At the age of thirteen Joshua began his art career by selling his sculptures to art galleries. By the age of seventeen he began competing in numerous art competitions around the country where he has won many “best of show” honors. In 2000, Joshua began working on a series of cast reproductions for the Danbury Mint. After graduating from Judson University in 2002 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Visual Communications, he began his own wood sculpting company called Fins in Wood. He has also taught art at Westminster Christian School in Elgin, Illinois. Josh continues to teach children and adults in his home studio, surrounding communities and around the country.
In 2004, Josh and Bob Guge became co-founders of The Guge Institute of Wildlife Art where they continue to share their passion for the arts with others. This studio is located in the basement of Josh’s home in Gilberts, Illinois. G.I.W.A. classes include painting, carving, sculpting, drawing, airbrush, design and more.
Josh achieved one of his lifelong dreams in 2009, by becoming a World Champion sculptor. He won world titles in both the life-size and miniature divisions at the World Fish Carving Championships.
Queen of the Coral Wins Best in World Life Size Fish Carving World Show St. Charles, Missouri (May 2011) This piece will be on Display on Sept 21-Oct 6, 2011 at the ArtPrize Show in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Josh will be competing along with many other artists for the top prize of $250,000! This show [...]
Read More »Carve a Bluegill, Kingfisher and Habitat with Bob and Josh on June 13 – June 17 2011 in Maquoketa, Iowa.
Bob and Josh will teach carving and painting on one piece. Allowing each student to choose what they want to focus more time on carving the bird, fish or habitat.
Read More »On May 30, 2011 to Jun 4, 2011 in Camano Island, WA, you can sculpt a Sailfin Tang and habitat with Josh Guge. There are spaces available for this class, please Contact Lynn Scism for more information about this class 360-387-6701.
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