Stephen Yusko has worked as a studio artist for over 20 years, making forged and fabricated steel vessels, furniture and sculpture. He received a BFA in Sculpture from the University of Akron, Ohio, was the artist-in-residence at the Metal Museum in Memphis, Tennessee, and received an MFA in Metalsmithing from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale.

In 2011, Stephen Yusko was awarded a Creative Workforce Fellowship, which is a grant funded through Cuyahoga Arts and Culture. In 2013, Yusko received an Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award.

Visit the gallery in May and enter our monthly drawing to win one of our member-artists’ work; this month, the Yusko steel bottle opener, 1/2″ x 5 1/2″ x 1″. BYOB

The Artist of the Month program is part of the Heights Arts Working Artist Membership program.