Boyce L. Clark
dr_bclark@protonmail.com
socials: @boyceclarkart
Artist Statement
I am a fine art photographer specializing in alternative photographic processes, specifically VanDyke Brown, Ware Cyanotype, and kallitype. My work is primarily in the social documentary genre. I use the materiality of the substrate on which I print the images to provide additional context to the image such as current and vintage newspapers as well as medication prescribing guides, instruction manuals, etc. My interests focus on, those in our society living on the fringe, income and racial disparities, marginalized communities whose voices are rarely heard, and the queer gaze. As a formally trained scientist I am drawn to the intersection of science and art which for me is embodied in the alternative processes. The core tenet of fine art photography is to make archival prints. I choose to lean into the transience of the work I create. Newspaper and other non-archival papers give me the ability to show the transience of the people in my images on papers that will degrade over one to two generations, allowing the viewer to be part of the process of decay.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Honors, Environmental Geology. Millsaps College
Bachelor of Arts - Honors, Sociology with a minor in photography. Millsaps College
Master of Science, Hydrogeology. Louisiana State University
Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental Geochemistry. Louisiana State University
Solo Exhibitions
Unseen Narratives – Taylor Grady House Athens, Georgia. 2025
Stories Not Told. Portraits of the Mississippi Delta’s poorest residents printed onto current pages of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal using the VanDyke Brown process to provide additional context to the images from the curated papers.
Behind Enemy Lines. Historical queer photobooth images printed onto vintage wartime propaganda newspapers using the VanDyke Brown process.
You Know Me. Portraits of unhoused individuals from New Orleans, LA; Athens, GA; and Rome, Italy printed on medication prescribing guides for drugs used to treat psychiatric illness using the VanDyke Brown process.
Unseen Narratives – Athens Clarke County Main Library Bogue Gallery, 2026
Selected Group Exhibitions
Portfolio 2025 Winners Exhibition – Atlanta Photography Group, 2025 (Juror: Dr. Jane’a Johnson. Editor in chief, Aperture Magazine)
Focus 2025 Exhibition – Atlanta Photography Group, 2025 (Jurors: Jackson Fine Art Gallery)
Slow Exposures 2025 – People’s Choice Award. Juried exhibition for photography of the rural south. Zebulan, Ga
Awards
The Best of College Photography - Photographer’s Forum Magazine
Professional Experience
Independent Fine Art Photographer – Athens, GA (Present)
Assistant Director of Licensing. University of Georgia. 2022-present
Senior Licensing Officer. Louisiana State University. 2019-2022
Founder and Chief Chemist. Lubricity Labs. 2016-2019
Discipline Leader for Geochemistry – North America. ARCADIS. 2003-2016
Technical Skills
Historical and alternative photographic processes
Large and medium format film photography
Darkroom printing and toning techniques
Digital-to-analog hybrid workflows
Digital negative creation and custom wavelength correction
Affiliations
Member, Atlanta Photography Group
Member, Atlanta Center for Photography
Member, Black Artist Alliance. University of Georgia