Curriculum Vitae


Ty Nathan Clark

b. 1974 Sacramento, California

Education and Residencies.

1993-1996 San Joaquin Delta Community College: Stockton CA

1996-1999 Studio Art: Azusa Pacific University: Azusa, CA

2006 Mandarin Chinese: Shaanxi Normal University: Xi’an, China

2016 HMC Artist Residency: Budapest, Hungary.

2018 Art Practitioner Cohort: Brehm Center: Pasadena, CA

2020 Certificate Post War Abstract Painting: MOMA, NY

2022 Alta Community Enrichment Artist Residency; Alta, Utah

2023 Visionary Projects Collective NY: Member

2024 Pouch Cove Foundation: Residency: Pouch Cove, Newfoundland.

Solo Exhibitions

2024

  • In the Garden this Morning: All Saints Gallery: Austin, Texas

2023

  • Works Based on Selected Poems. 1995-2022: Vaughn Gallery: Austin, TX

2021

  • Childhood Memories, Bebop Jazz and Brand New Year. : NAVA Contemporary: Artsy

  • Smythe-Mckee Digital Show: Curated by Abstract Duke (Sam Duplesis): smythe-mckee.com

2019

  • Retrospect: House Gallery: Waco, TX (Curated by Dr. Jane Damron)

  • Open Studio Show: Past Works: Waco, TX

  • Lessons in Remembering: Sozo Gallery: Charlotte, NC

  • Lessons in Remembering Pt.2: Lost, Recovered and Remaining: Cultivate Gallery: Waco, TX

2017

  • 5D Studio Show: 5D Gallery: Waco, TX

2016

  • Cosmos in the Chaos: Studies from Budapest: House Gallery: Austin, TX

  • Texas Artist Series: Louis Shanks Gallery: San Antonio, TX

  • Texas Artist Series: Louis Shanks Gallery: Houston, TX

  • Texas Artist Series: Louis Shanks Gallery: Austin, TX

2013

  • GoodXGlobal: SXSW: Private Showing for “Gates Foundation, United Nations, World Health Org”: Austin, TX

2011

  • Into the Valley: Veritas Art & Fashion US Tour (8-month tour): CA, TX, NY, MA, NC

2010

  • Veritas Road Tour V.2 (3-month tour): TX, CA, OR, WA

  • Veritas Road Tour V.1 (2-month tour): TX, CA, CO

  • Bringing Soul To Uptown: One Man Show: AMLI Gallery: Dallas, TX

  • Space SXSW: One Man Show: Austin, TX

  • The Sidewalk is my Playground: Inspiring Gallery One Man Show: Austin, TX

Group Exhibitions

2024

  • Collective II: Visionary Projects, New York, NY

  • Small Works: Art Center Museum: Waco, TX

  • James Beard Gallery: St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada

2023

  • Vivid Vibrations: The Yard Gallery: Brooklyn, NY

  • 50th Anniversary Exhibition: Art Center Museum: Waco, TX (with Kermit Oliver)

  • Austin Studio Tour: Vaughn Gallery: Austin, TX

  • Of Warm Impermanence: 2 Person Exhibition with Vy Ngo: Art Center Museum: Waco

2022

  • Austin Studio Tour: Vaughn Gallery: Austin, TX

  • Opening Roster Exhibition: Vaughn Gallery: Austin, TX

  • 12x12: Smythe-McKee Digital Exhibition: Curated by Sam Duplesis (Abstract Duke)

2021

  • A Few Thoughts on This and That: Mont Art House: Houston, TX w/Catherine Walker

  • House Show: Castle in the Sky Gallery: Waco, TX

2020

  • From Chaos to Order: Delaware Contemporary Museum: Wilmington, DE

  • Roster Exhibition: Path Gallery: Los Angeles, CA

2019

  • Beacham Art Series: Beacham & Co: Atlanta, GA

  • Dialogic Series: Cement Loop Gallery: Austin, TX

  • Surface Spectrum: Mash Gallery: Los Angeles, CA w/Fran O’Neil, Vanessa Barragao.

2018

  • New Texas Talent: Craighead Green Gallery: Dallas, TX

  • Writing on the Wall: Group Show with Banksy’s “Haight Street Rat”; Cultivate 7twelve Gallery: Waco, TX

  • Abstracts, The Language of Abstraction: Group Show: Cultivate 7twelve Gallery: Waco, TX

  • Wild Torch Waco: Group Show: Hippodrome: Waco, TX

2017

  • EAST Austin Studio Tour: Soma Vida: Austin, TX

  • The Breath and the Clary: Winston/Salem, NC

  • Prism: Print Press Gallery: Austin, TX

  • Space #1:Meraki Gallery: Austin, TX

  • JSL Gallery: Art Center Waco: Waco, TX

  • Wild Torch: Hippodrome: Waco, TX

2016

  • Environmental Project HMC: Gallery 12: Budapest, Hungary

  • Wild Torch: Hippodrome: Waco, TX

2012

  • World Sight Day: TOMS Shoes Group Show (with John Van Hammersveld, Magda Sayeg, Franc Fernandez, Michelle Jane Lee): Austin, TX

  • Quenched: Group Show: Goss Michael Gallery: Dallas, TX

  • Black, White & Brew: 5D Artist Show: (with Bob Johnson co-5D Artist) Austin, TX

