STEPHEN DAVAN
urban scenes, backstage life, the male figure—all rendered with a theatrical sensibility and careful draftsman’s eye
Stephen Davan is an emerging artist and illustrator from the world of theater design. Drawing from his education in architecture and his career designing scenery for plays and musicals, Stephen's work encompasses a variety of subjects—urban scenes, backstage life, the male figure—all rendered with a theatrical sensibility and careful draftsman’s eye.
A special attention to gay lives, histories, and desires runs through much of Stephen's work, most recently in his rainbow-hued “NYC Pride” series celebrating historic queer sites around New York City. His paintings of gay men in Provincetown have been seen for the past two summers at the Provincetown Art Association & Museum’s 12x12 show. Stephen’s collection of male nude figure drawings is showing here for the first time
For much of the past decade Stephen has made his career as an associate scenic designer for theater, helping to develop and adapt the designs for shows including the Broadway productions of Angels in America and Frozen, and the current world tour of The Phantom of the Opera. "In Rehearsal," his forthcoming series of drawings and paintings, will be inspired by his experiences working alongside stagehands, actors, and dancers onstage and behind the scenes.
