Clara Lacy has a BA Hons in Illustration from Camberwell College of Art and has worked as an Artist and Illustrator in London, New York, Hong Kong and Sydney.
Working with titles including Bloomberg, The Telegraph’s Luxury Magazine, Highsnobiety, i:D, Noble Rot, and with brands such as Burberry, Selfridges, Heineken, Channel 4, Roundel London and Hostem.
Exhibiting in solo shows at James Gorst Architects, London, the Grant Museum, London, The Town Hall Hotel, London, and Brunswick Street Gallery, Melbourne as well as group shows including The Faberge Big Egg Hunt.
Clara’s work is inspired by her environment, in particular the natural world around her, rendering in pencil and watercolour her fascination with the beauty and strangeness of biology and evolution.
Clara’s goal is to help people gain a greater appreciation of science and nature by providing engaging and accurate illustrations as well as beautifully drafted objects in their own right.
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This graphite drawing explores sexual dimorphism in Orangutans through an observational study of male and female forms. The contrast is expressed through differences in scale, posture, and physical features—the male’s broader face and cheek pads set against the female’s smaller, more streamlined form. Graphite allows a direct, naturalistic approach that focuses attention on these structural differences.
Beyond anatomy, the delicate pencil work connects these distinctions to the fragility of their environment. Orangutans rely on vast, continuous rainforest habitats, yet these are rapidly diminishing. The drawing becomes not only a study of biological difference but also a reflection on imbalance—between strength and vulnerability, dominance and survival.
This visual comparison highlights how Orangutans depend on healthy rainforest ecosystems to support their natural behaviours and social structures. Large males require extensive territories, and females need safe, resource-rich environments to raise their young.
IPO stands for Impact Provenance Original
it’s the score that tracks the environmental purpose and long-term impact connected to this artwork, created through Sycomore’s patented impact system.