ARTIST / TEXTILE PORTRAITURE / STORYTELLINGCurrent exhibition
New Haven, Connecticut · Working internationally
An archive of exhibitions, artist reflections, behind-the-scenes making and news from the studio.
Browse selected exhibitions, studio reflections and stories from Clara Nartey.
The Happiness Song The song ‘Happy’ by Pharrell Williams was one of the most popular songs in the US last year. It’s so for…
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When I received an invitation to exhibit my artwork at a local art festival, I didn’t know what it entailed. I accepted the invitation…
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In the first week of August, I accepted an invitation to participate in an outdoor craft show. ( I promise to tell about the struggle…
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Fall is here and the weather has begun to tell us that summer is well behind us. As the weather cools, lots of fairs…
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Last Saturday was a very eventful day for me. The Slater Museum exhibition in which my piece “Shadows” is showing was opened with a…
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I’ve been chasing a recent dream to be an artist for the past couple of years. This dream has taken me to wonderful…
Read the storyRecently, I was rifling through the pages of an old copy of Bloomberg Business Week when I came across an article that I thought…
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Purple is an interesting color, lying between vibrant and attention-grabbing red and calm and cool blue on the color wheel. It is also known…
Read the storyI’m often confronted with this rhetorical question or some variant of it: ‘I don’t know how you do it’? Referring to my ability to…
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