Sonya Clark
pickney
1997cloth, wood, and thread
bristle sprout
1996linen, beads, and copper tacks
madam cj walker
2008combs
adrienne's roots
2008hair
plain weave (detail)
2008combs
afro abe ii (peacock)
2010paper and thread
black hair flag (detail)
2010cloth and thread
onigi 13
1997cloth and thread
hook head
2003wool felt and beads
handy ii
2005beads and wood
iterations
2008combs
mom's wisdom
2011hair
Current Exhibitions
February 8 - June 30
University of Delaware, Newark, DE
April 13- August 5
Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR
United States Artists names Sonya as a 2011 USA Fellow. As part of the prestigious honor, she received an unrestricted $50,000 grant. Read more »
“Her inventive use of forms and bright colors make this work a strong statement of cultural identity.”
—Monica Blackmun Visona, Michael Harris, et alA History of Art in Africa