Biography
Stephen Chambers RA (b. London 1960) studied at Winchester School of Art (1978-79); St Martin’s School of Art (1979-82) and Chelsea School of Art (1983). He has won many scholarships and awards, including a Rome Scholarship, a Fellowship at Winchester School of Art, and a Mark Rothko Memorial Trust Travelling Award and was artist in residence at Kettle’s Yard (1998). Besides his painting and printmaking, Chambers has also collaborated on three dance projects with the Royal Ballet: Sleeping with Audrey (1996), Room of Cooks (1997, 1999) and This House Will Burn (2001). His most recent major project was The Court of Redonda, a large portrait series shown first during the 2017 Venice Biennale, then at The Heong Gallery at Downing College, Cambridge from whom he had recieved an Honorary Fellowship (2016).
