About Stephen

Baltimore City
Stephen Hendee is a sculptor who builds objects inspired by digital culture, speculative fiction, and architecture. His work has been exhibited at MOMA/ PS.1 Contemporary Art Center, The New Museum for Contemporary Art, SculptureCenter, and The Whitney Museum Of American Art. Recent awards include a 2017  Maryland State Art Council Artist Award in Sculpture/Installation, a National Endowment for the Arts grant in 2019, and a HEMI research fellowship at Johns Hopkins University in 2021.

Climbing into the Dark

Mixed media modular installation
  • Climbing Into the Dark (Component) 2016
    Climbing Into the Dark (Component) 2016
    Climbing Into the Dark (Component) 2016 20"x 24"x 18" plywood, paint, debris
  • Climbing Into the Dark 2016
    Climbing Into the Dark 2016
    Climbing Into the Dark 2016 96"x 192"x 24" plywood, paint, foam, debris
  • Climbing Into the Dark 2016
    Climbing Into the Dark 2016
    Climbing Into the Dark 2016 96"x 192"x 24" plywood, paint, foam, debris

VOID (2015)

Installation at Goucher College Silber Gallery
  • VOID (2015)
    VOID (2015)
    VOID (2015) corrugated polypropylene, metal tape, lights Silber Gallery, Goucher College, Towson, MD
  • VOID (2015)
    VOID (2015)
    VOID (2015) corrugated polypropylene, metal tape, lights Silber Gallery, Goucher College, Towson, MD

The Last People

Installation @Site:Lab The Public Museum, Grand Rapids MI
  • The Last People 2013
    The Last People 2013
    The Last People 2013 Polypropylene, optical tape, fluorescent lights, gels @Site:Lab The Public Museum, Grand Rapids MI
  • The Last People 2013
    The Last People 2013
    The Last People 2013 Polypropylene, optical tape, fluorescent lights, gels @Site:Lab The Public Museum, Grand Rapids MI
  • The Last People 2013
    The Last People 2013
    The Last People 2013 Polypropylene, optical tape, fluorescent lights, gels @Site:Lab The Public Museum, Grand Rapids MI
  • The Last People 2013
    The Last People 2013
    The Last People 2013 Polypropylene, optical tape, fluorescent lights, gels @Site:Lab The Public Museum, Grand Rapids MI
  • The Last People 2013
    The Last People 2013
    The Last People 2013 Polypropylene, optical tape, fluorescent lights, gels @Site:Lab The Public Museum, Grand Rapids MI
  • The Last People 2013
    The Last People 2013
    The Last People 2013 Polypropylene, optical tape, fluorescent lights, gels @Site:Lab The Public Museum, Grand Rapids MI
  • The Last People 2013
    The Last People 2013
    The Last People 2013 Polypropylene, optical tape, fluorescent lights, gels @Site:Lab The Public Museum, Grand Rapids MI

Digitally emergent sculpture

Sculptures utilizing inlay and sub-structured accumulations
  • Monarch 2017
    Monarch 2017
    Monarch (2017) acrylic, metal tape, glue 20”x 20”x 20”
  • Vase 2017
    Vase 2017
    Vase (2017) acrylic, metal tape 12”x 7” x 7”
  • Corpse 2017
    Corpse 2017
    Corpse 2017 acrylic, metal tape, glue 42” x 28” x 10”
  • Charred (2017)
    Charred (2017)
    Charred (2017) acrylic, glue 20” x 20” x 16”
  • Frond 2017
    Frond 2017
    Frond 2017 acrylic, glue 10” x 6” x 10”
  • Frond 2017
    Frond 2017
    Frond 2017 acrylic, glue 10” x 6” x 10”
  • Free Form 2016
    Free Form 2016
    Free Form 2016 acrylic, metal tape, silicone each 12"x 8"x 10"