Alan Clark Art - Biography

Alan Clark is a multidimensional artist whose original watercolors, oils, drawings, mixed media compositions, and limited edition fine art prints hang in collections across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia.

Depicting a world of nature and imagination, Clark's work reflects a lifetime of questioning and discovery, and his appreciation of how cultural influences, even from the ancient past, can be transformed into a very personal present.

Born in Indiana, Alan Clark grew up in Maine. He attended the University of Colorado (Sculpture) and Colby College (English Literature). Throughout his career, his paintings and prints, as well as his graphic works in many mediums, have been displayed in group and solo shows in the Northeastern U.S. and Mexico.

Since 1990, Clark has divided his life between mid-coast Maine and Mexico. Highlighting a decade of work created in and influenced by both locations, Blood and Stone: Paintings by Alan Clark, was mounted at the Farnsworth Art Museum in 2004. Clark's work is also part of the permanent collection at the Farnsworth Art Museum.

Clark has moved with equal passion and commitment between painting and writing. He is both poet and playwright. His play for voices, Guerrero, and a companion piece, Heart's Blood, were published as a single volume in 1999, in Mexico. Guerrero was first performed at the Farnsworth Art Museum, and subsequently in Spanish at the Caribbean Festival in 1997.

In 1999, funded by the Mexican government, Heart's Blood was performed as a dramatic monologue in both English and Spanish at the Great Amphitheater at Aktun Chen, Quintna Roo, by Alejandro Reza, with music for cello by Vincent Carver Luke. Clark's plays for theater, The Beast, and The End of It, were premiered in 2000. Most recently, in 2005, Guerrero was performed at Colby College, in Waterville, Maine.

Also in 2005, Clark's solo show, Woman by a Pool - Pages from a Book, combined fine art prints and photographs with original poetry. New poems appeared in 2006 in The Caribbean Writer and The Wolf Moon Journal.

In addition to painting, exhibiting, and reading his poetry at public venues, Clark frequently speaks about the creative process, as in his December 2007 artist talk, "Imagination and Freedom in Paintings," at the Ana Julia Aguado Gallery, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.

Solo and Group Exhibitions

2008
Galeria Casa Diana, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico

2007
Alan Clark: New Work, Asymmetrick Gallery, Rockland, ME (Solo)

2006
"Maine Printmakers 1980 - 2005, "Maine Center for Contemporary Arts, Rockport, ME

2005
Woman by a Pool - Pages from a Book (images and poems), Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland, ME (Solo)

2004
Blood and Stone: Paintings by Alan Clark, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME (Solo)

2003
Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland, ME (constructions) (Solo)

2002
Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland, ME (paintings)

1999
Galeria 103, Mexico City, Mexico (Solo)

1997
Mosquito Blue Gallery, Playa del Carmen, Mexico (Solo)
Art Forms Gallery, Redbank, NJ
Caribbean Festival, Playa del Carmen, Cancun, Mexico

1996
Between the Muse Gallery, Rockland, ME (Solo)

1995
June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland, ME (Solo)

1994
Maine Center for Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME (Solo)
Firehouse Gallery, Port Clyde, ME (paintings) (Solo)

1993
Frick Gallery, Belfast, ME (works on paper)

1992
Portland Museum of Art, On the Edge, 40 Years of Painting in Maine, Portland, ME
Frick Gallery, Belfast, ME
Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME, Recent Acquisitions

1991
Frick Gallery, Belfast, ME Maine and Mexico (Solo)

1989
Frick Gallery, Belfast, ME (Solo)
Island Institute, Rockland, ME

1987
John Ames Gallery, Belfast, ME (Solo)

1986
Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland, ME

1983
Maine Center for Contemporary Arts, Rockport, ME

1982
Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland, ME
Maine Center for Contemporary Arts, Rockport, ME

1981
Maine Center for Contemporary Arts, Rockport, ME

1980
Provincetown Art Association, Provincetown, MA

Links of Interest

Farnworth Art Museum
The Maine Print Project
Wolf Moon Press: Blue Heron by Alan Clark
Guerrero at Colby College
Colby Echo: Spotlight on the Arts - Alan Clark

