Frederick Clarke CV & BIO
Frederick Clarke (born 1986 in South Africa) is an artist and music producer currently living and working in Johannesburg.
After schooling in Pretoria he completed a BA Fine Arts degree at the University of Witwatersrand. (WITS). His work explores multiple themes, mediums and styles – predominantly drawing, painting, printmaking and music. Inspiration is drawn from nature, mathematics, mark-making and intuitive process. His music (Mathroom) is in ways a sonic counterpart to the visuals, exploring texture, electronic sound-scaling and polyrhythms.
While living in the downtown Johannesburg district of Maboneng from 2010 – 2014, Clarke founded and managed Math Room, Ourspace, and Rubixcube Gallery which hosted multiple collaborative creative events.
Clarke has exhibited work in South Africa, Argentina, and Japan.
Solo Exhibitions:
2006: Solo Exhibition at WITS Substation “Foreign Codes”
2007: Solo Exhibition at WITS Substation “Outside in the Window”
2010: Solo Exhibition at Article-Showcase, “Terrestria”
2012: Solo Exhibition “Blueshift” at Math Room (Arts on Main – Johannesburg) – Solo Exhibition “Aya” at Math Room
2013: Solo Exhibition “Into Gondwana” at Rubixcube (work produced in Buenos Aires at the ACE residency) – Solo exhibition at the Woodstock Exchange in the Maboneng Space (Cape Town)
2014: Solo Exhibtion “Scrap Ink” at Rubixcube Gallery
2015: Solo Exhibition “Let X Be” at Hazard Gallery, Johannesburg
2016: Solo Exhibition and Premath album release “Sudoku” at Priest, Johannesburg
2018: Solo Exhibition at “ The Times” Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg
2020: Solo exhibition “Cognoscenti” at Tmrw Gallery, Johannesburg
Group Exhibitions:
2005 – Group Exhibition GVHRCFC with Gareth von Honschoonten and Robyn Cook
2006 – Second Group exhibition (GVHRCFC) at WITS Substation
2008 – Exhibition in Project Room 001 at Art Extra (mixed media drawings)
2011 – Satellite spaces group show with the Untitled Gallery
– Opening Exhibited at the 2nd Satellite Spaces group show – JHB
– Opening of Math Room show with Nicola Taylor
– Print exhibition at Wolves (JHB) with Niall Bingham and Murray Turpin
2012 – Curated and participated in Hunter-Gatherer, a group Exhibition at Math Room June –
– “Offence and Seduction” joint exhibition with Carol Nathan Levin at Resolution Gallery
– Exhibition with Bongani Khumalo at Math Room
– Participant in Rebirth Day at Nirox Sculpture Park
2013 – Group Show at Salon 91 (Cape Town)
2014 – Re-Psyche group show at RubixCube Gallery
– Joburg Joburg Group Exhibition participant (JHB)
– Participant in the Nirox Winter Show
– “Six of Lions” exhibition with MJ Lourens at Rubixcube October
– ” Imago Mundi” with Dirk Bahmann and Carly Whitaker
2015 – Co-curated and exhibited in “Dirt” at Rubixcube
– Participating artist for Aardklop, Potchefstroom
– Muti Session at Rubixcube, Johannesburg
– Kalashnikov gallery group exhibition
2016 – “It Is What It Is” Group exhibition at No-End Gallery, Johannesburg
– “Inner Gong” drawing stallation, Kamakura, Japan
– Hazard group exhibition at The Cosmopolitan, Maboneng
2017 – “Spectrum” Group Exhibition at Circa Gallery, Johannesburg - Exhibiting Participant in The Centre for the Less Good Idea (II)
2018 – Forest of the Night Group Exhibition at Everard Read Gallery, Johannesburg
2019 – Group exhibition at Kalashnikovv Gallery JHB
2020 – TINY group exhibition at Everard Read Johannesburg
Awards & Residencies:
2004 – Winner of the Annual Tri Arts Competition
2010 – Attended 3 monoprint workshops at The Artist’s Press in White River
2011 – Semi Finalist in New York Competition – Charlatan Ink Prize
2013 – Proyecto ACE residency in Buenos Aires, Argentina
2017 – Art Olympia Competition Finalist (Japan/International)
2018 – Create the City Mural project, Johannesburg (mural)
2019 – Ceramic tile installation at The Little Fox Gin distillery
– Mural for Kitcheners Carvery Bar, JHB (mural)
– ESXLA artist in residence, Los Angeles
Press:
2015 – Wallpaper Magazine Wallpaper Magazine – 2 0 1 5
2019 – Red bull Music Red Bull Music – 2019
2020 – Bubblegum Club Bubblegum Club – 2020
– Two Point Oh Telepathy Interview Two point oh – Telepathy interview – 2020
– Two Point Oh Angel Interview Two point oh – Angel interview 2020
– Allies Forces Alfa Issue no.4 Magazine (LA) Allied Forces ALFA issue no4 – 2020
Education:
BA Fine Arts and English Literature at WITS University