About Clark Valentine
My work explores the phenomenological experience of mark making. In my drawings, each mark becomes a unique repetition of the mark before it. Over time, the disruptions of the hand change the marks and the drawing takes itself in new directions. These variations of the marks become key compositional features. The process of drawing then becomes a balance between an active meditation of the mind and a passive response of the hand. In the making process, I seek to find moments of stillness where it feels as though my hand is moving on its own, responding to the needs of the drawing.
I am seeking a place of contemplative awareness, where my actions appear to become a passive response to the environment of the drawing. Through my studies of mysticism— the personal, experiential practice of spirituality—I am seeking a spiritual and mental state of stillness which is sought in nearly every religious tradition. Referencing Christian mystical traditions as well as Daoist traditions, these drawings become a record of time spent in silent contemplation. The slow, intentional movement of the body becomes integral to the work. Each mark becomes a piece of information, alluding not only to the time spent, but to my physical, mental and spiritual experience in that moment.
Bio:
Clark Valentine (b.1997) lives and maintains a studio in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. Valentine received his MFA from Colorado State University with a concentration in Drawing. His drawings explore ideas of spiritual practice and phenomenology through processes of repetition. Using ubiquitous tools, his meticulous drawings become documents of his physical, emotional and spiritual states of being. The geometries of the work seek a tension between movement and stillness, becoming objects of reflection and presentness.
Valentine’s work has been exhibited in museums, universities, and galleries on five continents, and widely throughout the US. His work is in the permanent loan collection at King’s College, Cambridge (London, UK) as well as the Heintzman Collection, which is pledged to the Peoria Riverfront Museum (Peoria, IL). Valentine has had solo exhibitions at universities around the US, such as Penn State Altoona (Altoona, PA) and Weber State University (Ogden, UT). In 2023, he had a solo exhibition of his work at the Department of Culture in Dolores, Uruguay. He has attended residencies at The School of Visual Arts, New York; Barac Mannheim Residency in Mannheim, Germany; and Residencia Vatelon in Villa Soriano, Uruguay.
Clark Valentine’s collaborative projects have been exhibited at Melbourne Design Week, in the Terrain Biennial, and in various international museums and universities. He is a founding member of the I Found U Collective - a collective of artists from four continents who work to create international collaborations which investigate the relationship between consciousness and digital space in a globalizing world.
In the coming year, Valentine’s work will be presented in multiple solo exhibitions both nationally and internationally. He was recently accepted to the Space A Residency in Kathmandu, Nepal, which he will attend in June 2025 to continue his research on traditions of abstraction in both Eastern and Western cultures.
Valentine has taught at Colorado State University, the University of Colorado Colorado Springs, and Front Range Community College in the drawing, painting, and foundations areas. He is currently an Assistant Professor and head of Drawing at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
Curriculum Vitae
Founding Member of I Found U Collective - International Artist Collective
https://ifounducollective.com/
Education
2022 MFA - Drawing
Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO
2019 BA - Visual and Performing Arts (Visual Art)
