Stephen Rutterford is a British born Visual Artist and Film Director based in New York City.
He is the writer and director of “Finding Ophelia” a feature film Starring Jimmy Levar and Christina Chu, which garnered over 30+ International awards including The Cannes World International Film Festival, The London Independent Film Awards and The Los Angeles Film Awards.
Cutting his teeth in Advertising, Rutterford has collaborated with artists including Pharrell Williams, Michel Gondry, Talib Kweli, Shepard Fairey and Faile. He has directed music videos for Black Asteroid, Hana, Fashawn, The IZM, Just Process / Joannie Jimenez, Chris Stylez, and a short documentary featuring media installation artist Refik Andadol.
Rutterford’s imagery has a strong graphic and yet dreamlike quality that is edgy and darkly absurd.
His work is influenced conceptually by Surrealism and the Avant garde and has been exhibited at The Museum of Art and Design New York and Embryo Gallery New York and Mexico City.