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STEPHEN SANDOVAL
New York Based Artist & Photographer
www.StephenSandoval.com
www.Pursuebliss.com
info@stephensandoval.com
STEPHEN SANDOVAL is a New York based artist and photographer. Sandoval has sold hundreds of original works and is held in private collections worldwide. Sandoval has participated in various online projects including the Brooklyn Museum and the Indianapolis Museum of Art, Wikipedia in connection with the Museum of Modern Art and The Met, and the Sketchbook Project in connection with Art House Coop in Atlanta.
Sandoval has exhibited in various spaces in Manhattan which include solo exhibits at the 850 Third Avenue lobby gallery in Midtown Manhattan in March of 2002, Dance Space in Manhattan’s SOHO in 2001, and Nation Restaurant located in Midtown Manhattan in 1999. Sandoval maintains professional/member affiliations with some of New York City's premiere art associations including the Brooklyn Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, PS1, and Queens Museum of Art.
Largely self-taught, Sandoval attended art and business school at the State University of New York at Oswego and moved to New York City in 1994.
If you are interested in any of the photos here, please contact Stephen Sandoval at sandovalny@gmail.com.
MISSION STATEMENT
There is a somewhat material permanence about the creative process. When you create/document something, you date and time it and thus put it in its own historical place be it personal or on the public timeline.
Modern life presents the human animal with many struggles, burdens, and stresses. People seem to possess an innate desire to escape the daily humdrum and the very ordinary events that embrace them. Stephen Sandoval employs painting, digital photography, mixed media, fax and mobile art to capture the extraordinary, comedic, and celebratory events that can be found in the everyday.
You can find more information on Stephen at:
stephensandoval.com
pursuebliss.com
stephensandoval.tumblr.com
twitter.com/stephensandoval

RECENT ENDEAVORS:
JUNE 2010
FIGMENT
"Wishes on the Wind" Interactive Installation
June 11 – 13, 2010
Governors Island, NYC
Friday, June 11 — 10am – 4pm
Saturday, June 12 — 10am – 6pm
Sunday, June 13 — 10am – 6pm
Invitation and exhibition at the annual ART ON VINYL 2010 at Local Project in Long Island City. Exhibition June 2010.
FEBRUARY 2010
"A Million and One Thanks" A new installation at Local Project in Long Island City.
NOVEMBER 2009
Queens Museum of Art - Participated in the "A Book About Death" group exhibition.
OCTOBER 2009
Photo documentation of Priscilla Proud Woman Stadler's "The Oracle of Random Quotes" at Local Project in Long Island City, NYC.
AUGUST 2009
Exhibited a recent acrylic painting of the George Washington Bridge measuring 2 x 3 ft at Cabrini Wines in Washington Heights.

Photo-documentation of Chin Chih Yang's "Burning Ice" installation in Union Square in Manhattan.

JUNE 2009
Photo-documentation of "100 Degrees" interactive installation by Hector Canonge and Chin Chih Yang on Queens Boulevard in Sunnyside, New York.
Thursday, June 4th from 6 to 8 pm
Opening Reception
Cabrini Wines at 831 West 181st (at Cabrini Blvd.)
URBAN FORMS: A group show featuring: Diane Drescher, Trish Mayo, Rick Perez, Daniel Root, Stephen Sandoval, and Sheryl Zacharia. Each artist interpretes the theme of URBAN FORMS through works created as paintings, ceramics or photographs.
Opening May 31st to mid-June, 2009
Group Exhibition at
Queens Sky
Local Project, 45-10 Davis Street, Long Island City, NY
MAY 2009
Participated in the 2009 New York Photo Festival's "We're All Photographers Now" project:



FEBRUARY-APRIL 2009
Participated in the Wikipedia Loves Art scavenger hunt/photography contest en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_loves_art for the Brooklyn Museum of Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and the Museum of Modern Art and tied for winning in the contest for MoMA.
MARCH 2009
Participated and won with one of my designs in the Indianapolis Museum of Arts contest "I Has A Designz ".

www.imamuseum.org/exhibitions/european-design/about/image...
The winning image in the IMA contest:

One of my images from the Drums Along the Hudson series was picked for a Buffalo State University News Bulletin.

