About the Artist

Award-winning artist Charlene Clark is primarily a self-taught painter. Her artwork reflects a highly personal amalgam of imagination and  memory fueled by a relentless fascination with vintage domestic artifacts, contemporary objects and peaceful landscapes. This oil painter refers to her style as “anti-academic impressionism”.

In the 30-plus years of pursuing her art full time Clark’s work has focused on color and imagination. For over a decade she was known nationally for her handmade line of papier-mâché animals and shoes. Her client list included Neiman-Marcus, Saks Fifth Avenue and high-fashion shoe retailer Stuart Weitzman. It’s been many years since she resumed oil painting exclusively.

Clark began to teach herself to paint and draw while in her former career in television. Her artwork has been represented by galleries and shops throughout the U.S. and Canada. It has been featured in national and local publications including the Baltimore Sun, Better Homes and Gardens, Art Alternatives, Baltimore Magazine,Baltimore Style, and Chesapeake Life and has received national television coverage on Home and Garden TV, PBS and MSNBC.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Film and Theatre from University of Maryland Baltimore County.