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, CO)
2017 AA - Studio Art
Pikes Peak Community College (Colorado Springs, CO)
Teaching
2023-Present Assistant Professor of Drawing (Area Head)
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, AR)
2022-2023 Instructor of Visual Arts
University of Colorado Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, CO)
2020-2022 Graduate Teaching Fellowship - Instructor of Record
Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2021 Adjunct Instructor
Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2021-2022 Part-Time Instructor
Front Range Community College (Fort Collins, CO)
2019 Graduate Teaching Assistant
Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
Solo and Two- Person Exhibitions
**(Solo unless otherwise denoted)
2025 Title TBD *Solo* - *Upcoming*
Space A (Kathmandu, Nepal)
2025 Title TBD *Solo* - *Upcoming*
Peoria Art Guild (Peoria, IL)
2024 Title TBD *Upcoming*
Auric Gallery (Colorado Springs, CO)
2024 draw (vb.) *Upcoming*
Ann Maners and Alex Pappas Gallery, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, AR)
2023 Movimientos Geométricos
Centro Cultural Nacional (Dolores, Uruguay)
2022 Line and Weight *Two-Person*
Firehouse Art Center (Longmont, CO)
2022 Flow: The Drawings of Clark Valentine
The Union Gallery, Weber State University (Ogden, UT)
2021 Ivyside Juried Exhibition
McLanahan Gallery, Penn State Altoona (Altoona, PA)
2021 Transitions
Mini Gallery, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2019 Lessons of Silence
Heller Center for the Arts and Humanities (Colorado Springs, CO)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2025 Intricacy *Upcoming*
Auric Gallery (Colorado Springs, CO)
2024 The Delta Triennial *Upcoming*
Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (Little Rock, AR)
2024 Faculty Biennial *Upcoming*
Brad Cushman Gallery, University of Arkansas at Little Rock (Little Rock, AR)
2023 La Tormenta
Maeso Museum (Villa Soriano, Uruguay)
2022/23 Inside/Outside
Level 5 Project Space, Graduate School of Education, University of Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)
2023 Faculty Triennial Exhibition 2023
Galleries of Contemporary Art, University of Colorado Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, CO)
2023 38th Bradley International Print and Drawing Exhibition
Bradley University Galleries (Peoria, IL)
2022 Zeitsenitiv
Barac Mannheim Project Space (Mannheim, Germany)
2022 MFA Thesis Exhibition
Gregory Allicar Museum of Art, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2022 24th Annual Works on Paper *Awarded Third Place* *catalogue*
Long Beach Island Foundation for the Arts and Sciences (Long Beach, NJ)
2022 Sharfolder Fantasy
Melbourne Design Week (Melbourne, Australia)
2022 I Found U by the River
Peoria Art Guild (Peoria, IL)
2022 Baldwin National 2022
Holt Russell Gallery, Baker University (Baldwin City, KS)
2022 Contemplation *Online*
Alfa Gallery (Miami, FL)
Invitational Exhibition
2021 I Found U at King’s College
Art Rooms, King’s College, Cambridge University (London, UK)
Invitational Exhibition, Curator: Dr. Nigel Meager
2021 Lo Cierto Es Lo Incierto
Castillo Maua Museum (Soriano, Uruguay)
Invitational Exhibition, Curator: Renee Ray
Grant from Institute of Visual Arts, Uruguay
2021 Art Basel Group Exhibition - Alfa Gallery *Online*
Alfa Gallery (Miami, FL)
Invitational Exhibition
2021 State of Contemporary Drawing
Hillard Galery (Kansas City, MO)
2021 California Dreamin’ - Terrain Biennial 2021
Public Outdoor Exhibition (Los Angeles, CA)
2021 Once There Was a Way to Get Back Homeward- Terrain Biennial 2021
Public Outdoor Exhibition (Chicago, Il)
2021 Between Two Points - Terrain Biennial 2021
Public Outdoor Exhibition (Dolores, Uruguay)
2021 PaperWest Exhibition
Gittins Gallery, University of Utah (Salt Lake City, Utah)
2021 Textures and Pattern *Online* (Merit Award)
