Welcome painter and collage artist Clarence Heyward to the Studio Noize fam! Clarence has an amazing story about how he became a full-time artist. In the short time, he’s been working he’s gotten museum shows, placed into collections around the country, and has built an art practice that gets him excited to work every day. We talk about doing studio visits, how to paint Black people, and using his family as inspiration for his work. Of course, we talk about the paintings, some of them have some very surprising inspirations. Listen, subscribe, and share!

Episode 141 topics include:

teaching art

art residencies

getting studio visits

painting Black people

vulnerability and authenticity

figuring out what works

jumping into art full-time

never burning out

the importance of family

Clarence Heyward (American, b.1983) was born and raised in Brooklyn, NY. He is a painter and collagist whose work explores notions of the Black American experience.

His work investigates cultural truths, challenges stereotypes, and questions identity. Clarence believes it's important to "paint his truth" and uses persons of color as subjects in his work as homage to his culture.

Beginning his journey as a full-time artist in 2019, he is best known for his dynamic and fresh take on figurative art. Heyward relocated to North Carolina to study Art Education at North Carolina Central University.

He has shown his work nationally and has been featured in venues including the 21c Museum of Durham, the Harvey B. Gantt Center for Cultural Arts, the Block Gallery Raleigh, the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, and (CAM) the Contemporary Art Museum of Raleigh.

Heyward was the recipient of The Brightwork Fellowship residency at Anchorlight, Raleigh in 2020, the Emerging Artist in Residence at Artspace, Raleigh in 2021 and was the 2022 Artist in Residence at NC State University. His work is in the collections of several notable private and public institutions. He currently lives and works in Raleigh, NC.

See More: www.clarenceheyward.com + Clarence Heyward IG @clarenceheywardart

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