The Joseph Clark Gallery is the inspiration of curator and owner Lowery Joseph Clark. An avid collector of African art/artifacts for more than 30 years, he opened the gallery in 2011. Clark decided that Cincinnati lacked and needed an art gallery that primarily focused on and celebrated the varied and diverse people and cultures of the African continent. The Joseph Clark Gallery showcases the trad
itional arts and artifacts of sub-Saharan West Africa, which include statues and figures, masks, ritual objects, earthenware, textiles, tribal currencies, bronze figures and plaques, terra-cotta, jewelry, dolls and so much more for viewing and purchasing. The gallery also features the original artworks of local artists and artisans. Joseph Clark Gallery’s primary objective is to provide exceptional and unique art from the African continent with emphasis on the people of Sub-Saharan Africa. The gallery strives to expose visitors to the history and cultures of the ethnic groups represented in its displays and place the art objects themselves in context to provide insight into their use and functions.
