Hi there, I'm Clark.
I work as a photographer, artist, high school teacher and adjunct professor.
I started photographing weddings when I was a senior in high school, and I later went on to receive a BFA in photography.
Photographing people is one of my very favorite things! I've been hired for weddings and family photos all across the United States, and I've made some incredible friends along the way.
I've volunteered as a photographer for humanitarian missions and research field studies all across the world. So far my work has taken me to India, Nepal, Dubai, Turkey, Samoa, Fiji, Argentina, Chile, Ecuador, Panama, Mexico, Canada, France, Spain, Italy, Greece, and the U.K. Traveling is a sobering work that unsettles, stirs, and sensitizes me toward the experiences of others. I'm trying to check my privilege and use the opportunities I've been given to lift others up. This is a complex, difficult work that I will spend my whole life thinking about.
At the high school, I'm currently teaching AP Art, Advanced Photography, Photo 1, Honors Art, and Art Foundations.
At the University, I teach a class called Art Ed 339, "Computer Applications for Art Educators."
I'm also obsessively interested in all sorts of crafts.
I am an amateur at everything, but I love making sourdough bread, woodwork, leatherwork, sewing, and weaving.
C U R R I C U L U M V I T A E
EDUCATION / TRAINING
WORK EXPERIENCE
FIELD RESEARCH
pedagogies through fiber arts, including dying, spinning and weaving with Andean backstrap looms.
education, spiritual iconography, and high-elevation schools.
holistic dimensions of teaching and learning, and we studied with Tibetan refugees.
EXHIBITIONS
PUBLICATIONS + PRESENTATIONS
AWARDS + RECOGNITION
VOLUNTEER
PRESS
- Master of Arts (MA) in Art Education — Brigham Young University, 2018
- Art Education Field Research — India, Nepal, Ecuador, 2015, 2016, 2017
- Career & Technical Education Certification — Photography & Graphic Design, 2016
- SkillsUSA — Commercial Art, Graphic Design, & Photography Credential, 2016
- K-12 Teaching License & Visual Art Endorsement (Utah) — Brigham Young University, 2014
- Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) in Photography & Graphic Design — Utah Valley University, 2013
- Art History Study Abroad — London, Paris, Barcelona, Florence, Rome, Istanbul, 2012
- HS Diploma, Timpview High School, Provo, UT 2005
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Adjunct Professor, ARTED 339, Computer Applications for Art Education. BYU
- High School Teacher, A.P. Art, Photography, & Graphic Design. American Fork High School, UT
- Freelance Photographer & Videographer. SLC, UT
- Guest Lecturer, Art Department Studio Seminar, Utah Valley University
- Student Teacher, Provo School District
- Visiting Artist, Walden School of Liberal Arts
- Visiting Teacher, Centennial Middle School
- Teachers Assistant, BYU ARTED 276, Studio Methods, Media, and Teaching Exploration
- Guest Lecturer, Art History 2710, Utah Valley University
- Photographer, Videographer, Sound Engineer — BYU Department of Publications and Graphics, Provo, UT
- HEX Community Arts Magazine, Founder, Editor-in-chief, Designer, Photographer.
FIELD RESEARCH
- ECUADOR, Otavalo & Quito, 2017
pedagogies through fiber arts, including dying, spinning and weaving with Andean backstrap looms.
- NEPAL, Kathmandu & Khumbu Region, 2016
education, spiritual iconography, and high-elevation schools.
- INDIA, Dharamsala & Himachal Pradesh, 2015
holistic dimensions of teaching and learning, and we studied with Tibetan refugees.
