Michael Stevenson is a New Zealand artist working in the international art arena. He has had artist residencies in New York and Berlin, has represented New Zealand in the 2002 Biennale of Sydney and was a finalist in the 1997 Seppelt Contemporary Art Prize, Sydney, Australia and the inaugural 2002 Walters Prize.

He was selected to represent New Zealand at the 2003 Venice Biennale. His installation titled, 'This is the Trekka', was curated by Robert Leonard and Boris Kremer. The work presents a comparative study of industry and society in New Zealand during the 1960s and 1970s.