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.
Size: 34″ x 22″ Statement: This piece is inspired by the kente cloth. Kente is a colorful fabric that in the olden days was…
Read the storySize: 14″ x 13″ Statement: Part of a series of improvisational pieces called creation. Do fishes swim or fly? Do they have wings or…
Read the storySize: 14.75″ x 13″ Statement: Part of a series of improvisational pieces called creation. Two powerful and opposite forces paired together. As flames of fire…
Read the storySize: 12.5″ x 13.5″ Statement: This was the beginning piece in a three-part series of improvisational pieces called creation. There was no planning ahead.…
Read the storySize: 19″ x 21″ Statement: Jewels in the Desert: The miracle of finding streams of water in a desert and the opportunity to store the…
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