Eddie Stewart

Eddie Stewart is a Lecturer in Painting & Printmaking at The Glasgow School of Art's School of Fine Art, where he has taught since the mid-1990s. Working collaboratively as SMITH/STEWART with Stephanie Smith, their practice spans sculptural installations, publications, and performance that explore interdependence, power dynamics, and bodily relationships within constructed situations.

Research interests center on collaborative dialogue and material investigation, focusing on the coexistence of connection and separation through minimalist sculptural interventions. Their work investigates how viewers become active constituents within installations, examining synchronicity, disruption, and the tension between political intimacy and confrontational brutality. Key themes include material agency, spatial perception, and the transformation of industrial objects into relational frameworks.

SMITH/STEWART's exhibitions demonstrate consistent engagement with institutional contexts and historical frameworks:

• NGBK Berlin, Kunstmuseum Luzern, Portikus Frankfurt
• Chisenhale Gallery London, Inverleith House Edinburgh
• Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art collections
• Key survey shows on video and language practices

Recent work developed through GSA residencies examines mechanical movement and spatial relationships through installations like 'Present tense' (2024) featuring sledgehammer handles and motors, alongside material investigations into collaborative making processes.