Brian Clarke

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This article is about the artist. For the football (soccer) player, see Brian Clarke (footballer).

Brian Clarke
Work by Clarke in his home town of Oldham, celebrating the music of Sir William Walton
Birth name	Brian Clarke
Born	July 2, 1953 Oldham England
Nationality	British
Field	Stained glass
Training	Took a foundation course at Burnley College of Art , then studied Stained Glass at Bideford Art School (N. Devon)

Brian Clarke (born in Oldham, Lancashire, England, July 2, 1953) is a British artist known for his work in stained glass.

He won a full time art scholarship at the age of 11 in 1964. He made his first stained glass in the early 1970s and has since completed more than 150 works and exhibited globally. He has worked on architectural projects with Foster and Partners and Future Systems, among others.

[edit] Selected projects

Pyramid of Peace and Accord, Kazakhstan, 2005
Al Faisaliah Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2000
Olympus, Hamburg, Germany, 2000
Stamford Cone, Stamford, CT, USA, 1999
Synagogue Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany, 1998
Chicago Sinai Synagogue, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1998
Norteshopping, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1996
Pfizer, New York, USA, 1996
Valentino Village, Noci, Bari, Italy, 1996
Cisterian Abbaye de la Fille Dieu, Romont, Switzerland, 1995
EAM Building, Kassel, Germany, 1994
España Telefónica, Plaza Cataluña, Barcelona, Spain, 1992
Glaxo Pharmaceuticals, London, England, 1991
Spindles Shopping Center, Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, 199
Cibreo Restaurant, Tokyo, Japan, 1991
Victoria Quarter, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, 1989
Lake Sagami, Yamanishi, Japan, 1988
Cavendish Arcade, Derbyshire, England, 1987
King Khaled International Airport, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1982
All Saints Church, Habergham, England, 1976

[edit] Books

Brian Clarke: WORK, Steidl Verlag, 2008. ISBN-13: 978-3865216335
Brian Clarke: Lamina, Gagosian Gallery, 2005. ISBN 1-932598-18-9
Brian Clarke: Transillumination, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 2002. ISBN 1-891475-22-3
Brian Clarke: Projects, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, 1998. ISBN-13: 978-1891475139
Brian Clarke: Architectural Artist, Academy Editions, 1994. ISBN 1-85490-343-8
Brian Clarke by Martin Harrison, Quartet Books, 1981. ISBN 0-7043-2281-1
Architectural stained glass by Brian Clarke, Architectural Record Books, 1979. ISBN 0-07-011264-9