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b. 1967 -

Born to Caribbean parents, Sonya Clark grew up in a close-knit family that often shared stories and taught her the value of the handmade and craft. She earned her BA from Amherst College, where she also received an honorary doctorate and her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She went on to become a Professor of Art at Amherst College and earned her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Clark often works with combs, coins, seed beads, thin threads, and strands of human hair, and explores the various functions and connotations assigned to these objects and racial politics. She is best known for artwork that honors notable African American figures and hairdressers, and for her creations with the Confederate flag.

Sonya Clark's work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Goya Contemporary, Baltimore, Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, The African American Museum in Philadelphia, and the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia.

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      • Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967) Brown Pair, 2001
        Dec. 14, 2022

        Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967) Brown Pair, 2001

        Est: $2,000 - $4,000

        Sonya Clark (American, b. 1967) Brown Pair, 2001 polyester fleece and thread each: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 4 1/2 inches.

        Hindman
      • Sonya Clark Textile Work, Hat
        Feb. 06, 2021

        Sonya Clark Textile Work, Hat

        Est: $300 - $500

        Hair and head coverings have been a recurring theme through fiber artist Sonya Clark's work. Her intricately beaded hats were some of he earlier works, with many from the late 1990's. (source: http://sonyaclark.com/) Provenance: Collection of Drs. Joan & Bernard Chodorkoff, the major part of whose collection is on permanent exhibition at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, Florida.

        Palm Beach Modern Auctions
      • SONYA CLARK (1967 - ) Albers #1.
        Apr. 04, 2019

        SONYA CLARK (1967 - ) Albers #1.

        Est: $4,000 - $6,000

        SONYA CLARK (1967 - ) Albers #1. Cotton thread and combs, 2013. 140x114x25 mm; 5 1/2x4 1/2x1 inches. From the Albers Interaction series. Provenance: private collection, Washington, DC (2013). Exhibited: Ahead of Hair, Contemporary Wing, Washington, DC, 2013. In her Albers Interaction Series, Sonya Clark wraps the history of hair around Albers's ideas, particularly his Homage to the Square series, binding stacks of combs with brightly colored thread. Born to Caribbean parents, Sonya Clark grew up in a close-knit family that often shared stories and taught her the value of the handmade and craft. She earned her BA from Amherst College, where she also received an honorary doctorate and her BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She went on to become a Professor of Art at Amherst College and earned her MFA from Cranbrook Academy of Art. Clark often works with combs, coins, seed beads, thin threads, and strands of human hair, and explores the various functions and connotations assigned to these objects and racial politics. She is best known for artwork that honors notable African American figures and hairdressers, and for her creations with the Confederate flag. Sonya Clark's work has been exhibited at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Goya Contemporary, Baltimore, Lehman College Art Gallery, Bronx, The African American Museum in Philadelphia, and the Fabric Workshop and Museum in Philadelphia.

        Swann Auction Galleries
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