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Stephen Warde Anderson

Rockford, Illinois, United States
Artist (Painting)
Born 1953

Stephen Warde Anderson is a self-taught Midwestern outsider artist whose acrylic paintings depict whimsical worlds inhabited by fairies, mermaids, aliens, fabulous creatures, and glamorous ladies, often in distress. Executed in a style best described as naive classicism, his work is characterized by bright colors, strong line, stylized, formal composition, and with its mix of fairy tale like fantasy, fey humor, and social comment presents an ingenuous romanticism free of parody or irony.  He is also creating a body of work of historical portraits.


Born (1953) and resident in Rockford, Illinois, Anderson has been working full-time and exhibiting nationally for over twenty years. He has had numerous one-man shows and has been represented by major dealers in Chicago, Milwaukee, Columbus OH, New York, Texas, Florida, and in the Washington, D.C. area. His paintings have also been featured as cover art for Chronicles magazine.


His work is included in the Roger Brown Study Collection at the Art Institute of Chicago, as well as in the collections of the Smithsonian Art Gallery and the Museum of Folk Art in New York. He is one of the few living painters to be profiled in the Encyclopedia of American Folk Art (Gerard C. Wertkin, New York, 2004) and is the subject of a documentary, "Fantasy Tableau" (available on Vimeo), by Milwaukee film maker Kate Balsley.

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Stylized and symbolic still lifes and scenes
Painting titled "At the Top of the H…" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
At the Top of the Hill - Painting, 12x16 in ©2007 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, Other
"At the Top of the Hill"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 12x16 in

$286
Painting titled "The Cup" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Gouache Mounted on Wood Panel
The Cup - Painting, 20x14 in ©2000 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Other, cup, goblet
"The Cup"

Gouache on Other substrate | 20x14 in

$386
Painting titled "Celestial Eye" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Other rigid panel
Celestial Eye - Painting, 14x18 in ©2007 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Symbolism, symbolism-1020, Other
"Celestial Eye"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 14x18 in

$336
Painting titled "Black Oak Rains" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Acrylic Mounted on Wood Panel
Black Oak Rains - Painting, 24x20 in ©2003 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Outsider Art, outsider-art-1044, Other, black oak
"Black Oak Rains"

Acrylic on Other substrate | 24x20 in

$586
Painting titled "The Dagger" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Gouache Mounted on Wood Panel
The Dagger - Painting, 19.5x13.5 in ©2000 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Other, dagger, knife
"The Dagger"

Gouache on Other substrate | 19.5x13.5 in

$386
Painting titled "The Crystal Ball" by Stephen Warde Anderson, Original Artwork, Gouache Mounted on Wood Panel
The Crystal Ball - Painting, 16x20 in ©2000 by Stephen Warde Anderson - Other, crystal ball
"The Crystal Ball"

Gouache on Other substrate | 16x20 in

$436
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