Steve Parker (American artist)

Citizenship| American
Education|

* Mathematics
* Music

Alma mater|

* Oak Park and River Forest High School
* University of Texas at Austin

Occupation|

* Musician
* Artist
* Educator
* Curator

Awards|

* Tito's Art Prize
* The Austin Critics' Table Award

Website| steve-parker.net

Steve Parker is a musician[1], artist[2], educator[3], and curator[4] living in Austin, TX. He was a Fulbright Scholar in Germany and a Harrington Scholar at the University of Texas at Austin[5].

## Contents

* 1 Work
* 2 Early life and education
* 3 In the media
* 4 References
* 5 External links

## Work[edit]

Parker "creates communal, democratic work to examine history, systems, and behavior."[6] His projects include transportation symphonies for cars, trucks, and pedicabs; wall sculptures made from brass horns inspired by WWII-era radio schematic drawings;[7] multimedia birding excursions about the Great-Tailed Grackle[8]; massive rituals for 1.5 million bats, megaphone choir, and handmade echolocation devices[9]; listening sculptures modeled after obsolete WWII surveillance tools[10]; and public art sculptures made from bike parts and musical instruments[11].

## Early life and education[edit]

Steve Parker was raised in the Chicago area and attended Oak Park River Forest High School. His father was a Baptist minister and his mother was a cake decorator. He studied Mathematics and Music at Oberlin College, Rice University, The University of Texas at Austin, and later as a Fulbright Scholar in Germany.[10] In Germany, he studied contemporary music with American trombonists Abbie Conant and Mike Svoboda.

## In the media[edit]

## References[edit]

1. ↑ anna4518 (2018-02-16). "INTERVIEW: Steve Parker on his Grackle-Inspired Sound Walk Around Austin". fusebox-festival. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
2. ↑ "Steve Parker". Sculpture Month Houston. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
3. ↑ "Faculty | UTSA Department of Music". music.utsa.edu. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
4. ↑ "SoundSpace at the Blanton". Austin's Blanton Museum of Art. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
5. ↑ "Steve Parker — Asian Arts Initiative". Retrieved 2020-03-30.
6. ↑ "Steve Parker". CUE Art Foundation. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
7. ↑ "MAZ :: Turning Car Noise Into Music". www.miamiartzine.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
8. ↑ Staff, K. U. T. "Pest Or Pal? Artists Explore Austin's Long, Strange Relationship With Grackles". www.kut.org. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
9. ↑ Brenner, Wayne Alan; Fri.; April 8; 2016. "Steve Parker's Song for Bat / Man". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "What is Steve Parker actually doing?". Sightlines. 2017-11-09. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
11. ↑ Faires, Robert; 12:30PM; Oct. 7, Fri; 2016. "A Bicycle Built for Tunes". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.`{{cite web}}`: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

## External links[edit]

* Steve Parker | New Music USA
* Steve Parker on facebook
* Steve Parker Art .com
* Steve Parker — CUE Art Foundation
* Steve Parker on twitter

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