It was his first show. He began playing guitar when he was eight years old, and immediately fell in love with the instrument. During his formative years, he took studio art courses at Don Stacy Studios while attending City-As-School, and studied sculpture and color theory with Jon Batdorff at Goddard College, VT. His first exposure to Jazz was while interning in the art department of GRP Records in 1987 in New York City. It was an experience that would become a powerful influence in his art and music. He then studied with Guitar master Howard Morgen at the New School. After playing with post-punk and alt-rock bands on the lower east side in the early '90's, Gideon contributed guitar tracks to a Lisa Lisa album in 1993 entitled "LL77". Also in 1993 his mural "Universal Harmony" was exhibited at the Borough of Manhattan Community College.

"Destination" by Gideon Stein

In 2002, Stein's love of music and art culminated in his mobile "Guitar Sculpture", which was featured in the art communities' centennial event. In 2003, he immersed himself in a four-year music and art intensive in Brooklyn's Park Slope, where he recorded music, participated in group shows, displayed his work in local enclaves, and performed at area clubs. In 2006 he participated in the Park Slope Artist Studio tour. In June 2007, Gideon relocated to Bridgehampton, NY to open the Gideon Stein Gallery. On August 19th he unveiled his first show, a retrospective of mixed media works on Paper, Canvas, Wood and Shoes. The mission of Stein's gallery is to feature established and emerging artists, and to partner with charitable organizations. Proceeds from his inaugural show went towards the Peconic Land Trust and the Nassau Land Trust. An Artist-in-Residence in Bridgehampton, Mr. Stein seeks to focus his energy on private, site-specific murals and sculpture. He hopes to compliment the abundance of beauty on the east end with his work.