Clark Gussin
Clark Gussin
ARC Associate Living Master TM
36 artworks
American 21st Century Realist artist
Born in Washington DC
{"Id":7516,"Name":"Clark Gussin","Biography":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECONTACT INFO:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWebsite:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http://www.clarkgussinart.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E www.clarkgussinart.com\u003C/a\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003ENaturalistic painter in the classic tradition of portrait, landscape, and still life.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EClark Gussin was born in 1948 in Washington, D.C., and grew up there and in North Carolina. As a boy he took an early interest in art and was sent to study oil painting at the Corcoran Gallery Art School for two years. It was there and in the National Gallery that he was exposed to art history first-hand and developed a love for the style and techniques of the Old Masters. He was especially impressed by the 17th century Dutch artists and the Northern Renaissance Flemish painters, who left their imprint on his naturalistic, classic approach to painting. In particular, while at the Corcoran, he saw Albert Bierstadt\u0027s famous painting: \u0022The Last Buffalo\u0022, not knowing the art and history of the West would play such an important part later in Clark\u0027s life.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E Influenced by many contemporary artists such as Andrew Wyeth, James Bama, and Norman Rockwell, Clark felt a special affinity to Andrew Wyeth. The rural countryside and the people Wyeth painted were reminiscent of the farm where Clark spent much of his time as a boy.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E It was a common setting in the rural South during the 50\u0027s and 60\u0027s when Clark was a young man; To live on a small tobacco farm in Southeast North Carolina, Clark\u0027s family roots for over two hundred years. Looking back Clark realized how much the people, the landscape, and the life on a rural family farm influenced his life and art. His curiosity and attention to detail in the rugged and worn hands of a field worker, to the faceted, bleached boards on the side of a pack house. To the juxtaposition of his natural surroundings, and the plowed furrows on the land before planting.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EAs an avid outdoors man and landscape painter Clark\u0027s travels since moving West has given him many enriching experiences while living on Indian reservations, cattle ranches and developing long lasting friendships.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EClark Gussin received his BFA in Painting and Interdisciplinary Studies with distinction at the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland California in 1975. While in college Clark studied with notable professors: Ralph Borge, Richard Gayton, Jack Mendenhall, Don DeVivorous, Jason Schoener and Jerry Arena. He also studied with noted poet and playwright, Michael McClure. In 2008- 2010: he studied at The Triton Museum of Art with George Rivera and Kristin Lindseth Rivera. In 2010-11, at the Bay Area Classical Atelier Clark studied painting and drawing with Juliette Aristides. In 2010, at the Warren Chang Studio in Monterey California, he studied painting and drawing with. Bestowed \u0022Associate Living Master\u0022 status by the Art Renewal Center, 2022. Accepted as Artist Member into the California Art Club, 2016. Accepted as Artist Member, Allied Artists of America, 2022.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003EClark Louis Gussin retired from a distingushed 36 year career as a Graphic and Interactive Designer at International Business Machines in 2014 before\u0026nbsp;working as a full time Fine Art Professional painter in 2015.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EEducation:\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E1960-1962-Oil painting and drawing instruction, Corcoran Gallery\u003Cbr /\u003Eof Art-Art School, Washington D.C.\u003Cbr /\u003E1966 -1970-United States Navy, Third Class Petty Officer\u003Cbr /\u003E1975 - BFA degree with distinction, California College of Arts\u003Cbr /\u003Eand Crafts, Oakland, CA.