Brian Clarke (artist)

Brian Clarke
Brian Clarke in his studio, 2011
Born	Brian Clarke (1953-07-02) 2 July 1953 (age 64) Oldham, Lancashire, England
Nationality	British
Education	Studied at Burnley College of Art and Bideford Art School (N. Devon)
Known for	Painter and Stained Glass Artist
Website	[2] www.brianclarke.co.uk

Brian Clarke (born 2 July 1953) is a British artist; a painter and architectural stained glass designer who has, most notably, worked in stained glass.

Clarke was born in Oldham, Lancashire. In 1965, on a Junior Scholarship, he attended the Oldham School of Arts and Crafts. He went on in 1968 to Burnley School of Art. In 1970 he enrolled at the North Devon College of Art and Design where he went on to receive a first class distinction in Diploma in Art and Design. In 1974, he was awarded the Winston Churchill Memorial Travelling Fellowship to study art and architecture in Rome, Paris and Germany. The second part of the Fellowship was spent in Los Angeles and New York. He is now a trustee of that institution.

Working frequently in architecture, his paintings, stained glass, mosaic and tapestry works can be found in architectural settings and private and public collections internationally.

Brian Clarke's works include a stained glass installation at Apax & Partners' London HQ,Pyramid of Peace and Accord in Kazakhstan, the Al Faisaliyah Center in Riyadh, the Pfizer World Headquarters in New York and the Swiss Bank Cone in Connecticut.

Projects include work with the Seibu Museum of Art in Tokyo; the AGM group headquarters in Kassel, Germany; The Hotel du Department des Bouches-du Rhone, Marseille; The Lake Sagami building, Japan; Dutch National Ballet, Amsterdam; King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Norte Shopping, Rio de Janeiro; Spindles Shopping Mall, Oldham; Cavendish Arcade, Buxton;Victoria Quarter, Leeds; Abbaye de la Fille-Dieu, Romont, Switzerland and 100 New Bridge Street, London.