{{Infobox artist | birth_date = 1976 | alma_mater = {{unbulleted list | New York University | University of Alabama at Birmingham | University of Alabama}} | website = {{URL|claytoncolvin.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== 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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mauscontemporary.com/beta_pictoris_gallery_Clayton_Colvin.html |title=Clayton Colvin at beta pictoris/Maus contemporary |access-date=2014-02-17 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000430/http://www.mauscontemporary.com/beta_pictoris_gallery_Clayton_Colvin.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> Colvin interned for Agnes, a photography art gallery in Birmingham, Alabama, for several summers while attending university.{{Citation needed|date=December 2025}} As an undergraduate, he interned for the Jack Tilton Gallery in New York City, New York.<ref>[http://www.activeculture.info/eventsDetails.asp?ItemID=14863 New abstract paintings by Birmingham artist Clayton Colvin reviewed in Birmingham's Active Culture Info] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222033648/http://www.activeculture.info/eventsDetails.asp?ItemID=14863 |date=2014-02-22 }}</ref>

==Career== Colvin’s work has been shown in galleries across the United States, with exhibitions reviewed by ''Art in'' ''America'' and ''Artforum''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phillips |first=Rowan Ricardo |date=2014-04-19 |title=Clayton Colvin |url=https://www.artforum.com/events/margaret-thatcher-projects-205199/ |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=Artforum |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Huebner |first=Michael |date=2013-03-14 |title=beta pictoris opening exhibits by Odili Donald Odita and Clayton Colvin |url=https://www.al.com/entertainment/2013/03/beta_pictoris_opening_exhibits.html |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=al |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-14 |title=Clayton Colvin’s exhibition gets excellent review |url=https://art.ua.edu/alumni-news/clayton-colvins-exhibition-gets-excellent-review/ |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=Department of Art & Art History |language=en}}</ref>

In 2015, Colvin received the Alabama State Council on the Arts Fellowship in Visual Arts.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Alabama Media Portal 2.0 - Press Releases |url=https://media.alabama.gov/pr/pr.aspx?id=9700&t=1 |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=media.alabama.gov}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clayton Colvin ’95 |url=https://www.indiansprings.org/list-detail?pk=196709 |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=Indian Springs School |language=en}}</ref>

Colvin is represented by Maus Contemporary in Birmingham, Alabama.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Maus Contemporary {{!}} Artists — MAUS CONTEMPORARY |url=https://www.mauscontemporary.com/artists |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=MAUS CONTEMPORARY |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Exhibitions ==

=== Selected solo exhibitions ===

* 2025: CLAYTON COLVIN: THE DESCENT, Maus Contemporary, Birmingham<ref>{{Cite web |title=CLAYTON COLVIN: THE DESCENT {{!}} Explore Artistic Evolution — MAUS CONTEMPORARY |url=https://www.mauscontemporary.com/clayton-colvin-the-descent |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=MAUS CONTEMPORARY |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2022: CLAYTON COLVIN: BOTS AND LOOPS, Maus Contemporary, Birmingham<ref>{{Cite web |title=CLAYTON COLVIN: BOTS AND LOOPS {{!}} Explore Artistic Patterns — MAUS CONTEMPORARY |url=https://www.mauscontemporary.com/clayton-colvin-bots-and-loops |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=MAUS CONTEMPORARY |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2018: Letters, etc.., The Wiregrass Museum, Dothan<ref>{{Cite web |title=Letters, etc. |url=https://www.wiregrassmuseum.org/exhibitions/letters-etc/ |website=The Wiregrass Museum}}</ref> * 2018: CLAYTON COLVIN: HOW MEMORY MOVES, Maus Contemporary, Birmingham<ref>{{Cite web |title=CLAYTON COLVIN: HOW MEMORY MOVES {{!}} Experience Art Now — MAUS CONTEMPORARY |url=https://www.mauscontemporary.com/clayton-colvin-how-memory-moves |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=MAUS CONTEMPORARY |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2015: CLAYTON COLVIN: NEW WAY TO FORGET, Maus Contemporary, Birmingham<ref>{{Cite web |title=CLAYTON COLVIN: NEW WAY TO FORGET {{!}} Discover Clayton Colvin — MAUS CONTEMPORARY |url=https://www.mauscontemporary.com/clayton-colvin-new-way-to-forget |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=MAUS CONTEMPORARY |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2014: PULSE art fair, Beta Pictoris Gallery, Birmingham<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-05-13 |title=Pulsing pulse, 2014 New York edition |url=https://twocoatsofpaint.com/2014/05/pulsing-pulse-2014-new-york-edition.html |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=Two Coats of Paint |language=en-US}}</ref> * 2014: Launch, F18 gallery, New York City<ref>{{Cite web |title=Clayton Colvin's Slow your Instruments Exhibit at Launch F18 in New York City |url=http://www.mauscontemporary.com/beta_pictoris_gallery_Clayton_Colvin.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000430/http://www.mauscontemporary.com/beta_pictoris_gallery_Clayton_Colvin.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |access-date=2014-02-17}}</ref> * 2014: Put Down Your Stars, Margaret Thatcher Gallery, New York City<ref>{{YouTube |8JVcm529DA0 |MARGARET THATCHER - Clayton Colvin, Tegene Kunbi}}</ref> * 2011: CLAYTON COLVIN: SPACE MOUNTAIN, Maus Contemporary, Birmingham<ref>{{Cite web |title=CLAYTON COLVIN: SPACE MOUNTAIN {{!}} Explore New Dimensions — MAUS CONTEMPORARY |url=https://www.mauscontemporary.com/clayton-colvin-space-mountain |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=MAUS CONTEMPORARY |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Selected group exhibitions ===

