New Acquisitions at UW Art Museum

Lesson 1, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 48" x 48" by Clay Johnson

Lesson 1, 2016, acrylic on canvas, 48″ x 48″

I’m very pleased to be included in the New Acquisitions exhibition at the University of Wyoming Art Museum. This particular painting, Lesson 1, I feel is strongly influenced by my surroundings here in Wyoming, so I can’t imagine a more appropriate place for it to live than the University Museum. Also, it makes me very happy to be a small part of the legacy that the great Susan Moldenhauer (museum director and chief curator) will leave behind when she retires later this year.

Art on Paper – New York

Untitled (#576), 2017, acrylic on paper, 22" x 30", by Clay Johnson

The Art on Paper fair opens tonight in New York (Pier 36) with a preview, and then will be open to the public Friday through Sunday (March 2-5). It’s an excellent group of exhibitors this year, and Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery will be showing four of my recent paintings on paper. If you’re in NYC, don’t miss it!

“The Connected Edge” at William Havu Gallery

The Second Lieutenant, 2015, acrylic on wood panel, 48" x 60", by Clay Johnson

The Connected Edge: Clay Johnson, Jeff Kahm, & Aaron Karp opened January 27th at William Havu Gallery in Denver and will continue through March 11th. The show features a beautiful selection of work by Jeff Kahm and Aaron Karp as well as fourteen of my paintings ranging from 24″x24″ to 48″x60″. Opening night was a very nice event, but it you missed it, you’ve got about 2 1/2 weeks left to check out the show.

Elins Eagles-Smith Show Nov. 3rd

EES Show Opens Nov. 3rd

My first solo exhibition at Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery will open November 3rd and run through December 17th. The show will include 13 new paintings ranging in size from 24″x24″ to 60″x80″.

There will be an opening reception from 5:30 to 7:30pm on Thursday November 3rd, coinciding with the SF First Thursday Art Walk. Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery is at 49 Geary Street, Suite 520, San Francisco.

Art Market SF

Homage to Michael (The Brawler), 2016, acrylic on linen, 60" x 60", by Clay JohnsonArt Market San Francisco opened last night at Fort Mason with a preview session. Tonight is the Art Party, and then the fair is open to the public Friday through Sunday (4/29-5/1). Elins Eagles-Smith Gallery will be showing several of my paintings, including the one pictured in this post. Hope you can make it!

William Havu Gallery

Flagstaff, 2015, acrylic on wood panel, 40" x 40", by Clay Johnson

I’m very pleased to announce that I am now represented by William Havu Gallery in Denver. I met with Bill Havu and Nick Ryan (gallery manager) last month. They’re great guys who are intimately involved with the Denver art community. The gallery has been around a long time, and it’s a beautiful space. But most importantly, they have a strong focus on painting. The gallery represents artists working in a wide range of styles, but whose work comes out of the painting tradition.
As the exhibition schedule is completely booked through next year, I am penciled in for a show in January 2017.