His work has been exhibited in several solo and group shows, and he has served as Artist-in-Residence at Savannah College of Art and Design and the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Locke has received numerous awards including the LEF Foundation Contemporary Work Fund Grant and the Art Matters Foundation Award. He lives and works in Boston. Image: Steve Locke, the rising up, 2013. Oil on panel with japan color and acrylic on verso, 65 x 60 x 3 inches. Courtesy of the artist and Samsøn, Boston.