Physical effort and thought coupled with creativity are a vital part of what Steve thrives on in his endeavor to create direct metal sculptures. The give-and-take of shaping the unyielding metal to form smooth lines and curves to create the final sculpture is a welcome challenge that keeps Steve in his studio as much as possible! He is able and prefers to realize his vision by conjuring sculptures straight from head to hand rather than from drawings or plans. Steve is represented in Santa Fe, Mexico by InArt Gallery and in southern Arizona by Más y Más Gallery in Tubac.

WORK
Oct 2025
"Matriarch" purchased by the City of Moab for permanent exhibition
Moab, UT
Oct 2025
MoabArtTrails public sculpture exhibition
Moab, UT
Aug 2025 - present
Exclusive representation in Santa Fe, NM by InArt Gallery
Aug 2025
41st Annual Sculpture in the Park Show and Sale
Loveland, CO
Apr 2025
Sculptures in the Square public sculpture exhibition
Fort Collins, CO
May 2025
Instructor at Arizona Artists Blacksmith Association workshop
Tucson, AZ
Apr 2025
Art Around the Corner public sculpture exhibition
St. George, UT
Mar 2025
Top seller at Sculpture Tucson, Sculpture Festival Show & Sale
Tucson, AZ
Oct 2024
Completed a sculpture commission for
Buffalo Creek Art Center Sculpture Park
Gardnerville, NV
Oct 2024
Won Honorable Mention at MoabArtTrails public sculpture exhibition
Moab, UT
Oct 2024
Exhibited at Tucson Jewish Community Center’s
Jill Rosenzweig Memorial Sculpture Garden
Tucson, AZ
Oct 2024
MoabArtTrails public sculpture exhibition
Moab, UT
Aug 2024
40th Annual Sculpture in the Park Show and Sale
Loveland, CO
Apr 2024
Sculpture-On-Campus Exhibition
Pima Community College East Campus
Tucson, AZ
Apr 2024
Art Around the Corner public sculpture exhibition
St. George, UT
Mar 2024
Sculpture Tucson, Sculpture Festival Show & Sale
Tucson, AZ
April 2023
Art on the Street outdoor sculpture on loan program
Lafayette, CO
Nov 2023
Members’ Juried Exhibition, Tubac Center for the Arts
Tubac, AZ
Oct 2023
Exhibited at Tucson Jewish Community Center’s
Jill Rosenzweig Memorial Sculpture Garden
Tucson, AZ
Oct 2023
MoabArtTrails public sculpture exhibition
Moab, UT
Sep 2023
SCULPT 2023 at Tucson Jewish Community Center
Tucson, AZ
Sep 2023
Reno-Tahoe International Art show
Reno, NV
Mar 2023
Sculpture Tucson, Sculpture Festival Show & Sale
Tucson, AZ
Nov 2022 – Jan 2023
Exhibited in Tohono Chul Gallery’s WATER show
Tucson, AZ
Nov 2022 - present
Exclusive representation in Tubac, AZ by Más y Más Gallery
Oct 2022 – May 2023
Arizona Artists Blacksmith Association’s Botanical
Blacksmith Exhibit at the Tubac Presidio
Tubac, AZ
Oct 2022
SCULPT 2022 at Tucson Jewish Community Center
Tucson, AZ
Aug 2022
Exhibited at Sculpture Tucson’s JOY show
Tucson, AZ
Aug – Nov 2022
Exhibited in Tohono Chul Gallery’s FIRE show
Tucson, AZ
2019 - present
Owner, Steve Grater Sculpture
Tucson, Arizona
2010 - 2019
Metal artist and owner of Hessen Ironworks
2011 - 2017
Class facilitator for Douglas Pryor, metalsmith (repoussé)
Facilitated/hosted classes for jewelry, other metal arts with Arizona Designer Craftsmen
2010 - 2014
Studio artist at Metal Arts Village
Tucson, AZ
2008
Studied bronze casting at Pima Community College
Tucson, AZ
1995 - 2010
Assistant to sculptor Jerry Harris at The Village Blacksmith
Tucson, AZ
1992
Studied blacksmithing at Turley Forge
Santa Fe, NM
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