Pierre Clerk

Pierre Clerk (born 1928) is a contemporary artist who works primarily in painting and sculpture. Life Clerk was born to Canadian parents in Atlanta, Georgia. He lived in Canada between 1932 and 1952. He studied fine arts at McGill University, Loyola College, at Canada School of Art and Design,and at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts. in 1952, he also trained at the Académie Julian in Paris and later at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence. Clerk moved to New York in 1959. His work has been widely recognized, and he has won grants from a number of institutions, including Canadian Council Awards; Tamarind Fel, Albuquerque, New Mexico; United States Information Service Exhibition Grant; Municipal Art Society Grant; and U.S. Department of State Travel Grant. Currently, he lives and works in Southwest France and in New York City. Work