Born in Chicago in 1987, Eric Stefanski now lives and works in Chicago. He received a master degree from School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston in 2015. Greatly impacted by the street art of the 1990s that surrounded around him, Stenfanski’s straightforward and quirky sense of humor transferred onto canvas are inspired by his personal experiences and memories as an artist and drawing from a diverse range of themes including art history, popular culture, sports, and labor. He conveys a powerful message of reality with simplicity, guiding the audience toward complete relatability. With the raw writings, bold colors, and investigation of societal and personal themes, Stenfanski's one-of-a-kind works are a true representation of the complexity and beauty of the world around us. As one of the rising artists in the contemporary American art scene, Stenfanski's art has garnered recognition in the United States, with his works exhibited widely and held in numerous public and private collections.