MTC ART GALLERY

Southern Exposure

Paintings by
Larry Clark

February 7 – April 4, 2012
Office of the Association of Bay Area Governments and Adjacent Lobby

Open
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays
Lobby Hours: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays

About the Artist

Louisiana-born Larry Clark began drawing when he was just 13. He is a self-taught artist whose paintings frequently reflect his Southern roots, although his biggest claim to fame, a painting depicting a homeless scene straight out of San Francisco, made the cover of an international edition of Time Magazine (Dec. 17, 1990).

Clark moved to San Francisco in 1987 and began creating work through an arts program at Hospitality House, a San Francisco agency that serves homeless and low-income people.

Dubbed a “painter of pain” in a 1993 San Francisco Chronicle “Image” magazine article, his emotionally wrought works include “I Will Never Forget,” a tribute to the trauma of Hurricane Katrina, and “God My House on Fire.” However, many of his paintings also depict quietly joyful scenes of everyday life featuring family members.

Larry Clark’s paintings are represented by the John Natsoulas Gallery in Davis, California.

For more information, contact:
Larry Clark, 415.240.7781, larry_clarksr@yahoo.com

Some Paintings From the Show:

Cat House Acrylic on canvas	I Love My Family Acrylic on canvas
I Love My Job Acrylic on canvas	I Will Never Forget Acrylic on canvas
Picking Cotton Is Hard Work Acrylic on canvas	Stay Out of Trouble Acrylic on canvas