- ART TOUR, Los Angeles, CA, March 2020
- PHOTO TOUR, San Rafael Swell & Green River, UT, October 2019
- ART TOUR, New York, NY, October 2018
- ART TOUR, San Diego, March 2018
- ART TOUR, Los Angeles, February 2017
EXHIBITIONS
- Project Asterisk “Provo - Indian War” Monument, Critical Typographic Intervention — 2020
- BYU Art Department Faculty Show — Harris Fine Arts Gallery, UT, 2020
- Into The Desert, Group Photo Exhibition — American Fork Gallery, UT, Dec 2019
- Winter Annual — Boxcar Studios, Provo, UT, Dec 2019
- 34th Annual Spiritual & Religious Art Competition — Springville Art Museum, UT, Nov 2019
- Alpine District Showcase — May 2019
- Holy Hell — Writ & Vision, Provo, UT, March 2019
- Art Teachers at Work — 303 Gallery, Harris Fine Arts Center, Nov 2018
- Are We There Yet? — Third Space Studios, Oct 2018
- Glass, Concrete & Stone — Boxcar Studios, Provo, UT, Aug 2018
- Impossible Spaces -- ARTcetera gallery, Provo, UT, May 2018
- At The Fringe of Nirvana — B.F. Larsen Gallery, Harris Fine Arts Center, 2016
- The Hem of Enlightenment — BYU Gallery on Five, 2016
- International Studies Photo Competition – Kennedy Center, March 2015
- Demolition -- B.F. Larsen Gallery, Harris Fine Arts Center, Nov 2015
- The Weight of the World – Arizona State University Institute for Humanities Research, Jan 2015
- International Studies Photo Competition – UVU Travel Center, March 2015
- Alpine Art Educator Exhibition — Russe Gallery, Sept 2015
- Living As Form: Socially Engaged Art Exhibition — Gallery Gallery, Provo, UT June 2015
- DRIP -- Collaborative Student Exhibition, Timpview High School, 2014
- Brothers + Sisters — Photo + Video Exhibition, UVU Awards Banquet, 2014
- The Age of Godz — BYU Gallery On Five, Sept 2013
- GALAXSEA — Gallery on 21st, Aug 2013
- Pasega Rowing Team Documentary Film — Cultural Center, Apia, Western Samoa 2013
- Rheumatic Relief Humanitarian Exhibition & Fundraiser — UVU Library 2013
- Suburban Sunsets — Solo Exhibition, UVU Library 2013
- VEIL — Video Installation, UVU Lab Gallery, 2012
- Mother Monument — Black Sheep Gallery, 2011
- 911 Portraits — Group Photo Show, Rotunda Gallery, Orem Library, 2011
PUBLICATIONS + PRESENTATIONS
- “Field Guide for the Perplexed: Theory & Methods for Artists / Educators“ — Forthcoming book co-authored with Dr.Mark Graham, under contract with Intellect, 2021
- “Of Nothing: The Affordances of Conceptual Art in Teaching Photography” — Contribution to a forthcoming book edited by Jorge Lucero.
- “Pedagogical Propositions: Playful Walking with A/r/tography” — “Desert Walk” & “Disneyland Walk” propositions included in a forthcoming book. Rita L. Irwin, Dan Barney, Nicole Lee and Joanne Ursino, Co-editors. 2021
- “Move” — Valiz international “Wicked Arts Assignments” symposium presenter & session host, 2020
- “Photos of Nothing” — Presentation in Conceptual Art & Teaching Zoomposium, 2020
- “Erwin Wurm’s One Minute Sculptures” — Prompt/Proposition featured in Wicked Arts Assignments, Valiz, 2020
- “In Oliver Herring’s Studio” — Visual Arts Research Journal (VAR), Winter 2019
- “Thematic Photo Assignments” — Utah Arts Education Association Fall Conference 2019
- “Curriculum as a Theological Text: Destabilizing the Pedagogy of Spirituality”— Presentation with Dr. Mark Graham at the International Society of Education through Art (InSEA) World Congress, Vancouver, BC July 2019
- “Connecting High School Students with Contemporary Artists” — Presentation at the National Art Education Association (NAEA) conference, Boston, MA, March 2019
- “Un/Doing Spirituality: Contemporary Art, Cosmology, and the Curriculum as Theological Text” MA thesis, Dec 2018
- “Slip Studies” — Journal of Social Theory in Art Education (JSTAE), v.38, Moving Fault Zones, 2018
- “Bridging Contemporary Art and the Sublime” — Presentation at the Curriculum Slam sponsored by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago at the National Art Education Association conference, Seattle, WA, March 2018
- “A Weaving of Smoke: Ways of Teaching, Making, and Being — Inspired by Field Research with Tibetan Refugees in the Himalayan Mountains” — Changing Course: Masters of Art Education Graduate Research Symposium. Seminar for Research in Art Education, National Art Education Association conference, New York, NY, March 2017
