Stephen Florimbi

Stephen was born in Philadelphia and moved multiple times throughout his youth including a five year period in Madrid Spain. In his early twenties he moved to Maine to apprentice as a wooden boat builder and quickly put down roots.
“There’s a real appreciation for the artist and artisan here. It’s a true community.” Says Stephen of his adopted state. In his over thirty year residence in Maine he developed a reputation in his community for being a talented craftsman, a compassionate leader and an artist who always made time to paint. He has kept a studio and regular studio hours even while renovating his 1840 home in Rockport and managing the local boatbuilding yard Rockport Marine. “Painting is the thing that feeds me most, it ties my life together. Here in Maine there’s beauty and inspiration everywhere.”

University of New Hampshire

8/2023 Solo Show at The Steel House, Rockland Maine
8/2023 Completed residency at The Apprenticeshop in Rockland Maine.
12/2022 - 4/2023 Completed three month mentorship with artist Turner Vinson
2020 Studied surface pattern design and Adobe Illustrator with designer Bonie Christine.
2016-Present Completed two new distinct bodies of work, one abstract one representational.
2015
Pecha Kucha Night Midcoast Maine
Solo Exhibition, Bangor Savings Bank, Camden, ME
2014
Solo Exhibition, xpozure gallery, Wilton, CT
Group Exhibition, “Eat,” Aarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME
Group Exhibition, “Extravaganza,” Aarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME
2013
Group Exhibition, xpozure gallery, Wilton, CT
2012
Group Exhibition, “Crows,” Aarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME
Group Exhibition, “Extravaganza,” Aarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME
2011
Solo Exhibition, “Face It,” Salomon Arts Gallery, Tribeca, NY
2010
Juried Exhibition, “Faces,” River Arts, Damariscotta, ME
2009
Group Exhibition, “Extravaganza,” Aarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME
Group Exhibition, “Creatures,” Aarhus Gallery, Belfast, ME
2008
ART Singapore 2008, represented by Callisto Gallery, Nashville, TN
2006 - 2007
Juried Exhibition, “Latitude 44,” Atlantic Challenge Artist Auction Benefit, Rockland, ME
Group Exhi...