ABOUT
Clar (pronounced like Clark but without the 'k') was born and raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, graduated from Rhode Island School of Design with a BFA in Illustration, and is currently based in Brooklyn, New York. An illustrator, animator, and comic artist with a passion for narrative art, she draws inspiration from stories, nature, and the people around her.
Outside of illustrations, animations, and comics, she could be found obsessing over her 20+ houseplants, lurking in random cafes, or catching up on her never-ending list of things to read/watch/listen to.
CONTACT
For literary and publishing projects: jessica@rootliterary.com
For anything else: clar@clarangkasa.com
PRESS & FEATURES
Evanston Public Library | The Horn Book | Shelf Awareness | School Library Journal | Kirkus Reviews | Ilustrasee | Canvas Rebel | A Fuse 8 Production | The Mary Sue | Shoutout LA | Art Prof | Publishers Weekly | Bleeding Cool | Adobe Awards | Adobe Student Spotlight Live-Stream | The New York Times | The Society of Illustrators of LA | Booklyn | Digital Commons @ RISD | Our RISD | Brown Daily Herald | Brown Political Review
AWARDS & HONORS
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection | 2023
Evanston Public Library's 101 Great Books for Kids | 2023
Creative Quarterly 73 | Illustration: Professional Runner-up 2023
The Telly Awards Bronze Winner | Craft - Fully Animated Piece 2022
MoCCA Arts Festival Awards of Excellence | 2020
Adobe Awards Top Talent | Illustration 2019
Adobe Awards Top Talent | Motion Graphics + Animation 2019
Baker & Whitehill Student Artists’ Book | Grand Prize 2019
The Society of Illustrators LA | 56th Annual Illustration Competition 2017
EXHIBITIONS & CONVENTIONS
Ini Juga Ilustrasi #2 | NuArt Sculpture Park, Bandung, Indonesia 2023
MAUM Market | Industry City, Brooklyn, NY 2023
RISD Craft | Providence, RI 2023
MoCCA Arts Festival | New York, NY 2023
Fenestra | The Living Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2022
RISD Craft | Providence, RI 2022
MoCCA Arts Festival | New York, NY 2020
MoCCA Arts Festival Awards of Excellence | Online Gallery 2020
Spring In Love | New York, NY 2020
RISD MoCCA Show | Illustration Studies Building, Providence, RI 2020
Fridge Worthy | The Living Artist, Queens, NY 2019
The Lazy Market | Lazy Suzy Cafe & Shop, Brooklyn, NY 2019
RISD Craft | Providence, RI 2019
LOADING | Lucas Lucas Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2019
Senior Invitational | Illustration Studies Building, Providence, RI 2019
Secret Show | Illustration Studies Building, Providence, RI 2019
The Book Show | Illustration Studies Building, Providence, RI 2019
MoCCA Arts Festival | Society of Illustrators, New York, NY 2019
Baker & Whitehill Student Artists’ Book Contest Exhibit | Fleet Library, Providence, RI 2019
RISD Craft | Providence, RI 2018
Illustration West 56 | Society of Illustrators of LA, Los Angeles, CA 2018
Illustrating Irish Myths & Legends | Burren College of Art, Ballyvaughan, Ireland 2017
[] Visible | Archivio Emily Harvey, Venice, Italy 2017