Art of the Black Experience

Sean Gerard Clark is a native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, who has lived and worked in New Orleans for more than ten years. Clark’s artistic voice began in childhood, however his active art voice began when he started painting to cope with the stress of school. He graduated from Morehouse College, and has always found art as a tool for navigating life throughout his work and academic career. He started as a landscape painter and over the years has transitioned into a variety of subjects that investigate the human condition. Clark is a self-taught artist who favors the use of palette knives, oil and acrylic paints, and collage materials.