LPAPA Signature Artist and Founding Member John Cosby
San Clemente, California
CosbyStudio.com
As a painter, John Cosby travels extensively painting what he sees and feels. Bold use of color and an energetic brush stroke, combined with the truth of the place, is what you will see and feel when viewing a painting by Cosby. John shared the 2009 “Best in Show” award with artist Jill Carver during the 11th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational.
John Cosby is a Founding Member of LPAPA.
Invited LPAPA Gallery Artist – The Invitational Legacy: Then & Now – June 2026
Invited LPAPA Gallery Solo Artist Exhibition “John Cosby: A Journey in Art” – July 2024
20th Annual Laguna Invitational Lifetime Achievement Award – October 2018
3rd Place Award – Sorolla’s Legacy, LPAPA Inspired by a Master – January 2016
11th Annual Laguna Invitational Best in Show “Collectors’ Choice” Award – 2009
8th Annual Laguna Invitational Invited Artist – 2006
6th Annual Laguna Invitational Quick Draw Artists’ Choice Award – 2004
5th Annual Laguna Invitational Invited Artist – 2003
4th Annual Laguna Invitational Peoples’ Choice Award – 2002
3rd Annual Laguna Invitational Honorable Mention & Peoples’ Choice Awards – 2001
2nd Annual Laguna Invitational Invited Artist – 2000
1st Annual Laguna Invitational Invited Artist – 1999
