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

Becoming the Sea

August 9, 2024 - January 20, 2025

Gantt Center, Charlotte, North Carolina

Scrawlspace

August 19, 2024 – January 7, 2025

The 8th Floor, New York, New York

American Stories / American Myths

through July 20, 2025

Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina

“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