Martin Clark has been Artistic Director at Tate St Ives since 2007, leading the development and delivery of the exhibitions and displays programme, as well as the wider public programme including Interpretation and Learning. Previously he was Curator of Exhibitions at Arnolfini, Bristol (2005-7), and Curator and Exhibitions Tutor at Kent Institute of Art and Design (now University College of the Creative Arts) (2002-5).
Clark graduated with a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from Sheffield Hallam University, before going on to complete the MA Curating and Commissioning Contemporary Art at the Royal College of Art, London. Over the past 10 years he has curated and organised over 50 exhibitions and projects, including solo shows by Simon Starling, Dexter Dalwood, Lily van der Stokker, Albert Oehlen, Carol Bove, Mark Titchner, Heimo Zobernig, Hans-Peter Feldmann, Adam Chodzko, Deimantas Narkevicius and Lucy McKenzie, as well as a number of group exhibitions including: ‘Candyland Zoo’, ‘The Hollows of Glamour’, ’This storm is what we call progress’, ‘Pale Carnage’ and most recently ‘The Dark Monarch: Magic and Modernity in British Art’.
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, The Serpentine Gallery, The Whitechapel Gallery, Arnolfini and The Moscow Biennale. He has edited numerous publications and catalogues, as well as writing widely on contemporary art and artists for publications including Frieze, Mousse Magazine, Art Review and Untitled.
