ARTIST PROFILE

Résumé & CV.

A record of exhibitions, collections, speaking engagements and the evolving body of work.

CLARA NARTEY / FIBER ART

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EDUCATION

Training and study.

MBA

Clarkson University

MSc.

University of Ghana

SOLO EXHIBITIONS

One artist, one room.

2025

“Restitching The Narrative”Faye & Ben Manger Gallery — Stamford, CT

2024

“Fabric of Identity”Anderson Gallery, Bridgewater State University — MA

2024

“Everyday Stories”Ball & Socket Art — CT

2023

“The Joy of Living”Yale University School of Management — CT

2022

“The Joy of Living”Heather Gaudio Fine Art — CT

2021

“Windows and Mirrors”Dana Art Gallery — MA

2019

“Drawn with Threads”Milford Public Library — CT

2016

“Reflections – Stitched Drawings”Atticus — CT

CURATED EXHIBITIONS

Selected by curators.

2024

“The Space We Exist In”Heather Gaudio Fine Art, CT — Larry Ossei-Mensah

2024

“Beyond Face Value”Art Cake, NY — Lesley Heller

2023

“Embodied Knowledge”Ely Center of Contemporary Art, CT — nico Wheadon

2023

“Where Beauty Resides”Perspectives Gallery, CT — Debbie Hesse

2023

“Pushing The Surface”Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, OH — Linda Fowler, Elisa Deadman, Roxana Deadman

2022

“3 Women Expressing The Languages of Color”Charter Oak Cultural Center, CT — Pierre Sylvain

2022

“All Things Being”Crown Gallery at Metro Arts Studios, CT — Jane Davilla

2019

“Thread Count”Hartford Fine Art Gallery, CT — Heather June

SELECTED JURIED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

Chosen by jury.

2026

“Art Evolved: Intertwined” (traveling exhibit, forthcoming)Lauren Rogers Museum of Art — MS

2025

“Art Evolved: Intertwined” (traveling exhibit, forthcoming)Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery — PA

2025

“Art Evolved: Intertwined” (traveling exhibit)Fuller Craft Museum — MA

2025

“Haven” (traveling exhibit)Festival of Quilts — Birmingham, United Kingdom

2024

“Art Evolved: Intertwined” (traveling exhibit)Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Art Museum — WA

2024

“Haven” (traveling exhibit)AQS Quilt Week — FL, MO, KY, PA, MI

PUBLIC SPEAKING — LECTURES

Talks and lectures.

2024

Artist TalkHeather Gaudio Fine Art — Connecticut

2023

Artist TalkYale School of Management — Connecticut

2023

Lecture / Guest SpeakerNSQG — New York

2023

Artist TalkWhitney Center — Connecticut

2023

Guest SpeakerAnna Julia Cooper School — Virginia

2023

Artist TalkThe Stamford Children’s School — Connecticut

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

In print.

2023

Art Exhibition Celebrates Diversity + The Joy of LivingKaren Guzman — Yale Univ.

2023

African Textile Traditions in America: Slavery’s Impact on ArtHanna Henroid — LOGOS, Vol 15, Missouri State University

2023

Clara Nartey: The Joy of LivingRachel Palacios — Bedford and New Canaan Mag

2023

Quilting ArtsVivika DeNegre Hansen — Spring 2023

2022

Clara Nartey at Heather G Fine ArtMaxime Foucquet — Contemporary Art Issue

2022

Featured Artist, Create Magazine!, Issue 28

COLLECTIONS

Held in collections.

Private & public collectionsVarious private and public collections including Yale University School of Management and Southern CT State University

THE COMPLETE RECORD

A practice in full.

Exhibitions, publications, talks and collections — the record above reflects the artist’s résumé as published, and continues to grow with each season.

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Training and study.

Clarkson University

University of Ghana

One artist, one room.

“Restitching The Narrative”Faye & Ben Manger Gallery — Stamford, CT

“Fabric of Identity”Anderson Gallery, Bridgewater State University — MA

“Everyday Stories”Ball & Socket Art — CT

“The Joy of Living”Yale University School of Management — CT

“The Joy of Living”Heather Gaudio Fine Art — CT

“Windows and Mirrors”Dana Art Gallery — MA

“Drawn with Threads”Milford Public Library — CT

“Reflections – Stitched Drawings”Atticus — CT

Selected by curators.

