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Josh Gibson
Josh@Joshgib.com
About
Josh Gibson graduated with distinction from California College of the Arts and has since delved into many creative worlds including western art, album covers, and animation. His work utilizes both technological and traditional methods, spanning the gap between oil paint and highspeed computers.
Josh is represented by the Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery in Tucson, AZ.
"With a perception forged by the surreal qualities of the Sonoran desert, I find myself preoccupied with the dance of reality. The desert is a powerful and strange location. A place of stark contrast. The rocky buttes and lack of water create a foreboding atmosphere. The struggle for survival is evident in every member of the ecosystem. However, the wide open skies counter this, light shifting, clouds swirling, creating an unparalleled state of meditation.
The sparse quality of the desert has made it an ideal proving ground for artists. Its perceived emptiness is like a blank canvas but look closer and it begins to come to life. Capturing the power and nuance of the desert in oil paint is my foremost goal.
I strive to create images that are as eternal as the mountains themselves and as ephemeral as the light cast through the clouds. Taking the forms before me and transmuting them into graphic representations that are bolder, more immediately read, and charged with contrast."Education
BFA with Distinction, Illustration, California College of the Arts, 2016
Exhibition Record
2015
Group Exhibition, CCA Illustration Faculty/ Alumni Exhibition, CCA Galleries, San Francisco, CA
2016
Group Exhibition, Illustration Show, Hubbell Street Galleries, San Francisco, CA
2017
Group Exhibition, The Art of the Saguaro, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Group Exhibition, Five Year Anniversary Show, Superchief Gallery, Ridgewood, NY
2018
Group Exhibition, Weird Summer Show, Oakland Secret Gallery, Oakland, CA
Group Exhibition, Locals Only, Mirus Gallery, San Francisco, CA
2019
Group Exhibition, Along The Distant Mesa: Homage to Maynard Dixon, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Group Exhibition, 2019 Illustration Faculty/ Alumni Exhibition, Hubbell Street Galleries, San Francisco, CA
Group Exhibition, New Works Show, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2022
Solo Show, Outer Limits, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2023
Group Show, Rodeo de Tucson, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Solo Show, Western Mythic, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ
(UPCOMING)
2024
Group Show, The New Young Guns, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2025
Group Show, Masters of Drawing, Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Major Solo Show, (To be announced), Mark Sublette Medicine Man Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Publications
Western Art Collector, Collector's Focus: Emerging Artists, April 2018
Maynard Dixon's American West: Along the Distant Mesa by Mark Sublette, 2019
Western Art Collector, Collector's Focus: Emerging Artists, April 2019
Southwest Art Magazine, 21 Under 31: Young Artists to Collect Now, August/September 2021
Western Art Collector, Gallery Previews: Outer Limits, December 2022
Western Art Collector, Gallery Previews: Western Mythic, November 2023
Rescue Party: A Graphic Anthology, edited by Gabe Fowler, Pantheon, 2024
Awards
2019 Adobe Design Achievement Awards, Top Talent in Motion Graphics + Animation
Residencies
2024 Maynard Dixon Home and Studio, Thunderbird Foundation