Born in Melbourne 1951, Clive Sinclair commenced serious art training in 1973, studied art overseas in 1975, and on his return undertook further study with John Lennox and subsequently with tonal realist Max Casey also studied at Prahran College of Fine Art.

Clive is a member of the Watercolour Society of Victoria, exhibiting member of The Twenty Melbourne Painters Society, The Australian Guild of Realist Artists, and is a Victorian Art Society Signatory.

Clive always enjoys workshops / demonstrations and has numerous requests by various art groups including the Toowoomba Arts Festival, Grampians Festival, Low Head - Tasmania, Nhill – Duck & Jazz Festival, Launceston Art Society, Orbost Arts, Ringwood Art Society, Mitcham Art Society, Hawthorn Art Society and Chelsea Art Show. He was also invited to do a Lecture on Misty Moderns Paintings.

He has judged several Art Shows including the Alice Bale award as part of the Twenty Melbourne Painters, Camberwell Rotary Travelling Scholarship, Royal Melbourne Agricultural show and the Box Hill Art group to name a few.

Clive was invited to do illustrations for a children’s book written by Prue Ward.

Clive has won numerous awards over the years including the Victorian Artists Society, “Victorian Artist of the year 2011”. His works are also included in corporate, commercial and private collections both in Australia and overseas.