At the Speed of Light: Visual Poetry in Bits and Bytes

New media artist Rachel Clarke will talk about art-making in the digital age, and how the hardware and software tools she uses operate as both a medium and vehicle for self expression. Clarke will show drawings, video, animation, and installation works, and will talk about how she weaves together themes, concepts, sound, and imagery in her multilayered practice.

Rachel Clarke’s work is very highly regarded in the field of electronic art. She is currently Vice-President of the CAA New Media Caucus and Editor-in-Chief of the online journal media-N, an international journal of digital and media arts. She is Associate Professor of Electronic Art in the Art Department at California State University , Sacramento . She is Associate Professor in Electronic Art in the Art Department at California State University, Sacramento.

Rachel combines digital and traditional media in drawings, video and new media installations. Her work intertwines themes of nature and culture, and explores intersections of technology and identity. Originally from Shropshire UK, Clarke studied at Winchester School of Art, Winchester, UK and Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL. Clarke has exhibited internationally and throughout the United States. In 2010 Clarke was commissioned by the Crocker Art Museum to create a participatory artwork, A Crocker Mosaic, with music composed by Stephen Blumberg, or the opening of the new wing of the Crocker Art Museum.

In October 2008 she was awarded Artist of the Year by the Arts and Business Council of Sacramento, awarded “For an artist…who has made a recent significant contribution to the cultural life of the Greater Sacramento Region.”