* 2018: ''University of Alabama Graduate Alumni Exhibition'', The Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center, Tuscaloosa<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-07-20 |title=Clayton Colvin |url=https://art.ua.edu/loupe/ua-alumni-gather-art-works-for-rare-exhibition/attachment/clayton-colvin-waves-2015-acrylic-and-ink-on-linen/ |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=Department of Art & Art History |language=en}}</ref> * 2017: Uncommon Territory: Contemporary art in Alabama, Montgomery Museum of Art, Montgomery<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-11-16 |title=UA Alumni and Faculty In Exhibit Celebrating Alabama’s Art |url=https://art.ua.edu/loupe/ua-alumni-and-faculty-in-exhibit-celebrating-alabamas-art/ |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=Department of Art & Art History |language=en}}</ref>

== Public collections == * Mobile Museum of Art<ref>[https://www.mobilemuseumofart.com/ai1ec_event/opening-reception/?instance_id=in 2014 Clayton Colvin's Exhibit at the Mobile Museum of Art]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=B |first=Thomas |date=2010-01-31 |title=Artist Clayton Colvin returns to Mobile with exhibit titled 'Fiction' at the Eichold Gallery |url=https://www.al.com/entertainment-press-register/2010/01/clayton_colvin_returns_with_so.html |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=al |language=en}}</ref> * Birmingham Museum of Art<ref>{{cite web|title=Annual Report 2009- 2010|url=http://www.artsbma.org/about/annual-reports/item/download/55|work=Birmingham Museum of Art|accessdate=10 January 2014|archive-date=16 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130516160533/http://www.artsbma.org/about/annual-reports/item/download/55|url-status=dead}}</ref> * High Museum of Art<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gaps in Memory |url=https://high.org/collection/gaps-in-memory/ |access-date=2026-05-25 |website=High Museum of Art |language=en-US}}</ref> == Books == 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.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Colvin |first=Clayton |title=Clayton Colvin: Space Mountain |date=3 April 2012 |publisher=Maus Contemporary |isbn=9781364810993 |publication-date= |language=en}}</ref>

==Notes== <references />

==External links== *[https://www.artforum.com/picks/margaret-thatcher-projects-46378/ Clayton Colvin's review in Art Forum] by Rowan Ricardo Phillips *[https://www.artinamericamagazine.com/reviews/clayton-colvin/ Clayton Colvin's review in Art of America] by Cinque Hicks *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928174119/http://www.hamlettdobbins.com/viewmaster.php?page=studios&number=29&title=Clayton%20Colvin&essay= Photographic record of a visit to Colvin's studio]

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