Sonya Clark
Unravelled & Unravelling

Unravelled & Unravelling

2015
Battle Flag of the Confederacy (cotton)
Hair Craft Project 2014

Hair Craft Project 2014

Jamilah Williams (left)
Kamala Bhagat (right)
pickney

pickney

1997
cloth, wood, and thread
madam cj walker

madam cj walker

2008
combs
afro abe ii (peacock)

afro abe ii (peacock)

2010
paper and thread
adrienne's roots

adrienne's roots

2008
hair
black hair flag (detail)

black hair flag (detail)

2010
cloth and thread
onigi 13

onigi 13

1997
cloth and thread
hook head

hook head

2003
wool felt and beads
iterations

iterations

2008
combs
mom's wisdom

mom's wisdom

2011
hair

Current Exhibitions

Follicular: The Hair Stories of Sonya Clark (Solo Exhibit)

October 1 2016 - May 16 2017

Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke VA

SOLO: Bitter, Sweet, and Tender

September 2-October 15, 2016

Second Street Gallery, Charlottesville, VA

Southern Accent: Seeking the American South in Contemporary Art

August 31 2016 - Jan 8 2017

Nasher Museum, Duke University

NEWS

Translations: A Live Hair Performance with Sonya Clark and Kamala Bhagat

1-3pm, Saturday October 8th, Free and Open to Public,               Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke VA

 

‘Unraveling” performed at Nasher Museum of Art 

 

Sonya Clark granted VCU’s Distinguished Scholarship Award and named VCU School of the Arts Distinguished Faculty Research Fellow

 

Hair Craft Project Catalogues now available for purchase!

Get your copy at haircraftproject.com.

 

 

 

 

 

“Clark represents a significant body of knowledge drawn from an exceptional academic foundation and an ancestral stream of grandparents”

—Bill Gaskins
Professor of Art, Cornell University