Professor Clark Stoeckley Reflects on Global Artistic Experiences

The first Faculty Speaker Series event for the 2026-2027 academic year kicked off with a presentation by Associate Professor, Clark Stoeckley, who shared his experiences as a resident creative artist in different countries around the world. He also shared his experience as an AUK Dartmouth Fellow during the summer of 2026.
 
Prof. Salime Smadi, the Chair of the Faculty Speaker Series welcomed guests and expressed her thanks to all the units within AUK who helped with the organization of the event. She also explained the purpose of the Faculty Speaker Series and its significance in terms of showcasing faculty expertise and connecting with the wider community.
 
Clark Stoeckley Artist Residencies Experience:
Artist residencies have become integral to the creative research practice of Associate Professor Clark Stoeckley, providing sustained periods of immersion, experimentation, and cross- cultural exchange that shape both his processes and outcomes. Working across diverse geographic, social, and institutional contexts enables his research to respond to place by engaging local histories, aesthetics, and communities as active collaborators. These residencies have also led to focused studio art production, exhibitions, public mural projects, meetings with curators and gallery directors, and development of long-term professional networks with artists worldwide. The art residencies discussed during the presentation include the Dartmouth-AUK Faculty fellowship, Studio 88 in Chiang Mai, Dar Meso in Tunis, Kala Yatra in Kathmandu, IN art space in Muscat, Byrdcliffe Arts Colony in Woodstock, NY, and Revolt Gallery in Taos, NM. Collectively, these experiences serve as research sites where making, learning, exhibition and dialogue converge.
 
Clark Stoeckley is an Associate Professor of Art & Graphic Design and multidisciplinary artist whose latest work includes photographing stray cats and painting vibrant geometric abstract murals. His art has been exhibited in fifteen solo shows and over one hundred group shows in museums and galleries around the world. As a courtroom artist, Clark illustrated and authored The United States vs. Private Chelsea Manning: A Graphic Account Inside the Courtroom. His work has appeared in ARTnews, VICE, Hyperallergic, Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, Newsweek, The Nation, and PBS. He earned an MFA in Performance and Interactive Media Art from Brooklyn College and a BFA in Studio Art from Webster University.
 
The event concluded with an insightful Q & A session.
 
The role of AI in the future of graphic design was also discussed.
  

Images from the event