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Christian Clayton


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Biography

Christian's body of work includes his current individual studio practice and his shared Clayton Brothers collaborative that spanned 20 years: 1996-2016. His collaborative work has mounted ten solo exhibitions in galleries and museums in the US and Asia. Christian lectures nationally, in Europe and Asia. His work is in museums and foundations; public, corporate, and private collections around the world including the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Brooklyn Museum, and Saatchi Gallery. His work has been featured in publications such as Art In America, Juxtapoz Magazine, Flash Art, Hi-Fructose Magazine, American Illustration, Communication Arts, New York Times, Los Angeles Times and the Huffington Post, The New Yorker and RollingStone. Clayton Brothers published their first artist monograph in 2003, titled, The Most Special Day of My Life, published by La Luz de Jesus, Los Angeles, CA and Last Gasp, San Francisco, CA.

In 2016 Christian received a 20-year service award from ArtCenter College of Design. In 2015 he was awarded The Great Teacher Award, from the ArtCenter Student Body. His teaching credentials also include Cal State University Northridge and Otis College of Design.

Clients


  • PUBLIC COLLECTIONS / FOUNDATIONS Madison Museum of Art, MMOCA, Madison, WI Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY Lancaster Museum of Art and History, MOHA, Lancaster, CA Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, CA The Sweeny Museum, Unviersity of California Riverside, CA Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL Fondation pour l&, #039, &, #039, &, #039, &, #039, art contemporain, Ch&, Atilde, ?&, Acirc, &, cent, teau d&, #039, &, #039, &, #039, &, #039, Arenthon, Alex, France Miniature Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Richard J Massey Foundation, New York, NY

Awards

  • 2015, The Great Teacher Award, Art Center College of Design
  • 1996 Silver Medal, Society of Illustrators, New York, NY

Exhibitions

  • 2013 I&, #039, &, #039, m Ok, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Milan, IT Wishy Washy, Texas Contemporary Art Fair, Houston, TX, ,
  • 2012 Clayton Brothers: Inside Out, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA, ,
  • 2011 Clayton Brothers: Inside Out, Madison Museum of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI, ,
  • 2009 Jumbo Fruit, Patrick Painter Inc, Santa Monica, CA, ,
  • 2008 As Is, Apama Mackey Gallery, Houston, TX, ,
  • 2007 Patient, F2 Gallery, Beijing, China, ,
  • 2006 Wishy Washy, Bellweather, New York, NY, ,
  • 2004 Art Statements, Mackey Gallery, Art Basel Miami, Miami, FL I Come From Here, Mackey Gallery, Houston, TX, ,
  • 2003 Six Foot Eleven, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA 2001 Green Pastures, La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, ,
  • TBA: Iconoclasts: Art Out of The Mainstream, Saatchi Gallery, London ENG, ,
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