CLARA NARTEY | Textile Portrait Artist | Vibrant Colors
Fiber Art, Museum Exhibitions, Contemporary Art
Sometimes, it is hard to show you all that I’ve been doing in my art practice. Some of the activities do not result in the creation of new works. Only a percentage of my everyday practice results in finished artworks. So, it’s a thrill to be able to share new work with you. Free Spirit, […]
Dancing Queen in Little Accra is the largest piece of work I’ve created so far. It’s 7 feet by 5 feet. My inspiration for this work is a pair of sneakers created by Nike. Let me tell you the story. In the fall of 2022, as part of Nike’s fortieth anniversary celebration of its Air […]
Radiance is the newest addition to my Joy of Living series. As I have noted previously, The Joy of Living Series is not about having happiness devoid of troubles, challenges or hard issues. It’s about resilience. It’s an expression of finding the little, fleeting joys of everyday life and capturing them so our lives will […]
When I started The Joy of Living Series, I didn’t know where it’ll take me a year later. It’s been a long ride from the pandemic, contemplating all the lives lost and starting a body of work that would in some ways document that period. But more importantly, act as art that heals. Art that […]
Joy is part of my series of works titled “The Joy of Living“. In this series I document, celebrate, and honor those fleeting glorious moments of joy in our lives before we die. With this piece, I wanted to convey the kind of infectious smile you see on a person’s face which can only be […]