\u003Cbr /\u003EStudied with Jack Mendenhall, Ralph Borge, Michael McClure\u003Cbr /\u003E1975-1978-Freelance graphic designer/art director Bemiss Jason Corp\u003Cbr /\u003E1978- 2014- Graphic Designer/Multimedia/User Interface Design\u003Cbr /\u003E1982- University of California Berkeley/Management and Supervision\u003Cbr /\u003E1987- Sony Institute/Film, Video, and Photographis Arts\u003Cbr /\u003E1987/89 - University of California Santa Cruz/Video Production\u003Cbr /\u003E1988- University of Wisconsin Madison/Audio Visual Production\u003Cbr /\u003E1989- Vanderbilt University/Computer Based Training \u003Cbr /\u003EInternational Business Machines, Designer. Interaction Designer 1978-2014\u003Cbr /\u003E1987-1995- Member of (ITVA) The International Television Association \u003Cbr /\u003E2019: Daniel Graves Master Class Painting: Florence Academy Practice\u003Cbr /\u003E2008- 2010: George Rivera, Kristin Lindseth Rivera\u003Cbr /\u003E2010-2011: BACAA, Juliette Aristides\u003Cbr /\u003E2010-2011: Warren Chang Studio\u003Cbr /\u003E2013: George O\u0026rsquo;Hanlon\u003Cbr /\u003E2014: Art Renewal Center Living Artist\u003Cbr /\u003E2014: Present- Independent Fine Art Professional\u003Cbr /\u003E2016: Artist Member California Art Club\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EPublished\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EEPOCH Times, Painter Clark Louis Gussin\u0027s Real American West, 2020\u003Cbr /\u003EIllustration, The Society Of Classical Poets Journal, Vol. 9, 2020\u003Cbr /\u003EStrokes of Genius 11, Northlight Publishing, 2019\u003Cbr /\u003EStrokes of Genius 10, Northlight Publishing, 2019\u003Cbr /\u003EIllustration, The Society Of Classical Poets Journal Vol. 7, 2019\u003Cbr /\u003EIllustration, The Society Of Classical Poets Journal Vol. 6, 2018\u003Cbr /\u003EStrokes of Genius 8, Northlight Publishing, 2016\u003Cbr /\u003ESouthwest Art Magazine, Artistic Excellence, December issue, 2016\u003Cbr /\u003EInternational Artist Magazine, 2010\u003Cbr /\u003EArt of the American West, Rockport Press, 1999\u003Cbr /\u003EGallery, Western Horseman Magazine, 1999\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMembership\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EArt Renewal Center,\u0026nbsp;Associate Living Master\u003Cbr /\u003ECalifornia Art Club-Artist Member\u003Cbr /\u003ECalifornia Watercolor Society- Associate\u003Cbr /\u003EWestern Art Association\u003Cbr /\u003EAmerican Watercolor Society - Associate\u003Cbr /\u003EAllied Artists of America, Elected Member\u003Cbr /\u003EMustardseed Media\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ERecent Shows\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPacific Art League Celebrates 100 Years of Art, 2021\u003Cbr /\u003E15th International ARC Salon Exhibition, Sotheby\u0027s NY, MEAM Barcelona, 2021\u003Cbr /\u003ECalifornia Art Club Excellence in Traditional Fine Art, Renewal and Rebirth, 2021\u003Cbr /\u003EThe DeYoug Open, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2020\u003Cbr /\u003ETriton Museum of Art Salon, 2019\u003Cbr /\u003EAllied Artist of America 106th Annual Exhibition, 2019 \u003Cbr /\u003ECalifornia Art Club Gold Medal Show, 2018, 2019\u003Cbr /\u003ECalifornia Art Club, Pennensula Museum, 2018\u003Cbr /\u003ENew Museum of Los Gatos 2017\u003Cbr /\u003EThe Triton Museum Of Art Salon 2017\u003Cbr /\u003EArtistic Excellence, Southwest Art Magazine, 2016\u003Cbr /\u003EArt Renewal Center Salon, Finalist, 2016\u003Cbr /\u003EUniversity Art Show, 1st place, 2015\u003Cbr /\u003ETRAC15, Art competition, 3rd place, 2015\u003Cbr /\u003EArt Renewal Center Salon, Finalist, 2015\u003Cbr /\u003E58th National Juried Exhibition at the Haggin Museum, Best of Show, 2014\u003Cbr /\u003E84th Annual Statewide Exhibition, Finalist, Santa Cruz Art League, 2014\u003Cbr /\u003EArt Renewal Center Salon, Finalist, 2014\u003Cbr /\u003ESolo Show, Triton Museum of Art, 2013\u003Cbr /\u003EARC Salon, Finalist, 2013\u003Cbr /\u003EARC Salon, Finalist, 2012\u003Cbr /\u003EPacific Art League, 2011\u003Cbr /\u003ECalifornia College of the Arts Alumni Show, 2010\u003Cbr /\u003ECalifornia Art Club, Historic Blinn House, 2009, 2010\u003Cbr /\u003ESilicon Valley Artists Cooperative Show, 2009, 2010\u003Cbr /\u003EAVArt Fest 2004, Triton Museum Of Art, 2004 -2007\u003Cbr /\u003EWorks Gallery Benefit show 2005-2006\u003Cbr /\u003ESociety Of Local Artists Show 2006 Juried Exhibition\u003Cbr /\u003ENational Western Art Show - 1989-1998\u003Cbr /\u003EUS Festival Of The West \u0026ndash; 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