JOSHUA BEEN

Salida, Colorado

Joshua Been has been drawing since he could manage a pencil. Originally captivated by animation and cartooning, Joshua was also active in theater, performing arts, and earth sciences, an interdisciplinary foundation that is evident in his work. He worked for several years as a character animator and visual development artist for Cartoon Network, Disney, and other studios. Joshua has a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art from Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado, where he graduated magna cum laude. He was the People’s Choice and Artist’s Choice Award winner at the 10th annual Celebration of Art.

There is nothing quite like the opportunity to disengage from all modern tech and life’s daily distractions in order to adventure through 270 river miles of once horizontally laid down layers of rock, some spanning several million year erosion epochs, now upturned, uplifted, and churned by unfathomable geologic powers, “unplugged!”

Unplugged | 24x48, oil