About
Stephen Blades is a multidisciplinary artist working and living in Northwest Connecticut. He received his MFA in sculpture from the University of Alabama in 2025. His work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Stephen received a BFA degree in sculpture from Louisiana State University in 2010 and teaching certification for art, K-12, from Southeastern Louisiana University in 2012. He taught art in middle and high schools in Louisiana and Virginia for a decade before attending graduate school, and now teaches 9th-12th grade metalsmithing and ceramics. Blades was awarded Honorable Mention at the Rawls Museum Arts’ Opening Up juried exhibition in Courtland, Virginia, has demonstrated at the Baton Rouge (Louisiana) Mini Maker Faire and has exhibited at blacksmithing events, juried art shows, and craft fairs across the country.