SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

2026 Danforth Museum, Framingham, MA, Annual Juried exhibition
2025 Daniel Miller Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Photolucida Top 50
Blue Sky Gallery, Portland, OR, Photolucica Top 50
Manning Gallery at SSAC, Cohasset, MA, SOLO SHOW
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT Collag

2024 Bancroft Gallery at SSAC, Out of Darkness group show

2023 Piano Craft Gallery, Boston, MA, Alchemy of Art and Play

2021 Shelley Hoon Keith Gallery, Curry College, Collage Work, two-person show.

2020 South Shore Art Festival, SSAC, Cohasset, MA, Best in Show.
Griffen Museum of Photography, Members’ Show
2019 Newport Museum and Gallery, Newport, RI, Forever Young: Representations of Childhood and Adolescence.

2018 Manning Gallery/SSAC, Cohasset, MA, Solo Show, photography and mixed media
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, Works on Paper, collage work
Panopticon Gallery, Boston, (untitled) (two-person show)
Panopticon Gallery, Boston, Flight of Fancy, (3-person show)(collage work)

2017 The James: Library & Center for the Arts, Norwell, MA, solo show: 40 works
3S Artspace, NHIA/MFA mentor/mentee Popup, 4 artworks
Future Arts Festival, Armory Center for the Arts, 4 mixed media pieces
Panopticon Gallery, Boston, MA, At Sea, 4 artworks
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA, Black/White/Monochrome, first place in juried show
SE Center for Photography, Greenville, SC,  Alternative Process
PhotoPlace Gallery, Middlebury, VT, Alternative Process: Handmade

2016 South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA Con|TEXT group show (artist book)
Panopticon Gallery, Boston, MA Small Camera Bonanza
Panopticon Gallery, Boston, MA Comforts of Home group show. p
Atlantic Wharf Gallery, Boston, MA Big Picture III

2015 South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA Faculty Feature
Garner Center Gallery, NESOP Boston, MA Faculty Show
Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham, MA Annual Juried Exhibition: Off the Wall
Panopticon Gallery, Boston, MA Self Portraits not #selfies group show
Mount Ida College, Newton MA, New Visionaries: Photographers Who Bridge Art and Commerce, Gallery at The School of Design

2014 Gordon College, Wenham MA 21st Century Monochrome:
New Works in Black and White Photography

2013 New England Photography Biennial, Danforth Museum of Art, Framingham MA (2 pieces)
Atlantic Wharf Gallery, Boston, MA, Drawn to Water, curated by Elizabeth Devlin of FLUX.Boston
Panopticon Gallery,  Boston MA, On First Contact: a group exhibition of contact prints

2012 Panopticon Gallery, Boston MA“Image Maker” – solo show.
Panopticon Gallery, Boston MA What’s in a Face, group show (12 pieces)

2011 Panopticon Gallery, Boston, MA 40 Anniversary group show
Panopticon Gallery, Boston, MA  Instant Connections: Polaroid Group show (featured artist)

2009 The Achilles Project, Boston, MA Stephen Sheffield: solo show
2005 Judy Rotenberg Gallery, Boston, MA Coming Loose
2004 Judy Rotenberg Gallery,  Boston MA, Introductions: group show
2003 Biltmore Gallery, Boston MA, group show
2002 Mobius Gallery, Boston, MA, Body Stories (large-scale photomontage collaboration with Gina Cestaro)
2001 Media Gallery, Boston, MA Stephen Sheffield: solo show
2000 Revolving Museum, Boston, MA “Millennium Exhibition.”
Mobius Gallery, Boston, MA disrobe/redress (large-scale photomontage collaboration with Gina Cestaro)
1999 McKillop Gallery, Salve Regina University, Newport, RI  Stephen Sheffield: solo show
1998 Ilya Rozden Gallery, Boston MA (photomontage & artist books)
Rhode Island School of Design Gallery, Providence RI Stephen Sheffield & Sonja Rodrique: collaboration
Pyramid Arts Center Gallery, Rochester NY Stephen Sheffield & Sonja Rodrique: collaboration
Finish Gallery, Boston MA Stephen Sheffield: solo show
Gallery 300: Fort Point Artists Community Boston, MA, Three Artists: Photomontage!
1997 Photographic Resource Center Project Room, Boston MA Imaginary Crime: Stephen Sheffield & Sonja Rodrique
Charlestown Working Theater, Charlestown MA “Film-Art” experimental film festival (16mm film
entitled "FEAR" & photographic murals)
Zeitgeist Gallery, Cambridge MA Stephen Sheffield: solo show
Santa Rosa Junior College Gallery, Santa Rosa CA Working From the Body: group show
1996 Iowa Artisans Gallery, Iowa City Iowa Stephen Sheffield: solo show
The Gallery at C3TV, South Yarmouth MA "Mind Body Land Sea Dreams: An Exhibit by    
Regional Photographers" (photographic murals & artist books)
Bernard Toale Gallery, Boston MA "Pet Paintings" (artist books)
Lightsources Gallery, Boston MA Stephen Sheffield: solo show
1995 Bernard Toale Gallery, Howard Yezerski Gallery, Barbara Krakow Gallery, Boston MA "Paper      Prayers" (mixed media)
E.G. Cody, Boston MA "Vision Forum II: An Exhibition of Twenty Regional Artists" curated by Jamie
DiVenere (photographic murals)
1994 The Dawson Gallery, Dedham MA Stephen Sheffield: solo show
1993 Door Three Gallery, Oakland CA Stephen Sheffield: solo show
Annual Bay Area Artist’s Book Show, Oakland CA (artist books)
Eye Gallery, San Francisco CA group show
1993 SF Camerawork, San Francisco CA (photographic murals & mixed media)
1992 Bus Shelter Gallery, Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco CA (photographic mural)
1991 National Geographic Gallery, Washington DC "Kodak International Kinsa Awards" first place
Kodak Pavilion Epcot Center, Orlando FL "Kodak International Kinsa Awards” first place
1990 Gallery at Studio 27, Boston MA Stephen Sheffield: solo show

