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Born and raised in the Rocky Mountains, Joshua Clare was blessed to gain an appreciation, a respect, and a love for both nature and beauty; for him, the two are synonymous. From his earliest recollections he has always had an urge to create. What Ralph Waldo Emerson said about art is surely true of Josh: All men are in some degree impressed by the face of the world; some men even to delight. This love of beauty is Taste. Others have the same love in such excess,  that not content

Born and raised in the Rocky Mountains, Joshua Clare was blessed to gain an appreciation, a respect, and a love for both nature and beauty; for him, the two are synonymous. From his earliest recollections he has always had an urge to create. What Ralph Waldo Emerson said about art is surely true of Josh:

All men are in some degree impressed by the face of the world; some men even to delight. This love of beauty is Taste. Others have the same love in such excess,  that not content with admiring, they seek to embody it in new forms. The creation of beauty is Art.

–Ralph Waldo Emerson

Josh received his formal art training at Brigham Young University-Idaho, where he had the privilege of studying under such artists as Leon Parson, Bjorn Thorkelson, Wade Huntsman, Gerald Griffin, and Vince Bodily. The traditional education he obtained from those exceptional artists has served as the foundation for everything he has done since. Other valuable resources have included books on painting by John Carlson, Richard Schmid, and Edgar Payne.

At only 37 years of age, Josh has won national acclaim. In 2006, Josh received 1st place in Oil Painting at the annual BYU-Idaho Department of Art juried exhibition, and early in 2007 Josh was selected and approved to receive a scholarship from the Scottsdale Artists School.  Upon graduation Josh was added to the BYU-Idaho art staff as an instructor.  He has since won two national Plein Air competitions and has been listed as an Artist to Watch in national art magazines.  In 2014, as Josh hit the national art scene, he was featured for three consecutive months in several of the nation’s finest art magazines: Western Art and Architecture, Southwest Art (cover artist), and Art of the West.

Josh currently resides in Utah with his wife, Cambree, and their children.

SELECT PUBLICATIONS

2014, Art of the West Magazine, March/April Issue, “Pleasing the Eye, Gladdening the Heart,” pp. 42

2014, Southwest Art Magazine, January Issue, “Painting with Motives,” pp. 68 (COVER ARTIST)

2014, American Art Collector Magazine, June Issue, “Paradise Found,” pp. 126

2014, Images West Magazine, Summer Edition, “Ones to Watch,” pp. 28

2013, Mormon Artist Online Magazine, November Issue, “Josh Clare-interview by Ben Crowder”

2013, Western Art and Architecture Magazine, December/January Issue, “Illuminations,” pp. 60

2013, Cowboys & Indians Magazine, March Issue, “Art Profile: Josh Clare”

2013, Phoenix Home and Garden Magazine, March Issue, “Josh Clare - 2013 Emerging Artist,” pp. 82

2012, Western Art Collector Magazine, June Issue, “Defining Moments,” pp. 96

2010, Southwest Art Magazine, September Issue, “21 Under 31: Josh Clare”

SELECT HONORS/AWARDS

2019 - Marjorie L. Bradley Memorial Associate Member Award, AIS National, New York, NY

2019 - Alden Bryan Memorial Landscape Award of Excellence – Oil Painters of America National

2017 - 1st Place - Logan Summerfest Plein Air Competition, Logan, UT

2017 - 1st Place Artists' Choice, Art on the Green, Green River, WY

2017 - Alden Bryan Landscape Award, Oil Painters of America

2015 - Plein Air Magazine Award - Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA

2012 - 2nd Place - RayMar Art 6th Annual National Painting Competition

2012 - Artists Choice Award - Laguna Plein Air Painting Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA

2012 - Ka’anapali LMC Award - Maui Plein Air Painting Invitational, Maui HI

2011 - Plein Air Magazine Award - Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA

2011 - 1st Place - Paint San Clemente Plein Air Competition, San Clemente, CA

2010 - Best of Show - November Boldbrush Painting Competition

2009 - Best of Show - Art Museum of Eastern Idaho Biennial Juried Exhibition, Idaho Falls, ID

2009 - 2nd Place - Summerfest Plein Air Painting Competition, Logan, UT

2008 - 1st Place - River Rocks Plein Air Paintout, Idaho Falls, ID

2007 - 1st Place - Summerfest Plein Air Painting Competition, Logan, UT

 

SELECT SHOWS/EXHIBITIONS

2019 - American Impressionist Society National Exhibit, New York, NY

2019 - Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition

2017 - American Masters Exhibit, Salmagundi Club, New York, NY

2017 - American Impressionist Society National Exhibit, Park City, UT

2017 - Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Cincinnati, OH

2016 - One Man Show, Astoria Fine Art, Jackson Hole, WY

2015 - Artistic Horizons, Montana State University, Bozeman MT

2014 - One Man Show, Astoria Fine Art, Jackson Hole WY

2012 - New Faces and New Places, Greenhouse Gallery of Fine Art, San Antonio TX

2012 - One Man Show, Astoria Fine Art, Jackson Hole WY

2011 - Scottsdale Salon, Legacy Gallery, Scottsdale, AZ

2011 - Coors National Western Art Exhibit and Sale, Denver, CO

2009 - C.M. Russell Museum “Masters in Miniature” Exhibition, Great Falls, MT

2009 - Oil Painters of America Western Regional, Kirkland, WA

2009 - Art Museum of Eastern Idaho Biennial Juried Exhibition, Idaho Falls, ID

2009 - 85th Annual Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT

2009 - Oil Painters of America National Juried Exhibition, Santa Fe, NM

2008 - Oil Painters of America Western Regional, Coeur D’Alene,ID