Sonya Clark
Obama and Lincoln, (Penny Portrait)

Obama and Lincoln, (Penny Portrait)

2011
Print
Juror's and People's Choice Winners

Juror's and People's Choice Winners

Jamilah Williams (left)
Kamala Bhagat (right)
Albers #1

Albers #1

2013
cotton thread, combs
Hair Chair

Hair Chair

2012
Chair, cloth, thread
mom's wisdom or cotton candy

mom's wisdom or cotton candy

2011
hair
Madame CJ Walker

Madame CJ Walker

2008
combs
Adrienne's Roots

Adrienne's Roots

2008
hair
tufts

tufts
handy ii

handy ii

2005
beads and wood
afro abe

afro abe

2008
paper and thread, peacock feathers
afro abe

afro abe

2008
paper and thread, peacock feathers

Current Exhibitions

This Present Moment

May 23, 2022 - April 2023

Renwick Gallery, Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, DC

“Clark’s authentic obsession springs in part from the potent, multisensory memories of having her hair combed and braided as a child”

—Ashley Kistler
Director, Anderson Gallery