Stephen Allwood was born in Fiji in 1959. He completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree at Canterbury University, majoring in printmaking.

Since moving to Martinborough 22 years ago Stephen has taken inspiration from the things around him in this semi-rural settimg,including the Wairarapa landscape.

He works mostly in oils on canvas and his paintings are as much about the joy of painting as about the subject.

This dashing, painterly style can often take the works in unexpected directions.

He exhibits regularly at Bowen Galleries in Wellington and Arexart in Auckland.