Clintel Steed (b. 1977), originally from Salt Lake City, Utah, lives and works in New York City. He received a B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and a M.F.A. from Indiana University, and completed advanced studies at the New York Studio School of Drawing, Painting, and Sculpture. He has exhibited in numerous solo and group exhibitions. Recent solo exhibitions include, “Behind the Hood” at Mark Borghi, Sag Harbor, New York (2021); “Allegory of Now” at M+B, Los Angeles (2020); “Compendium Part II”, Mark Borghi Fine Art, Bridgehampton, New York (2019); and “Clintel Steed: Paintings” at John Davis Gallery, Hudson, New York (2018). Steed has been featured in numerous group exhibitions. His most recent include, “Incise, Echo and Repeat” at The Clemente Center, New York (2019); “ New Narrative Now” at Michael David & Company, New York (2019); “Emoji Show” at Klaus von Nichtsagend Gallery, New York (2018); and “Dennis Congdon and Clintel Steed Recent Paintings” at RISD Department Gallery, Providence, Rhode Island (2018). He is the recipient of the John Koch Award from the National Academy of Arts and Letters, and has been the subject of profiles in Hyperallergic, Artcritical and The New York Sun, to name a few. With extensive experience teaching, Steed’s most recent engagements have been at New York Studio School as a painting instructor, and at Western Connecticut State University as an adjunct professor MFA .