Born in 1971 in Southampton, New York, Daniel Clarke completed his studies at Yale University in 1993, before moving to Paris where he has lived and worked since. Clarke has exhibited throughout Europe and the United States, and his work is held in prominent public and private collections, including the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.; Fondation Maeght, Saint-Paul-de-Vence; and Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, New Haven. He is represented by Galerie Françoise Besson in Lyon and Planthouse Gallery in New York.