Stephen Pentak received his BA from Union College in New York, and his MFA from Tyler School of Art at Temple University. He is Professor Emeritus of Art, and a past Associate Dean of the College of the Arts at Ohio State University. He has been the recipient of four Ohio Arts Council Fellowships and he was a visiting resident artist at Delfina Studios in London, and Glasgow School of Art. In 2007 he taught in Cortona Italy for the University of Georgia. Pentak is co-author of Color Basics and Design Basics published by Cengage.
Pentak’s recent solo exhibitions include shows at Kathryn Markel Fine Art in New York, Susan Street in San Diego, and Gibsone Jessop in Toronto. Past group shows include The 25th Anniversary Exhibition at The Drawing Center in New York and Nature Reinterpreted at Joyce Robins in Santa Fe. His work is in numerous public and private collections including The Columbus Museum of Art and The Wexner Center.