American, b. 1939

Clarissa Sligh is an American artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Museum of Modern Art. Clarissa Sligh was born in Washington, D.C..

Clarissa T. Sligh (born 1939) is an African-American book artist and photographer based in Asheville, North Carolina. At age 15, she was the lead plaintiff in a school desegregation case in Virginia. In 1988, she became a co-founder of Coast-to-Coast: A Women of Color National Artists' Project, which focused on promoting works completed by women of color.