“The Space We Exist In”Heather Gaudio Fine Art, CT — Larry Ossei-Mensah

“Beyond Face Value”Art Cake, NY — Lesley Heller

“Embodied Knowledge”Ely Center of Contemporary Art, CT — nico Wheadon

“Where Beauty Resides”Perspectives Gallery, CT — Debbie Hesse

“Pushing The Surface”Johnson-Humrickhouse Museum, OH — Linda Fowler, Elisa Deadman, Roxana Deadman

“3 Women Expressing The Languages of Color”Charter Oak Cultural Center, CT — Pierre Sylvain

“All Things Being”Crown Gallery at Metro Arts Studios, CT — Jane Davilla

“Thread Count”Hartford Fine Art Gallery, CT — Heather June

Chosen by jury.

“Art Evolved: Intertwined” (traveling exhibit, forthcoming)Lauren Rogers Museum of Art — MS

“Art Evolved: Intertwined” (traveling exhibit, forthcoming)Suzanne H. Arnold Art Gallery — PA

“Art Evolved: Intertwined” (traveling exhibit)Fuller Craft Museum — MA

“Haven” (traveling exhibit)Festival of Quilts — Birmingham, United Kingdom

“Art Evolved: Intertwined” (traveling exhibit)Pacific Northwest Quilt & Fiber Art Museum — WA

“Haven” (traveling exhibit)AQS Quilt Week — FL, MO, KY, PA, MI

“Art Evolved: Intertwined” (traveling exhibit)Yellowstone Art Museum — MT

“Haven” (traveling exhibit)Original Sewing & Quilt Expo — GA, FL, OH, TN, LA, TX, VA, OH, MI

“Haven” (traveling exhibit)International Quilt Festival — TX

“Visions 2022”Visions Textile Museum — CA

“Harmony”Broadway Galleries — Alexandria, VA

“Sacred Threads”Floris United Methodist Church — Herndon, VA

“Art Quilts Elements 2022”Wayne Art Center — Wayne, PA

“Local Color: A Connecticut Welcome”Guilford Art Center, CT (traveling)

“Form, Not Function”Carnegie Center for Art & History — IN

“The Art of Independence”The Galleries at Workspace — Manchester, CT

“Social Fabric - Black Artistry in Fiber Arts”Morris Museum — NJ

“Pandemic - Life in a Lockdown”International Quilt Festival — TX

“Gone But Never Forgotten: Remembering Those Lost to Police Brutality”Textile Museum — MN

“Local Color: Rails, Rivers, Roads”Slater Memorial Museum, CT (traveling exhibit)

“Local Color: Inspired by Science”Zahn Gallery, CT (traveling exhibit)

“Locally Inspired”Windham Textile & History Museum — CT

“The Council Show-2017”Indian Hill Country Club — CT

“CT Women Artists Members’ Juried Show”Art League of New Britain — CT

“34 Annual New Legacies Contemporary Art Quilts”The Lincoln Center — CO

“CT Women Artists National Open Juried Show”Slater Memorial Museum — CT

“Currents”Brush Art Gallery & Studios — MA

Talks and lectures.

Artist TalkHeather Gaudio Fine Art — Connecticut

Artist TalkYale School of Management — Connecticut

Lecture / Guest SpeakerNSQG — New York

Artist TalkWhitney Center — Connecticut

Guest SpeakerAnna Julia Cooper School — Virginia

Artist TalkThe Stamford Children’s School — Connecticut

Lecture / Guest SpeakerBrooklyn Quilt Guild — New York

Artist TalkDana Hall School — Massachusetts

Lecture / Guest SpeakerNJ Quilt Guild — Virtual

Lecture / Guest SpeakerHartford Fine Art Gallery — Connecticut

In print.

Art Exhibition Celebrates Diversity + The Joy of LivingKaren Guzman — Yale Univ.

African Textile Traditions in America: Slavery’s Impact on ArtHanna Henroid — LOGOS, Vol 15, Missouri State University

Clara Nartey: The Joy of LivingRachel Palacios — Bedford and New Canaan Mag

Quilting ArtsVivika DeNegre Hansen — Spring 2023

Clara Nartey at Heather G Fine ArtMaxime Foucquet — Contemporary Art Issue

Featured Artist, Create Magazine!, Issue 28

A SAQA Story in 3 ActsVictoria Slind-Flor — Quilt Folk Magazine, Issue 17

We Are the Story: Visual Response to RacismCarolyn Mazloomi — Paper Moon

Featured Artist, Uppercase Magazine, Issue 51

Gone But Never Forgotten: Remembering Those Lost to Police BrutalityJake Yuzna — ArtForum

Held in collections.

Private & public collectionsVarious private and public collections including Yale University School of Management and Southern CT State University

A practice in full.