Clay Custer
P. O. Box 3564 · Logan, UT · 84323 · Phone: 435-760-1145
www.claycuster.com
inquire@claycuster.com
EDUCATION
2000 Master of Fine Arts in Painting. Utah State University. Logan, Utah.
1996 Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting. University of Georgia. Athens, Georgia.
UNIVERSITY TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2002 Spring. Adjunct Faculty. Chattanooga State Technical Community College. Chattanooga, Tennessee. Course Taught: Art Appreciation.
2000 Fall. Adjunct Faculty. Utah State University. Logan, Utah. Courses Taught: Drawing I, Two-Dimensional Design.
1997 - 00 Graduate Instructor (instructor of record). Utah State University. Logan, Utah.Course Taught: Two-Dimensional Design.
VISITING ARTIST AND ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE WORKSHOPS
2002 February. Visiting Artist. Southern Adventist University. Student critiques and artist statement development. Collegedale, Tennessee.
2002 January. Artist-in-residence. Chattanooga State Technical Community College. Painting workshop. Chattanooga, Tennessee.
2001 May. Artist-in-residence. The Baylor School. Painting workshop. Chattanooga, Tennessee.
ADDITIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE
2003 – Present. Art Faculty. Logan High School, Logan City School District. Logan, Utah. Courses Taught: Foundations, Drawing I, Painting I.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Studio and Gallery Owner. Clay Custer Studio. Watkinsville, Georgia. April 1996 – August 1997.
EXHIBITION RECORD
2007-present Gallery 209. Lynda Dalton Gallagher. Brunswick, Georgia. (gallery representation)
2007 Palm Coast Coffee. St. Simons Island, Georgia. (Solo)
2006 Alliance for the Varied Arts. Logan, Utah.
2006 Spazio by Lytle Pressly. Austin, Texas. (gallery representation)
2005 Alliance for the Varied Arts. Cache Valley High School Faculty/Student Art Show. Logan, Utah.
2003-04 Phillips Gallery. Salt Lake City, Utah. Director/Curator Meri DeCaria. (gallery representation)
2002 Yeiser Art Center National Juried Competition. Paducah, Kentucky.
2002 Judi Rotenberg Gallery. Boston, Massachusetts. “In Our Nature” with artists David Kupferman, Phillip Spinks, and Andy Mowbray. Boston, Massachusetts.
2002 Brock Gallery. Southern Adventist University. Collegedale, Tennessee.“One Man Show.” (Solo)
2002 Chattanooga State Technical Community College Faculty Show. Chattanooga, Tennessee.
2000 Utah State University Art Department Faculty Show. The Myra Powell Art Gallery at Union Station. Ogden, Utah.
2000 Graduate Thesis Exhibit. Utah Sate University Twain Tippetts Gallery. Logan, Utah.
1999 Graduate Student Exhibit. Utah State University Twain Tippetts Gallery. Logan, Utah.
1998 Graduate Student Exhibit. Utah State University Twain Tippetts Gallery. Logan, Utah.
1998 Young Contemporaries 98 Show. Sundance, Utah. Juried by Jan Haworth.
1997 Graduate Student Exhibit. Utah State University Twain Tippetts Gallery. Logan, Utah.
1997 Lowery Photography Studio and Gallery. Watkinsville, Georgia. Proprietor Robert Lowery.
1997 South Works Juried Art Exhibition. 1902 OCAF Center. Watkinsville, Georgia. Juried by Dr. Joe Perrin and Dolores “Dee” Venzer.
1997 44th Artist National. Coastal Center for the Arts. St. Simons Island, Georgia. Juried by John Schmidt. (Award)
1997 Goad Gallery. St. Simons Island, Georgia. Proprietor Jill Goad.(Gallery Representation)
1997 Coastal Center for the Arts. St. Simons Island, Georgia. Executive Director Mittie Hendrix.(Gallery Representation)
1996 Bachelor of Fine Arts Senior Exhibit. University of Georgia Fine Arts Gallery.
1996 OBJX Art Gallery. Atlanta, Georgia. Proprietor Honor Hannon. (Gallery Representation)
1996 “Works on Paper.” Residential show at the home of Anna and Richard Levitan. Boston, Massachusetts. (Solo)
1996 23rd Annual Juried Exhibition. Lyndon House Arts Center. Athens, Georgia. Juried by Susan Lubowsky.
1995 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition. Lyndon House Arts Center. Athens, Georgia. Juried by Eva Forgacs. (Award)
1993 Thirteen Islands Gallery. St. Simons Island, Georgia. Proprietor Bob Parman. (Gallery Representation)
AWARDS AND HONORS
1998 George B. and Marie Eccles Caine Art Scholarship. Department of Art, Utah Sate University. Logan, Utah.
1997 Equal Merit. 44th Artist National. Coastal Center for the Arts. St. Simons Island, Georgia. Juried by John Schmidt.
1995 Honorable Mention. 22nd Annual Juried Exhibition. Lyndon House Arts Center. Athens, Georgia. Juried by Eva Forgacs.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Chattanooga State Technical Community College. Chattanooga, Tennessee. President’s Exhibition.
Utah State University. Commission for Utah State University Mural Panel. Logan, UT. Funded by the Marie Eclles Cain Foundation.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
The Cache Citizen. Jenni Jones, “Paintings take on a new dimension.” Artist Interview. February 24, 2000.
Georgia’s Coastal Illustrated. “Villagers & Company” Exhibition Review. St. Simons Island, Georgia. Volume XXVII Issue 693. Page 7. 1997.
Oconee Life. Bob Marable, “Oconee Arts” Artist Interview. Volume 1, Issue. 3 Watkinsville, Georgia. December 1996.
The Flagpole. Melissa Link, “Art Patrol” Exhibition Announcement. Athens, Georgia. May 1996. |
