About the Artist

Mix living and traveling in the English countryside, London, Paris, Florence, Charlotte and a family farm in South Carolina. Add talented artist Veronica Clark and the inspiration she draws from the animals she meets on her travels and lives with on her farm. The results are works that reflect her passion and affection for animals and rural life, exemplified in her oil paintings, pastels and charcoal drawings. Having ridden from the age of two, she is captivated by horses as a subject. Dogs, cows and chickens are also frequently portrayed, with her most unusual commission being a turtle!  Her impressionist style captures the rich colors of nature and the expressive characters of her four legged friends.

Veronica initially trained with Andy Braitman at the Braitman Studio in Charlotte, N.C. followed by workshops with nationally known artists. Her award-winning work has been featured in The Pastel Journal, the annual exhibition of the American Academy of Equine Art and QC Exclusive magazine.  She was the featured artist for the 2008 and again in 2022 for the 25th Anniversary of the Charlotte "Queen's Cup" steeplechase. Veronica’s work can be found in collections across the United States and in Europe.

In 2019 with a curiosity about 3-D and in particular bronze sculpture, Veronica attended a workshop with Rod Zullo in Tryon, NC.

She fell in love with the feel of clay in her hands and is on a new journey making bronzes. Her 3rd piece, a prancing filly, won the sculpture award at the American Academy of Equine Art's annual juried show in 2023.

Veronica is a Juried Artist Member of the American Academy of Equine Art.  She is represented by Rutledge Street Gallery in Camden, S.C. and the Crown Gallery in Blowing Rock N.C.

Honors and Awards

Fall 2023: Selection - American Academy of Equine Art Juried Show, Georgetown KY

"Native Prancer" winner of the Marilyn Newmark Sculpture Award

Fall 2018: Selection - 2018 Academy of Equine Art Juried Show, Tryon NC

Fall 2011: Selection - 2011 Academy of Equine Art Juried Show, Georgetown KY

Fall 2010: Selection (two paintings) - 2010 Academy of Equine Art Juried Show, Georgetown KY

Fall 2009: Selection (two paintings) - 2009 Academy of Equine Art Juried Show - Museum of the Horse (Lexington, KY)  

Fall 2007: Selection - 2007 Academy of Equine Art Juried Show - Museum of the Horse (Lexington, KY)

Spring 2006:  Honorable Mention - Pastel Journal "Best Art of 2005" Competition (featured in the April 2006 edition of The Pastel Journal)

May 2004:  Best of Show - Gaston County Art Guild "A Natural View"

Nov. 2003:  1st Place & Honorable Mention - Charlotte Artists Society "Invitational"

Oct. 2003:  Bowen-Kendrick Drawing Award - Guild of Charlotte Artists "Queens University" (juried show)

Feb. 2003:  Bowen-Kendrick Drawing Award - Guild of Charlotte Artists "Charlotte Observer Show"