Divina Clark is a multi-media artist in painting, drawing and photography. The artworks she creates are inspired by her love of nature; the beauty of the Pacific Northwest where she resides in Washington State, the vast ocean surrounding the Hawaiian islands where she was born on the Island of Oah'u; and, her love of wildlife animals. Her artworks are either representational, abstract, or a twist of both.
Divina graduated with a Master in Teaching degree in K-12 Visual Arts, taught art in private and public education. Happily married 30 plus years to her husband, William; they have two adult children, Skye and Connor; and an amazing family of dogs, cats, a rabbit and a skink (lizard). Other than painting, drawing, photography, and teaching art, Divina enjoys gardening, hiking around the Pacific Northwest, and cooking.
ART EXHIBITIONS
2023: Olympia Spring ArtsWalk, Fish Tale Brew Pub (solo); and, Olympia Art League (group exhibition at the Olympia Community Center), Olympia, WA.
Gallery B612, Gallery Re-Opening Gala, group exhibition, May to June, 2023. Seattle, WA.
2023, 2020-21: Olympia Art League, TRA Medical Imaging, Olympia, WA.
2021: Olympia Spring ArtsWalk, OlyPhant Art & Media, Olympia, WA.
2020: Deep Forest and Deep Space Group Exhibitions, The Copper Wolf, Tumwater, WA.
2019: Olympia Art League Members Art Exhibitions, Providence St. Peter's Hospital, Olympia, WA.
Olympia Art League Members Art Exhibitions, Thurston County Fair, Olympia, WA.
Evergreen Longhouse, Winter Art Festival 2018 and 2019, The Evergreen State College. Olympia, WA.
2018: West Seattle Art Walk, Summer Fest Eve, West Seattle Arts Council, 12 July 2018, Seattle, WA.
Shelton Civic Center Rotating Art Gallery, March-May 2018, Shelton Arts Commission. Shelton, WA.
Green Lake Art and Music Walk. Green Lake Village, 23 February 2018. Seattle, WA.
The Gallery at the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts. Fine Art Postcard Exhibition, January-February 2018. South Puget Sound Community College, Olympia, WA.
Olympia Art League Members Art Exhibitions: Lacey Timberland Regional Library, TRA Medical Imaging of Olympia, Bonsai Wok Teriyaki, Capitol Chiropractor, Olympics West Retirement Inn.
2017: Olympia Spring Arts Walk, Ben Moore's Restaurant. Olympia, WA.
1994: Art on the Landing, Olympia, WA.
EDUCATION
Milan Art Institute, Statham, Georgia, Painting and Drawing Mastery Program.
Master in Teaching, The Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA. K-12 Visual Art, Elementary Education.
Bachelor of Arts, The Evergreen State College. Olympia, WA. Visual Arts, Education.
Associate in Technical Arts, South Puget Sound Community College. Olympia, WA. Business, Accounting.
SKILLS
Painting - oils, acrylics, watercolors, mixed media; Drawing - charcoal, graphite, pastels; Film Photography, Digital Photography, Darkroom; Resin art; Mosaic; Silkscreen and Digital Printmaking; Ceramics-Wheel Throwing; Calligraphy; Web Design (HTML and CSS); Graphic Design; Adobe Photoshop and InDesign.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND and AFFILIATIONS
Freelance Artist. Washington State. 2017 to Present, 2001-2010, and 1991-1997.
Teaching Artist: Olympia School District, Elementary Visual Arts Program. City of Tukwila Parks and Recreation Department. Private Art Instructor/Mentor and K-12 Public Schools Art Educator.
Associated Arts of Ocean Shores, Ocean Shores, Washington.
Olympia Art League, Olympia, Washington.
Puget Sound Group Northwest Artists, Seattle, Washington.
Seattle Artist League, Seattle, Washington.
"Most arts require long study and application, but the most useful of all, that of pleasing, only the desire." -Lord Chesterfield
