The Ken Segal Gallery is pleased to present a series of figure drawings by the late Kelly Clark (1935–1995). This is our first show of work from the Kelly Clark estate. The show opens February 24th at 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. and runs till March 17th.

The work is a series of drawings of one model over a period from November 1987 to April 1989. During that time, Clark, along with artists Andrew Valko, Louie Bako, George Swinton and Arthur Adamson, would meet at different times and draw the model. The work has never been exhibited. It demonstrates and highlights the talents of Kelly Clark and points out why he was recognized as a consummate draughtsman from his student days at the University of Manitoba till his death in 1995.

Kelly Clark was born in St. Vital in 1935. After receiving his diploma in fine arts from the University of Manitoba's School of Art along side artists as Tony Tascona and Ivan Eyre RCA, he continued his pursuit of visual art in London, England, for four years. During this time, a Canada Council grant allowed him the privilege of studying under the Austrian expressionist Oskar Kokoschka in Salzburg for six weeks in the summer of 1962. But Manitoba remained his home. He was the art director of Omphalos, an alternative Winnipeg newspaper, from 1969 until it merged with the Manitoban in 1970, and of Canadian Dimension from 1969 until 1989, with the exception of 5 years spent living in a cabin at the Delta Marsh, during which he worked exclusively on his art. Clark died in 1995 after a struggle with cancer.

This show marks the first works by this talented artist that we will feature. Other works will be shown over time and can be made available.