About
Bio:
Steven Cabral is a Boston-based painter celebrated for his evocative artwork, which has graced numerous galleries and exhibitions across the Northeast. He earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and further honed his craft with a Master of Fine Arts from Lesley University College of Art and Design. Currently residing and creating in Somerville, MA.
Resume/CV
Born 1978, Cambridge, MA
Education:
MFA, Painting, Lesley University College of Art and Design, Cambridge, MA
BFA, Painting, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Curatorial Projects:
ReWire, Lesley University, Vandernoot Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Perspective Redefined, The Painting Center, New York, NY
Break of Day, Edge of Night, The Painting Center, New York, NY
Why Do You Build Me Up?, Lesley University, Vandernoot Gallery, Cambridge, MA, 2019
Vernon Street Artists, Old Schwamb Mill, Arlington, MA, 2019
Awards/Grants/Residencies:
Visual Arts Fellowship Grant, Somerville Arts Council, 2024
Cultural Sector Recovery Grants for Individuals, 2023
Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT, 2018
Visual Arts Fellowship Grant, Somerville Arts Council, 2018
The Artists and Craftsman Supply Award, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, 2008
Panels, Lectures, and Critiques
Artist Panel: "Dialogues in Abstraction," featuring artists Steven Cabral, Tracy Hayes, and Kellie Lehr, with Kate Holcomb Hale as the moderator, South Shore Art Center, 2024
Artist Talk, See Saw Gallery / Instagram Live
Artist Panel: “Why Abstraction? Why Now?” A conversation with the artists of "Reshaping Abstraction" Artist panelists: Olivia Baldwin, Lisa Barthelson, Steven J. Cabral, Kim Carlino, Donnabelle Casis, Jai Hart Moderated by: Curator Adria Arch, Concord Art Center, 2024
Final Critique, Undergraduate Senior Painting class, Lesley University College of Art and Design, 2023 Final Critique, Undergraduate Junior Painting class, Lesley University College of Art and Design, 2023 Final Critique, Graduate, MFA program, Lesley University College of Art and Design, 2020 Final Critique, Undergraduate Painting class, Lesley University College of Art and Design, 2019
Selected Exhibitions:
Upcoming
TBA, The Painting Center, NY, NY (Solo) October 2025
2025
The Language of Abstraction, Online exhibition, curated by Conversations with Artists,
Roots/Wings, A+E Exhibition, MASSMoCA Event Space, North Adam, MA
2024
NFS: Not For Sale, University of New Hampshire Gallery of Art, curated by Katzman Contemporary Projects, the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, and See Saw Art, August 202
Dialogues in Abstraction, Bancroft Gallery, South Shore Art Center, MA (Three-person show with Tracy Hayes and Kellie Lehr) September 2024
MassArt Annual Auction, Design and Media Center, Boston, MA
Reshaping Abstraction, Curator: Adria Arch. Concord Center for Visual Art
Marking | Folding Time (Lydia Kinney, Kellie Lehr, Tracy Hayes, and Steven Cabral), See Saw Gallery, Manchester, NH
2023
Summer Art Party, Katzman Contemporary Projects, Dover, NH
ReWire, Lesley University, Vandernoot Gallery, Cambridge, MA
Ineffable Patterns, MTN Space Gallery, Lake Worth Beach, FL (Solo exhibition)
Teach Me to Tango, The Painting Center, NYC (Solo exhibition)
2022
Abstract Art: Contemporary Approaches, Curator: Boriana Kantcheva, The Dorothy and Charles Mosesian Center for the Arts, Watertown, MA
Finding a Memory, Curator: Erika Hess, Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA
Boston Biennial 6, Atlantic Works Gallery, East Boston, MA
2021
Interiors, MTN Space Gallery, Lake Worth Beach, FL
Solo Show at the Rochester Museum of Fine Arts, Rochester, NH
2021 Emerging Artists Exhibition, Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA
MFA Thesis: An Unpredictable Time & Place, MASSMoCA, North Adam, MA
Pride - A VSC Queer Alum Online Exhibition, Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, VT
New Talent: Davis Arney, Steven J. Cabral, Shantel Miller & Ransome, Alpha Gallery, Boston, MA
Kinship: The Inspiration of Artistic Connection, Poughkeepsie, NY
2020
Repeat as Needed, Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA
Raw, MFA Exhibition Online, University of Montana, MT
2018
Seeking Balance, Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA (Solo)
The Depth of Stillness, Galatea Fine Art, Boston, MA (Solo)
Pushing Forward, Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA
W-Intermission, Coastal Contemporary Gallery, Newport, RI
Forms of Expression: Geometric Abstraction in Boston Today, Curator: David Guerra, The Yard, Boston, MA
Fay Chandler EMERGING Art Exhibition 2018, Boston, MA
Space Invaders, Juried by Samuel Rowlett, Fountain Street Fine Art Gallery, Boston, MA (Catalog)
Chain Reaction, The Painting Center, New York, NY
Entangle, Kingston Gallery, Boston, MA
At The Edge: A Shifting, Coastal Contemporary Gallery, Newport, RI
Gallery Affiliations:
mtn space, Lake Worth Beach, FL
The Painting Center, New York, NY
Private Collections:
Capital One
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