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Stephen Menon delves into a wide range of themes in his artwork, drawing inspiration from social and environmental concerns. Stephen Menon graduated with a Diploma in Graphic Design from Kuala Lumpur College of Art in 1993. He majored in printmaking and minored in painting and drawing. A pivotal moment in Stephen's artistic development occurred when he started exploring screen printing, innovating techniques that challenged and pushed the limits of conventional printmaking. Working on a myriad of themes for his works from socio-political, satires and spirituality, Stephen's works were very well received and had won innumerable accolades both locally and internationally. His thought provoking and avant-garde prints are most talked about amongst the art elites and the most sought after in the auctions. Stephen was a resident artist at a local prestigious university (University of Malaya) and he has exhibited in numerous international shows. Stephen has received many international art awards which includes the Excellent Award, Portrait Society of America, USA, 2016, Honorable Mention International Portrait Competition - Portrait Society of America, 2016 and 2017, Honorable Mention ,International Printmaking and Paper Art Show 2018, Indonesia, Honorable Mention OnPaper Contest Printmaking, Spain 2019, Honorable Mention, 20th International Print Biennial Varna, Bulgaria 2019, Honorable Mention, and 7th NBC Meshtech Tokyo International Screen Print Biennial. He also won the 2006 Major Award from the Galeri Shah Alam Open Show and was a finalist in the Young Contemporary Art Award held by National Art Gallery Malaysia in 2006 and 2007.