sue clarke

Sue Clarke graduated from St. Martins School of Art in 1989 with a 1st class BA Hons in Illustration, and has been a practicing illustrator and lecturer ever since.

Sue has taught on a range of courses for a number of Universities, and is currently a senior lecturer at University College Falmouth, and external assessor for the BA Illustration course at Hull College.

The direction of her work was influenced by a Thames TV travel bursary to Egypt and then India. Key sources of inspiration are: symbolism, with its potential for layered meaning (from Ancient Egypt to graphics); colour, for its atmospheric and symbolic potential (of particular interest are, Bonnard, Howard Hodgkin and the different symbolic uses of colour around the world); pattern and shape when drawing on location (and in the work of Hundertwasser, Paul Klee and Kurt Schwitters). More general sources of inspiration are: street graphics and outsider art; and the graphics of packaging, charts, and old games/toys.

Her work has been exhibited in various contemporary Illustration shows in London, including recent shows at The London Transport Museum, Central St. Martins and the Coningsby Gallery. Sue's clients include Penguin, Walker Books, Transworld, The Royal Festival Hall, Nat West and Amnesty International.