Rob Clayton (born 1963 in
Dayton, Ohio
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) and Christian Clayton (born 1967 in
Denver, Colorado
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) are
painters based in
California
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.
Both Rob and Christian Clayton hold
BFA degrees from the
Art Center College of Design
Art Center College of Design (stylized as ArtCenter College of Design) is a private art college in Pasadena, California.
History
ArtCenter College of Design was founded in 1930 in downtown Los Angeles as the Art Center School.
In 1935, Fred ...
in
Pasadena, California (1989 and 1991 respectively).
Their work has been exhibited widely throughout
America and
Europe
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, and has been featured in several important shows including ''
The Armory Show
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'' in New York. In 2004, Rob and Christian Clayton were invited to participate with a solo exhibition in the ''Art Statements'' section of
Art Basel Miami
Art Basel is a for-profit, privately owned and managed, international art fair staged annually in Basel, Switzerland; Miami Beach; Hong Kong and from 2022, Paris. Art Basel works in collaboration with the host city's local institutions to help ...
.
Their work was featured in FUEL TV's Signature Series ID #21. This animated piece also features the music of
Daniel Johnston
Daniel Dale Johnston (January 22, 1961 – September 11, 2019) was an American singer, musician and artist regarded as a significant figure in outsider, lo-fi, and alternative music scenes. Most of his work consisted of cassettes recorded a ...
.
Select solo exhibitions
* 2014
Open to the Public, Mark Moore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
* 2013
Clayton Brothers - I'm Ok, Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea, Malan, IT
* 2012 "Clayton Brothers: Inside Out", Pasadena Museum of California Art, Pasadena, CA
* 2011 "Clayton Brothers: Inside Out", Pasadena Museum Of Contemporary Art, Pasadena, CA
* 2010 "Clayton Brothers: Inside Out", Madison Museum Of Contemporary Art, Madison, WI
* 2009
, Patrick Painter Inc, Santa Monica, CA
* 2008 "AS IS", Apama Mackey Gallery, Houston, TX
* 2007 "Patient", F2 Gallery, Beijing, China
* 2006
Wishy Washy, Bellwether Gallery, New York, NY
* 2004 "Art Statements", Mackey Gallery, Art Basel Miami, FL
* 2003 "Six Foot Eleven",
LA Luz de Jesus Gallery
La Luz de Jesus Gallery is a commercial art gallery located in Los Angeles, California. It is closely associated with the Lowbrow Art Movement, Kustom Kulture, and pop surrealism.
History
La Luz de Jesus Gallery was established in 1986 in Lo ...
, Los Angeles, CA
* 2001 "Green Pastures", LA Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
* 1995 "Lucky 13", La Luz de Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Select group exhibitions
* 2018 "Black Mirror: Art as a Social Satire", Saatchi Gallery, London, UK
* 2017 "Abstract Figurative Portrait Painters", Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, CA;
The Clayton Brothers: Your Most Special Day - A Painting Survey, ARTSY, Mark Moore Fine Art, Culver City, CA
* 2016 "MOAH 30th Anniversary Acquisitions Exhibition", Museum of Art History, Lancaster, CA; "Skateborts", Curated by Robert Hak and Jürgen Knubben, FORUM KUNST, Rottweil Germany
* 2015 "Golden State", Bunsen Goetz Galerie, Nuremberg Germany; "Damn Everything But the Circus, honoring the legacy of artist Sister Corita Kent", PMCA, Pasadena, CA; "Pulse Art Fair", Antonio Colombo Art Contemporanea, Milan, Italy, Miami, FL; "MANIFEST: JUSTICE", Sons & Brothers and Arts for Amnesty, Los Angeles, CA; "Artefiera Bologna", Antonio Colombo Art Contemporanea, Bologna, Italia; "???: AHAF Seoul", Keumsan Gallery, Seoul Korea; "The Duck Show in LA", Minotaur Projects, Los Angeles, CA; "Incognito", Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA;
In Bloom, Mark Moore Gallery, Culver City, CA; "Clayton Brothers Studio Lecture Series and Workshop", Fashion Institute of Technology, La Crescenta, CA
* 2014 "Miami Projects", Miami, FL. Mark Moore Gallery; "Artissimo Art Fair", Milan, IT. Antonio Colombo Arte Contemporanea; "The Cat Art Show", Sloan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA; "Dime Bag 4", Curated by Jordin Isip, The End is Near Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
* 2008
In the Land of Retinal Delights, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
External links
Tim House (In Green Pastures)
Madison Museum of Contemporary Art
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Living people
20th-century American painters
American male painters
21st-century American painters
Art Center College of Design alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
ArtistShare artists
20th-century American male artists