Clarissa Sligh
American, b. 1939
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BiographyClarissa Sligh is a visual artist, lecturer, and essayist. She worked in math and science for NASA and also in business before turning to the arts. For over 30 years, Sligh has woven together the cultural, historical, personal and political to explore concepts of memory and transmutation, and perceptions of boundaries and identity: themes that have roots in her own experiences. Her photo-text images, artists’ books and installations have been exhibited throughout the country and she has received major awards for her books and photography. Sligh was co-founder, in 1988 of “Coast to Coast National Women Artists of Color Projects,” which traveled exhibitions nationally through 1996. Sligh holds degrees from Hampton Institute, Howard University, the Skowhegan School of Art, and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.
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