Steven Strauss is a multi-medium artist. He began his studies at Pratt Institute focusing on film and video. Steven spent several years in the film production world before moving on to producing his own award winning films. For the past 20 years Steven has also been a hairstylist, which led him to found Spring Atelier in Peekskill, NY in 2019. Spring is a creative space for Hudson Valley hairstylists to share their knowledge and collaborate on creative projects, as well as explore other facets of the professional hair world beyond formal in-salon work. The most constant art practice throughout the years has always been painting. In Steven’s words, “It is a grounding space I know I can always return to, a solo practice to escape the often chaotic world. Over the years my subjects have morphed from the ballet to portraits to Hondas to Canadian geese, and now to the entire avian species.”