James Clar

Artist James Clar was born in Wisconsin to immigrant Filipino parents. He studied Film and Animation at New York University and received his Masters from NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. His practice explores the narrative potential of light and technology, and has been exhibited at museums and galleries globally. His work is motivated through personal experience and has been heavily influenced by the cities he has lived in. His studio was based in Dubai for 6 years, New York for 15, and 2 years ago he moved to the Philippines. It’s from here that he developed his last two exhibitions Share Location (2022) in Manila, and recently By Force of Nature (2023) that is currently running at Silverlens New York.