A brief autobiography . . .

I was born in a small town outside of Chicago in 1949. My father was a newspaperman and my mother an opera singer. We moved into the heart of the city when I was in the fourth grade and stayed through my high school years. This move had a deep impact on my work as did the four years my sister and I lived in Europe while my mother was performing. 

I attended Northern Illinois University from which I received both my Bachelor and Masters of Fine Arts Degrees. I was extremely fortunate to study for six years with one of America’s foremost painters, Robert Kabak.

In between undergraduate and graduate school, I received a grant at the Helene Wurlitzer Foundation, an artist colony, in Taos, New Mexico. I spent six months painting the landscape of the Southwest, overwhelmed by its beauty, and knowing that I would return to the Rocky Mountains as soon as an opportunity presented itself.

Upon graduating from N.I.U. in 1972, I moved west permanently – first to Idaho and then to Montana where I’ve lived for the past thirty years and maintained a working studio. I have taught art in the public schools, for the adult community, and at the college level and have presented workshops for the State Teachers Association.

For more information contact:
Clint Loomis Fine Art Studio
cloomis@midrivers.com
406.535.7380 or 406.366.3068