Patricia is particularly interested in culture, history and human nature. From the jungles of Borneo and the Drag culture of southern California, to planetary migration and ecological crises, she blends her photographic work with a quest to promote understanding between cultures.
Clarke founded her international project Facing Ourselves in southern Italy in 2016. Her newest large-scale project, An American Girl, is currently in production with a multi-talented team of artists and social justice activists.
Her photographs of Obama’s 2007 campaign and 2008 election are housed in the Obama Presidential Library/NARA and the University of Chicago’s Hannah Holborn Gray Special Collections.
Statement:
What a gift to be driving down the street and see sparkle, silliness and celebration gathering its forces at the local car wash. May we always find light in the darkness.
patricia houghton clarke
Facing Ourselves Patricia Houghton Clarke
RUBENSTEIN CHAN Contemporary Art
Barack Obama Presidential Library/National Archives
University of Chicago Library/Hanna Holborn Special Collections