Art Room Gallery (International Online Gallery)
2021 Surfing *Online*
Alfa Gallery Miami (Miami, FL)
2021 Future Tense
Marshall University (Huntington, WV)
2021 Viral Influence
Arvada Center for the Arts, (Arvada, CO)
2021 Passages
Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2021 2021 Student Art Exhibition (Honorable Mention)
Curfman Gallery, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2021 Drawing Discourse
University of North Carolina, Asheville (Asheville, NC) *catalogue*
2020 SVA PDF Group Show
Tiger Strikes Asteroid (New York, NY)
2020 Circle
Czong Institute for Contemporary Art (Gimpo, South Korea) *catalogue*
2020 Capturing Essence
Kreuser Gallery (Colorado Springs, CO)
2020 Gratitude (Invitational)
Kreuser Gallery (Colorado Springs, CO)
2020 Messages
SYNC Gallery (Denver, CO)
2019 Student Art Exhibition
Curfman Gallery Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2019 SYNC10
SYNC Gallery (Denver, CO)
2019 Communitas Arts Festival
ENT Center for the Arts (Colorado Springs, CO)
2019 Unapologetic
UCCS Galleries of Contemporary Art (Colorado Springs, CO)
2019 UCCS Art History and Art Club Group Show
Heller Center for the Arts and Humanities (Colorado Springs, CO)
2018 Small Works XI (Juried)
The Modbo and SPQR Galleries (Colorado Springs, CO)
2018 UCCS Student Printmaking Exhibition
“The Dock” at UCCS (Colorado Springs, CO)
2017 Small Works X (Juried)
The Modbo and SPQR Galleries (Colorado Springs, CO)
2017 Student Art Show (Awarded 3rd Place)
Downtown Art Gallery, Pikes Peak Community College (Colorado Springs CO)
Public Collections
2022 King’s College, Permanent Collection
King’s College, Cambridge (London, UK)
2022 The Heintzman Permanent Collection
Pledged to the Peoria Riverfront Museum, (Peoria, IL)
Selected Artist Talks, Conferences/Presented Papers, Guest Lectures
2025 Lecture, Kathmandu International Artist Residency Program
Space A (Kathmandu, Nepal)
2022 Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology Biennial Symposium 2022 *Upcoming*
Paper Presentation: “Digital Collaboration: From Isolation to Community During COVID-19”
Ammerman Center, Connecticut College (New London, CT)
2022 Gallery Talk *Upcoming*
University of New Mexico - Valencia Campus (Los Lunas, NM)
2022 Visiting Lecturer ART 280: Book Arts: History Meaning and Form
Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2022 Gallery Talk
Firehouse Art Center (Longmont, CO)
2022 Artist Talk
Weber State University (Ogden, UT)
2021 Panelist: Alumni Network Guest Lectures
School of Visual Arts, New York City (New York, NY)
2021 Visiting Lecturer Art 135: Form and Observation
Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2021 Artist Talk
Colegio San Salvador, (Dolores, Uruguay)
2021 Visiting Artist/Critic, Advanced Painting Class
Colorado State University, (Fort Collins, CO)
2021 Graduate Studio Visit
Bradley University (Peoria, Illinois)
2021 Guest Lecturer ART 105: Issues and Practices
Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2020 Graduate Research Showcase
Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2020 Capturing Essence Artist Talk
Kreuser Gallery, (Colorado Springs, CO)
2019 Artist Talk
Galleries of Contemporary Art, Downtown (Colorado Springs, CO)
2019 Gallery Talk
Galleries of Contemporary Art, Downtown (Colorado Springs, CO)
2019 Gallery Talk Galleries of Contemporary Art, Downtown (Colorado Springs, CO)
2019 Artist Talk Colorado Springs Undergraduate Research Forum, UCCS (Colorado Springs, CO)
2019 Artist Talk Heller Center For The Arts and Humanities (Colorado Springs, CO)
Residencies
2025 Kathmandu International Artist Residency *Upcoming*
(Kathmandu, Nepal)
2023 Residencia Valeton
(Villa Soriano, Uruguay)
2022 Artist Residency with I Found U Collective
Barrac Mannheim Residency (Mannheim, Germany)
2020 The Artist Residency Project
