steve negrón narrative art
steve negrón's paintings navigate the borderlands between antiquity and contemporary culture, weaving stories of desire, fear, and mischievous intent. His narrative approach borrows freely from myth, history, and popular imagery, twisting motifs into compositions that often take a tragicomic turn.
Now based in Italy, Negrón finds inspiration in volcanoes, temples, and the symbols of his adopted landscape, expanding his visual lexicon while maintaining his playful, incisive tone. His paintings resist solemnity, instead holding tension between humor and gravity, surface charm and deeper unease. Figures and objects appear as both archetypes and caricatures, lending his canvases a restless, performative energy.
An art educator and award-winning painter, Negrón has exhibited widely in the United States and Italy. His work invites viewers into a theater of imagination where the familiar is estranged, the serious parodied, and the tragic collides with the comic in ways both unsettling and relevant.
Bachelor of Fine Arts Parsons School of Design New York, NY
Master of Education in Arts and Learning Endicott College Beverly, MA
Circle Foundation for the Arts 2026 artist member
LynnArts artist member (former)
Marblehead Arts Association artist member (former)
Rockport Art Association artist member (former)
Salem Art Association artist member (former)
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selected exhibitions awards honors publications
fiuto Art Space, Solo Exhibition 2026
Ripatransone, Ascoli Picento, ITALY
Circle Foundation for the Arts 2026
Finalist - Artist of the Year Lyon, FRANCE
Circle Foundation for the Arts 2025
Selected Artist for 'Art IDEAL' Volume V', Lyon FRANCE
ATAIA Annual International Art Fair 2023
Montefiore dell'Aso, Ascoli Piceno, ITALY
11 Artists Painting Swimming Pools 2022
Munchies Arts Club Magazine
Variations National Juried Exhibition 2022
Marblehead Arts Association
RAA&M National Juried Exhibition 2021
Rockport Art Association and Museum
Salem Art Gallery 2021
First Prize Award 'Incipit Spring' juried exhibition in Salem, MA
Salem Art Association 2021
First Prize Award 'Primavera' juried exhibition in Salem, MA
Second Prize Award 'Tides of Life' juried exhibition in Salem, MA
Marblehead Arts Association 2021
New England Regional group exhibition in Marblehead, MA
Galleries at LynnArts 2019
Imaginary Places and Far Out Places, a juried exhibition in Lynn, MA
Marblehead Arts Association 2019
New England Regional group exhibition in Marblehead, MA
Hall Haskell House 2018
Artapalooza group exhibition in Ipswich, MA
Salem Art Association 2018
Member Exhibition in Salem, MA
Hudson Gallery 2018
Featured Artist in Gloucester, MA
Tusinski Gallery 2017
Featured Artist in Rockport, MA
A Tribute to Jean-Michel Basquiat 2017
Invitational Fundraiser in New York, NY
Davis Art Gallery 2017
Plot, A juried group exhibition in Worcester, MA
She-Bear Gallery 2016
Solo Exhibition in Portland, ME
Artrageous 2016
Montserrat College of Art’s annual juried art auction in Beverly, MA
Uforge Gallery 2015
Holiday Shop (juried) in Jamaica Plain, MA
Umbrella Gallery 2015
Off the Wall (juried) in Concord, MA
Present Tense 2015
Guest Exhibitor and co-curator Lynn Museum in Lynn, MA
Marblehead Festival of the Arts 2015
Guest Exhibitor and co-juror in Marblehead, MA
Artrageous 2015
Montserrat College of Art’s annual juried art auction in Beverly, MA
Chameleon Gallery Exhibition 2014
Chameleon Gallery in Newburyport, MA
Exhibition at the Hall Haskell House 2014
Hall Haskell House in Ipswich, MA
New England Regional Exhibition 2015
Annual juried exhibition Marblehead Art Association in Marblehead, MA
New England Regional Exhibition 2014
Honorable Mention Marblehead Art Association in Marblehead, MA
Chameleon Gallery Exhibition 2013
Chameleon Gallery in Newburyport, MA
Solo Exhibition Gulu Gulu Café 2013
Gulu Gulu Café in Salem, MA
Downtown Lynn Cultural District 2013
First Featured Artist Lynn, MA
PAINT 2013
Honorable Mention annual juried exhibition LynnArts in Lynn, MA
Art*Throb Magazine 2012
Featured Artist Northshore ART*THROB Magazine
In the Garden Exhibition 2012
Gallery Della Piana in Hamilton, MA
Gaga Gallery Exhibition 2012
Gaga Gallery in Swampscott, MA