- “Ritual and Resilience: Lessons from a Vibrant Community of Exiled Tibetans in Dharamsala, India” — Presentation with Dr. Mark Graham at the National Art Education Association conference, Chicago, IL, March 2016
- “13.8507° S, 171.7514° W” The Weight of the World Journal, Arizona State University Institute for Humanities Research, Jan 2015
- “Internet Explorers: Utilizing Emerging Technologies in the K-12 Art Classroom” — Presentation at the Utah Art Education Association conference, St.George, UT, Feb 2015
- “Portals to the Past: Rediscovering our Individual and Cultural Histories through Art” — Presentation at the Utah Art Education Association conference, St.George, UT March 2014
- “Suburban Sunsets” — Article and Photo Essay, INSCAPE Journal, BYU, 2013
- “Salt & Sea” — Photo Essay, Touchstones Literary Journal, UVU, 2012
AWARDS + RECOGNITION
- Utah Art Educator of the Year 2021 — Awarded by the Utah Art Education Association (UAEA)
- Travel Grant for Conference Presentation — National Art Education Association conference, Seattle, WA March 2018
- BYU Graduate Mentoring Grant — Ecuador Field Study 2017
- Travel Grant for Conference Presentation, National Art Education Association conference, New York, NY March 2017
- BYU Graduate Mentoring Grant — Nepal Field Study 2016
- Travel Grant for Conference Presentation, National Art Education Association conference, Chicago, IL March 2016
- Student of the Year — Awarded by the Utah Art Education Association (UAEA), Feb 2016
- BYU Graduate Mentoring Grant — India Field Study 2015
- Juror’s Choice Award, International Studies Photo Competition – Kennedy Center for International Studies, March 2015
- REVERB Grant Recipient, BYU Department of Visual Arts — Maternal Mortality Project 2014
- Travel Scholarship, National Art Education Association conference, New Orleans, LA March 2015
- Travel Scholarship, National Art Education Association conference, San Diego, CA March 2014
- Outstanding Student of the Year, Department of Art & Visual Communications, UVU, 2014
- First Place, International Studies Photo Competition – Utah Valley University, 2013
VOLUNTEER
- Utah Art Education Association, PLC Leader, Photography Team, 2018-present
- Art Department Collaboration Team Leader, AFHS, 2019-present
- National Art Education Association Student Chapter Secretary, BYU, 2014-2018
- Documentary Photographer & Videographer — Rheumatic Relief medical research & public health team, Samoa 2013-2017
- Marketing Director & Content Creator — Yoga For Water Charity, Tamil Nadu, India, 2016
- Documentary Photographer & Videographer — Mobility Mission prosthetic medical team, Samoa 2014
- Documentary Photographer, World Congress of Cardiology, Melbourne, AUS, March 2013
- Volunteer Art Educator — Canary Gardens, Grief Support Group. 2013
- Co-Founder, Provo Poetry & Open Mic Night. Published biannual chapbook called The Likewise Folio. Nov 2010-Nov 2013
PRESS
- NPR, “This American Life” podcast, episode #715, “Long Awaited Asteroid Finally Hits Earth.” Chapter 1 of the episode follows my wife and I as we petitioned for adherence to WHO and CDC guidelines in schools, amid anti-mask groups who believed the pandemic was a hoax. The following news articles featured photos of us and / or our names.
- The Washington Post, “A county commission was set to discuss masks in schools. Then a maskless crowd showed up to protest.”
- NBC News, “Utah meeting on masks is cancelled when residents without masks pack room.”
- Yahoo News, “Anti-mask rally for schools in Provo, Utah as US sees record COVID-19 cases.”
- Forbes, “Anti-Mask Rallies Continue in U.S. Amid Rising Coronavirus Cases And Deaths”
- Daily Herald, “Anti-mask crowd fills Utah County meeting on mask mandate exemption request; meeting rescheduled due to health concerns”
- Salt Lake Tribune, “In packed meeting, Utah County residents protest requiring students to wear masks — saying it’s ‘against freedom’”
- Good Morning America, featured in a story about teachers during the pandemic, July 2020
