“Partially Undone Knots (brooches and pendant with hand-fabricated boxes milled from same piece of wood as knots),” 2021, hand-carved red oak and cherry wood, sterling silver, leather, 14-karat gold, largest dimension: 12.5 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Teaching Artist Cohort
2025
Steven KP is an artist, jeweler, and educator based in Providence whose work and research is centered around investigations of material culture and empathy, queer and intergenerational ecologies, and the human body as a site of resilience.
KP received their Master of Fine Arts from the Rhode Island School of Design in Jewelry and Metalsmithing and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Metals and Painting from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. They currently hold teaching positions between the Massachusetts College of Art and Design and RISD, as well as teaching as a master jeweler for the Tiffany & Co. apprentice training program.
KP’s work and critical writing has been widely featured in publications such as Metalsmith, Ornament, The Decorative Arts Trust, Art Jewelry Forum, and German arts and culture magazine Art Aurea. Their practice is represented by Gallery Loupe in Montclair, New Jersey, Galerie Noel Guyomarc’h in Montreal, and Galerie Beyond in Antwerp.
Selected works
“Madeira/Timber,” 2023, necklace in fabricated box made from hand-carved archival “Madeira” mahogany from the Manning Rare Woods Collection, 10 x 10 x 3.5 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
“Drifters,” 2025, brooch made from hand-carved and ebonized black walnut, 6 x 2.5 x 2 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
“Bundles,” 2021, brooch made from hand-carved and ebonized cherry wood, sterling silver pinstem, 6.5 x 6.5 x 2.25 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
“In Relief,” 2022, necklace made from hand-carved and ebonized cherry wood, deerskin leather, 32 x 2.5 x2.5 in. at highest point. Photo courtesy of the artist.
“Doubled Over (Partially Undone Knot),” 2022, brooch made from hand-carved and ebonized cherry, sterling silver, 8.5 x 2 x 2 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
“Partially Undone Knots (brooches and pendant with hand-fabricated boxes milled from same piece of wood as knots),” 2021, hand-carved red oak and cherry wood, sterling silver, leather, 14-karat gold, largest dimension: 12.5 in. Photo courtesy of the artist.
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