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Asiya Clarke - Artist (St Albans)

Asiya Clarke grew up on a farm in Zimbabwe and graduated with a BA Fine Art in 1976 from the University of Cape Town, subsequently living in Jerusalem for a year studying Sufism. She has a studio in St Albans and exhibits regularly in Hertfordshire and London. Her work is in numerous private collections, as well as Hertfordshire County Council.

Overall winner in the 2003 St Albans Open exhibition resulting in a solo exhibition in the Margaret Harvey Gallery in 2004. A regular participant in the Herts Open Studios.

Tuition:
Asiya runs painting and drawing courses. Extra tuition for A level and GCSE.

Illustration:
6 children's books for the Islamic Foundation.

Studio work:
The two major influences in her work are our relationship with nature, and the spiritual journey of self-knowledge we all undertake in this life.

Recent works consist of sculptures and installations, using natural materials, particularly skeleton leaves, addressing the ephemeral nature of life, often dealing with the poignancy of the cast off shell of the body once the life has departed.

Although mostly working three dimensionally at present, Asiya continues to make paintings, collages and prints.