Clara Hales Artist CV
RESIDENCIES
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Local Artist in Residence & Digital Illustrator, Friends of Pando — 2025–2026 -Youngest artist ever selected for the residency program.
EXHIBITIONS & GALLERY SHOWS
2026
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Springville Museum of Art — 54th Annual Utah All-State High School Art Show
My Debt to Grace selected for exhibition and included in the Utah Division of Arts & Museums Traveling Exhibition. -
CUES Regional Art Show
2025
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CUES Regional Art Show
2024
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Holladay Fine Arts Show
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She Started It Statewide Art Competition — Judges’ Choice Winner
Portrait of Stacee Mciff exhibited at the Utah State Capitol and recognized by Utah senators and the Lieutenant Governor of Utah. Also exhibited at Mestizo Art Gallery, Salt Lake City, and featured in the Salt Lake Gallery Stroll (March 15, 2024).
2023
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Christmas in the Rotunda Art Show
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Utah Online Fall Art Show — 3rd Place, Digital Art Division
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Innovation Week Art Contest — Winner
2022
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Central Utah Regional Art Show (CUES)
2021
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Central Utah Regional Art Show (CUES)
AWARDS & HONORS
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Best of Show, CUES Regional Art Show — 2025
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Judges’ Choice Winner, She Started It Statewide Art Competition — 2024
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3rd Place, Digital Art Division, Utah Online Fall Art Show — 2023
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Innovation Week Contest Winner — 2023
PUBLICATIONS
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Crans-Montana, Switzerland featured on the cover of Weeds Literary Magazine
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Still Life in Translucent Light published inside Weeds Literary Magazine
DESIGN & COMMISSION WORK
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Created logo for Freedom Through Christ nonprofit organization
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Created logo for Spirit of Freedom pageant
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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Artist Vendor, Provo Farmers Market
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Artist Vendor, Young Entrepreneurs Market (Provo, Utah)
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Assisted mural artist Steve Weller with mural installation at The Perk in Ephraim, Utah
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Independent shop owner and entrepreneur since 2020; official Etsy shop launched in 2023