Stephen Attong is a Trinidad-born, Toronto-based photographer (b.1994). His work explores the sentimentality in public spaces.
From amusement parks to quiet moments with friends, hidden beneath playful colours and structures is deep contemplation of shared experiences. He intends to enable viewers to relate to, recall or imagine their own memories in his work. Often inspired by screenplays and cinema, Attong explores how these experiences, perspectives and ideas can co-exist through the common anchor of a still image.
In 2024, he received an Emerging Artist Award at Salon 44, Gallery 44's annual fundraising exhibition. Attong has exhibited in Canada and received support from the Ontario Arts Council.
Contact
Inquiries studio@stephenattong.comLicensing Thursday’s Child Global
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Prints
Available upon request.Purchase select works through Ninth Editions.
Commissions
EditorialPortraits
Sports
Documentation
Music
Headshots
Solo Exhibitions
2018
Dog Days, Mercury Espresso Bar, Toronto, Ontario.
Select Group Exhibitions
2025
Photorama, Gallery TPW, Toronto, Ontario. Curated by Liz Ikiriko.
Lansdowne Lofts Grand Opening, 213 Sterling Rd, Toronto, Ontario. Curated by Em Schuster.
this is a place, The Plumb, Toronto, Ontario. Curated by Avalon Mott.
Lansdowne Lofts Grand Opening, 213 Sterling Rd, Toronto, Ontario. Curated by Em Schuster.
this is a place, The Plumb, Toronto, Ontario. Curated by Avalon Mott.
2024
An Artful Destination: Urban Images and Issues, Gallery 1313, Toronto, Ontario.
Video Home System 2: Rewind or Die, Northern Contemporary, Toronto, Ontario.
Almanac, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto, Ontario.
Video Home System, Northern Contemporary, Toronto, Ontario.
Salon 44, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto, Ontario.
Video Home System 2: Rewind or Die, Northern Contemporary, Toronto, Ontario.
Almanac, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto, Ontario.
Video Home System, Northern Contemporary, Toronto, Ontario.
Salon 44, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto, Ontario.
2023
Art Metropole / New Moon, Standard Time, Toronto, Ontario.
2021
Toronto Makes Good, The STEPS Initiative, JAYU, and Graywood Developments, Toronto, Ontario.
Select Clients
Ace Hotel, Pratt Institute, Art Gallery of Burlington, Spotify Canada, Collective Concerts, Prime Seafood Palace, Trivago, Canada Soccer, Wednesday Management, Home Société, Pride Toronto, Offscreen Magazine, Cléo: A Journal of Film and Feminism, Waking The Red, Art Canada Institute, and Trevor//Peter Agency.
Publications
Press
“Contact Photography Festival 2025: Format’s Must-See List of Exhibitions,” Format. 2025.“Stephen Attong Tests the Powers of Association in his Latest Series,” Plain Magazine, by Kala Barba-Court. 2019.
Talks & Panel Discussions
2023
Artist Talk and Walk, Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, Ontario.
Artist Talk: “Dovetail”, Issues Magazine Shop, Toronto, Ontario.
Artist Talk: “Dovetail”, Issues Magazine Shop, Toronto, Ontario.
Workshops
2023
Collectable Cyanotypes, Art Gallery of Burlington, Burlington, Ontario.
Awards
2024
Emerging Artist Award, Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Photography, Toronto, Ontario.
Education
2011–2015
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), University of Toronto. Toronto, Ontario.