The Artist

Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground. - Rumi   In order for my images to succeed, they must not only catch the viewer's eyes and heart, but also cause the mind to acknowledge what is at stake on our planet. - Clark Mitchell

Resumé

Education

• Colorado College, B.A. in Fine Arts.
• Academy of Art College, San Francisco.
• Workshops with William Hook (acrylic painter); Skip Whitcomb (pastelist, oil painter);
  Clyde Aspevig (oil painter); Michael Lynch (oil painter); Albert Handell (pastelist, oil painter).

Publications:

• Feature Article: American Artist, June 2009
• Cover and Feature Article, Southwest Art, February 2009
• Feature Article, The Pastel Journal, August, 2006
• Feature Article, Pastel Artist International, November/December 2001.
• Cover Article, The Artist's Magazine, December 1999.
• Cover Article, The Pastel Journal, July/August 1999.
• Cover Article, American Artist magazine, October 1998.
• Cover and Feature Article, American Artist magazine, March 1993.
• The Best of Pastel, The Best of Pastel 2, Landscape Inspirations, Rockport Publishers.

Selected Exhibits and Honors

• Sedona, AZ Plein Air Festival
  • Poster Award, 2007
  • Collector's Choice, 2008
• Sea to Shining Sea, Nationwide Invitational, Haggin Museum, Stockton CA, 2004.
• Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational, CA, 2002 - 2007.
  • Best of Show, 2005
• Sonoma Plein Air Invitational, CA, 2002 - 2007.
• Yosemite and Sierra Grandeur, California Art Club Gallery, San Marino CA, 2002.
• Contemporary Artists Paint Yosemite, Haggin Museum, Stockton CA, 2001.
• Springtime in the Foothills, Plein Air Invitational, Sonora CA, 2001 - 2005.
• Carmel Art Festival Plein Air Invitational, Carmel CA, 1999, 2002-2005.
  • Best Work on Paper, 2002.
  • Honorable Mention2003,04,05.
• Great American Artists, Invitational Exhibition, Cincinnati OH, 1999 - 2003, 2005.
• John Pence Gallery, Invitational Landscape Shows, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2004.
• John Pence Gallery, Solo Exhibitions, 1993, 1994, 1996, 2003, 2007.
• Jessel Miller Gallery, Solo Shows, 1991 – 1995.
• Pastel Society of America Annual Exhibition, 1992, 1996, 1997, 1998.
  • Art Times Award, 1992.
  • Ted Smith Award, 1996.
  • Biggerstaff Award, 1997.
• Pastel Society of the West Coast National Open Exhibition, First Place, 1989, 1995.
  1989 – 1991, 1993 – 1996, 1998 - 1999, 2001 - 2004, 2006 - 2007. Anita Wolff Award, 1990.
  • Holbein Award, 1993.
  • Dick Blick Award, 1994.
  • Perma-Color Award, 1996.
  • Dakota Art Store Award, 1998.
  • Jack Richeson Award 1999.

Current Representation

• John Pence Gallery, San Francisco, CA.
• Ernest Fuller Fine Art, Denver, CO.
• Jessel Gallery, Napa, CA.
• Village Gallery, Lahaina, HI.
• Studio Arts Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA.