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Born
1964, Kanab, Utah

    Education
    1990 MFA Painting & Drawing, University Outstanding Graduate, California State University, Long Beach, CA.
    1988 MA Printmaking, University Artists and Scholars, California State University, Long Beach, CA.
    1987 BFA Printmaking, Summa cum Laude, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT.

Selected Exhibitions & Honors

    2006
    Everett Ruess Days: Second Annual Plein Air Competition, Invited Juror, Escalante, UT
    Two Artist Show: Clay & Rebecca Wagstaff, Finch Lane Gallery, Salt Lake City Arts Council, Salt Lake City, UT
    Color of the Land: Landscape Art Show, Deseret Morning News, SLC, Utah, First Place .
    82nd Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, Utah, Merit Award
    7th International Exhibition, Church Museum of History & Art, Salt Lake City, Utah, Merit Award.
    Dixie Invitational, Sears Gallery at Dixie State College, St. George, UT

    2005/2006

    2005
    Visual Arts Grant Awardees Exhibition, Rio Gallery, Utah Arts Council, Salt Lake City, UT

    2005
    Utah Arts Council Individual Artist Project Grant
    Everett Ruess Days: Second Annual Plein Air Competition, Escalante, UT, First Place Purchase Award: Drawing & Mixed Media
    Color of the Land: Landscape Art Show, Deseret Morning News, SLC, UT, First Place
    81st Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT, Merit Award
    Clay F. Wagstaff & Rebecca Wetzel Wagstaff, Terzian Galleries, Park City, UT
    Selections from the State Fine Art Collection, Museum of Utah Art & History, Salt Lake City, UT
    Utah 2005 Painting & Sculpture, Shaw Gallery, Weber State University, UT, Travel Award
    Visiting Artist, Art Major Seminar, Southern Utah University, Cedar City, UT

    2004
    Familial Painters: Three Artist Painting Show, St. George Art Museum, St. George, UT
    Two Points of View: Clay & Rebecca Wagstaff, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
    Everett Ruess Days: First Annual Plein Air Competition, Escalante, UT, Third Place
    Color of the Land: Landscape Art Show, Deseret Morning News, SLC, UT
    80th Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
    61st Annual Cedar City Art Exhibition, Cedar City, UT, Award of Distinction

    2003-2004
    The Utah Century: Art and Culture 1902-2002, Utah Museum of Fine Arts, (exhibit of 17 large scale paintings drawn from the Utah State Art Collection), Salt Lake City, UT

    2003
    The Regional-7th Annual Juried Exhibition, St. George, UT, Best Oil Painting Award
    6th International Art Competition, Museum of Church History & Art, Salt Lake City, UT
    Color of the Land: Landscape Art Show, Deseret Morning News, Salt Lake City, UT
    America’s Freedom Festival, Provo Arts Council, Provo, UT, First Place Award
    E-Spousing Art: Utah Artist Couples, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
    Trinidad Nat’l Fine Art Exhibition, A. R. Mitchell Museum, Trinidad, CO, 3 Merit Awards
    79th Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT, Director’s Award

    2002
    Utah Art 2002: An Exhibition of Critically Juried Contemporary Utah Art, Salt Lake City, UT
    Utah Art, Utah Artists: 150 Year Survey, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
    Utah 2002 Painting & Sculpture, Kimball Arts Center, Park City, UT, Travel Award
    Group Show for the Olympics, Dolores Chase Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
    78th Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT, Merit Award
    Visions 2002, Norman Building, Salt Lake City, UT

    2001
    Home Sweet Habitat, Red Butte Garden & Arboretum, Salt Lake City, UT
    Dixie Invitational, Sears Gallery at Dixie State College, St. George, UT
    77th Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT

    2000
    Dixie Invitational, Sears Gallery at Dixie State College, St. George, UT
    76th Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT

    1999
    75th Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT, Merit Award

    1998
    Landscape Group Show, Church Museum of History & Art, Salt Lake City, UT
    Two-Person Exhibition, Dolores Chase Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
    Seasons, Church Museum of History & Art, Salt Lake City, UT
    74th Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT

    1997
    73rd Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT

    1996
    Utah ’96 Painting & Sculpture, Utah Museum of the Arts, SLC, UT, Travel Award
    Due South: Landscapes, Salt Lake Art Center, Salt lake City, UT
    As They See It: Contemporary Landscapes, Salt Lake Arts Center, Salt Lake City, UT

