Private View: Thursday 2 June 2022, 6 – 9pm

In conversation with Jon Sharples: Saturday 4th June 2022, 3pm

Open: Tuesday 31 May – Sunday 5 June 2022, 11am – 4pm

Steve Burden works most in painting to investigate dystopian themes and ideas associated with British housing estates, partly inspired by his personal experience growing up on the Pepys (a brutalist high-rise council estate in Deptford, south London). He is driven to understand what it means to be working-class in today’s society and the urban context in which he grew up which continues to influence his visual aesthetic. His current practice explores the under-representation of those from lower socio-economic backgrounds in the arts and education.

Steve graduated from Goldsmiths College, London with First Class Honours and Bath Spa University with a Masters Degree in Fine Art (distinction).

Jon Sharples is an art lawyer, curator and art collector and is a leading advocate for artists' rights. Jon is a trustee of artist-run project space, studio provider and registered charity Block 336; an advisory Board Member of Block Universe, London’s leading international performance art festival; and is a former trustee
of the Liverpool Biennial of Contemporary Art.

Contact: www.steveburden.co.uk