Gerald Clarke (born February 24, 1967) in Hemet, California, is a sculptor, installation, and conceptual artist from the Cahuilla Band of Mission Indians. His work often reflects on and questions current issues in Native America and the United States, as well as his personal life. Clarke was accepted to University of Central Arkansas where in 1991 he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in painting and sculpture. Clarke then went on to obtain his Master of Arts in 1992 from Stephen F. Austin State University. After graduation he became an adjunct professor of art at Lon Morris College all the while working on his Masters thesis. With his thesis, which looked at the use of traditional American Indian themes and images in contemporary art, accepted Clarke received his Masters of Fine Arts from Stephen F. Austin in 1994. Clarke headed the art department at Northeast Texas Community College in 1996, eventually moving on to East Central University to serve as assistant professor of art in 1998.
Clarke's artworks has been exhibited at the Oceanside Museum of Art, San Diego, CA; C.N. Gorman Museum, Davis, CA; University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, Chickasha, OK; Holter Museum of Art, Helena, MT; Museum of the Great Plains, Lawton, OK; Heard Museum, Phoenix, AZ; and Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian, Santa Fe, NM. And his work can be found in the permanent collections of the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, Riverside, CA; Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art, Indianapolis, IN; and the Palm Springs Art Museum, Palm Springs, CA. When not creating his own work or teaching art at Idyllwild Arts Academy, Clarke assists in running the Clarke family cattle ranch, and remains heavily involved in Cahuilla culture. He is also a frequent lecturer, speaking regionally about Native art, culture and issues. In 2008 he was elected to the Cahuilla tribal government, which he still serves on.