Caroline Clarke
Caroline Clarke is a St. John's based printmaker and musician who draws much of her inspiration from the local community, especially the camaraderie that develops around the sharing of music.
Caroline Clarke’s artistic background begins with graphic design. She worked at that field—specializing in advertising and signs—for eight years, both in her native British Columbia and for a few years after arriving in Newfoundland in 1997.
In 2004, Clarke began to explore printmaking, specifically block printing; with assistance from St. John’s artists Tara Bryan, Marnie Parsons, and Anita Singh. “I knew I’d found my medium,” she says. “It was like a moment of illumination. Printmaking gives me a way to be more creative, to express my ideas more freely. My work now has more design and graphic elements—it’s more expressive of the things I want to say than my paintings were.”
Clarke has shown her work in solo and group exhibits in the Craft Council Gallery. In 2008 she had an exhibition of prints—with a musical theme—in the Main Gallery with Cara Kansala and Pam Dorey – “Come All Ye”. In 2010, these three artists are revisited this theme in “Come All Ye – Second Verse” continuing to have fun with their art and the music that inspires them.
City: St. John's
Province: Newfoundland and Labrador
Email: sadie@nf.sympatico.ca
St. John's Waltz - handtinted linocut
Atlantic Blue - handtinted linocut
Come and I Will Sing You - handtinted linocut