  • Trade-In Hope Benefit: Group Show: For The City Center: Austin, TX

  • East Austin Studio Crawl: Group Show: Delta Millworks: Austin, TX

  • Caravan SXSW: Group Show: Delta Millworks: Austin, TX

2011

  • HELP Benefit: Group Show: Dominican Joes: Austin, TX

  • SXSW Music For the City Benefit: Group Show: Lamberts: Austin, TX

2010

  • Mode Magazine: Group Show Dallas, TX

  • SXSW Music for the City Showcase: Austin Ballet: Austin, TX

2009

  • I Am Here: DIAC Group Show: Southside on Lamar: Dallas, TX

  • Hope: Veritas Artist Collective Group Show: Veritas Gallery: Lewisville, TX

  • Love: Falling Whistles Benefit Group Show: South Side on Lamar: Dallas, TX

2008

  • Veritas Artist Collective Group Show: Plano, TX

  • Veritas Artist Collective Group Show: Denton, TX

  • Veritas Artist Collective Group Show: Dallas, TX

2007

  • Veritas Artist Collective Group Show: Dallas, TX

2005-2006

  • 5D Again: 5D Artist Group Show: The Barn Gallery: Denton, TX

  • Group Show: 500x Gallery: Dallas, TX

Lectures, Curation, Mentorship

2023

  • Artist Talk: w/Kasia Krecicka: Art Center Museum: Waco, TX

  • Guest Lecturer: Works Base on Selected Poems 1995-2022: Vaughn Gallery, Austin TX

  • Artist Talk: Whiskey and Art: Craft of Making w/Balcones Distillery: Art Center Museum: Waco, TX

  • Artist Talk: w/Vy Ngo: The Artist Friendship and Influence of Literature: w/Dr. Jane Damron: Waco, TX

  • Session 10: Ty Nathan Clark Mentorship Program: 5 Artists (USA, Jordan, Italy)

  • Session 9: Ty Nathan Clark Mentorship Program: 5 Artists (USA, South Africa)

  • Session 8: Ty Nathan Clark Mentorship Program: 4 Artists (Czech Republic, Canada, USA)

2022

  • Session 5: Ty Nathan Clark Mentorship Program: Jan-Mar: 5 Artists (France, Germany, USA)

  • Session 6: Ty Nathan Clark Mentorship Program: Apr-June: 4 Artists (UAE, Australia, Ireland, USA)

  • Session 7: Ty Nathan Clark Mentorship Program: July-Sept: 3 Artists (USA, Australia)

2021

  • Session 1: Ty Nathan Clark Mentorship Program: Jan-Mar: 7 Artists (USA, Germany, Estonia, Poland, Canada)

  • Session 2: Ty Nathan Clark Mentorship Program: Apr-June: 6 Artists (USA, Germany, Sweden)

  • Session 3: Ty Nathan Clark Mentorship Program: July-Sep: 6 Artists (USA, Germany, Spain, Canada, Netherlands)

  • Session 4: Ty Nathan Clark Mentorship Program: Oct-Dec: 7 Artists (USA, Germany, Portugal)

  • Head Juror: Breath and the Clay 2021 Group Exhibition

  • Artist Discussion with AbstractDuke/Smythe Mckee: Instagram Live

2020

  • Guest Lecturer: Art and Studio Life: Azusa Pacific MFA Program

  • Guest Lecturer: Social Media and the Artist: Dougherty Art Center: Austin, TX

  • Guest Lecturer: Art/Practice during Covid 19 Pandemic: Delaware Contemporary Museum: Wilmington, DE

2019

  • Guest Speaker: Breath and the Clay Arts Conference: Moravian Falls, NC

  • Discussion with Dr. Jane Damron: Philosophy of Art: Undercroft: Waco, TX

  • Lecture: Lost, Recovered, and Remaining. Cultivate Gallery: Waco, TX

  • Guest Lecturer: Cocktails with Curator: Cultivate 7twelve Gallery: Waco, TX

  • Guest Lecturer: Art Center: Waco, TX

  • Guest Lecturer: Sozo Gallery: Charlotte, NC

  • Panel with Makoto Fujimura and Curator Jennifer Sudul Edwards: The Dunhill: Charlotte, NC

2018 

  • Guest Story Teller: Analog: Waco, TX

  • Guest Lecturer: Art Center Waco: Waco, TX

  • Co-Curator: Writing on the Wall: Group Show with Banksy’s “Haight Street Rat”; Cultivate 7twelve Gallery: Waco, TX

  • Guest Lecturer: Cocktails with Curator: Cultivate 7twelve Gallery: Waco, TX

  • Co-Curator: Abstracts, The Language of Abstraction: Group Show: Cultivate 7twelve Gallery: Waco, TX

2017

  • Guest Lecturer: The Breath and the Clay: Winston/Salem, NC

  • Co-Curator: Space #1:Meraki Gallery: Austin, TX

Film

2019

  • Jump Shot: Official Selection DCFF (Dead Center Film Festival): Grand Jury Award for Best Documentary Feature

  • Jump Shot: Official Selection HCFF (Hill Country Film Festival): Audience Award

  • Jump Shot: Official Selection HIFF (Heartland International Film Festival) Audience Award

  • Jump Shot: Official Selection CIFF (Chicago International Film Festival)

  • Jump Shot: Official Selection FREEP (Detroit Free Press Film Festival)

  • Jump Shot: Official Selection DIFF (Dallas International Film Festival)

  • Jump Shot: Official Selection SXSW Film Festival: World Premiere

  • Jump Shot: Official Selection LSFF (Lone Star Film Festival)

  • Jump Shot: Official Selection SXSW Film Festival: World Premiere 2005-2006