Clarence Hunt Philbrick (born April 24, 1986 in

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) (commonly known as Clancy) is an American contemporary artist whose work includes painting, photography, sculpture, street art, and literature. Philbrick has lived and exhibited in

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, New York City,

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, San Francisco,

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, and Aspen, CO. Clancy was raised in the sea-side town of Stonington, CT. He attended

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graduating alongside pop singer

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. In high school Clancy won a public mural award allowing him to turn one of his paintings into a large public piece in downtown New London across from Wyland's painting ''The Great Sperm Whales.'' After high school Clancy attended

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, receiving his bachelor's degree in studio art in 2008. In 2009 Clancy painted a large rock into a pink brain, dubbed ''The Brain Rock'', on the Connecticut shoreline sparking local controversy after an article on the rock was published in ''

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'' and ''

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''. Although originally arrested for the act by

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police on charges of

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and

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, the case was eventually dropped. Later in 2009 Clancy helped create a monthly artistic and musical happening titled Art After Dark at the Mystic Arts Center in Mystic, CT. In February 2010 Clancy founded the By:Us Art Collective. The Philbrick family has a strong literary and artistic tradition. Clancy is the grandson of award-winning poet Charles Philbrick, the nephew of author Stephen Philbrick, and the cousin of both bestselling author Nathaniel Philbrick and former professional baseball player turned author

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. In late 2010 Clancy completed his first collection of poems titled ''Stealing You From Nothing: The Journals of Clarence Brick'', which remains unpublished.

References

http://calendar.denverpost.com/denver-co/events/show/125315485-tgif-gallery-tour-with-artist http://washingtonparkprofile.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1024&Itemid=49 http://www.brown.edu/Administration/News_Bureau/Databases/Encyclopedia/search.php?serial=P0170

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