Alex Clarke (b. 1988, Nottingham, England) graduated from Central St. Martins in 2010 and the Royal Academy Schools in 2014.

Clarke creates groups of paintings, which, through a process of continuous making, editing and re-arranging build upon the idea of the act of making a painting. The result provides a perceptual investigation into traditional notions of depth, representation and portraiture created solely from contemporary use of abstract methodology and collage.

Alex Clarke notes that while making a group of works his central focus and aspiration solely surrounds the aspect of creation, and he considers the relationship between the viewer and the painting to be of paramount importance.