FEBRUARY-JUNE 2009
Group exhibition in connection with Art House, Atlanta on the Sketchbook Tour: arthousecoop.com
Art House Gallery - Atlanta, GA
February 27, 2009
7:00 - 10:00pm
309 Peters St
Atlanta, GA 30313
Museum of Contemporary Art DC - Washington, DC
March 3, 2009
7:00 - 10:00pm
1054 31st St NW #9
Washington, DC 20007
Chris' Jazz Cafe, Philadelphia, PA
March 4, 2009
5:00 - 7:00pm
1421 Sansom Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Laconia Gallery - Boston, MA
March 6, 2009
5:30 - TBD
433 Harrison Ave
Boston, MA 2118
Antena Gallery - Chicago, IL
March 8, 2009
1:00pm - TBD
1765 S. Laflin
Chicago, IL 60608
Soulard Art Market - St. Louis, MO
March 11, 2009
6:30 - 10:00pm
2028 S. 12th Street
St. Louis, MO 63104
3rd Ward - Brooklyn, NY
March 13, 2009
7:00 - 10:00pm
195 Morgan Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) - Atlanta, GA
April 2, 2009
285 Peachtree Center Ave
Atlanta, GA 30303
mid May - Mid June
Chicago Art Source Gallery - Chicago, IL
mid May - mid June
1871 N. Clybourn Ave
Chicago, IL 60614
JANUARY 2009

Sold a poster size image of this photo to a collector in New Jersey.
DECEMBER 2008

This image was used for a poster in connection with a conference in New York that the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) had in early December 2008. www.fdic.gov/
NOVEMBER 2008

OCTOBER 2008
Recent experimental video recording of Gilbert & George as young men in Times Square:

I was honored to be one of the winners of the Top 10 posts to the Brooklyn Museum's Flickr account for the month of September 2008:
www.flickr.com/groups/brooklynmuseum/discuss/721576079970...
One of my recent photos in the Gothamist:

One of my recent photos made the Brooklyn Museum blog:

One of my recent photos made the Rude Mechanical Orchestra's blog:


SEPTEMBER 2008
Take a moment to help tag the Brooklyn Museum online collection:

Brooklyn Museum Blog:
www.brooklynmuseum.org/community/blogosphere/bloggers/200...
My profile at JPG dot com:



AUGUST 2008

JULY 2008
Check out my Danoo.com pool at www.danoo.com/gallery_archive.php:

Check out my galleries at
www.Darckr.com 
JUNE 2008
Check out my galleries at LookAtLife.com

JUNE 2008
Check out your photos in PicLens by downloading through your brower. PicLens.com

JUNE 2008
Glad I got the chance to participate in the Click project in connection with the Brooklyn Museum and want to thank Shelley Berstein for her innovative, think outside of the box approach.


Open Call Begins March 1http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/click/
FEBRUARY 2008
Please watch the Brooklyn Museum Spring 2008 Video Project that nine other photographers and I were selected for by clicking the immediate link below or the Brooklyn Museum website image below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rrTaOhsqFKY

Please visit my Saatchi online gallery

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Temporary bliss is what the world seeks so fervidly.
A curious glance. A quick look directly in eye.
A look toward earth. Amazement at sky above.
I dream and sometimes I record my dreams.
That damned lens follows me where I go.
The unexamined life (it has been said) is not worth living.
Did the unrecorded, undocumented life ever really happen?
The documented life is immortality achieved.
Stephen Sandoval,
New York City
Great art is often an accident that happens during a planned execution.

