essex County Council

  • 1985-2016 Visiting lecturer in Art schools across the UK

    1987 Founding editor, FUSE Magazine, London 

    1987 Emma Lake Artists Workshop, Saskatoon, Canada

    1987 Triangle Artists Workshop, Pine Plains, New York State 

    1987 Co-founder of the FUSE Gallery, Smithfield, London

    1987 Visiting Artist, Voss School, Norway

    1987 Visiting Artist, Cyprus College of Art

    1987 Hardingham Sculpture Workshop, Hardingham, Norfolk 

    1996 Artist in Residence, British Embassy, Luxembourg

    1996 Worked with Arcelor Steel, Luxembourg

    1996 Co-founder, APT Studios and Gallery, Deptford, London

    2013 Switch-Co-Curator of an exhibition at the Pulchri Studios, The Hague

  • 1982 Schilders and Beeldhouwers, JS Sarneel, Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, The Nederlands

    1986 Stephen Lewis New Sculpture, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester

    1986 A Northern School, Peter Davies

    1987 Wrapping up the Emperor's Army, Hilary Doling, The Sunday Express

    1988 The Guardian, Tim Hilton, July

    1988 The Guardian ,Tim Hilton, August

    1990 City Life, Joanna Rose, January

    1990 Arts Review, Peter Davies, February

    1990 Prince Albert Daily Herald ,Greg Urbanowski, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Canada

    1990 The Guardian, Tim Hilton, July

    1990 City Limits, John Cornell, August

    1990 Business Magazine, Pamela Johnstone, November

    1991 Zur Skulptur In Gross Britannien, Hans Gerke, Kunst Europa Arbeitsgemeinschaft Deuscher Kunstvereine

    1991 Stephen Lewis Recent Sculpture, John Cornell, Kunst Europa

    1991 Arts Review, Clare Henry, Kunst Europa, Glasgow Herald

    1992 The Independent on Sunday, Tim Hilton

    1992 New Iron Age, Art Helen Clarke, Evening Star

    1992 Old Steel is New Art, East Anglian Daily Times

    1993 Feature, Architects Journal

    1993 The Independent on Sunday, Tim Hilton

    1994 The Independent on Sunday, Tim Hilton

    1994 Made in Greenwich, Cuillin Bantock

    1996 Stephen Lewis, John Cornall     

    1996 Sculptures of Stephen Lewis, Surrounded, catalogue essay, Geoffrey Mowlam     

    1996 New Sculpture at the Economist, Architectural Review

    1996 Stephen Lewis New Work, Letzeburger Journal, Aley Picard Luxembourg

    1996 Arbed News, Paul Betemes, Luxembourg 

    1996 Tageblatt, Anne Schroder, Luxembourg

    1997 Forms in Flux, A Various Art, John Cornell

    1998 Feature, Sunday Telegraph Magazine

    1998 Mount Rushmore Comes to Deptford, Mercury

    1998 Barcelona, Frankfurt and Turin meet Deptford, Gems Update, December

    2000 Interior Style, Evening Standard

    2002 Rachel Campbell-Johnson's Choice London Art, The Times, August

    2004 More Than a Splash of Paint, Mary Wilson, Daily Telegraph

    2004 The Art of Adding Value, Cheryl Markosky, London Property News

    2004 Art at the Mill, Art and Architecture

    2004 First Come the Artists, Nicole Swengley, The Independent, September

    2004 Architectural Review, RIBA South East

    2005 Cover image, Church Building Magazine

    2006 Assemblages creatifs nes de l’acier, Hilda Van Heel, Luxemburger Wort

    2006 A Good Intention and a Clear Line, catalogue essay, Geoffrey Rigden, Schlassgoart Gallery, Luxembourg

    2007 A Treasure Trove of Ideas, Robert Cook, SE City Life

    2007 Public Sculpture of South London, Terry Cavanagh, Liverpool University Press

    2011 Uncaught Hares, Stephen Lawrence Gallery, University of Greenwich

    2011 Invaluable, APT Gallery, Deptford, London

    2012 Muddler - Stephen Lewis New Sculptures and Drawings, Emyr Williams, Abstract Critical

    2018 A Private Collection Revealed, The Art Fund, Art Quarterly

    2021 No Place To Go, catalogue interview, Marnie Parker, Castlefield Gallery, Manchester

    2022 Sculptors Drawings, catalogue essay, Rod Mengham, Latymer School