"Every artwork is a moment in time, realized through many different moments."
Self Portrait, 2014
Clayton Calvert
Clayton Calvert is a painter, sculptor and installation artist. His artistic practice explores the relationship between representation and abstraction. His process distills the essential elements of experiences into a distinct visual language. He is particularly interested in the fleeting nature of experience and how to translate that into something more permanent. Calvert studied with renowned painters Carlo Maria Mariani and John Foote as well as with esteemed sculptor Thomas Lollar. His experiences growing up in New York City, living in Italy studying art and architecture, and spending time on the East End of Long Island continue to inform his artistic practice. Calvert attended Bard High School Early College '05 and is an alumnus of The George Washington University '08.
Calvert uses carefully selected materials when creating his works and he is a proponent of all kinds of mixed media. His paintings, sculptures and installations capture moments in time that are characteristic of his experiences. In a world filled with rapidly shifting technology and digital manifestations, his art is a testament to the tactile power of material, color, texture, and form. Calvert embraces technology and the digital forces that connect the globe; however, he posits there is nothing quite like being both physically and mentally present in a time and place. Calvert believes art is a cultural repository that preserves many aspects of the time in which it is created.
Calvert was a finalist in the 2011 Saatchi Showdown SCOPE New York and his work can be found in numerous private as well as corporate collections around the world. He is also an independent curator.
Representation:
Selected Exhibitions
2018
Time Bomb - The 25th Annual Watermill Center Benefit Auction - Watermill Center - Water Mill, NY - July 28
9999 (curated by Edsel Williams) - Fireplace Project - 851 Springs Fireplace Road, East Hampton, NY - June 9 - July 9
American Friends of Museums in Israel Gala honoring Robert Longo - The St. Regis - New York, NY May 1
Hope - Vancelette Signature Projects - 136 Eldridge Street (Miranda Kuo) - January 31
Anton Yelchin: Provocative Beauty (co-curated with Rachel Vancelette) - De Buck Gallery - 545 W 23rd Street - New York, NY - December 13, 2017 - January 20
2017
Alpha'a and Oceanic Global Artivism Challenge - Mana - 129 E Flagler Street - Miami, FL - December 6 - December 10
The 69th Annual Artist and Writers Softball Game Art Auction - Quigley Studio - East Hampton, NY - August 18
The Watermill Center Benefit Auction - Watermill Center - Water Mill, NY - July 29
Tenet Shop - Southampton, NY - May 1 - October 1
19-29: 10 Years (solo show) - Riverfront Gallery - Yonkers, NY - June 1 - July 31
American Friends of Museums in Israel Gala- The Villard Mansion - New York, NY April 25
7th Annual Family Dynamics Art Auction - Lightbox - New York, NY - April 19
Tusk Conservation 26th Anniversary Wildlife Gala - Gustavino's - New York, NY - April 6
Proof of Concept (curated) - Riverfront Gallery - Yonkers, NY - December 19, 2016 - February 15, 2017
2016
Salon Sessions Art Basel - supporting Bridges For Music - Private Residence - Miami, FL - December 1
The Watermill Center Benefit Auction - Watermill Center - Water Mill, NY - July 30
Tenet Shop East Hampton - East Hampton, NY - Summer
6th Annual Family Dynamics Art Auction - 91 Horatio Street - New York, NY - April 26
American Friends of Museums in Israel Gala- The Core Club - New York, NY April 14
Tusk Conservation 25th Anniversary Wildlife Gala - Gustavino's - New York, NY - April 6
Finding Form - Riverfront Gallery - Yonkers, NY - February 15 - April 2
2015
Art Basel Founders Brunch - Sagamore Hotel - Miami, FL - December 5
Deja Vu (curated) - Suzanne LaFleur New Works - Mark Humphrey Gallery - Southampton, NY - September 25 - October 1
Dark Matter - Clayton Calvert and Natasha Blodgett - Mark Humphrey Gallery - Southampton, NY- September 4 - 24
Vibrant Beauty (curated) - Ben Fink Shapiro and Brittany Schall - Mark Humphrey Gallery - Southampton, NY - August 21 - September 3
Covalence, Alex Nero and Parker Calvert (curated) - Mark Humphrey Gallery - Southampton, NY - August 7 - 20
Group Exhibition - Edward Hopper House - Nyack, NY - January 14 - February 1
2014
Auction to Benefit the Will Barnet Fund - National Arts Club NY, NY– June 26, 2014
2013:
Wheres North Arts – 632 on Hudson – New York, NY – September 23 – October 16
Group Show - Mark Humphrey Gallery - Southampton, NY - August 7 - 13
Berlin Collective: To Deny Our Nothingness - Gallery Brooklyn, 351 Van Brunt Street Brooklyn, NY - March 8 - 24
2012:
Campbell's Soup and BuzzFeed Present: The Artists Palate - 122 West 27th Street New York, NY - November 21
Abstract Realities - Flying Point Road Water Mill, NY - August 25 - September 30
Nature Meets City - Vartali Salon - 48 East 57th St - New York, NY - April 1 - May 15
2011:
Renaissance joins MiMA Music - Washington Ave - Brooklyn, NY December 11 - 15
Group Show - Flying Point Road - Southampton, NY July 16 - September 7
Renaissance Hamptons Showcase(curated) - Mark Humphrey Gallery - 95 Main Street Southampton, NY- July 8 - 15
Moments In Time - Flying Point Road - Water Mill, NY June 25 - July 12
Group Show - Spin NYC - 48 E 23rd St New York, NY- June 24 - July 23
2010:
Simpatico - Mark Humphrey Gallery - 95 Main Street Southampton, NY - July 24 - August 4
2009:
Personal Renaissance - Mark Humphrey Gallery - 95 Main Street Southampton, NY - August 15 - August 21
2008:
Principi Art Barn, Amagansett, NY, October 11 - November 14
Program Board Arts Show - The George Washington University - March 10 - 15
Senior Thesis Exhibition - The George Washington University, Washington, DC May 1 - 10
Points of Departure - Mark Humphrey Gallery - 95 Main Street Southampton, NY - July 19 - 28
2007:
Group Show - Mark Humphrey Gallery - 95 Main Street Southampton, NY - August 17 - 24
The Fall of Rome - Pyramid Art Studio, AUR - Rome, Italy - December 10 - 18
2006:
Syracuse University - Chaos Theory - Syracuse, NY - May 1 - 16