IRSTEV Ivan Stevens

IRSTEV Ivan Stevens Biography

United Kingdom

After 20 years working as a Qualified Psychiatric Nurse , In 2016 I undertook Firstly an Art Foundation course at the Bournville School of Art Birmingham and then I undertook a Masters Degree M.A in Fine Art at Margaret street Birmingham  School of Art Birmingham City University  where my Artwork passed with Distinction and I was awarded the Bowater Aston prize for Excellence in Sculpture. I also do paintings and Prints. My paintings have been shortlisted at various times and awarded placement in several major Exhibitions. For Example 'Tears of A Midnight Clown' was Exhibited in the 2023/24 Humanity Exhibition at Sotherbys London as well as Glasgow and Brighton Gallerie and in 2025 the RBSA  Royal Birmingham Society of Arts Friends Exhibition January- February 2025. Beatles at Smethwick Baths 1962 was exhibited in the OUTSIDEIN Environments major exhibition at London Kings Place Piano Nobile Gallery 2019/20. Vicious Icarus was awarded  Highly Commended Artist and Longlisted for VAO Exhibition.2022.  Kimura Dawn was exhibited at the RBSA Royal Birmingham Society Of Artists Annual Prize show in 2019 .I have artworks in various private collections worldwide. I am interested in the Macabre and am currently doing a PhD at University  in History of Occult Pagan and Astrology related Focus. I  joined the Dark Art Movement and Macabre Gallery to create new Artworks in the Dark Art Genre  including Prints and Sculptures as well as paintings for representation by the Macabre Gallery. Please note due to PhD studies I have continued to produce Artwork but have only recently started to publicise and offer my work again although I do have art works in private collections worldwide.