Steven Cox (b.1986, Aberdeen, Scotland) received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee, Scotland in 2008, and his MA from Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh University, Scotland in 2011. 

Steven Cox creates abstract oil paintings, focusing on exploring materiality and mark making processes. Over the past decade, Cox has developed a distinctive and unique painting process characterised by transferring layers of thick oil paint onto canvas using plastic sheets. Influenced by a fascination with the built environment, graffiti, and defaced surfaces, his paintings oscillate between colourfield painting and abstract expressionism. Spray paint is frequently used alongside traditional oil paint, resulting in surfaces that are synthetically vibrant and compellingly tactile. Embracing the boundless potential of his unique process, Cox’s paintings exhibit a notable materiality that invites a phenomenological interpretation.

Cox has had numerous solo exhibitions worldwide, including at Halsey McKay Gallery, New York, USA; A Hug From The Art World, New York, USA; Galerie Jerome Pauchant, Paris, France; Annarumma Gallery, Naples, Italy; Galleri Benoni, Copenhagen, Denmark. He has participated in numerous international group exhibitions and residencies. Cox has been featured, reviewed and profiled in Modern Painters Magazine, ArtNews, ArtInfo, Wall Street International, Copenhagen Contemporary, Art F City, Dust Magazine, and others.

Steven Cox lives and works in Edinburgh, Scotland.