Short Biography

Shoosty Fine Artist

Short Biography

(2019)

Stephen Shooster, also known as Shoosty® was born in 1958 in Chester, Pennsylvania. He received a Bachelor of Fine Art with a minor in Architecture, in 1982 at The University of Florida, and enjoyed a successful corporate career by day and a prolific painting career by night. He is also the author of, ‘The Horse Adjutant,’ a story about a survivor of the Nazi Holocaust, and is featured in Marquis’ Who’s Who in American Art.

From Local Beginnings to Global Response

Shooster’s corporate career took him from working with his family in an answering service business, using old-fashioned wooden switchboards to navigating the company successfully through the convergence of computers and telephony, patenting software along the way. His company, Global Response, served some of the finest brands in the world, including Toyota, Lane Bryant, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and MoMA - The Modern Museum of Art.

Shoosty® by Night, Invoking the Spirits

Using the signature Shoosty® his painting career spans over 50 years and is recognizable by his trademark use of color and shape. Influenced by travel, music, tribal cultures, family, and more. Shoosty’s work takes the viewer on a wild ride invoking the spirits of Picasso, Braque, Gauguin, Chagall, Matisse, Ad Reinhardt illustrated manuscripts, NW Indians Arts, Japanese Art, and whatever happens to move him to create his paintings which range from the sublime to groovy. Shoosty’s handmade sculptures and paintings are rare, but if you type ‘Shoosty’ into google and click images the whole thing lights up.

Construction for Eternity

Combining his artistic ability with his zeal for technology and lifelong learning, Shoosty® is as comfortable with oil paints as he is with technology. His primary concern is using the arts to provide creative leadership to those that surround him. Perhaps the greatest legacy is that all of his kids are artists.

Catalogs of Work

Please enjoy these catalogs of my work in PDF format. Just click on the links to view them.

Catalog Raissone 1958-2009, 2010-2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 50th Anniversary Exhibition Catalog Shoosty Bugs Shoosty The Art of Music Shoosty Landscapes

FLAG DAY AGE 7.5

Stephen Shooster

AGE 7 1965