Rachel Clark has established a reputation as an abstract artist, a portrait painter and printmaker. Her CV includes the prestigious John Moore’s and Pacesetters exhibitions, the National Portrait Gallery’s BP Portrait Awards, the Printmaker’s Council Student Award and her selection for the 2009 Clifford Chance Award. She was Artist in Residence at the London Metropolitan University from 2010 to 2012.
Rachel’s portrait paintings, abstract paintings and prints are found in private, public and corporate collections in the UK and abroad.
Rachel Clark has worked as a professional artist since graduating in 1976 with a First Class Honours Degree (Painting and Printmaking) from West Surrey College of Art and Design. She has an MA in Printmaking from Camberwell College of Arts. Until 2018 she ran her life painting and drawing school in London.
Education
1976 – First Class Honours Degree, Painting and Printmaking WSCAD
2009 – MA Printmaking, Camberwell College of Arts
Awards
2009 – Printmakers Council Student Award
Recent Exhibitions include
| 2017 | Contemporary Abstract Printmaking Clifford Chance London Artists – Rachel Clark, Ian Davenport, Christopher Le Brun PRA, Mali Morris RA, John McLean, Iain Robertson Canary Wharf Window Gallery London 4 November to 2 December East Anglia Mini Print Exhibition touring exhibition Aldeburgh, Norwich, Cambridge, Halesworth Festival of Print The Art Pavilion London |
| 2016 | The Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 1st East Anglia Mini Print Exhibition The Garage Gallery Aldeburgh travelling to The Edmunds Gallery Bury St Edmunds East London Printmakers Group Exhibition The Art Pavilion Mile End London |
| 2015 | East London Printmakers Summer Show Embassy Tea Gallery London Awagami International Miniature Print Exhibition Japan |
| 2014 | Curwen Gallery London group show The Studio Show Limehouse Cut London |
| 2013 | Curwen Gallery London solo show |
| 2012 | RE Open Bankside Gallery London Bite Mall Galleries London Discerning Eye Mall Galleries London 2012 Curwen Gallery group show |
| 2011 | London – Florence Exchange Exhibition, Candid Gallery London, Il Bisonte Gallery Florence A4 Printmakers Open Poly Arts Centre Falmouth Discerning Eye Mall Galleries London |
| 2010 | Curwen Gallery London, Rectory Gallery London ‘Printworks’ Unit 2 Gallery London The Royal Academy Summer Show Printmakers Council Bankside Gallery London Chamali?res Triennale Auvergne France |
| 2009 | The Royal Academy Summer Show Clifford Chance Award Show |
Previous Exhibitions
Major open shows include New Contemporaries, John Moore’s XI, Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Royal Institute of Oil Painters, National Portrait Gallery BP Portrait Awards, Pacesetters, and the Royal Society of Portrait Painters. She has regularly taken part in exhibitions at venues such as Camden Arts Centre, London; Asage Art Gallery, New York; St Paul’s Gallery, Leeds; Morley Gallery, London; Knapp Gallery, London; and in addition Welsh Arts Council touring shows.
Residencies
2010/11, 2011/12 Artist in Residence London Metropolitan University
2012 (June ) Brison’s Veor, Cornwall
Public and Corporate Collections
Addenbrooke’s Hospital Cambridge
Maudsley Hospital London
Studio Exhibitions
Rachel has for many years held studio exhibitions in late November featuring her abstract paintings, prints and portrait commissions.
Contact Rachel Clark to arrange an invitation.
Media etc.
Warner Brothers first Harry Potter video game – Rachel Clark was commissioned to run special courses for their animators.
The BBC Creative Department commissioned bespoke courses to reinvigorate their design team.
Rachel Clark participated in a Channel 4 TV series in which she was invited to teach life drawing to guest celebrities.
The BA Inflight Arts Channel in the 1990s featured Rachel Clark’s work.
Publications include Drawing Figures, and Oil Painting Portraits, both published by Dorling Kindersley.
For more information, please contact Rachel Clark
Life Painting and Drawing School
Until 2018 Rachel Clark ran her highly regarded private life drawing school where students benefitted from her one-to-one tuition.
