STEPH BOLT artist

Australian artist STEPH BOLT splits her time between studios on the Mornington Peninsula near Melbourne & Skopelos Island in Greece.

For STEPH travel & art are totally intertwined, feeding off each other. Her work traverses many mediums including photography, sculpture & printmaking. Predominantly her work is about people in their local environment. Her subject matter is deliberately non heroic.

She observes, records & documents daily life with her camera. STEPH started exploring the minimalist constructed object whilst completing her Master of Fine Art at RMIT in Melbourne. Always working in series she often has several different projects unfolding simultaneously. STEPH de-contextualises complex photographic images & lets a figure stand alone in blank space.

She has received 2 Australia Council for the Arts Grants, exhibits internationally & has completed residencies in Australia, Europe & Asia. Her work is held in public & private collections throughout the world.

In 2021 her work GREEK MEANDER was selected as a finalist for the BURNIE PRINT PRIZE & purchased for the BURNIE REGIONAL GALLERY collection. GREEK MEANDER 2 was selected as a finalist for the GEELONG PRINT PRIZE. GREEK MEANDER 4 is currently installed at the MORNINGTON PENINSULA REGIONAL GALLERY.

Photography, travel & colour are her obsessions.

above GREEK MEANDER 2020
finalist - BURNIE PRINT PRIZE 2021
33 cyanotype panels printed on various 300gsm papers
machine stitched - 236cm x 23cm
Purchased in 2021 by the Burnie Regional Gallery for their collection.

above DAWN, ANZAC DAY 2020
digital photograph
“With no public Remembrance Services allowed because of the coronavirus,
I knew Anzac Day 2020 would be like no other.
People gathered on the street to pay their respect at dawn."
Acquired by The State Archives - PUBLIC RECORDS OFFICE VICTORIA