    1995
    Dreamscapes: Group Show, Dolores Chase Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
    71st Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT

    1994
    70th Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT, Honorable Mention

    1993
    Going Places, Three-man Show, Repartee Gallery, Park City, UT
    69th Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT

    1992
    Noche Tropical, Gremillion & Co. Fine Arts, Houston, TX
    Art Feeds the Soul, Dolores Chase Fine Art, Salt Lake City, UT
    68th Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
    North Dakota Print & Drawing Annual, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND

    1991
    46th National Exhibit, Colorado Springs Art Gallery, Colorado Springs, CO
    2nd International Art Competition, Church Museum of History & Art, Salt Lake City, UT
    67th Utah Spring Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
    Greater Midwest International VI, Warrensburg, MO

    1990
    25th Annual San Bernardino County Museum of Art Exhibition, Redlands, CA, Honorable Mention
    84th Open Juried Exhibition, Long Beach Art Association, Long Beach, CA
    33rd Chautaugua Nat’l Exhibition of American Art, Chautauqua, NY
    Poldi Hirsch Memorial Exhibition, Havre de Grace, MD

    1988
    82nd Open Juried Exhibition, Long Beach Art Association, Long Beach, CA
    Western States Print Competition, Eccles Community Art Center, Ogden, UT

    1987
    Annual Invitational Art Exhibition, Missoula Museum of Fine Arts, Missoula, MT
    63rd April Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
    17th National Works on Paper Exhibit, Minot, ND
    Kansas Twelfth National Small Painting, Drawing & Print Exhibition, Hays, KS
    National Drawing 1987, Trenton, NJ, 1987, Purchase Award
    17th National Fine Arts Exhibition, Provo, UT, Purchase Award
    22nd Annual San Bernardino County Museum of Art Exhibition, Redlands, CA
    Art West Open Competition, Jackson, WY
    Cliff Lodge 1st Inaugural Exhibition, Snowbird, UT, Purchase Award

    1986-1987
    Invitational Exhibit, Church Museum of History & Art, Salt Lake City, UT

    1986
    62nd April Salon, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
    Image of the Artist, Springville Museum of Art, Springville, UT
    Utah ’86 Painting & Sculpture, Utah Museum of The Arts, SLC, UT, Travel Award
    J. Roman Andrus Printmaking Award, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT

Collections

    2004
    State of New Mexico, Art in Public Places 2004 Acclaimed Artists’ Series. State of Utah Fine Art Collection, Salt Lake City, UT

    2003
    State of Utah Fine Art Collection, Salt Lake City, UT

    2003
    San Diego Hilton, Lobby, San Diego, CA

    2002
    TimeWarner Corporate Collection.

    1998
    Delta Airlines Corporate Collection.

    1997
    Kalamazoo Center Hotel, Kalamazoo, MI

    1996
    The Suites at Underground Atlanta, Atlanta, GA.

    1995
    Salt Lake County Art Collection, Salt Lake City, UT

    1992
    NuSkin Corporate Collection, Provo, UT

    1991
    Springville Museum of Fine Art, Springville, UT

    1990
    Continental Airlines Corporate Collection

    1988
    Mercer County Cultural and Heritage Commission, CT

Publications & Reviews

    2006
    American Art Collector, "Clay Wagstaff", July 2006, pp. 226-229
    SouthWest Art, "An Equitable Arrangement", July 2006, pp. 134-141
    15 Bytes: Artists of Utah E-Zine, "On the Spot", March 2006, p.2 [http://www.artistsofutah.org/15bytes/06mar/page2.html]

    2004
    International Artist Magazine, painting reproduced, issue #38, Aug/Sept 2004, p.8
    How Did You Paint That: 100 Ways to Paint Seascapes, Rivers & Lakes, Vol. 1, p. 78

    2003
    New American Paintings, Vol. 48, No. 5, pp. 150-153, Open Studios Press, Boston, MA

    2001
    Utah Art, Utah Artists: 150 Year Survey, Swanson, Olpin, Poulton, Rogers, p. 154
    The Salt Lake Tribune, May 4, Brandon Griggs, Home On the Range-& the Cave, & the Tree

    1999
    Artists of Utah, Swanson, Olpin, Seiffert, p. 261

    1997
    Utah Painting & Sculpture, Swanson, Olpin, Seiffert

    1996
    The Deseret News, October 20, Dave Gagon, Landscape Exhibition Offers Thrilling Terrain

    1991
    Utah Art, Vern Swanson


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