John Clayton

John Clayton lives and works in Provincetown at the tip of Cape Cod where he came to study as a student in the Summer of 1995 at the Cape Cod School of Art.

While John was studying at the Art Students League in New York he and a friend decided to visit Cape Cod. John felt instantly at home. His love affair with the place, its fascinating light, unique landscape and creative people are often represented in his work.

While in New York, John won several awards including, Mrs. Roberts Forbes Scholarship, The Arthur & Melville Phillips Scholarship and an honorable mention from the Academy of Fine Art Students Exhibition in 1998.

“It was great to have had the experience studying in New York but Provincetown was the place where I was able to put color together and really learn about seeing nature.”

John was given a rare opportunity by Lois Griffel the Director of the Cape Cod School of Art to monitor and study at the historic studio. The Cape Cod School of Art gave him the opportunity to study with great teachers including, Cedric and Joanette Egeli, Hilda Neily , Robert Longely and Lois Griffel. During this tenure John absorbed many crucial elements of Plein Air painting. “In my paintings I am forever exploring nature, its constant changes and the objects that dwell within it .”

John Clayton was one of eight artists selected to exhibit at the 1998 Emerging Artists Exhibition at the Provincetown Art Association and Museum (PAMM).His solo shows include several PAMM Members Juried Exhibitions and many others.