Stephen Gorman
Stephen Gorman is a photographer whose art explores humanity’s choices in a world of rapid technological, cultural, and environmental changes. His work is in numerous private collections and has been exhibited nationally and internationally. Raised overseas, educated in a foreign language and culture, Stephen’s work focuses on how cultural values and national mythologies shape our relationships to the world we live in and the diverse societies with which we share it. He is particularly interested in the history and mythology of the American Frontier, and how it shapes the American worldview to this day.
Stephen holds a master’s degree in environmental studies from Yale University, and a bachelor’s degree in American Studies from Wesleyan University. His book Arctic Visions - Encounters at the Top of the World won the prestigious Benjamin Franklin Award in 2012. Stephen’s recent exhibitions include Visions of Inuit Life – Photographs by Stephen Gorman – Museo Del Oro, Bogota, Columbia, 2024 -2025; Environmental Impact II - The National Museum of Wildlife Art, Jackson Hole, WY, 2024; Down to the Bone – Edward Koren and Stephen Gorman Peabody-Essex Museum, Salem, MA, 2022-2023; and Eyes on the Arctic – U.S. – Canadian Cooperation in the North U.S. Embassy, Ottawa, Canada; Toronto Public Library; Montreal Biosphere; U.S. Consulate, Quebec City; The Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg; Telus Convention Centre, Calgary; US Consulate, Vancouver, 2017.
