Biographic Sketch
Linda Day Clark
Linda Day Clark is a nationally exhibited
visual artist. She is a community advocate working for
change as an artist, educator and scholar. Ms.
Day Clark’s media appearances include a feature
as a “Woman of Triumph” by Maryland Public
Television and “Winners: Linda Day Clark” by
WJZ Channel 13. Her photographs have been
called, “Simple and stunningly beautiful.” by the
Baltimore Sun; “What art is all about.” by The City
Paper and “Winners!” by the New York Times.
She uses the camera to relate, to touch, and inform.
Ms. Day Clark earned an A.A. from Howard Community College, a B.F.A. from Maryland Institute College of Art, and a Masters of Fine Art from University of Delaware. In addition to her fine art training, the whispers of her ancestors greatly inform her imagery. In 1998, Ms. Day Clark left her employment as an Educator at the Baltimore Museum of Art and accepted a position as an Associate Professor of Fine Art at Coppin State College.
Her many exhibitions include galleries and museums in New York, Maryland, California, Delaware, Philadelphia, Oklahoma, Connecticut, Missouri, Virginia, Georgia, Massachusetts and The Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC. Ms. Day Clark’s work is accessible in important books on photography including two authored by the MacArthur Award winning Deborah Willis Kennedy, "Reflections in Black: A History of African American Photography 1840-1999" and "Black: A Celebration of a Culture." She is also featured in the Brooklyn Museum of Art’s " Committed to the Image" by Barbara Millstein and "Spirit of Family" by Al and Tipper Gore. Ms. Day Clark’s creations are in many collections including the Baltimore Museum of Art, the James E. Lewis Museum of Art, Morgan State University and the Maryland Historical Society.