ARTIST / TEXTILE PORTRAITURE / STORYTELLINGCurrent exhibition
New Haven, Connecticut · Working internationally
Vibrant portraits, layered textiles, and a celebration of the stories that connect us.
Selected stories and series from Clara’s evolving textile practice.
Clara Nartey brings together printed fabric, thread, quilting and intricate stitching to explore cultural identity, joy, community and the beauty of human connection.
Discover Clara’s storyExperience the works where their stories become part of a larger conversation.
EVENT / 2026Florence Griswold Museum · 96 Lyme Street, Old Lyme, CT 06371
Clara Nartey’s Feeling Good is included in this exhibition bringing together Connecticut artists and stories.
Process, exhibitions and stories from a life in art.
One hour. Your questions. My experience. Sometimes you don’t need another blog post, YouTube video, or generic piece of advice. You need to talk…
Read the storyI am delighted to share that my textile artwork, Feeling Good, has been selected for Patchwork: Connecticut Artists Consider 250. This is a juried exhibition at…
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A solo presentation exploring portraiture, material and sculptural textile practice.
Read the storyMade of memory.
Made of many voices.