Artworks

Karin Clarke is the owner and director of Karin Clarke Gallery in downtown Eugene for the past twenty years, establishing herself as a respected figure in the Oregon art scene. Karin opened the gallery with the goal of creating museum quality shows to recognize regional artists, including the work of her parents, artists Margaret Coe and the late Mark Clarke. In that time, she’s organized hundreds of exhibits, and the gallery has gained a stellar reputation for showing major contemporary artists of Oregon. In addition, Karin regularly curates from the estates of some of Oregon’s most sought-after artists, like Rick Bartow, Nelson Sandgren, David McCosh, Carl Hall, and numerous others. In 2016, she founded and served as juror for the very successful Eugene Biennial regional juried show. 

Karin has a strong background in studio arts, art history, graphic, and exhibit design. In addition, she maintains her own studio practice as an oil painter. 

Karin serves regularly as an art juror and on art selection committees in our region, including Art About Agriculture, All Around Oregon Annual, and Vistas & Vineyards, all in Corvallis. In 2017, she supported the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art curators in preparation for a six-month exhibit of her parents' work called Our Lives in Paint. She has won awards for her own artwork as well as in her business, including the Downtown Eugene Excellence for Arts & Culture Award (2007) and Lane Community College’s Distinguished Alumni Award (2011).