ALAN CLARK Biography
home originals prints bio poetry reviews contact	Alan Clark is a multidimensional artist whose original watercolors, oils, drawings, mixed media compositions, and limited edition fine art prints hang in collections across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Europe, and Australia. Depicting a world of nature and imagination, Clark's work reflects a lifetime of questioning and discovery, and his appreciation of how cultural influences, even from the ancient past, can be transformed into a very personal present. Born in Indiana, Alan Clark grew up in Maine. He attended the University of Colorado (Sculpture) and Colby College (English Literature). Throughout his career, his paintings and prints, as well as his graphic works in many mediums, have been displayed in group and solo shows in the Northeastern U.S. and Mexico. Since 1990, Clark has divided his life between mid-coast Maine and Mexico. Highlighting a decade of work created in and influenced by both locations, Blood and Stone: Paintings by Alan Clark, was mounted at the Farnsworth Art Museum in 2004. Clark's work is also part of the permanent collection at the Farnsworth Art Museum. Clark has moved with equal passion and commitment between painting and writing. He is both poet and playwright. His play for voices, Guerrero, and a companion piece, Heart's Blood, were published as a single volume in 1999, in Mexico. Guerrero was first performed at the Farnsworth Art Museum, and subsequently in Spanish at the Caribbean Festival in 1997. In 1999, funded by the Mexican government, Heart's Blood was performed as a dramatic monologue in both English and Spanish at the Great Amphitheater at Aktun Chen, Quintna Roo, by Alejandro Reza, with music for cello by Vincent Carver Luke. Clark's plays for theater, The Beast, and The End of It, were premiered in 2000. Most recently, in 2005, Guerrero was performed at Colby College, in Waterville, Maine. Also in 2005, Clark's solo show, Woman by a Pool - Pages from a Book, combined fine art prints and photographs with original poetry. New poems appeared in 2006 in The Caribbean Writer and The Wolf Moon Journal. In addition to painting, exhibiting, and reading his poetry at public venues, Clark frequently speaks about the creative process, as in his December 2007 artist talk, "Imagination and Freedom in Paintings," at the Ana Julia Aguado Gallery, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. Solo and Group Exhibitions 2008 Galeria Casa Diana, San Miguel de Allende, Mexico 2007 Alan Clark: New Work, Asymmetrick Gallery, Rockland, ME (Solo) 2006 "Maine Printmakers 1980 - 2005, "Maine Center for Contemporary Arts, Rockport, ME 2005 Woman by a Pool - Pages from a Book (images and poems), Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland, ME (Solo) 2004 Blood and Stone: Paintings by Alan Clark, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME (Solo) 2003 Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland, ME (constructions) (Solo) 2002 Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland, ME (paintings) 1999 Galeria 103, Mexico City, Mexico (Solo) 1997 Mosquito Blue Gallery, Playa del Carmen, Mexico (Solo) Art Forms Gallery, Redbank, NJ Caribbean Festival, Playa del Carmen, Cancun, Mexico 1996 Between the Muse Gallery, Rockland, ME (Solo) 1995 June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Portland, ME (Solo) 1994 Maine Center for Contemporary Art, Rockport, ME (Solo) Firehouse Gallery, Port Clyde, ME (paintings) (Solo) 1993 Frick Gallery, Belfast, ME (works on paper) 1992 Portland Museum of Art, On the Edge, 40 Years of Painting in Maine, Portland, ME Frick Gallery, Belfast, ME Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland, ME, Recent Acquisitions 1991 Frick Gallery, Belfast, ME Maine and Mexico (Solo) 1989 Frick Gallery, Belfast, ME (Solo) Island Institute, Rockland, ME 1987 John Ames Gallery, Belfast, ME (Solo) 1986 Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland, ME 1983 Maine Center for Contemporary Arts, Rockport, ME 1982 Caldbeck Gallery, Rockland, ME Maine Center for Contemporary Arts, Rockport, ME 1981 Maine Center for Contemporary Arts, Rockport, ME 1980 Provincetown Art Association, Provincetown, MA Links of Interest Farnworth Art Museum The Maine Print Project Wolf Moon Press: Blue Heron by Alan Clark Guerrero at Colby College Colby Echo: Spotlight on the Arts - Alan Clark
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