Hercules’ New Labors and Other Domestic Affairs New Works by Steven Pearson

Hercules’ New Labors and Other Domestic Affairs

New Works by Steven Pearson

Gallery in the Scott Center

Opening Reception: Thursday, 9/11/2025 from 5-7 PM

Exhibit runs: 9/11-12/6

Steven Pearson is the Joan Develin Coley Endowed Chair in Creative Expression and the Arts at McDaniel College, where he has been a professor since 2004. Originally from Johnstown, NY, Steven served honorably in the Navy and then went on to receive his AA in Fine Art from Fulton-Montgomery Community College, his B.S. in Studio Art from The College of Saint Rose, and his M.F.A. in Painting from the Maryland Institute College of Art.

This powerful new body of work represents the creative efforts of a recent sabbatical and a focused return to Pearson’s earlier roots in narrative figuration following almost two decades of exploring abstraction and non-objective painting. Order, structure and careful observation of the places he inhabits remain paramount to his artistic practice in any style, echoing his early experiences in the Navy.

You may view Steven Pearson’s work online at https://srpearson.com/home.html.

Image info:

A Place to Pause

Oil on Canvas

48 x 60

2025

Blinded by His Labors (Detail)

Oil on Canvas

72” x 252”

2024-2025

Host or Publisher Carroll Community College