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Clayton Colvin

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Clayton Colvin
Born1976 (age 49–50)
Alma mater
Websiteclaytoncolvin.com

Clayton Colvin (born 1976) is an American abstract painter, multimedia artist, collagist, curator of contemporary art, and writer who lives and works in Birmingham, Alabama.

Education

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Colvin received a bachelor's degree in Art History from New York University in 1999 and a master's degree in Art Education from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2003. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree in painting from the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 2005.[1]

Colvin interned for Agnes, a photography art gallery in Birmingham, Alabama, for several summers while attending university.[citation needed] As an undergraduate, he interned for the Jack Tilton Gallery in New York City, New York.[2]

Career

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Colvin’s work has been shown in galleries across the United States, with exhibitions reviewed by Art in America and Artforum.[3][4][5]

In 2015, Colvin received the Alabama State Council on the Arts Fellowship in Visual Arts.[6] Since 2015, Colvin has been a faculty member at Indian Springs School, teaching art and art history while also serving as chair of the Art Department and Associate Dean of Students.[7]

Colvin is represented by Maus Contemporary in Birmingham, Alabama.[8]

Exhibitions

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Selected solo exhibitions

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  • 2025: CLAYTON COLVIN: THE DESCENT, Maus Contemporary, Birmingham[9]
  • 2022: CLAYTON COLVIN: BOTS AND LOOPS, Maus Contemporary, Birmingham[10]
  • 2018: Letters, etc.., The Wiregrass Museum, Dothan[11]
  • 2018: CLAYTON COLVIN: HOW MEMORY MOVES, Maus Contemporary, Birmingham[12]
  • 2015: CLAYTON COLVIN: NEW WAY TO FORGET, Maus Contemporary, Birmingham[13]
  • 2014: PULSE art fair, Beta Pictoris Gallery, Birmingham[14]
  • 2014: Launch, F18 gallery, New York City[15]
  • 2014: Put Down Your Stars, Margaret Thatcher Gallery, New York City[16]
  • 2011: CLAYTON COLVIN: SPACE MOUNTAIN, Maus Contemporary, Birmingham[17]

Selected group exhibitions

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  • 2018: University of Alabama Graduate Alumni Exhibition, The Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Tuscaloosa[18]
  • 2017: Uncommon Territory: Contemporary art in Alabama, Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery[19]

Public collections

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Books

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Colvin wrote Clayton Colvin: Space Mountain, published on April 3, 2012, by Maus Contemporary. The book was published as an accompaniment to his exhibition "Space Mountain" at the Maus Contemporary gallery. It contains essays by Brian Bishop, and Brian Edmonds, as well as a poem by Ed Skoog.[24]

Notes

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  1. ↑ "Clayton Colvin at beta pictoris/Maus contemporary". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  2. ↑ New abstract paintings by Birmingham artist Clayton Colvin reviewed in Birmingham's Active Culture Info Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Phillips, Rowan Ricardo (2014-04-19). "Clayton Colvin". Artforum. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  4. ↑ Huebner, Michael (2013-03-14). "beta pictoris opening exhibits by Odili Donald Odita and Clayton Colvin". al. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  5. ↑ "Clayton Colvin's exhibition gets excellent review". Department of Art & Art History. 2013-04-14. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  6. ↑ "Alabama Media Portal 2.0 - Press Releases". media.alabama.gov. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  7. ↑ "Clayton Colvin '95". Indian Springs School. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  8. ↑ "Maus Contemporary | Artists — MAUS CONTEMPORARY". MAUS CONTEMPORARY. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  9. ↑ "CLAYTON COLVIN: THE DESCENT | Explore Artistic Evolution — MAUS CONTEMPORARY". MAUS CONTEMPORARY. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  10. ↑ "CLAYTON COLVIN: BOTS AND LOOPS | Explore Artistic Patterns — MAUS CONTEMPORARY". MAUS CONTEMPORARY. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  11. ↑ "Letters, etc". The Wiregrass Museum.
  12. ↑ "CLAYTON COLVIN: HOW MEMORY MOVES | Experience Art Now — MAUS CONTEMPORARY". MAUS CONTEMPORARY. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  13. ↑ "CLAYTON COLVIN: NEW WAY TO FORGET | Discover Clayton Colvin — MAUS CONTEMPORARY". MAUS CONTEMPORARY. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  14. ↑ "Pulsing pulse, 2014 New York edition". Two Coats of Paint. 2014-05-13. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  15. ↑ "Clayton Colvin's Slow your Instruments Exhibit at Launch F18 in New York City". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2014-02-17.
  16. ↑ MARGARET THATCHER - Clayton Colvin, Tegene Kunbi on YouTube
  17. ↑ "CLAYTON COLVIN: SPACE MOUNTAIN | Explore New Dimensions — MAUS CONTEMPORARY". MAUS CONTEMPORARY. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  18. ↑ "Clayton Colvin". Department of Art & Art History. 2018-07-20. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  19. ↑ "UA Alumni and Faculty In Exhibit Celebrating Alabama's Art". Department of Art & Art History. 2017-11-16. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  20. ↑ 2014 Clayton Colvin's Exhibit at the Mobile Museum of Art
  21. ↑ B, Thomas (2010-01-31). "Artist Clayton Colvin returns to Mobile with exhibit titled 'Fiction' at the Eichold Gallery". al. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  22. ↑ "Annual Report 2009- 2010". Birmingham Museum of Art. Archived from the original on 16 May 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  23. ↑ "Gaps in Memory". High Museum of Art. Retrieved 2026-05-25.
  24. ↑ Colvin, Clayton (3 April 2012). Clayton Colvin: Space Mountain. Maus Contemporary. ISBN 9781364810993.
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