Art

Clive Barker

Once asked by an interviewer what he wanted (besides his name) on his tombstone, Clive Barker replied: "Imaginer." Imagination is the force that brings his work as a painter into being and the fuel that sustains the process.

Biography

Clive Barker was born in Liverpool, England in 1952. He is an internationally bestselling author of more than twenty books for adults and children. He is also a widely acclaimed , artist, photographer, screenwriter film director and producer. He now lives in Los Angeles.

In September 2011 he will release Abarat : Absolute Midnight the third part in the best selling series and he is currently writing a Hellraiser Comic Book for Boom Studios with Christopher Monfette.

For more information www.clivebarker.info or www.clivebarkerimaginer.com

Clive Barker will be exhibiting his artwork at Crown Gallery from 16th July 2011 until 23rd August 2011. See his exhibition page for more details

Solo Exhibitions

2011 Bert Green Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA

2009 Bert Green Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA

2008 Alix Sloan Fine Art, New York, NY

2008 Packer-Schopf Gallery, Chicago, IL

2007 Bert Green Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA

2005 “Visions of Heaven and Hell (And Then Some),” Bert Green Fine Art, Los Angeles, CA

2003 "Abarat Paintings", Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, CA

1997 “One Flesh", La Luz De Jesus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA

1995 "The Imagination Of Clive Barker", The Laguna Art Museum, Laguna Beach, CA

1993 Bess Cutler Gallery, New York, NY

 Group Exhibitions

2010

BeeRotica, The Hive, Los Angeles, CA

Polyester Gallery, Omaha NE

Draw: Museo de la Cuidad de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico

2009

Dirty Show, Los Angeles, CA

"Dark Art 3", Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center, Ft. Myers, FL

Gallery Provocateur, Chicago, IL

Dirty Show, Detroit, MI

2008

“Draw”, Shooting Gallery, San Francisco, CA

The Hive, Los Angeles, CA

Art Squared, “Abra Macabre,” Pershing Square, Los Angeles, CA

"Two Madmen: The Art of Clive Barker and Myron Dyal," Ben Maltz Gallery, Otis College of Art & Design, Los

Angeles, CA

"Draw," Stolen Space Gallery, London, UK

2007

Lacy Street Arts, Los Angeles, CA

Out of Line, 4 Walls Gallery, San Diego, CA

"Tarantula Season: Dance of Four Artists,” 4 Walls Gallery, San Diego, CA

"Draw,” Gallery Lombardi, Austin, TX

2006

"Small Wonders", Pharmaka Art, Los Angeles, CA

"Draw", Fuse Gallery, New York, NY

1993

Clive Barker, Illustrator, Vol. 2, Text By Fred Burke

Los Angeles Art Fair, Los Angeles, CA

1990

"Frontier Tales", LACE. Los Angeles

Clive Barker, Illustrator, Vol. 1, Text By Fred Burke