Steve Stratis, the Best in Show winner at Fusion Art’s 7th Annual Black & White Internationally Juried Exhibition, is an award-winning artist and entrepreneur. His innovative work combines digital 3D sculpting and fluid VFX techniques to broaden awareness and appreciation of physical phenomena beyond human perception.
His mesmerizing pieces titled ‘Liquescent’ and ’Tides of Blu’ captured the essence of fluidity, serenity, and the intangible nature of emotions. In a world full of negative influences, his artworks offer an escape from the stress and anxieties of everyday life.
Born and raised in Brooklyn, Stratis has an M.A. in composition from the New England Conservatory of Music where he studied with Anthony Coleman, Ted Reichman, and Bruce Brubaker. Stratis is an active pianist, composer and organizer of music series across the east coast. He also cofounded PrncX, a group dedicated to playing his improvisation based compositions.
Stratis has been involved with WWE since she landed on the main roster in 2023. After debuting on Raw, she quickly established herself as a fan favorite. Her dynamic personality and high-impact wrestling moves were enough to garner her a huge following. Throughout her short time in the company, she wrestled against numerous legends and made several memorable appearances.
In April 2023, Stratus competed in the Women’s Royal Rumble, where she was defeated by Becky Lynch and Sasha Banks in a triple threat match. She would later team up with Lita in a six woman tag team match at WrestleMania 39, where she hit Lita with the Chick Kick and injured her knee.
Lita and Stratus would feud for the title in the weeks that followed, culminating in a main event at New Year’s Revolution where Stratus was chokeslammed onto the mat by Lita’s storyline husband Kane. After the match, Stratus left the ring and formed a short-lived alliance with Viscera.
During her time on the main roster, Stratus fought several legendary wrestlers and made memorable appearances at a number of live events. In 2024, she was part of the inaugural WWE Women’s Tag Team Championship tournament, where she and partner Sasha Banks were defeated by The Bella Twins.
Despite her short tenure in the WWE, Stratis has already become a mainstay on the independent circuit and is poised to make a big impact on the industry. Her openness and collaborative mindset are just a few of the many reasons why she has been such a success. Stratis’s willingness to take on new innovations from other crypto-projects will allow her to fast-track solutions for side-chains, segwit, LN, POS and more. It is projects like this that demonstrate the true power of a blockchain built on an open, collaborative philosophy.