AWARDS JUDGE Clayton J. Beck AISM
Awards Announcement November 19, 2024
After graduation from the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Clayton J. Beck III studied at the Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Arts with Richard Schmid. Clayton’s career began while still at the American Academy, exhibiting at Jody Kirberger’s Talisman Gallery and winning awards from the Midwest Pastel Society, the Palette and Chisel and the Pastel Society of America. He began teaching Saturday classes in Chicago after graduation from art school. Artist Statement: “My love for painting has always been enhanced by my love to teach. Any artist who thinks they understand painting should try teaching. They will soon realize how little they know. I have always felt that I have a responsibility to teach because I have been given a generous gift from my teachers (i.e. Bill Parks, Ted Smuskiewicz, and Richard Schmid) and it should be passed on to the next generation of painters who share this love of art.
Currently, Clayton is very involved with the nonprofit arts organization, Acorn to Oak Studios, in Oak Lawn, Illinois.
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