A critic noted in 1939 that Clarke produced "remarkable drawings in which individuality is caught in a few swift economical lines."[4] Over her lifetime Clarke won many awards including the Tailteann gold, silver and bronze medals in 1924, and another Tailteann bronze in both 1928 and 1932.[9] She was elected an Associate of the Royal Hibernian Academy (ARHA) in 1926, and a full RHA in 1927.[2] Upon the founding of the Irish Exhibition of Living Art in 1943, Clarke was appointed a member of the executive committee.[9] Her work can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Ireland, The Hugh Lane, the Crawford Art Gallery, the Ulster Museum, Limerick City Gallery of Art, the National Self Portrait Collection,[9] and the Irish College in Rome.[1]