ARTIST'S BIOGRAPHY

Steven Chapp (b. 1952) is an Easley, South Carolina artist and printmaker, and the founder of Black Dog Press. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Steven has been a champion in the South Carolina art community for more than three decades.

Career highlights include collaborating on major projects with renowned artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude in 1978 and 1983. Chapp directed the Shifting Plates print portfolios and traveling exhibitions (2014, 2016), and co-organized the Contemporary Print Collective, here in Greenville.

Chapp has participated in exhibitions across the region. His printmaking has been featured at the Greenville County Museum of Art, the Spartanburg Art Museum, the Pickens County Museum, and the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum.

Steven spent 29 years teaching in the Greenville County School District, and has been an instructor at the South Carolina Governor’s School for the Arts & Humanities, the Fine Arts Center, and Clemson University’s Genoa, Italy campus. Chapp holds an MFA from Clemson University and a BFA from Appalachian State University.

PROCESS & PRACTICE 

As a printmaker I have always been excited about making marks that leave an impression. The act of making marks in various print media provides me an opportunity to be expressive in my imagery. Be it intaglio, relief or the singular monotype print, I find the task of arranging and manipulating the medium a joyous path to my imagery. I find pleasure in creating a visual story for the viewer of my artistic work.  Steven Chapp 

Artwork image (left): Point Taken. Relief print, 1/10.

AVAILABLE WORKS 

Selected works by Steven Chapp are available through Wilkinson ART Gallery. 

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