Artist Bio
Evan Clarke picked up a camera at an extremely young age and has been collecting nature images through video, stationary camera, and prey cam all over Ontario. (Not a hunter, prey cam is for images only) He is in tune with nature and has the unique ability to capture wildlife up close without interfering with the ecological balance. Covid-19 allowed Evan the time necessary to catalog and prepare his licensed nature images and videos for others to enjoy. The pandemic was difficult on many people. Evan’s 27-year old sister died on January 1st, 2021 due to complications from her May 2019 heart transplant. Working through grief and social isolation, Evan spent several months off-the-grid near Algonquin Park learning about beekeeping, raising egg-laying chickens, and continuing to visually record wildlife. As the world dealt with coronavirus the animals and trees continued to do what nature does. For a moment at the beginning of the virus Earth began to repair and restore as humans paused human activity. Evan’s positive ecological goal for the world was witnessed by everyone. Evan’s images and videos capture that brief moment in time at the start of the pandemic where we all saw slightly cleaner air and water and we lived simply by simply living. Evan’s images and videos allow viewers to see how uncomplicated the world can be by cooperating with nature and each other.
Evan Clarke picked up a camera at an extremely young age and has been collecting nature images through video, stationary camera, and prey cam all over Ontario. (Not a hunter, prey cam is for images only) He is in tune with nature and has the unique ability to capture wildlife up close without interfering with the ecological balance. Covid-19 allowed Evan the time necessary to catalog and prepare his licensed nature images and videos for others to enjoy. The pandemic was difficult on many people. Evan’s 27-year old sister died on January 1st, 2021 due to complications from her May 2019 heart transplant. Working through grief and social isolation, Evan spent several months off-the-grid near Algonquin Park learning about beekeeping, raising egg-laying chickens, and continuing to visually record wildlife. As the world dealt with coronavirus the animals and trees continued to do what nature does. For a moment at the beginning of the virus Earth began to repair and restore as humans paused human activity. Evan’s positive ecological goal for the world was witnessed by everyone. Evan’s images and videos capture that brief moment in time at the start of the pandemic where we all saw slightly cleaner air and water and we lived simply by simply living. Evan’s images and videos allow viewers to see how uncomplicated the world can be by cooperating with nature and each other.
Artist Statement
Social anxiety holds me back from expressing myself with confidence. I use photography and videography as a form of communication. Covid-19 provided me with two opposing conflicts. I was able to stay in my comfort zone at home editing my Algonquin Park nature videos. But it also stole time where I could have worked on my mental health issues in public. The stress of Covid-19 pales in comparison to the grief of my 27-year old sister dying on January 1st, 2021 as a result of complications from her May 2019 heart transplant. As a new year dawns I can see through the pain of my sister's death and the pandemic and step out of my comfort area. 2022 will be about sharing my images and videos with others and launching myself into the image and video licensing industry. They will reveal the peace and calm that nature offers to us all. This huge step I take into the art world is scary, but it's also the right time. Optimism is what I want to share with the world. Breathe in, breathe out, and please enjoy the world through my eyes.
Social anxiety holds me back from expressing myself with confidence. I use photography and videography as a form of communication. Covid-19 provided me with two opposing conflicts. I was able to stay in my comfort zone at home editing my Algonquin Park nature videos. But it also stole time where I could have worked on my mental health issues in public. The stress of Covid-19 pales in comparison to the grief of my 27-year old sister dying on January 1st, 2021 as a result of complications from her May 2019 heart transplant. As a new year dawns I can see through the pain of my sister's death and the pandemic and step out of my comfort area. 2022 will be about sharing my images and videos with others and launching myself into the image and video licensing industry. They will reveal the peace and calm that nature offers to us all. This huge step I take into the art world is scary, but it's also the right time. Optimism is what I want to share with the world. Breathe in, breathe out, and please enjoy the world through my eyes.
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Evan Clarke
Email: EvanFClarke@gmail.com
Tel: 416-993-9718
Employment History and Festivals
December 2012 to present
Freelance photography and videographer
November & December 2019 Videographer / Editor
LOYALIST COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY - Bancroft, ON
Videographer and editor for Loyalist College Christmas Ornament Arts + Crafts Workshop.
January 2015 to March 2015PhotographerRails End Gallery and Art Centre - Haliburton, ON
Participated in the Members Gallery. Exhibition of nature photography.
May 2013
Mississauga Youth Film Festival
"The Trespasser"
Education History
September 2014 to June 2019
Diploma in Academics • Horticulture
West Credit Secondary School - Mississauga, ON
May 2018 to May 2018
Entrepreneurship in Business • Camp Enterprise • Sponsored by The Rotary Club
University of Toronto - Mississauga, ON
June 2015 to September 2015
Business and Entrepreneurship in Business
MBEC City of Mississauga - Mississauga, ON
May 2016Principal's Award
West Credit Secondary School Student of the Year
Evan Clarke
Email: EvanFClarke@gmail.com
Tel: 416-993-9718
Employment History and Festivals
December 2012 to present
Freelance photography and videographer
November & December 2019 Videographer / Editor
LOYALIST COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY - Bancroft, ON
Videographer and editor for Loyalist College Christmas Ornament Arts + Crafts Workshop.
January 2015 to March 2015PhotographerRails End Gallery and Art Centre - Haliburton, ON
Participated in the Members Gallery. Exhibition of nature photography.
May 2013
Mississauga Youth Film Festival
"The Trespasser"
Education History
September 2014 to June 2019
Diploma in Academics • Horticulture
West Credit Secondary School - Mississauga, ON
May 2018 to May 2018
Entrepreneurship in Business • Camp Enterprise • Sponsored by The Rotary Club
University of Toronto - Mississauga, ON
June 2015 to September 2015
Business and Entrepreneurship in Business
MBEC City of Mississauga - Mississauga, ON
May 2016Principal's Award
West Credit Secondary School Student of the Year