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Find the answer in your art.
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stephensandoval.com
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"Art needn't be good, bad, or have any meaning at all, but perhaps it should be memorable." - Stephen Sandoval
Photos of Stephen Sandoval (12)
Stephen Sandoval's favorite photos from other Flickr members (3,875)
Contacts (5,554)
Groups (50)
- Tamron Lens Users (USA) 22,409 photos, 1,958 members
- Bryant Park NYC 2,695 photos, 750 members
- Whatcha eatin? 157 photos, 67 members
- kaugummi books /// contemporary works blog /// new artists searc 1,459 photos, 669 members
- Dazed and Confused - New Photographer Search 418,789 photos, 21,631 members
- Blue Skies Project 1,035 photos, 73 members
- Queens Museum of Art 102 photos, 20 members
- ARTE LATERALE CHALLENGE 0 photos, 286 members
- Nikon D90 :) 147,483 photos, 3,127 members
- Art21 Student Art Projects 87 photos, 167 members
- Aperture Nature Photography Workshops Contest 1,589 photos, 3,743 members
- #Classified 106 photos, 306 members
- Macros Around The World - Contest #0911 and #0912 RUNNING!!! 2,363 photos, 251 members
- Bikes at night 59 photos, 8 members
- College Point, Queens, NY 52 photos, 19 members
- My third photo exhibition will take place on july 28 ~ August 9 11 photos, 120 members
- Jamaica, Queens 263 photos, 60 members
- Il Bello dell'Italia (post1 - comment1/READ the RULES) 8,296 photos, 403 members
- Pisa 7,342 photos, 1,082 members
- ANTICANDO!!!(P1/Aw3)New Contest:"CASTLES of THE LOIRE" 125,298 photos, 7,765 members
- Damn! I Wish I'd Taken That!!! (Invite Only) Post 1-Award2 177,842 photos, 22,453 members
- Black and White (Photography) 71,887 photos, 5,452 members
- Panorama of the City of New York at the Queens Museum of Art 251 photos, 72 members
- Flickr Excellent Photos 6,882 photos, 450 members
- Art in the city 23,522 photos, 1,688 members
- Philadelphia Museum of Art 1,888 photos, 416 members
- as beautiful as you want 365,178 photos, 8,712 members
- WNYC's Cityscapes 7,487 photos, 412 members
- DECAY OF A CITY 49 photos, 3 members
- I Has A Designz 515 photos, 112 members
- New York Photography 186,136 photos, 11,611 members
- Panoramico 19,945 photos, 1,303 members
- Chandigarh Photography Club (CPC) 8,947 photos, 677 members
- NIKON D90 CLUB 560,100 photos, 28,181 members
- Flickr Ideas 0 photos, 10,398 members
- Nikon D90 728,969 photos, 32,032 members
- NYC 5 (5Boros=1DynamicCity) 17,529 photos, 711 members
- Reflect your World (New! No Invite needed) 43,124 photos, 5,472 members
- Nikon Digital Learning Center 709,475 photos, 63,587 members
- FLORES, de todas as cores!!! 2,478 photos, 218 members
- -eye hurters- 5,098 photos, 746 members
- Whitney Museum 184 photos, 145 members
- MoMA 5,903 photos, 1,080 members
- MoMA The Museum of Modern Art (Official) 5,730 photos, 1,939 members
- Wikipedia Loves Art 7,000 photos, 442 members
- Urban photos 6,561 photos, 264 members
- SELF PORTRAIT GROUP (ABOUT SELF) 2,880 photos, 255 members
- photographie ? 1,738 photos, 92 members
- Flickr Commons 1,122 photos, 1,527 members
- Photographic Excellence / NO PEOPLE SHOTS! 26,223 photos, 1,489 members
Testimonials (8)
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ramparts54 says:
"Stephen's art encompasses more than photography but it is here that we get to enjoy his wide-ranging views of NYC, his fine architecture images and beautiful compositions of sculptural works, among his many specialties. Creativity at work!"
18th October, 2008
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luluinnyc | Amy Dreher says:
"Stephen/PursueBliss has a great creative mind - be it about photography, painting, film, music, architecture. I love talking to him about art, and seeing the world through his (photographic) eyes. I've gone on many a flickr walk with him - he quietly captures things the rest of us don't see."
30th August, 2008
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Simon Kennedy (spkennedy3000) says:
"Pursuebliss has a fabulous eye - the main thing that comes through when looking through his great photos and very interesting paintings. Over the last few months I have really enjoyed seeing his posts, and I look forward to seeing many more!!"
24th February, 2008
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pablotesoriere says:
"I think your work is fantastic! You really know how to edit pictures and you are a talent shooting!
Congratulations!"3rd February, 2008
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maybe.artist says:
"I very much enjoy looking at PursueBliss's photo stream. Very talneted photographer. I would love to see more of PursueBliss's work in future."
14th January, 2008
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erkantr says:
"not only a good photographer but also a man of art. I like his compositions and works, full of creativity and originality... feel lucky to know him on Flickr."
14th January, 2008
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Tomitheos says:
"Stephen Sandoval is just as artistically intelligent as he is talented.
On flickr, Stephen has a keen eye for framing perspective and Stephen's photography also has something in common with his art:
Stephen's photos, well written words and art pieces have an emotional impact on the viewer that reminds us that it is the journey, not the destination, that impacts our lives.
I am very grateful to have Stephen as a friend and am always eager to view Stephen’s new images every time he posts them.
I wish Stephen (a.k.a. 'PursueBliss' ) the best of luck with his growth in art, photography and in his life endeavors."26th December, 2007
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Trish Mayo says:
"Pursuebliss is an awesome photographer who brings his artistic talent, love of art and design and sense of humor to his photographs. Take the time to view his photostream and you will see amazing cityscapes, great works of art, macros and great self-portraits. He is a good friend who helped me pick out my first digital camera and has been a great shooting buddy on many occasions."
27th June, 2007
- Name:
- STEPHEN SANDOVAL
- Joined:
- November 2006
- Hometown:
- New York City
- Currently:
- New York City, USA
- I am:
- Male
- Occupation:
- Artist/Photographer























