Stephen Perkins
Instructor
Stephen Perkins is a classically trained sculptor, painter and draughtsman and anatomist. His training has been with sculptors Leslie Posey, Walker Hancock and Elizabeth Gordon Chandler. In painting, Stephen studied under Nelson Shanks and Henry Hensche. Anatomy and draughtsmanship were studied under Deanne Keller Jr. and Jack Kramer.
His awards include five National Sculpture Society scholarships as well as the society’s Jennewein Award and Gloria Medal, the Posey Grant and Lyme Academy Scholarships.
His teaching positions include The New York Academy, The Grand Central Academy, Janus Collaborative and the Academy of Art University. In addition, Stephen teaches workshops across the United States and in Europe. He also created an extensive online ecorche class. Stephen’s work is mostly of a personal expression, but he also produces public art commissions, both portrait and figurative in sculpture, drawing and painting. Stephen maintains a studio in the oceanside town of Melbourne Beach, FL.