Emily Clarke has enjoyed photography since taking a class in high school. She did her first photo project as an adult in 2013, posting daily photos under the title Looking Up. It lifted her spirits and changed her perspective for the long term, and many of her photos are still focused on the sky. She’s had photos in the Adams County Arts Council juried art show and has one in this year’s Art Association of Harrisburg’s annual juried show. This is her first exhibit. Her son Gabe has enjoyed teasing her about “looking up,” and she is delighted to share a show with his paintings, which also inspire some of her work.  She has lived in Adams County for 33 years, where she and her husband Ian raised Gabe and his 3 siblings.

Gabe Clarke is a spray paint artist from Adams County, Pennsylvania. Educated at York College of Pennsylvania, Gabe graduated in May of 2018 with a bachelor’s degree in Fine Art and a primary focus in painting. While spray paint was not a medium taught in his college courses, Gabe set out to apply the methods and design concepts he had learned to this new medium. Learning through trial and error, Gabe applied the use of spray paint to the traditional subject matter of landscape. Since graduating in 2018, Gabe has previously participated in eight different juried or selected exhibitions as well four solo exhibits. He has also had work displayed in both downtown York and Lancaster. Gabe held a studio at the Adams County Arts council from 2019-2020. Currently he maintains his studio practice at his place of residence in Gettysburg.