Leigh Clarke
Title
Senior Lecturer BA Illustration & Visual Media
College
London College of Communication
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Researcher Research

Biography
Leigh Clarke is an artist who works with print to create projects and art works in public spaces. His research investigates subjects within specific environments that engage local communities. His starting point for his research begins with gathering site specific information. This often manifests as found, mass produced objects or ephemera. The material he uses usually has a history of human interaction. He considers how the use of print can communicate to a wide audience and engage them in the project.In 2019, he made work for the Margate Festival in with Turner Contemporary. In 2018, he made projects for the Whitstable Biennale and Centre de la Gravure et de l'Image imprimée in Belgium. As part of the re-generation of the Lee Valley he created work for Create London in 2017. Between 2015 and 2016 he worked on projects funded by the Arts Council in Stoke-on-Trent. In 2012, his work was part of the London Open at the Whitechapel Open. He has worked since 2006 as an artist and curator in Belgium galleries and public spaces. These include Lokaal 01, Kusseneers Gallery, Marianne de Cannier and Centre de la Gravure.
Research Outputs
Art/Design item
- Clarke L. The Odd Guide (2017)
- Clarke L. Solo projects (2011)
- Clarke L. Artist film project (2011)
- Clarke L. Heads of state (2010)
- Clarke L. Desperate Measures (2006)
- Clarke L. Save the Kidz Campaign (2006)
- Clarke L. Stage Fright (2005)
Performance
- Clarke L. Leigh Clarke at the Art Party, Institute of Contemporary Art, London (2014)
- Clarke L. Shop local (2006)
Show/Exhibition
- Clarke L. Last Night at the Bingo (2019)
- Clarke L. 20 Years of Now - How British Art Invented Our Time (2019)
- Hutchinson T, Clarke L. School's Out (2018)
- Clarke L. Leigh Clarke - The Syrian (2018)
- Clarke L. Le Loup en Nous: A solo project at the Centre de la Gravure et de l’Image imprimée, Belgium 2018 (2018)
- Clarke L. Hoader Control, Marion de Canniere Artspace, Antwerp, Belgium (2016)
- Clarke L. Fools Rush In (2016)
- Clarke L. Fools Rush In (2016)
- Clarke L. A Higher Cannibalism (2015)
- Clarke L. PIGDOGANDMONKEYFESTOS (2015)
- Clarke L. Elam International Printmaking Workshop (2015)
- Clarke L. Ex-Factory, Stoke-on-Trent (2014)
- Clarke L. Performance with Leigh Clarke, Dan Holliday, Bob and Roberta Smith, John Strutton (2014)
- Clarke L. The Right Hands Gives, the Left Takes Away (2014)
- Clarke L. Savile Row posters and performance (2013)
- Clarke L. Heads of State, Whitechapel Gallery (2012)
- Clarke L, Hedge P, Triggs T, Kelly R. Art school posters (2012)
- Clarke L. State Your Business (2010)
- Clarke L. State your business (2010)
- Clarke L. No Letters (2008)