-Roy Boswell is an american impressionist artist, who creates, teaches, and helps others bring their visions to life. He aims to decorate the man made environment with beauty, point out the truth, and create a place of reflection. -
Born and raised in southeastern Indiana on a family farm. At an early age he took interest in architecture and went on to study landscape architecture and design at Purdue University. While there, two professors had a profound impact on where he is today. Kent Schuette taught Roy perspective drawing and design theory, and Greg Pierceall taught graphic design and mentored. It wasn’t until after graduating that Roy took up fine art. Currently Roy practices in oil, acrylic, and gouache. He credits Donna Shortt with turning him from a line maker to a painter. He works primarily in plein air, but also works from field studies in the studio, still life, and pet portraiture. Roy does his best to paint everything he sees, from a beautiful view of the countryside down to a drainage ditch. He credits painting all manners of subject matter regardless of visual beauty to his continual learning of the different mediums. Subtle storytelling is a large part of his process, and is something Roy does his best to incorporate into every painting.
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Photo courtesy of Troy Kilgore.
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EDUCATION
Purdue University, West Lafayette IN
[B.S. Landscape architecture and design] 2010
AWARDS
2019
First Brush of Fall: Top 5 Winner
Carmel on Canvas: Award of Merit
Hoosier Salon: Landscape Award
Indiana Heritage Arts annual exhibit: Talbot Street Art Fair Merit Award
First Brush of Spring: Award of Excellence
Will Vawter annual exhibit: Award of Merit
2018
Carmel on Canvas: Third Place
First Brush of Fall: Best of Show
Artist Paint the Town: Second Place
Village scape plein air paintout: Second Place
Hoosier Salon annual exhibition: Third Place
First Brush of Spring: Quick Draw and Award of Excellence
2017
Carmel on Canvas: Third Place
Indiana Heritage Arts annual exhibit: T.C. Steele Memorial Award
Will Vawter annual exhibit: First Place
2016
Hoosier Salon Good Ole Summertime exhibition: 3rd place
Indiana Heritage Arts annual exhibition: C Curry Bohm Memorial Award
Hoosier Salon annual exhibit: Outstanding Oil Painting
Augusta Plein Air 2016: Award of Merit
Will Vawter annual exhibit: Purchase Award
Will Vawter annual exhibit: Best of Show
2015
Carmel on Canvas: City of Carmel Purchase Award
Carmel on Canvas: Best of Show
Hoosier Salon annual exhibition: Landscape Award
HCAA plein air event: Third overall
2014
Richmond Art Museum annual exhibition: Best of Show
Southern Indiana Center for the Arts paint out: Best of Show
Hoosier Salon annual exhibition: Best Impressionist
HCAA plein air event: Second Overall
Indiana Heritage Arts annual exhibition: Award of Merit
First Brush of spring: Quick Draw and Third overall
2013
Richmond Art Museum annual exhibition: Best of Show
Richmond Art Museum Berry & Bonnie Johnston Museum Purchase Award
HCAA plein air event: Award of Merit
Indiana heritage arts annual exhibit: Award of merit
First Brush of spring: Field to Finish and Award of Merit
2012
HCAA plein air event: Best of show
Will Vawter annual exhibit: Best of show
Brown County Art Guild Patron exhibit: Best of show
Hoosier Salon annual exhibit: Outstanding Pastel, Purchase award
Indiana Heritage Arts annual exhibit: Award of merit
Artist Exhibits
Seven Artist Exhibit
The Great North
November 2019
Twenty North Gallery, Greenfield IN
National Exhibition
Landscape Today Exhibition September 2019
Harrison Center, Indianapolis, IN
Solo Exhibit
American Impressionist
June 2019
Cole Noble Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Four Artist Exhibit
