Martin Clark
Martin Clark has been artistic director at Tate St Ives since 2007, leading the development and delivery of the Exhibitions and Displays program, as well as the wider public program including Interpretation and Learning. Previously, he was curator of exhibitions at Arnolfini, Bristol (2005-2007), and curator and exhibitions tutor at Kent Institute of Art and Design (now University College of the Creative Arts) (2002-2005).
Clark graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Sheffield Hallam University, before completing the MA Curating and Commissioning Contemporary Art program at the Royal College of Art, London. Over the past 10 years he has curated and organised over 40 exhibitions and projects, including solo shows by Simon Starling, Dexter Dalwood, Lily van der Stokker, Albert Oehlen, Carol Bove, Heimo Zobernig, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Adam Chodzko, Deimantas Narkevicius, and Lucy McKenzie, as well as a number of group exhibitions including The Hollows of Glamour (2004), Herbert Read Gallery, Kent; Candyland Zoo (2004), Herbert Read Gallery; This storm is what we call progress (2005), Arnolfini, Bristol; Pale Carnage (2007), Arnolfini and Dundee Contemporary Arts, and most recently The Dark Monarch: Magic and Modernity in British Art (2009), Tate St Ives.
He has taught at institutions including Goldsmiths College, London; The London College of Fashion; Nottingham Trent University; University of the West of England; Kent Institute of Art and Design; and University of East London. He was a mentor on the ETA Artists Professional Development Scheme, Brighton. He has also contributed to many public seminars, lectures, and talks on contemporary art at institutions including Tate Modern, London; Serpentine Gallery, London; Whitechapel Gallery, London; Arnolfini, Bristol; and the Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art. He has edited numerous publications and catalogues, and has written widely on contemporary art and artists. He is a member of the Advisory Board for Contemporary Art for the National Trust..
