Clae

Clae Eastgate is a British portrait artist who has created projects and commissions for private clients, collectors and institutions. Noted subjects are the former Poet Laureate, Dame Carol Ann Duffy, former Scots Makar, Jackie Kay, former National Poet of Wales, Gillian Clarke; poet, novelist and playwright, Kae Tempest, and the renowned ethologist, Dame Jane Goodall. Clae is currently working on a collection of portraits celebrating the lives and work of some of the UK’s finest contemporary poets, with two paintings from the collection recently acquired by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery for their permanent collection. Clae also teaches portraiture both privately and at the Art Academy London. Shropshire/London