Steven Orner was born in the United States and resides since 15 years in Montréal. Bachelor of Arts of The Maryland Institute College of Art and he holds a Master in painting and engraving from the renowned Yale University School of Art, in New Haven, Connecticut, USA. Over the past few years, the artist’s work has been devoted to exploring the dual themes of utopia and dystopia. Working in a non-traditional figurative style, his work has a strong connection to storytelling; his paintings are usually constructed as static or suspended narratives that often suggest the appearance of montage.