Stephen Clary

Born 1955 Tottenham,London.
Re-located from Norfolk to Cordes-sur-Ciel, France 2015. Now resident in Coulon, Deux Sevrés, France.

Stephen Clary's artistic predilections have remained constant throughout his career - an intense appreciation of natural beauty, vibrancy of colour, a certain tautness of line.
As his work has developed, so has an appreciation of the way in which the eye will travel over a subject in order for it to 'make sense'. Fragmentation, transparency, multiple viewpoints, negative space are all enlisted in his work, combining to form a harmonious and resonant ensemble.
He would site a diverse range of influences - Klimt & Schiele, Cubism & Futurism, Japanese painters & stained glass makers.
After a somewhat turbulent seven years in France, he is finally settled in the beautiful 'Green Venice' of the Marais Poitevin. He is joyfully engaged in exploring the possibilities, 'weaving the strands together', always looking for something beautiful.


Contact phone number 0033 (0) 6 13 67 79 77

Hornsey College of Art 1973-74
Norwich School of Art 1974-77

Paintings shown at Royal Academy, London, Saunders and Senior, Grapevine, Rare Bird, Maddermarket Galleries Norwich, i2 Gallery, Saffron Walden, Barn Owl Gallery, Bradford on Avon.
Prints shown at Kettles Yard, Cambridge and Francis Kyle, London.
Own gallery at the Barbacane, Cordes-sur-Ciel 2015-18.
Group show at Chateau Cayla, Andillac, France.
Group show at Estivales Ladeveze, Cordes-sur-Ciel
Group show at Modern Art Museum, Cordes-sur-Ciel
Own gallery, Quai des Fleurs, Saint Savinien sur Charente 2019-22
Group shows, Belvedere, Saint Savinien

Work in private collections: England, France, Australia, Spain, Holland, Germany, Portugal, Argentina, U.S.A