Biography    

Stephen De La Mare. B.A. Hons.

British Artist/Designer Stephen De La Mare is widely regarded as one of  

The UK's Leading Corporate Muralists     

Born in the tranquil Channel Island of Guernsey ( between England and France), Stephen De La Mare studied in London as a Set, Costume & Lighting Designer for the Theatre; he continues to be actively involved in Theatre on both an amateur and  professional level. 

A former Resident Artist at a commercial Art Gallery, De La Mare combined his Theatre and Art together by exchanging a comfortable chair for scaffolding. Moving to England via  France in the search for bigger walls to paint and areas to design, he has been very fortunate to find some rather impressive ones.  Specialising in amusement parks & themed public areas; his quirky, often satirical work can be seen in England at :

Alton Towers Hotel and Theme Park, Chessington World of Adventures, Thorpe Park,  The New Butlins'-Bogner, Skegness and Minehead, The Science Museum -London & Manchester, Warwick Castle,  Ideal Homes, BBC Homes -NEC,  & Madame Tussaud's. 

Stephen also takes trompe l'oeil workshops and is currently changing from Head of Drama at Gravesend Grammar School  to head the Expressive Arts faculty at Cleeve Park School in Kent.

In addition to his  Mural, Theatrical, Design & Teaching work, Stephen  exhibits  Dance paintings in SW France & Mermaid Paintings in Florida.

Stephen’s corporate mural/design commissions include:

ALTON TOWERS HOTEL; Secret Garden Restaurant, the Swimming Pool and Changing Rooms, The Chocolate Room, The Princess Suite, The Coca-cola Fizzy Drinks Room & The Arabian Nights Suite:
ALTON TOWERS THEME PARK; Merry England, Courtyard Tavern, Friar Tuck’s & Hex.
CHESSINGTON WORLD OF ADVENTURES; Pepsico Market Restaurant and Action Man
THORPE PARK; Pirates 4D, Jungle tour, & Colossus
HASBRO K’NEX; Exhibitions in The Science Museum, London, Manchester 
NEW BUTLINS, Minehead, Skegness & Bognor Regis.
WARWICK CASTLE; Kodak area & areas of the Undercroft. 
Exhibitions for; IDEAL HOMES Earls Court, BBC HOMES NEC, GARDENER’S LIVE NEC.
MADAME TUSSAUD’S; The Greenroom , the Backstage entrance, Silhouette corridor of the Stars main Entrance, The Rest-rooms, Escape corridor , the Chamber of  Horrors.

He  lives with his Drama teacher wife and their son in "The Garden of England" Kent .