John Burton, Carmel Art Festival Judge, 2018
John Burton is an award-winning oil painter best known for his stirring and vivid depictions of the transitory beauty of our ever-changing world. He is at once tangibly influenced by the Western and Russian painters of the early twentieth century, and entirely unique in his remarkable ability to capture the profound spirituality and majesty of his surroundings. Burton has traveled and painted around the globe, always maintaining his home and artistic center in the American West. Burton’s deep American roots permeate the rich, natural character of his art, and inform his work’s reverent tone.
Selected Awards and Honors.
Signature Status Plein Air Painters of America
Awarded Signature Status California Art Club
Gold Medal and Irvine Museum Award at the 103rd Gold Medal Exhibition at the Autry Museum, Pasadena, CA
2014 - Keynote Speaker at 4th Annual Plein Air Expo and Convention, Monterey, CA
2014 - Keynote Speaker Crystal Cove Alliance Artist Reception, Crystal Cove, CA<
2014 - A Grand Award Winner, Raymar Art Painting Competion, Phoenix, AZ
2014 - Judge Carmel Plein Air Fine Art Festival
2013 - Best of Show Bold Brush International Painting Competition
2013 - Keynote Speaker Laguna Plein Air Painters Reception, Laguna Beach, CA
2012 - Randy Higby Gallery Award 14th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2012 - Plein Air Magazine Award 14th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2012 - Laguna Canyon Foundation Award 14th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2011 - First Runner Up in the American Impressionist Society National Juried Exhibition, Carmel, CA
2011 - Seascape of Distinction at the Oil Painters of America 20th National Exhibition, Coeur d’Alene, ID
2010 - Best of Show and Artist Choice Award 12th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Invitational, Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
2007 - Grand Prize and Artist Choice Torrey Pines Plein Air Invitational, San Diego, CA
2006 - Carmel Art Festival Plein Air Competition, Honorable Mention
2006 - Artist Choice Award, Wild, Wild West Plein Show, Phoenix, AZ
2005 - Honored with Signature Membership Plein Air Painters of Hawaii
2005 - Award for Excellence TOP 100 for “Arts for the Parks.” Jackson, WY
2005 - Mentor at En Plein Air Masters, Lake Louise, Canada
2005 - Artist in Residence En Plein Air Masters, Coligny, France
2004 - The Award of Excellence at the Oil Painters of America 13th National Exhibition, Kirkland, WA
2004 - Mentor at En Plein Air Masters, Angle Sur Anglin, France
2004 - Honored with Signature Membership Oil Painters of America
2004 - Best of Show at the Art Splash National Show, TX
2004 - National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Best of America Exhibition, Narrative Excellence Award, Bolivar, MO
2003 - The Award of Excellence at the Oil Painters of America 12th National Exhibition, Taos, NM
2003 - Best of Show at the Art Splash National Show, TX
2003 - Platinum Palette Award, National Oil and Acrylic Painters Society Best of Show
2000 - First place for Artist Magazine Portrait Competition

Selected Magazine Articles:
2014 - Feature article in Art of the West Magazine 26th Anniversary Issue, “Answering the Call” November, pg. 62-67
2014 - Outdoor Painter, “Plein Air to Studio” January
2011 - Featured in Soutwest Art Magazine, February
2009 - Feature article in American Art Collector, “Land and Light” April 2009, pg 144-147
2008 - Featured in the San Diego Reader Magazine “The Light is Illusive”, October, pg. 67
2005 - Featured in the Arizona Republic, “ Top Artists to Watch”
2005 - International Artist Magazine, August
2004 - Featured artice in Southwest Art Magazine, “Passionate Obsetion” September, pg 114-117
2004 - Cover Article Art Life Magazine. “Stay West” pg. 4-5
2004 - Featured in The Artbook Magazine, October
Featured in Plein Air Magazine.com
Featured in Art Talk Magazine

Selected Galleries and Exhibitions:
Carmel Fine Art, Carmel, CA
Bonner David Gallery. Scottsdale, AZ
Salmagundi Club Exhibition, New York, NY
Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA
West Valley Art Museum, Surprise, AZ
Medicine Man Gallery, Artists of the Grand Canyon. Tucson, AZ
Rims to Ruins, Denver, CO
Arizona Sonoran Desert Museum, Tucson, AZ
Ella Richardson Gallery, Charleston, SC
Addi Gallery, Lahaina, Maui


Email Contact:jnburton@att.net

Website:http://www.burtonartstudio.com

Mailing Address: Carmel Art Festival
P.O. Box 7191
Carmel, CA 93921

Email Contact:carmelartfest@gmail.com

Website:http://www.carmelartfestivalcalifornia.com

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