Joshua Langstaff
B. 1978, Michigan
Raised in the forests of Northern Michigan, Joshua Langstaff has always been attracted to the sublime beauty of the natural world. Early on, this affinity began to express itself in the form of art. A career as an artist was without question. Joshua studied traditional painting techniques with Juliette Aristides in her acclaimed Classical Atelier in Seattle, WA. He has also studied with other master representational painters including; Anthony Ryder, Michael Grimaldi, and Steven Assael. In the summers of 2007 and 2008, Joshua and thirty other painters, joined Jacob Collins to explore the methods of the Hudson River School in the Catskill Mountains.
Joshua works in the realist tradition attempting to simultaneously capture the naturalistic appearance and spiritual resonance of his subjects. In addition to receiving many portrait commissions, he has shown his work at galleries in Seattle, New York and in Michigan. Joshua and his wife Anna currently reside in Portland, Maine.
Education
2004-07 Juliette Aristides Classical Atelier/Gage Academy Seattle, WA
2007 Steven Assael Workshop Seattle, WA
2006 Anthony Ryder Workshop Seattle, WA
Michael Grimaldi Workshop Seattle, WA
2003 International School of Drawing, Painting & Sculpture Umbria, Italy
2001-03 BFA, Figurative Sculpture, summa cum laude,
University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI
1999 Art Students League New York, NY
Exhibitions
| 2008 | Jacob Collins & The Hudson River School, Kaaterskill Fine Arts Hunter, NY Portraits by Joshua Langstaff, Medici Gallery Traverse City, MI |
| 2007 | Holiday Group Show, Elka Rouskov Gallery Seattle, WA May Group Show, Elka Rouskov Gallery Seattle, WA Joshua Langstaff & Tenaya Sims, Elka Rouskov Gallery Seattle, WA |
| 2006 | Drawings and Miniatures, Elka Rouskov Gallery Seattle, WA Reunion of Raven, Condor and Eagle, Daybreak Star Seattle, WA |
| 2005 | New Classical: Works from the Aristides Atelier, Fountainhead Gallery Seattle, WA |
| 2004 | In the Beaux Arts Tradition, Rosen Gallery Seattle, WA |
| 2003 | University of Michigan: Drawings, Galleria ISA Umbria, Italy Undergraduate Exhibition and Awards, Work Gallery Ann Arbor, MI U of M Art Students League, Michigan Union Art Gallery Ann Arbor, MI Studio 15, Underground Gallery Ann Arbor, MI Grade A Select, Work Gallery Ann Arbor, MI |
| 2002 | U of M Student Awards Competition, Slusser Gallery Ann Arbor, MI |
| 1999 | Drawings from the Class of Michael Burban, Councours Gallery New York, NY |
Awards and Honors
2007-08 Hudson River School for Landscape Fellowship
2008 Utrecht Art Supplies, Pencil Set Cover Image
2008 Stacey Foundation Grant
2007 Stacey Foundation Grant
2006 DeZordo Scholarship
2005 Art Renewal Center Scholarship
Wright Foundation for the Arts Scholarship
2003 Barbara and Dorothy Heers Award
Selected Bibliography
2009 Southwest Art Magazine, 21 Under 31 by Bonnie Gangelhoff, September 2009
2008 Classical Painting Atelier, Juliette Aristides, New York; Watson-Guptill Publications, 2008.
2007 The Artist’s Magazine, Learning Through Imitation by Juliette Aristides, May 2007, Pages 66-70.The Stranger, Art School Confidential by Jen Graves, April 26, Pages 18-21.
2006 Classical Drawing Atelier, Juliette Aristides, New York; Watson-Guptill Publications, 2006.
2005 The Artist’s Magazine, The Drawing Board by Juliette Aristides
Collections
The Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, MI
