David James Clarke (born 1954) is honorary professor of modern and contemporary art history at the University of Hong Kong where he taught from 1986 to 2017.
He served as a member of the Board of Governors of the Hong Kong Arts Centre between 1994 and 2005.
Clarke was involved with setting up the Hong Kong Art School, acting as the first chair of its Academic Committee and as a founding member of its Council (2000-2010).
He served on the West Kowloon Cultural District Authority’s Museum Committee between 2014 and 2016 and as a member of the Board of the Corporate Trustee of the M+ Collections Trust (which holds legal ownership of the M+ collections on behalf of the Hong Kong people as the beneficial owners) from 2016–2022.
In roles outside of Hong Kong, Clarke served on the College Art Association’s International Committee (2002-2005), and as a member of the External Review Panel, Arts Quality Assurance Framework, Singapore Ministry of Education, 2018–2020.