The Ohio Artist Registry (OAR) is an exciting opportunity for artists to share their work, connect with the creative community, and establish an online presence—all on a free, virtual platform! The OAR encourages artists working in all art forms, throughout Ohio and beyond, to create a profile, which allows them to better promote themselves and their work. Being listed in the OAR provides artists with new opportunities to share their work with clients, galleries, patrons, and audiences. A listing in the OAR does not confer an endorsement, approval, or verification by the Ohio Arts Council.
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Stephen Canneto
President canneto studios inc.Whitehall Ohio 43213 United States Cell Phone: 6142961331 Birthday: November 7, 2026 Website: canneto studios
Bio
Stephen Canneto
Bio/Synopsis
Canneto’s work celebrates life.
In 1967, Stephen designed his first memorial to honor victims of the Six Day War. He has since created memorials for victims of the Parkland High School shooting, the State of Ohio, institutions, and individuals. Each provides space for healing, the celebration of life and the human spirit.
Stephen is dedicated to creating public art that builds bridges and bonds between each other, and the places we live, work and play.
Awards for his art and public service, including the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections, Gold Star Award; Rotary International, Service Award; American Landscape Society’s Honor Award, Beau Arts Liturgical Award and the Freedom Arts Award.
His art is in public and private collections throughout the US, in Australia, Canada, China, Egypt, France, Germany, Israel, Russia, and Spain.
Stephen has given his time as trustee for non-profits, his local civic association, as an arts adviser to the State of Ohio Department of Education, and as mentor to young art students.
Keynote addresses include: the Harvard School of Public Health, Survivors of Violence Conference; Ohio Youth for Justice Conference and the Ohio Art Educators Conference.
From 1996 – 2010, Stephen was the founding director of Art for a Child’s Safe America. Through the arts ArtSafe ’s Social Justice programs built creative community collaborations. The programs engaged Parents of Murdered Children and prison inmates, students and educators, law enforcement, healthcare workers, legislators and the public.
ArtSafe’s programs were recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts, and funded by the Ohio Arts Council, the US Department of Justice, Ohio’s Departments of Homeland Security, Rehabilitation and Corrections and Youth Services.
Artist Statement
My art is a celebration of life and the human spirit
Art is fundamental to our personal and community health. This principle guides my studio’s creation of art, nurturing spaces, and uplifting experiences. My inspiration and passion are rooted in my love of nature, community, the built environment, and commitment to social justice.
My life’s journey began on New Jersey’s shore and in its forests. In the US Air Force and with United States Steel I acquired the value of teamwork, collaboration, and love for big projects. In Israel I absorbed the beauty and strength of diversity. In 1967 I served as a volunteer in the Israeli Defense Forces. While there I was invited to design my first memorial honoring victims of the Six Day War.
My creative process begins in dialog with clients, design teams, contractors, and community stakeholders. The discovery process, leading to design and fabrication, includes understanding the client’s vision and objectives, site history, functions, the environment, and story to be told.
Interacting figures fabricated in metals model relationships and bonds between each other, the built and nature. Multi-colored glass symbolizes joy and diversity. The abstract figures model a world where diversity, empathy and mutual support enable people to flourish in freedom, harmony, prosperity, and compassion.
Brilliant multicolored dichroic and stained-glass compositions symbolize joy and diversity. Their changing reflected and transmitted colors evoke feelings of joy, beauty and mystique in the places we live, work, worship and play.
Through art we know who we have been, are, and aspire to become.