About the artist:

Education: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois MFA (Painting) 1981, BA (Painting & Drawing) 1974 Atelier Neo Medici, with Patrick Betaudier, Paris, France, 1974, 1976–1979, 1981 Gallery Representation: Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan Selected Exhibitions: 2016 Reflective Illusions: Depicting Silver and Glass, Alden B. Dow Museum of Science & Art, Midland, MI 2015 Masterworks from the International Guild of Realism, The R.W. Norton Art Gallery, Shreveport, LA 2015 Appleton Museum of Art Ocala, FL 2016 Albany Museum of Art, Albany, GAr 2015 A Book as a Work of Art for All, Autonomie Projects Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2014 Hanging It Up, College of Lake County, Wright Gallery, Grayslake, IL 2013 Curiosities and Things of Wonder, H. F. Johnson Gallery of Art, Carthage College, Kenosha, WI 2013 IGOR 8th Annual Juried Exhibition, Tempe Center for the Arts, Tempe, AZ 2012 2012 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2012 National Small Oil Painting Exhibition 2012, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS 2012 IGOR 7th Annual Juried Exhibition, Jones & Terwilliger Galleries, Carmel, CA 2011 Still Life Now: Nine Contemporary Artists, ArtSpace Lima, Lima, OH 2010 53rd Annual Beloit & Vicinity Exhibition, Wright Museum of Art, Beloit College, Beloit, WI 2010 2010 Contemporary Realism Biennial, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN 2010 National Small Oil Painting Exhibition 2010, Wichita Center for the Arts, Wichita, KS 2009 Paintings by 10 Notable Artists, Galleries Maurice Sternberg, Chicago, IL 2008 Small Formats, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, Maryland 2008 Salon de Mai de Monflanquin, Salle d’Aquitane, Monflanquin, France 2007 Reality Show Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, IL 2006 Concepts in Realism Las Manos Gallery, Chicago, IL 2005 Nature: A Cure for Stress Cleveland Clinic, Lyndhurst, OH 2005 Magnificent Extravagance: Artists & Opulence Charles A. Wustum Museum, Racine, WI, 2004 Chicago Images, Frederick Baker Inc., Chicago, IL 2002 Artists View the Animal Kingdom, Charles A. Wustum Museum, Racine, WI, (catalog) 2001-03 Egg Tempera: An Enduring Tradition, Anna Maria College, Hatfield, MA, Miami-Dade Community College, Miami, FL, Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, VA, Wisteria Museum, Holeyoke, MA 1998-99 Realists/Realistes: 8 Painters from the US, England and France, 20 North Gallery, Toledo, OH 1998 Steven Jones: Paintings, Joyce Petter Gallery, Saugatuck, MI (one-person) 1998 Patrick Betaudier & the Atelier Neo Medici, College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL 1997-98 National horse Show: Invitational Exhibition, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI 1996 Twentieth Anniversary Exhibition, Robert Kidd Gallery, Birmingham, MI 1996 A New Leaf, Gwenda Jay Gallery, Chicago, IL 1995 On Course: The Art of Golf, SAFECO Corporate Headquarters, Seattle, Washington 1994 Contemporary American Realism, Broden Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin 1994 Historic Traditions in Contemporary Realism, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 1989 Atelier Neo Medici, Gallery Revel, New York, NY 1986 Figuratively Speaking, (two-person show) Neville-Sargent Gallery, Chicago, Illinois 1982 Atelier Neo Medici, Galerie Jean-Pierre Lavignes, Paris, France 1979 Steven Jones et John Deom: Dessins, Galerie Liliane François, Paris, France Reviews Pioneer Press, 12/17/07, “Readers pick faves for 2007” Chicago Tribune, 11/23/97 Marc Davis "Gallery features artistic brotherhood" Art International, May 1979, page 28 for 1979 Galerie Liliane François show Publications Metropolitan Home, June 2007, pps 108-09, painting featured in article Tools as Art; The Hechinger Collection, by Pete Hamill, Harry N. Abrams Publisher; 1995 Art Now, The Gallery Guide, Chicago/Midwest edition, May 1999, 1/2 page repro Art and Antiques; Oct., 1989; page 82 Art Now: The Gallery Guide, New York edition. Oct., 1989, back, outside cover repro/ad Collections The Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH John W. Hechinger Collection, Washington, D.C. Kemper National Insurance Companies, Long Grove, IL Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, IL Mr. and Mrs. Anthony O'Rielly, Castle Martin, Kilkullen, Ireland Gallerie Liliane Francoise, Paris, France Robert Rossi-Arnaud, Paris, France, & Casablanca, Morocco Howard Tullman collection, Chicago, IL Thomas Cerio, Exec VP, Warner Bros., Burbank, CA Bellagio Hotel, Las Vegas, NV College of Lake County, Grayslake, IL Warren-Newport Public Library, Gurnee, IL Hollister Corp., Libertyville, I