This biography from the Archives of AskART:
|  An artist whose realistic paintings reflect his world-wide travels,
Clark Hulings spent much time as a child in Spain and Louisiana and
from these experiences developed a great interest in rustic settings
and primitive lifestyles.
Many of his works reflect old trees
and old buildings, and throughout his career, he has frequently
returned to Spain and Louisiana for subject matter. But he has
made his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico where, with the help of Hispanic
craftsman, he has built an adobe home.
He was raised in
a suburb of New York, trained at the Art Students League, and was
inspired at the Metropolitan Museum of Art by Realist and Impressionist
painters. He became an illustrator, but the pull of landscape subjects
led him to full time fine-art painting.
He has been a dominant
presence in contemporary Western art since the 1970s, although most of
his work is non-western, and he never paints cowboys. He took the
first-ever Prix de West at the National Academy of Western Art in 1973
and had numerous one-man shows at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in
Oklahoma City and the Museum of New Mexico.
For many years after
this recognition for western art, he quit exhibiting, selling only to a
select group of collectors, but in November, 1999, he will have a major
exhibition of oil paintings at the Nedra Matteucci Galleries in Santa
Fe.
Source:
Peggy and Harold Samuels, Contemporary Western Artists
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Biography from Altermann Galleries and Auctioneers, Santa Fe I:
| It is difficult to confine some artists within the boundaries of what is commonly understood to be western art. Clark Hulings falls into this category. The West has clearly influenced his work, but he cope of his interests has grown wider as his talent developed.
Hulings spent his early childhood in Spain and that experience left lasting impressions. He attended school in New Jersey and became interested in art through frequent visits to the Metropolitan Museum. As a teenager he too art lessons and upon graduation from high school went on to study at the Art Students League.
In addition to his love of painting, Hulings was also interested in physics and received a degree in that field from Haverford College in Philadelphia. Seeking a job with the Manhattan Project, he moved to New Mexico, but poor health kept him out of the wartime drama of atomic research. The brilliant New Mexico sunshine, however, brought back his early impressions of Spain and he began to paint, holding his first exhibition in Santa Fe in 1945. He worked as a physicist in Denver for a time and also painted portraits in Louisiana before returning to the East for additional art study. He then traveled to Europe to paint and to tour the great art museums, before finally settling down in the New York area for a career in commercial illustration.
After fifteen years as an illustrator Hulings returned to fine art and to New Mexico where the sunlight provided daily inspiration. His paintings deal with common people who work by hand and use animals for transportation and farming. The Mexican and Indian cultures of the Southwest furnished him with an ample supply of subjects.
ReSources include: The American West: Legendary Artists of the Frontier, Dr. Rick Stewart, Hawthorne Publishing Company, 1986
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Biography from Nedra Matteucci Galleries:
|  Clark Hulings' tranquil compositions reflect the talent and experience of one of the nation's most respected painters. Hulings captures his subject with impeccable technique; his vibrant paintings glow with remarkable light, color and texture.
As a young child, Hulings lived in Spain. His experiences in that colorful country continue to influence his work, particularly his choice of subject matter. Hulings has traveled in Egypt, Morocco and Mexico, as well as throughout Europe. His preference for painting the rustic and provincial scenes of everyday life is apparent in his beautiful interpretations of the open-air markets, farms and countryside. Hulings spends several months a year traveling and painting, always finding beauty in the simple parts of people's lives.
Hulings studied with Sigismund Ivanowski and with George Bridgmond at the Art Students League in New York. During this time he began painting delicate still lifes and found a steady demand for his portraiture. After a successful career in illustration, Hulings eventually settled in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In addition to receiving the coveted Prix de West from The National Academy of Western Art in Oklahoma City in 1973, Hulings has also received three silver and two gold medals from subsequent NAWA competitions. In 1976 he was given a one-person show at the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and was presented with the Hall's Trustees' Gold Medal for his distinguished contribution to art in the U.S.
Source: Nedra Matteucci Galleries, representing Clark Hulings |
Biography from Morris & Whiteside Galleries:
| Born in Florida and raised in New Jersey, Clark Hulings lived in some of the most exotic locations around the world, including Spain, New York, Louisiana, and all throughout Europe, before settling down in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Huling's first artistic training was as a teenager with Sigismund Ivanowsky and George Bridgeman. Later earning a degree in physics from Haverford College, Hulings began a career in portraiture and illustration. However, he soon longed to free himself from the constraints of an art director and devote himself entirely to easel painting. Over the past forty years, Hulings has traveled to locals around to world, choosing the most rural and picturesque landscapes as his subject matter.
Hulings has earned awards from organizations such as the Allied Artists of America, the Hudson Valley Art Association, and the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. |
Biography from Thomas Nygard Gallery:
| After
a childhood in Spain, Clark Hulings studied drawing and anatomy under
Sigismund Ivanowsky and then with Bridgman at the Art Students League
in New York. He left the art world to obtain a degree in physics from
Haverford College in Pennsylvania.
Ill health required that he
move to the dryer climate in the West, so he relocated to Santa Fe
where the strong local art community inspired him to return to his
painting. In 1946 he had regained his health and moved to Louisiana
where he became known for his portraiture. He also worked there as a
freelance illustrator before moving back to Santa Fe in 1957 where he
lives today and continues to work on his landscapes, portraits, and
illustrations.
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