Joseph Clavita is a multi-awarded modern contemporary Filipino Visual artist who started as a realist impressionist during his youthful years in the quaint coastal town of Aparri, Cagayan. During those times, he was greatly influenced by his love for mother Mother Nature.

The sea and skies, with the shores and riverbanks, and most particularly, the marine life as the sea shells, the fishes and other aquatic animals, had captured his interest and imagination. Thus, he had featured these sea treasures in his art works, from the time he started painting up to this time.