About-
Stephen Tornero is an artist and teacher from Canton, Ohio.
While working towards a Masters in Art Education at Kent State University he had the chance to study weaving, and fell in love with this practice. Working in textiles allowed for the combination of vibrant colors, texture, pattern and transparency that was not successful in other media. Stephen currently teaches visual art and fashion design to 7th and 8th grade students at Plain Local Schools. While these two practices don’t always intertwine, he believes that a strong art practice and a strong teaching practice enhance each other.
Stephen Tornero CV 2022
Profile
Artist and Art Teacher with 15+ years experience. Weaver for 10+ years. Focusing on the intersections between color, texture, and pattern in handwoven panels and useful objects. Current work includes a shift to using materials sourced locally from Ohio and the surrounding area. Art practice and teaching practice inform each other, and help to guide students through artistic problem solving. Seeking to show work in galleries and museums, and organize exhibitions which display excellence in textiles and fibers.
Education
2015 - MA Art Education
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Thesis focus: Adolescent Students and Contemporary Visual Culture
Studio Focus: Textile Art
2008 - BA Art Education
Kent State University, Kent, Ohio
Employment History
2013 - Present; Art Teacher; Plain Local Schools, Canton, Ohio. Courses taught; 7-8th grade Visual Art, Honors Art, Fashion and Costume Design, Ceramics.
2019 - 2020; Teaching Assistant, Kent State University, Kent, Ohio; Art Education Program.
Selected Exhibitions
2022 Unnatural Fibers, Summit Artspace, Akron, Ohio
2022 Threads Moving Backward and Forward (as guest curator), The Massillon Museum, Massillon, Ohio
2022 Reflection, Hope and Expectation; Healing Arts Corridor; Summa Health Center, Akron, Ohio
2021 Solo Show Bowery Building Installation, Curated Storefront; Akron, Ohio
2020 Solo Show Troppus Pop Up, Troppus Projects, Kent, Ohio
2020 Parts of a Whole, The Hub Gallery; Canton, Ohio
2018, ‘19, ‘20 Stark County Artists Exhibition, The Massillon Museum, Massillon, Ohio
2018 Teacher as Artist, Riffe Gallery; Columbus, Ohio
2017 Educator and Artist, Silk Room Gallery, The Massillon Museum, Massillon, Ohio
2016 Solo Show Fountain Gallery; Malone University, Canton, Ohio
Grants and Awards
2022 “Art Teacher of the Year”; Stark County Educational Service Center
2018 “Best In Show”; Stark County Artists Exhibition; The Massillon Museum, Massillon, Ohio
Publications
Centrone, B. (Ed.), Tornero, S. (Illustrations) (2021). Dress you up. New Lit Salon Press.
Shapiro, D. M. (Author), Tornero, S. (Illustrations) (2020). (This is not a) Mixtape for the end of the world. Bd-studios.com.
Tornero, S., & Kan, K. H. (2017). Remix with humor: Motivating learners in an inclusion classroom with visual culture. Art Education, 70(5), 50-56.
Collections
L3, L4; Summa Health Center, Akron, Ohio; Purchased in 2019
Blue Sunset; Summa Health Center, Akron, Ohio; Purchased in 2019
Bibliography
2018 Summa Health Artist Profile - https://www.summahealth.org/art/tornero
Professional Organizations
Ohio Art Education Association; East Chapter
Professional Service
Exhibitions Chair; Ohio Art Education Association; East Chapter