EDUCATION
Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, B.F.A.  painting & mixed media, 1988
California College of Arts and Crafts, Oakland, CA, M.F.A.  photography & mixed media, 1993

TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Institute of Art and Design at New England College, Adjunct MFA faculty, advisor and mentor.

New Hampshire Institute of Art Photography MFA Program – Adjunct MFA faculty and advisor, 2013 to present.
New England School of Photography – Faculty, Advanced Black and White Silver Portfolio, Boston, MA, 2002 to present
Guest Lecturer, Cornell University, Ithaca NY, 1997, 1999, 2004
Faculty, Beaver Country Day School – Director/Teacher of Photography, Chestnut Hill, MA, 1994-1995
Guest Lecturer, Noble and Greenough School, Dedham MA, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2001
Teachers Assistant to Larry Sultan (CCA), 1991-1993
Teachers Assistant to Jean Finley (CCA), 1993
Assistant to Carrie Mae Weams, 1992

AFFILIATIONS
South Shore Art Center, Cohasset MA, Board of Directors, 2015 to present
Möbius Artist Group, Boston MA, board of directors, 2012 to 2015
Society of Photographic Education, Boston MA
Photographic Resource Center, Boston, MA
Boston Museum of Fine Arts, Boston MA, Council Member
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston MA, New Group member

ART COMMISSIONS
2020 The Hotel Commonwealth, Boston, MA, 15 photographs and collages
2019 Boston Beer Company/Samuel Adams Beer Garden, Boston, MA, 40ft Mural
Arsenal Project, Watertown, MA, 5 large photographic montages
2016 The Union Trust Building, Pittsburgh, PA, 9 large photographic montages
The Jordan Lofts, Boston, MA -3 large photographic montages
The Merc, Waltham, MA -1 large-scale photographic montage
2015 DelFriscos, Stamford, CT -2 large scale photographic montages
Ink Block Number 3, Boston MA -2 large scale photographic montages in main lobby
2014 Spaulding Rehabilitation, Charlestown, MA -2 large scale photographic montages in the main lobby
Capital One, Boston, MA -1 large scale photographic montage in the main lobby
2013 The Kensington, Boston, MA -3 large scale photographic montages in the main lobby.
Row 34 Resaurant, Boston, MA -1 wall size original photograph
2012 53 State Street, Lessee, LLC, Boston, MA -3 large scale photographic montages in the main lobby.
Brookfield Renewable Power, Westboro, MA -7 large scale photographic montages in the main lobby.
2011 The Hawthorne Bar, Boston, MA -co-interior designer and curator of original art
2010 Island Creek Oyster Bar, Boston, MA -1 large scale photographic montage (15ftx37ft)
2010 KPMG, Boston, MA -5 large scale photographic montages

2005 Eastern Standard Restaurant, Boston, MA -5 large scale photographic montages
2005 Boston Museum of Fine Arts -Limited-edition print for Museum Council Summer P(ART)y
2005 Charles Hotel, Cambridge, MA -7 pieces of original art for the Presidential Suite
2004 Robert Quayle, Boston, MA -large-scale photomontage
2002    Union Beer Company Headquarters, Brooklyn, NY -large-scale historic photomontage
1999 Charles Hotel Business Center, Cambridge, MA -4 medium- and 4 large-scale photomontages

GALLERY CURATOR
Alter Ego: Images of the self, The Kiernan Gallery, Lexington, VA, 2014
NESOP Silver – an exhibit of the 2012 graduating black and white class, Panopticon Gallery, Boston,
Alternative Photography – an exhibit of experimental methods at the Boston Society of Art, Boston 2007

AWARDS AND HONORS
Black & White Magazine, 2026. Cover and 9 page interview
Photolucida/Critical Mass Top 50 2025
Photolucida/Critical Mass Top 50 2020
Photolucida/Critical mass Top 50 2019
Photolucida/Critical Mass Competition semi-finalist 2017
Photolucida/Critical Mass Competition Top 50, 2015
Massachusetts Cultural Council, Artist grant recipient, 2015
Gold Medal Award, Houston Film Festival, Best Screenplay: Romantic Comedy (Co-writer), 2003
Murphy Fine Art Fellowship Award, San Francisco Foundation, 1993
First Prize, Boston Globe Photography Contest, 1993
Second Prize, San Francisco Bay Guardian Photo Contest, 1993
Third Prize, Boston Globe Photography Contest, 1992
Second Prize, Kodak Kinsa International Photography Contest, 1991

Third Prize & Honors, Boston Globe Photography Contest, 1991