Welcome to the official website of the artist Brian Clarke, known for his large-scale stained glass and mosaic projects, symbolist paintings, set designs and collaborations.

Here you will find a selection of Clarke’s paintings, autonomous glass and lead works, works on paper and architectural projects. The website includes critical texts, biographical information and a full bibliography and is regularly updated with news and press. This site has been created and is maintained by HENI.

Art Exhibitions
FEATURED EXHIBITION
Brian Clarke: A Great Light
9 June - 31 December 2023 Newport Street Gallery, London

Coinciding with Brian Clarke’s 70th birthday, Brian Clarke: A Great Light opened at Damien Hirst’s Newport Street Gallery on 9 June 2023. The exhibition, presenting the artist’s contribution to the continuous development of the stained glass medium, includes a selection of works made since 2002.... Read more

FEATURED SERIES
Lead Night Orchids
2015

Brian Clarke’s nine ‘Lead Night Orchids’ translate his ‘Night Orchid’ drawings and paintings into lead, Venetian glass mosaic and stained glass.... Read more

FEATURED SERIES
Stroud Ossuary
2023

Stroud Ossuary is a seven-storey-tall stained glass artwork, made for a sixteenth-century yeoman’s house in Gloucestershire.... Read more

FEATURED SERIES
Collages
1 January 2022 - 1 January 2023

Brian Clarke’s collages from 2022 to 2023 were made 'drawing from life' with scissors. Created during a time of convalescence, they are named for the various locations in which they were made, from Ibiza and Bahrain to The Connaught Hotel and the London Clinic.... Read more