Allana Clarke

Allana Clarke has been awarded the prestigious Kresge Artist Fellowship in recognition of her interdisciplinary practice spanning performance, sculpture, and photography. Her work is deeply research-driven, drawing on socio-political and art historical texts to construct non-totalizing frameworks for identity and representation.

Clarke earned her BFA in Photography from New Jersey City University in 2011 and her MFA in Interdisciplinary Practice from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in 2014. She has participated in numerous residencies, including the Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, The Vermont Studio Center, Lighthouse Works, and Yaddo.

Her work has received support from esteemed institutions, including the Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship, the Franklin Furnace Fund, and a Puffin Foundation Grant. Currently, Clarke is an Assistant Professor at Wayne State University in Detroit.