Friday, December 12, 2025 through Friday, February 13, 2026

Opening Reception: 6-9 p.m. Friday, December 12

Artist Bio:

Joshua Boydston is an Oklahoma-based designer, artist, illustrator and photographer.

A self-taught jack-of-all-trades, Boydston has used his creative work to support other artists for nearly two decades. He evolved from a writer, primarily covering the Oklahoma music scene and touring acts, to a designer and arts administrator. He’s now spending more time developing his own personal art and expressions of creativity.

Boydston as the Associate Director of Norman Arts Council from 2012 through 2024, promoting the Norman Arts community through the installation of exhibitions at MAINSITE Contemporary Art, support of public art projects, management of social media and designing 2nd Friday Norman Art Walk posters for the entirety of his tenure.

He also served on the board of Norman Music Festival from 2015 through 2022 and was responsible for booking the likes of Japanese Breakfast, Omar Apollo, Role Model, The Garden, Soccer Mommy, The Drums, DIIV, Thee Oh Sees, Parquet Courts and more.

His love of music has informed much of his art and illustration work, both in content and collaborators. He’s designed concert posters and album covers for numerous local and touring acts. A lover of all things local, he’s also collaborated on projects for local businesses and events like Curbside Chronicle/Curbside Apparel, Plaza District Festival, Wheeler Criterium, Guestroom Records, Human Interaction and Hideaway Pizza.

Stylistically, Boydston works in bold colors and vibrant palettes told through balanced but dynamic compositions, fun typography, kinetic textures and playful subject matter. He draws visual inspiration from pop culture, comics, ’60s and ’70s concert posters and vintage animation.

He lives in Edmond with his wife Emily and two dogs Frankie and Finn.