Stephen Chambers Spelling, 2001

British artist Stephen Chambers RA (b. 1960) is renowned for his distinct visual language encompassing flat planes of intense colour and pattern.  Chambers describes his painting as being about 'states of mind' and talks of being 'interested in paradox; the welding together of seduction and mayhem, innocence and menace, serenity and anarchy.' Born in London, Chambers trained at Central St Martin's and the Chelsea School of Art. His work is represented in public collections, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

Selected solo exhibitions include Stephen Chambers RA: Prints, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2008; Artists' Laboratory 06: Stephen Chambers RA, Royal Academy of Arts, London, 2012; and Stephen Chambers: Court of Redonda, touring exhibition Palazzo Dondola, 57th International Art Exhibition, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy, 2017; The Heong Gallery, Downing College, Cambridge, 2018; and Hastings Contemporary, Hastings 2020 and 2021.