Stephen Cimini

BIO—
Artist Statement
My paintings are rooted in architectonic abstraction. I construct each work through geometry, proportion, and spatial relationships, sometimes incorporating the golden mean into the composition. Linear and curvilinear structures establish a framework
that may emphasize a distinct constructed shape or encompass the entire painting.
I work in layers of oil paint and cold wax, building and reworking the surface to develop texture. Color is not decorative; it functions as a structural element, altering weight, balance, movement, and depth. Each composition begins with a carefully constructed drawing that establishes its underlying structure before painting begins.
As the work develops, however, that structure may change, and intuition remains essential. The painting emerges through an ongoing exchange between planning
and discovery, precision and organic surface, stability and perceptual movement

BIO
Stephen Cimini is a New York–based artist originally from Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Primarily self-taught, he studied at the San Francisco Art Institute and the School of
Visual Arts in New York City. More than three decades of painting have been central
to his development as an artist. A recipient of the Pollock-K...

I studied fine art at the San Francisco Art Institute and the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Primarily self-taught, I have developed my practice through more than three decades of sustained painting.

2026
Theseus’s Craft, A 10-Year-Anniversary Exhibition,
PART II, Lichtundfire, New York, NY
TERRA, Featured Artist, Lichtundfire, New York, NY
Beautiful Collision, Two Person Curated Exhibition,
Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
PAREIDOLIA, Featured Artist, Lichtundfire, New York, NY
NEW, Featured Artist, Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY

2025
ARIADNE's THREAD, A 10-Year-Anniversary Exhibition, PART I, Lichtundfire, New York, NY
Todd Snyder Spring Collection Event, Academy Mansion, New York, NY
FOCUS Art Fair 2025, New York, NY
Bohemian Rapsody, a Juried Exhibition, Lichtundfire, New York, NY
Friends and Family III—Self-Curated Group of 10 Artists, Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
Formless, a Juried Exhibition, Victory Hall Drawing Rooms, Jersey City, NJ

2024
Resolutions, Selected Painters, Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
27th Annual Invitational Exhibition, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY

2023
Friends of Pleiades Group Exhibit
Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
Friends and Family—Self-Curated Group of 9 Artists
Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY

2022
Featured Artist, Carter Burden Gallery, New York, NY
25th Annual Invitational Exhibit, Pleiades Gallery, New York, NY
Small Works Exhibition, Carter Burden Gallery, N...