Born in 1982, Joshua grew up drawing and was rarely without a pencil and paper, but it wasn’t until he began studying art at Brigham Young University-Idaho that he began painting. That first oil painting class included a trip to the galleries in Jackson, Wyoming–his first visit to an art gallery or museum–and completely changed the course of his life. Since graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Art in illustration from BYU-I in 2007, Josh has been supporting himself and his family with art, and he thanks God every day for that remarkable blessing.

Josh has earned numerous awards along the way including “Artists Choice” at the 2012 Laguna Plein Air Invitational, and “2nd Place” in the Raymar 6th Annual Painting Competition. Early in 2014, Josh was featured for three consecutive months in several of the nation’s finest art magazines, Western Art & Architecture, Southwest Art, and Art of the West. He lives with his wife and five ridiculously cute children in Cache Valley, Utah.

Harvey Dunn, a Golden Age illustrator, taught his students that they should thank God every day for “the privilege of seeing the sun cast shadows.” Josh does just that.

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