Clay Sinclair

Clay Sinclair wrestles with the world and what it means to be fully human.

His unique, reverse painting on to acrylic, art challenges and comforts. Aided with a little humour and a splash of colour, Clay lightens and enlightens the darkest depths of our soul. Issues concerning identity, connection and vulnerability are reoccurring themes.

Born in New Zealand, Clay came to London in 1996 on a working holiday and soon met his wife, started a family and has lived in the UK ever since.

In 2005 he gave up his secure job as a civil engineer to create art full-time. His career started on the railings of Hyde Park, but soon led to him being exclusively represented globally by a major London gallery.  After 8 years of being exhibited, but not being involved in the selling process, he felt he needed to re-connect with the public. So, in 2016 he opened his own gallery in his new hometown of Stroud.

His creativity exploded during this period and he tongue-in-cheekily set up The People’s Republic of Stroud as a call to post-Brexit unity. This had a huge impact on the town and to this day PR of Stroud t-shirts, mugs and badges can be bought from the main performance venue in the town.

The United Nations of London next? Who knows. But we are delighted that Clay has chosen to exhibit his latest works with us here at Brunswick Art Gallery.