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Brian Clarke Biography
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1953 |
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Born Oldham, Lancashire, England
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1965 |
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Oldham School of Arts & Crafts (Junior Scholarship)
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1968 |
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Burnley School of Art
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1970 |
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The North Devon College of Art and Design, First class distinction in Diploma in Art and Design.
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1974 |
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Awarded the Winston Churchill Memorial Travelling Fellowship to study art and architecture in Rome, Paris and Germany.
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1975 |
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Awarded Second Winston Churchill Memorial Travelling Fellowship to study art and architecture in Los Angeles and New York.
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1988 |
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Trustee and committee member of the Robert Fraser Foundation
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1989 |
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
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1993 |
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Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects
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1994 |
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Professor of Architectural Art, Bartlett Institute of Architecture, University College London.
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1995 |
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Trustee of the Museum of Stained Glass, Ely, England
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1998 |
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Executor of the Estate of Francis Bacon
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2001 |
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Govenor of Capital City Academy
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2002 |
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Trustee of the Architecture Foundation
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2000 - 2005 |
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Board member of the Commission of Architecture and the Built Environment
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1983 - 2007 |
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Council Member of Winston Churchill Memorial Trust
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2007 |
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Chairman of the Architecture Foundation
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2007 |
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Hon D.Litt Huddersfield University
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| Selected Exhibitions |
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2009
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Stained glass for private apartment building, New York, USA
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2008
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Don't Forget The Lamb: stained glass, paintings and lead panels, Phillips de Pury, New York, USA
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2008
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Design for stained glass and mosaic for the Watchtower, Point Village, Dublin, Eire. (Architect: Scott, Tallon, Walker)
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2008
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Mosaic Path "From Life to Life, a Garden for George Harrison." Chelsea Flower Show, London, UK
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2007
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Stained glass and oil on canvas for Apax Partners, Jermyn Street, London, UK. (Architect: MAKE)
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2006
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Stained glass apex for the Pyramid of Peace, Astana, Kazakhstan (Architect: Foster & Partners)
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2005
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Lamina: An installation of stained glass at Gagosian Gallery, London, UK
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2005
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Design for stained glass for the choir windows, Linkoping Cathedral, Sweden
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2003
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Stained Glass design for south elevation facade at Ascot Racecourse, UK
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2002
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Flowers for New York, curated by Michael Witmer, The Corning Gallery, Steuben, New York
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2001
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Stained glass facade for Pfizer Inc., New York, NY
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2001
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Design for stained glass roof, Albergo Telassoterapia, Castellanata, Italy
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2001
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Design for stained glass facade for new retail unit, Canary Wharf, London
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2000
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Stained glass facade and mosaic floor for Olympus Optical Europa new HQ building, Hamburg, Germany
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2000
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Design for a hanging glass atrium sculpture, Holburn Place, London
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2000
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The Glass Wall, stained glass window, installed for permanent exhibition at the Corning Museum of Glass, Corning, NY
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1998
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The Glass Wall, exhibition at the Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, NY
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1997
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Brian Clarke - Linda McCartney, Musee Suisse du Vitrail, Romont, Switzerland
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1995 - 1996
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Stained Glass Mosaic, Centre Norte Shopping Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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1995
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Fazit '95 Die Sammlung des Museums fuer Zeitgenossische, Glasmalerie Langen Altes Rathaus Langen, Germany
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1994
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Stained Glass, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, NY
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1993
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Designs on Architecture, Oldham Art Gallery, Lancashire, England
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1993
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Architecture and the Sacred Space in the Modern Age, Alfred Jacoby, Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy
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1992
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Addressing the Forbidden, Brighton Festival Brighton, England
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1991
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Stained Glass Entrance for Stairwell windows, Ivor Abrahams, 35-38 Chancery Lane London, England
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1990
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Rockens Billeder - Images of Rock, Kunsthallen Brandts Klaedefabrik Odense, Denmark
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1990
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Into and Out of Architecture, The Mayor Gallery, London, England
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1989
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Paintings, The Indar Pasricha Gallery Hauz Khas, New Delhi, India
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1989
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The Pyrri Art Center, Savolinna, Finland
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1988
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British Art, The Mayor Gallery, London, England
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1988
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Intimations of Mortality, Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne, Germany
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1988
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Stained glass for the Lake Sagami Country Club, Yamanishi, Japan (Architect: A. Isozaki)
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1988
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Stained glass and Torah shrine for the New Synagogue, Darmstadt, Germany (Architect:Alfred Jacoby)
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1987
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Paintings, Seibu Museum of Art, Ikebukuro, Tokyo
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1986
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"Brian Clarke - Stained Glass" Seibu Museum of Art, Yurakacho, Tokyo, Japan
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1986
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"Modular Assemblage" (Painting) for Texas Instruments, Texas, USA
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1984
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“Brian Clarke - Works on Paper, 1976 - 1984," with Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Fraser Gallery, London, UK
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1984
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Doha Palace, designed a series of sculptural stained glass and windows for the new Government Building Doha, Qatar, U.A.E.
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1983
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"Brian Clarke - Paintings," opening exhibition of Robert Fraser Gallery, London, UK
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1983
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"Black/White," exhibition with Jean-Michel Basquiat, Robert Fraser Gallery, London, UK
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1982
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Stained glass for the King Khaled International Airport Mosque, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (Architect: Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum)
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1982
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"British Stained Glass," Centre International de Vitrail, Chartres, France
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1981
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“Brian Clarke – Prints,” Vernon Gallery, Building Design Partnership, Preston, UK
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1981
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"Brian Clarke - New Paintings, Constructions and Prints," The Royal Institute of British Architects, London, UK
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1981
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"Brian Clarke - Prints," Vernon Gallery, Preston, UK
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1980
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"Brian Clarke - Paintings," Mappin Art Gallery and Museum, City of Sheffield, UK
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1980
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"Art in Education," Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, UK
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1979
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"Brian Clarke Drawings," St. Edmunds Art Centre, Salisbury, UK
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1979
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"Glass/Light Exhibition," Festival of the City of London, UK. With John Piper and Marc Chagall
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1977
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Paintings and stained glass of the Queen's Medical Centre Chapel, University of Nottingham, UK.
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1976
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Stained glass for the Baptistery windows at St. Gabriel's Church, Blackburn, UK (Architect: F.X. Verlarde)
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1976
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Stained glass for the East window of All Saints Church, Habergham, UK
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1975
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"Brian Clarke - Glass Art One," Stained glass, Mid-Pennine Arts Association, Arts Council of Great Britain
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| Literature |
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2009
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Brian Clarke – WORK by Brian Clarke , 7 Volumes in slipcase, STEIDL, Germany.
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1998
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Fleurs de Lys: Brian Clarke. Edited by Faggionato Fine Arts, London.
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1997
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Brian Clarke | Linda McCartney - Collaborations, Edited by Dr. Stefan Trümpler, Le Musée Suisse du Vitrail à Romont, Bern / CH: Benteli
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1997
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Les Vitraux de La Fille Dieu de Brian Clarke. Edited by L’Abbaye Cistercienne de la Fille Dieu à Romont / Le Musée Suisse du Vitrail à Romont, Bern / CH: Benteli.
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1994
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Brian Clarke: Architectural Artist. Academy Editions, London
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1990
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Brian Clarke: Art Random. Text by Paul Beldock. Published by Kyoto Shoin International, Kyoto, Japan.
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1981
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Brian Clarke by Martin Harrison. Published by Quartet Books, London
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1979
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Architectural Stained Glass. Edited by Brian Clarke. Published by McGraw Hill, New York
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