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Michèle Pearson Clarke is a Trinidad-born artist, writer and educator who works in photography, film, video, and installation. Using archival, performative, and process-oriented strategies, her work situates grief as a site of possibility for social engagement and political connection. Based in Toronto, she holds an MSW from the University of Toronto, and in 2015, she received her MFA in Documentary Media Studies from Ryerson University. Her work has been exhibited and screened at Le Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal; the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia; the Royal Ontario Museum; Lagos Photo Festival; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Maryland Institute College of Art; ltd los angeles; Ryerson Image Centre; and Gallery 44 Centre for Contemporary Art. Most recently, Clarke was awarded the Toronto Friends of the Visual Arts 2019 Finalist Artist Prize, and her work was added to the collection of the National Gallery of Canada. Currently, she is serving a term as the second Photo Laureate for the City of Toronto (2019-2023), and she has solo exhibitions at the Art Gallery of Hamilton and Mercer Union (Toronto) in 2022.