Sharon Leahy-Clark

"It is ultimate freedom"

Sharon's seemingly Freudian world comes to life in her studio space in Clapham. The organic shapes she creates all have an immediately discernible character, no matter how abstract, some appear friendly, others fierce. One must admit that the mythological figure of the wild man in its countless guises has a primordial resemblance to the intuitive beings Sharon creates.

“Drawing is integral to my work. I am fascinated by the immediacy of mark making and, for me this can mean either actively using materials to draw or, understanding a puff of cloud, a stain, fold, or tear as a drawing. There is no boundary to drawing – it is ultimate freedom.”

Sharon Leahy-Clark

What is it about your studio space that inspires you?

It’s location in Clapham.

What is your favourite material to work with? How has your use of it evolved throughout your practice?

No favorite.

What themes do you pursue?

Outsider, surreal, anything odd.

What advice has had the biggest impact on your career?

I never listen to advice…good or bad.

If you could install your art absolutely anywhere, where would that be?

10 Downing Street; it would go down like a bomb.

If you could only have one piece of art in your life, what would it be?

Any one of Louise Borgeios’ drawings.

What are your favourite places besides your studio?

My imagination.

WORKS IN COLLECTIONS

GALLERIES

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