"Every artwork is a moment in time, realized through many different moments."

Clayton Calvert

Clayton Calvert is a painter, sculptor, installation artist and independent curator. 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 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. 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. He believes art is a cultural repository that preserves many aspects of the time in which it is created.  

Calvert studied with renowned painters Carlo Maria Mariani and John Foote as well as with esteemed sculptor Thomas Lollar. Calvert attended Bard High School Early College '05 and is an alumnus of The George Washington University '08.

His work can be found in numerous private as well as corporate collections around the world.

Selected Exhibitions

2019

Kindred Constructs - Building 92 Brooklyn Navy Yard - Brooklyn, NY - September 19 - November 2,

Go Art Presents Clayton and Parker Calvert (curated by Megan Green) - Google - New York, NY - September 13 - December 13

Landscapes (curator) - Featuring Johnny Defeo, Sheila Isham, Alex Nero, Frank Webster, Onyedika Chuke, Smetsky, Kyle Haddad Welch , Kristin Simmons, Zoe Schwartz , Méïr Srebriansky, Nicholas Menghini - East End Culture Club - 95 Main Street (downstairs), Southampton, NY - August 1 - 28

Tabula Rasa - The 26th Annual Watermill Center Benefit Auction - Watermill Center - Water Mill, NY - July 27

Figurative Approaches (curator) - Featuring Carlo Maria Mariani, Anna Weyant, Patrick Bayly, Enrico Isamu Ōyama, Noel de Lesseps, Hannah Maria Finkbohner, Parker Calvert, Trina Michne, Guy Merin, Sabrina Wirth and William Irish - East End Culture Club - 95 Main Street (downstairs), Southampton, NY - June 29 - July 29

Materials and Geometries (curator) - Featuring Chellis Baird, Darlene Charneco, Lerone Wilson, Lionel Cruet, Mark Humphrey, Matt Moser-Clark, Maureen Hoon, Ricardo Arango and Seren Morey - East End Culture Club - 95 Main Street (downstairs), Southampton, NY - May 20 - June 24

Memories of Earth - 870 Park, New York, NY - May 3 - 18

Yellowstone Forever Young Patrons Benefit - Vandal - New York - NY May 1

American Friends of Museums in Israel Gala - John Jacob Astor IV Residence The St. Regis - New York, NY - April 28

2018

See Me: Art Takes Miami (competition judge) - Scope Art Show Miami - Miami, FL - December 4 - 9

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) - New York, NY - 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 24th Annual 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 23rd Annual 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