About
Stephen Loya
Born in Pittsburgh, PA
Lives & works in Sterling, VA
Steve Loya is a true believer in the power of art and creativity and makes every effort to explore this in his own life. A Bachelor of Science in Art Education major from Edinboro University of PA, Steve's work is motivated by a strong desire to communicate and express visually something beyond words or spoken language, however serious or playful his approach and subject matter may be. His work has been exhibited in solo exhibits, juried and group shows, galleries and small businesses throughout the Northern Virginia region, DC, NV, PA, MD, NY as well as in Japan, Greece, and the UK. His work has also been featured and published in a handful of physical and online artist publications and books during the past decade.
Selected Exhibition Record:
2019
Universal Language (solo show), Tryst Gallery, Leesburg, VA
Visual Music (solo show), 868 Estate, Hillsboro, VA
Not So Scary Monsters (solo show), Artists & Makers Studios, Silver Spring, MD
2018
2018 Monster Draw Rally participant/exhibitor, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
Animals Altered, The Galleries at Takoma Park Community Center, Takoma Park, MD
Love Nature Too (with Kris Loya), North Gate Vineyard, Purcellville, VA
Endangered Kingdom (solo show), Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Washington, DC
2017
2017 Alchemical Vessels exhibition, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Washington, DC
2017 Monster Draw Rally participant/exhibitor, Greater Reston Arts Center, Reston, VA
Artimation, ShenArts, Winchester, VA
The Winter’s Tale, Tryst Gallery, Leesburg, VA
2016
2016 Alchemical Vessels exhibition, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Washington, DC
Creatures of Imagination (solo show), GWU Innovation Hall, Ashburn, VA
2015
2015 Alchemical Vessels exhibition, Joan Hisaoka Healing Arts Gallery, Washington, DC
Splotch Monster Island (solo show), the Griffin Art Center, Frederick, MD
Love Nature (with Kris Loya), North Gate Vineyard
Aviary, Washington ArtWorks, Bethesda, MD
Lost & Found, Off-Rhode Gallery, Washington, DC
2014
Return of the Splotch Monster (solo show), Off-Rhode Gallery, Washington, DC Panels in Frames, 505 North Gallery, Frederick, MD
Wild Ocean, Off-Rhode Gallery, Washington, DC
Amazing Marvels, Off-Rhode Gallery, Washington, DC
2013
Splotch/Asterisk (with JJ Cromer), Off-Rhode Gallery, Washington, DC
Mail Me Art: Short & Sweet, The Framers Gallery, London, UK
InstaFrame, Artisphere, Arlington, VA
2012
Our Secret Genius, Pterodactyl, Philadelphia, PA
For the Absurd, Coo Basement, Thessaloniki, Greece
2011
We Are Monsters, Pleasant Plains Workshop, Washington, DC 2011
Moleskine Exhibition, ISOT Fair, Tokyo, Japan
Wish You Were Here, The George Orwell, London, UK
Awards and Honors
2017
Best of Loudoun County, “Best Artist” nominee, Loudoun Times Mirror
2014
Wild Ocean, contributing artist and author, Fulcrum Publishing
Magic Bullet, DC’s Premier Comics newspaper, #8, chosen cover art
The Funk Ark: man is a Monster, album cover art (w/ JJ Cromer), Rope-a-Dope Records
Feed Your Soul artist/educator fellowship residency, Maine College of Art
2013
Comme De Garcons, spring 2013 advertising campaign art (w/ JJ Cromer)
Pathways Magazine, spring 2013 issue, chosen cover art
2012
District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, DC, contributing artist and illustrator, Fulcrum Publishing
Stickerbomb Monsters, contributing artist, The SRK/Laurence King Publishing 2011 Blanket Magazine, issue 25, featured 2011 calendar artist
2010 Moleskine “My Moleskine” chosen sleeve design template art