Fiona Clark (photographer)


Fiona Clark is a New Zealand social documentary photographer, one of the first photographers to document New Zealand's LGBT scene. In the 1970s and 1980s she photographed Karangahape Road, and the clubs Mojo's and Las Vegas Club.

Background

Clark was born in Inglewood, New Zealand in 1954 and attended Inglewood High School. She moved to Auckland at the age of 16 to attend the Elam School of Fine Arts.

Career

Clark's work is predominantly social documentary photography. She was one of the first photographers to cover New Zealand's LGBT scene, notably documenting the queer community in the 1970s and 1980s, K Road, and the clubs Mojo's and Las Vegas Club. In 1975 her work faced censorship and public outcry, with two of her photographs being removed from The Active Eye exhibition.
In 2002, in reflection of the exhibition The Active Eye, Clark published the book Go Girl and exhibited a collection of photographs at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery.

Exhibitions

Clark received a Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council grant in 1980 to photograph the "Mr Olympia" body building contest in Sydney.