About the Artist
About Me
My art reflects the varied paths my life has taken, with each work exploring themes of time, memory, and emotion. I strive to ensure that every piece embodies two essential qualities: spirit and movement.
By spirit, I mean that each work suggests a compelling narrative without revealing it in full. When successful, the piece engages the viewer, inviting personal interpretation and fostering an ongoing, nonverbal dialogue between the work and its audience.
In creating a painting or monotype, I am deeply engaged in the physical process—moving paint or ink across the canvas or plate, pushing and pulling it, selectively removing material, and blending colors so that each interacts harmoniously with those around it. When the process resolves effectively, color appears to float above the underlying forms.
Ultimately, the work becomes alive. Everything is in motion, and within that motion, possibility emerges.
Steve Mizel
artist
Education
- B.A., Biological Sciences, University of California, Berkeley, CA
- PhD, Pharmacology, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA
Art Classes/Workshops
- 2002-03 Printmaking class with David Faber, Wake Forest University
- 2014 Printmaking workshop, Sawtooth Center, Winston Salem, NC
- 2015 Printmaking workshop at Crown Point Press, San Francisco, CA, June 15-19th
Gallery Association
- 2023–2025 Artworks Gallery, Winston-Salem, NC (Juried Member)
Exhibitions
- PrintAustin 2016 – National Juried Competition and Exhibition; The Contemporary Print, Flatbed Press & Gallery, Austin, TX, January 16, – February 13, 2016
- 36th National Print Exhibit – National Juried Competition and Exhibition; Artlink Contemporary Art Gallery, Fort Wayne, Indiana, April 22 – May 25, 2016
- Juried Member Showcase — Associated Artists of Winston Salem; Womble Carlyle Gallery, Milton Rhodes Center, Winston Salem, NC September 7 – October 4, 2016
- Artist Spotlight 2017 – Associated Artists of Winston Salem; Womble Carlyle Gallery, Milton Rhodes Center, Winston Salem, NC January 3 – February 7, 2017
- Benton Convention Center Juried Art Exhibition 2017 – Benton Convention Center, Winston Salem, NC September – December, 2017
- Solo Exhibition — Color, Movement and Storytelling; Artworks Gallery, Winston Salem, NC January 31 – February 24, 2024
- Two Person Exhibition — People, Places and Other Oddities, Artworks Gallery, Winston Salem, NC May4 – May 31, 2025