RICHARD CLEM
ARTIST'S STATEMENT: I enjoy equally "plein air" painting and "studio" painting. I paint to celebrate life. It's the fulfillment of my day. I'm uplifted and that makes me happy. I've spent a lifetime observing nature and the way light and atmosphere affect the landscape and objects. I work to translate my love of nature to each viewer, transforming their perceptions. I want the viewer to see and feel the emotion that went into every stroke. They are as much a part of the composition and colors that I choose.
BIO: I currently live in Gahanna, Ohio. I have lived in the Columbus area since 1978. I grew up in a small rural town near Pittsburgh. From an early age I have had a love of expressing himself through art. Even in the U.S. Air Force, I had an outlet for my creative side, working several years as a graphic artist. Afterwards, I enrolled at the Art Institute of Pittsburgh where I received my degree. During the succeeding years I pursued a career in advertising and advertising art. I continued developing my appreciation of fine art through reading and traveling to local and national exhibits. After vacationing in Northern New Mexico, Southern France, Paris and Monet's Giverny, I was inspired to put my brush to paint. I have developed an impressionist expressive style. My paintings allow colors to show through along broken strokes of impasto. Often choosing landscapes, I strive to create harmony with colors inspired by nature's hues.
In addition tor epresentation by Art Access Gallery, my work has been exhibited at the Springfield Museum of Art and the Zanesville Art Museum. I have also exhibited with several art organizations around Ohio and have won numerous awards and many Best of Show awards.
RECENT AWARDS:
3rd Place, MAC Exhibit Jaunary 2012 Honorable Mention, Whites Mill Challenge Sep 2010 1st Place, Ohio Plein Air Society September 2009 Best of Show, Ohio Plein Air Society November 2008 Honorable Mention, Ohio Plein Air Society 3-Day Weekend Paint Out Comeptition September 2008 Honorable Mention, Worthington Art League Fall Exhibit November 2007 First Place, Worthington Area Art League's Spring Exhibit, April 22, 2007 Merit Award, Worthington Art League Spring Exhibit March 2006 Honorable Mention, Ohio Plein Air Society, Mill Run Society Mill Run Exhibit, Nov. 14, 2005 Honorable Mention, Worthington Art League Fall Show, Oct. 30, 2005 Honorable Mention, Ohio Plein Air Society 2nd Annual Painting Competition, Nelsonville, Ohio Sept. 25, 2005 1st Place, Ohio Plein Air Society's Glen Helen Exhibit, Yellow Springs, OH, Sept. 2005 Best of Show, Ohio Plein Air Society's Winter Exhibit, Feb. 2005 1st Place, Worthington Art League, Nov 04 2nd Honorable Mention, OPAS Open Plein Air Competition, Nelsonville, OH Sep 04 Best of Show, Worthington Art League, April 04 2nd Place, Explosion of Color, Worthington Art League, Mar.04 First Place, Winter Carnival, Westerville Art League, Feb 04 Honorable Mention, Spring Exhibit 03, Westerville Art League Honorable Mention, Fall Exhibition, Worthington Area Art League, Oct 02 People's Choice Award, Fall Exhibition, Worthington Area Art League 2 Merit Awards for photography at Michelle's Gallery exhibit. A Merit Award at the Art League Invitional at the Schumacher Gallery. A Merit Award at the Anthem Gallery Spring Exhibit. A 2nd Place Award at the Anthem Gallery Spring Exhibit EXHIBITS: Worthington/Sayama, Japan Exhibit 2012 Ohio Plein Air Society 10th Anniversary Exihibt, Springfield, OH 2012 MAC Exhibit Celebrating Worthington 2012 MAC Exhibit 2012 (174 pieces submitt only 65 chosen)2011 Riffe Gallery, Group Exhibit 2011 (only 16 Ohio artists invited to exhibit) Springfield Museum of Art, Group Exhibit 2010 Art Access Gallery, Group Exhibit 2010 Zamesville Art Museum Group Exhibit 2009 Springfield Art Museum, Group Exhibit 2008 Vorys Gallery - One Man Show - 2007 Schumacher Gallery Capital University - Juried Ohio Plein Air Society Exhibit, Mar 2006 German Village Society "The Village Seen" Nov. 2005 Soho Gallery, Group shows, 2003,2004 Studio 4, Nelsonville, Oh 2004 Group Show Michael Orr Gallery, 2-man show, 2003 Gallery 202 - 2 person show - 1999 Gallery 202 - Group shows - 2000,2001 Image Optical - One man shows - 2000,2003,2006,2007 Schumacher Gallery Capital University - Juried Invitation - 2000,2002 Schumacher Gallery Capital University - Open Juried Watermedia - 2002 Schumacher Gallery Capital University Juried The Painted Surface - 2001 Innswood Metro Gardens - 2 person show - 2000 High Road Gallery - Group shows - 2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007 Worthington Art League - Juried Fall Shows - 2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010 Worthington Art League - Juried Spring Show - 2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2007,2008,2009,2010 Westerville Art League - Juried Spring Show - 1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005 Westerville Art League - Accent on Art Gallery Show/Dublin, 2003Westerville Art League - High Road Gallery Shows 2000,2004 High Road Gallery Show - Go Figure, Celebration of the Body, 2004 Motorist Insurance Gallery - Group Show - 2000,2003,2004,2005 Burgess Niple Gallery - Group Shows - 1999,2001, LeVeque Tower Gallery - Group Shows - 2001,2002,2003,2004 Upper Arlington Library - Group Show - 2001 ExecuTrain - One man show - 2002 Goodman Gallery - 1999 Grabner Gallery - 2000 Perryopolis Historical Museum Michelle's Gallery - Group show -2000 Michelle's Gallery - Group photography show - 2002
GALLERY REPRESENTATION: Coppertop Gallery, Loundenville, OH Rocky Boot Corporate Headquarters, Nelsonville, OH |
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