School of Visual Arts (New York, NY)
Awards
2022 Travel Grant ASCSU Graduate Student Council
Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2022 Curator Award - Third Place, Works on Paper Exhibition
Awarded by MoMA Curator Esther Adler
Long Beach Island Foundation For the Arts and Sciences (Long Beach, NJ)
2020-2022 Graduate Teaching Fellowship
Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2020 SYNC Gallery Student Scholarship
SYNC Gallery (Denver, CO)
2019 New Graduate Student, Visual Art Top Scholar - Graduate Research Showcase
Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2019 Most Outstanding Visual Art Student
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, CO)
2015-2019 Kane Scholarship Recipient
Catalogues and Press
2024 Meet Clark Valentine - Interview
Bold Journey, boldjourney.com
2024 “Clark Valentine Joins UA Little Rock as Drawing Professor”
ualr.edu (Little Rock, Arkansas)
2023 “La Tormenta” Exhibition Review
El Pais Uruguay, National Newspaper (Montevideo, Uruguay)
CanvasRebel Magazine, (Los Angeles, CA)
2023 Television Nightly News Interview
Dolores TV+ (Dolores Uruguay)
2022 Works on Paper: 71 Artists All on Same Page
Article by Victoria Ford, TheSandpaper (Surf City, NJ)
2022 Exhibition Catalogue - Works on Paper *Upcoming*
Long Beach Island Foundation for the Arts and Sciences (Long Beach, NJ)
2022 I Found U by the River - Interview with Heather Brammeier
Video Interview, Peoria Art Guild (Peoria, IL)
2022 Marisa Bernotti del Colective de Artistas “I Found U” Relata Interesante Experiencia
Article, Diario Crónicas (Soriano, Uruguay)
2021 Penn State Altoona to Exhibit Artwork by Clark Valentine
Press Release, Penn State Altoona (Altoona, PN)
2021 Penn State Altoona to Exhibit Artwork by Clark Valentine
Press Release, Opera News (dailyadvent.com)
2021 Exhibition Catalogue - Drawing Discourse 2021
University of North Carolina, Asheville (Asheville, NC)
2021 Surfing Press Release
Press Release, Alfa Gallery Miami (Miami, FL)
2020 CRUSH Walls 2020 @ CSU Spur
Interview on CSU Spur YouTube Channel, Created by Jen Smith Colorado State University Spur Campus (Denver, CO)
2020 Art Students Complete Mural at CSU Spur Campus During CRUSH Wall Event
Press release, National Western Center, (Denver, CO)
2020 CSU Art Students Complete Mural at Spur Campus During CRUSH Walls, Denver Street Art Festival,
Interview on Colorado State University YouTube Channel, Created by Jen Smith and Rob Bend (Denver, CO)
2020 Art Students Complete Mural at CSU Spur Campus During CRUSH Walls Event
Article from Colorado State University, Source, College News, Author Jeff Dodge (Fort Collins, CO)
2020 CSU Art Students to paint Mural at SPUR Campus during CRUSH Walls Event Sept. 14-20
Artist Profile from Colorado State University, Source, College News, Author Jeff Dodge (Fort Collins, CO)
2020 TSA x SVA The Artist Residency Project
Press release, Tiger Strikes Asteroid Website, (New York, NY
2020 Exhibition Catalogue - Circle
CICA Museum (Gimpo, South Korea)
Art Education Project
2022/23 Inside/Outside
Collaborative Digital Art Project Between I Found U Collective, the Graduate School of Education at the University of Melbourne and Suzanne Cory High School, Melbourne (Melbourne, Australia)
Curatorial Experience
2024 Juror - 2024 Student Art Show
University of Arkansas Pulaski Tech (North Little Rock, Arkansas)
2022 Zeitsenitiv
Barac Mannheim Project Space (Mannheim, Germany)
2022 Grouped - Featuring 1st and 2nd year MFA students
Directions Gallery, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2021 Passages - Featuring 1st and 2nd year MFA students
Hatton Gallery, Colorado State University (Fort Collins, CO)
2019 Unapologetic - Featuring 2019 graduating BA students
Galleries of Contemporary Art Downtown, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs (Colorado Springs, CO)