artist, musician, curator
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work

Sound artist and sculptor Steve Parker creates interactive installations and public art in Austin, Texas. His large-scale works use salvaged musical instruments, EEG brainwave data, kinetic sculptures, and custom-built sonic devices to explore ecology, surveillance, community ritual, and collective listening. 2025 Texas State Artist for Sculpture. Rome Prize, Creative Capital Award, Fulbright Fellow. Current projects include FIGHT SONG (SPACES Cleveland, Locust Projects Miami), HOUSTON IS SINKING (Lawndale Art Center, 2027), and a permanent public art commission for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.