About
Lu Clarke is a multidisciplinary artist based in East Anglia and the South West. Their practice explores community and queer culture through painting and installation works, embracing the “otherness” of queer existence and memorialising their lived experience as a young queer artist in a modern climate. Their work allows for a visual confrontation of their own identity, reclaiming agency as a queer individual through symbolism and the act of creation. Through their practice they aim to amplify queer voices and bring queer issues into the forefront of modern socio-political discourse, hoping to spark conversations surrounding political injustice.
They are particularly interested in investigating contemporary queer symbolism through their use of a canary as a mirror of the self, explored through their current project, “Stuck in the Mine“. They seek to foster a sense of community through this, inviting audiences to investigate and learn about queer history and community through connection, incorporating informative elements into their displays.
Exhibitions
Past
Group Exhibition – Cornucopia.exe ~ Roseberry Road Studios 24th – 30th January 2026
Group Exhibition – Presence ~ The Assembly House Norwich 22nd – 26th July 2025
Solo Exhibition – Stuck in the Mine ~ The Bank Arts Centre 28th May – 21st June 2025
Group Exhibition – From A Box To A Cube ~ Michael Pennie Gallery May 2025 (Newbridge Art Trail)
Group Exhibition – Anna Airy Exhibition ~ Ipswich Art Society 2024
Group Exhibition – Young Artists Award ~ The Bank Centre 2024
Group Exhibition – End of year show ~ One Sixth Form College 2024
Awards
Bank Arts Centre Young Artist Award 2024
Anna Airy Award Runner Up 2024
Eastern Education Group Young Leadership Award 2024
One Sixth Form College Most Promising and Most Achieved 2023+2024