The 2024 Kolga Tlbisi Photo Award Winner in Conceptual Photography, Kathleen Clark is a Los Angeles photographic artist and former editor and photo director. Her well-regarded series The White House China explores her interest in history, race, and politics. The work was also recognized as a winner in LensCulture Critics Choice 2022, Center Santa Fe’s Project Launch Grants 2020, Critical Mass Top 50 2020, and Px3 2020. The work was exhibited several times in 2024, in Europe and at Candela Gallery in Richmond, Virginia. She is currently pursuing exhibition opportunities as well as creating new photobook project.

She directed the contemporary Los Angeles galleries SPOT Photo Works, Clark | Oshin and The Woman’s Building and has an MFA degree in studio art and photography from the University of California, Irvine. She served on the faculty at USC and at Art Center College of Design, where she continues as a guest lecturer/reviewer.

Her editorial credits include freelance travel editing for Sunset magazine, photo direction of Los Angeles Magazine and photo editing at LA Weekly.

Kathleen served as a juror or portfolio reviewer at a number of festivals and contests including Critical Mass, Photolucida, Fotofest, Review Santa Fe, Review LA, Los Angeles Center of Photography, IPA, Tokyo International Photo Awards, IPA’s One-Shot Movement, Center for Fine Art Photography and Palm Springs Photo Festival.