A Friends Exhibit March 2019
The Art Association of Henry County
Solo Exhibit
Tilling New Fields February 2019
Off Broadway Gallery, Greenwood IN
Two Artist Exhibit
Summer Stories October 2018
John Waldron Arts Center Bloomington IN
Three Artist Exhibit
Warmer Days February 2016
Hoosier Salon Carmel
Three Artist Exhibit
Before they were big February 2014
Hoosier Salon Broad Ripple
Two Artist Exhibit
Mysterious Moods October 2013
Art at the Mill, Madison IN
Two Artist Exhibit
An Easel’s journey September 2013
John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington IN
Two Artist Exhibit
A week in August; 100 paintings December 2012
John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington IN
Purdue University, West Lafayette IN
[B.S. Landscape architecture and design] 2010
AWARDS
2019
First Brush of Fall: Top 5 Winner
Carmel on Canvas: Award of Merit
Hoosier Salon: Landscape Award
Indiana Heritage Arts annual exhibit: Talbot Street Art Fair Merit Award
First Brush of Spring: Award of Excellence
Will Vawter annual exhibit: Award of Merit
2018
Carmel on Canvas: Third Place
First Brush of Fall: Best of Show
Artist Paint the Town: Second Place
Village scape plein air paintout: Second Place
Hoosier Salon annual exhibition: Third Place
First Brush of Spring: Quick Draw and Award of Excellence
2017
Carmel on Canvas: Third Place
Indiana Heritage Arts annual exhibit: T.C. Steele Memorial Award
Will Vawter annual exhibit: First Place
2016
Hoosier Salon Good Ole Summertime exhibition: 3rd place
Indiana Heritage Arts annual exhibition: C Curry Bohm Memorial Award
Hoosier Salon annual exhibit: Outstanding Oil Painting
Augusta Plein Air 2016: Award of Merit
Will Vawter annual exhibit: Purchase Award
Will Vawter annual exhibit: Best of Show
2015
Carmel on Canvas: City of Carmel Purchase Award
Carmel on Canvas: Best of Show
Hoosier Salon annual exhibition: Landscape Award
HCAA plein air event: Third overall
2014
Richmond Art Museum annual exhibition: Best of Show
Southern Indiana Center for the Arts paint out: Best of Show
Hoosier Salon annual exhibition: Best Impressionist
HCAA plein air event: Second Overall
Indiana Heritage Arts annual exhibition: Award of Merit
First Brush of spring: Quick Draw and Third overall
2013
Richmond Art Museum annual exhibition: Best of Show
Richmond Art Museum Berry & Bonnie Johnston Museum Purchase Award
HCAA plein air event: Award of Merit
Indiana heritage arts annual exhibit: Award of merit
First Brush of spring: Field to Finish and Award of Merit
2012
HCAA plein air event: Best of show
Will Vawter annual exhibit: Best of show
Brown County Art Guild Patron exhibit: Best of show
Hoosier Salon annual exhibit: Outstanding Pastel, Purchase award
Indiana Heritage Arts annual exhibit: Award of merit
Artist Exhibits
Seven Artist Exhibit
The Great North
November 2019
Twenty North Gallery, Greenfield IN
National Exhibition
Landscape Today Exhibition September 2019
Harrison Center, Indianapolis, IN
Solo Exhibit
American Impressionist
June 2019
Cole Noble Gallery, Indianapolis, IN
Four Artist Exhibit
A Friends Exhibit March 2019
The Art Association of Henry County
Solo Exhibit
Tilling New Fields February 2019
Off Broadway Gallery, Greenwood IN
Two Artist Exhibit
Summer Stories October 2018
John Waldron Arts Center Bloomington IN
Three Artist Exhibit
Warmer Days February 2016
Hoosier Salon Carmel
Three Artist Exhibit
Before they were big February 2014
Hoosier Salon Broad Ripple
Two Artist Exhibit
Mysterious Moods October 2013
Art at the Mill, Madison IN
Two Artist Exhibit
An Easel’s journey September 2013
John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington IN
Two Artist Exhibit
A week in August; 100 paintings December 2012
John Waldron Arts Center, Bloomington IN
