Enid Clarke RMS (1919 - 2020)

Born on the 11th December 1919 Enid Clarke was a Norfolk born artist who, after exhibiting widely throughout East Anglia with her flower paintings, began to develop a fascination for still life miniatures. In 1983, she was fortunate in meeting a nationally known miniaturist from whom she received tuition in the specialised art of miniature painting.

As well as exhibiting in the major London galleries, Enid had sold to many well-known members of the public and her work is in private collections in the UK, USA, Canada, Spain and France.

Enid’s work was accepted and hung in the Royal Miniature Society’s Annual Exhibitions and in 1987 she was elected an Associate of that Society and promoted to full membership in 1997. Her paintings were accepted and hung in the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibitions and she did achieve much recognition and awards including:

1989: The Rose Bowl Award for Best Miniature from the Society of Miniaturists in Yorkshire.

1990: Gold Bowl Honourable Mention from the Royal Miniature Society.

1997: Certificate of Excellence for an “Outstanding Set of Miniatures” from the Llewellyn Alexander’s Exhibition of over 800 miniatures.

1999: Runner-up for “Best Set of Six Miniatures” in the Royal Miniature Society Annual Exhibition.

2000: Invited Exhibitor at World Exhibition of Miniatures, Tasmania, Australia.

2004 : World Exhibition of Miniatures held in the Smithsonian Complex, Washington DC, USA.

2006: Two works exhibited in the Royal Academy Exhibition.

2008: Two works exhibited in the Royal Academy Exhibition.

Enid also continued to exhibit every year in the Royal Miniature Society Exhibitions and was still painting her small exquisite still Life studies well into her late nineties.

Enid Clarke RMS died on the 25th September 2020 age 100 years.