Stephen Stapleton

Stephen Stapleton (b. 1976) is a British-Norwegian artist and cultural producer. Following an artist's road trip across the Middle East in 2002-2003, Stephen founded Edge of Arabia, Culturunners and The Crossway Foundation as platforms for cross-cultural exchange and diplomacy across international borders. Since 2008, he has produced over 50 landmark exhibitions across North America, the Middle East and Europe, including four times at the Venice Biennale. He has a degree in fine art and philosophy from the University of Brighton and a PGCE in art education from the University of London. Stephen currently lives in New York.