Steve Gerber has always been a collector. It began with rocks, then baseball cards, Beatles cards, Batman memorabilia, bottle caps, matchbooks, hotel keys, ashtrays, pennants, stamps, coins---just about anything that caught his eye. Among all these treasures, postcards held a special fascination, particularly vintage cards, with their distinctive hand-colored charm.

​

At the same time, Steve developed a passion for panoramic photography, carefully stitching together multiple images long before cameras and phones made panoramas automatic. For him, a single photograph was never enough to capture a place, memory, or a story. That desire to see beyond the edges naturally merged with his love of drawing and collecting. The result was his ongoing series of expanded postcard drawings. Beginning with vintage postcards, Steve imagines and illustrates what lies beyond the frame, extending the scene into a larger narrative.

​

What started as a personal exploration quickly gained attention. friends, collectors, and fellow enthusiasts began bringing him postcards, sending them through the mail, and challenging him to expand their favorite images. Over the years, Steve has explored many techniques and media, but he continually returns to the quiet discipline of colored pencil. With each piece, he seeks to honor the character of the original postcard while revealing a broader view---inviting viewers to imagine the world beyond the image they thought they knew.

​

A Bridgeport native, Steve Gerber has created architectural renderings for more than forty years. Since graduating from Pratt Institute with a degree in illustration and Graphic Design, his work has been sought after by architects, real estate professionals, and collectors throughout the region. Steve is a founding member and manager of City Lights Gallery, a nonprofit arts center in Bridgeport, and has taught at the New York School of Interior Design for nearly four decades.