Clara Aden is a professional studio artist, an illustrator, storyboard and urban artist. She has been illustrating professionally since 1999 and eventually earned her spot as Assistant Production Manager and Art illustrator, Hearts magazine. She attended Federal Technical College Yaba. She is one of the representatives of the Alumni of Hamazon ACADEMIA at the German Green Me Global film festival 2016, with the experimental short film titled “Ripple” which celebrates the theme of the festival “Ocean, Water and Life.”

Clara Aden is a member of Female Artists Association of Nigeria (FEAAN), Plain Air Society of Nigeria, Drawing Stampede, Artzero and Kambani Art of London, President, Beyond borders Artists Association of Nigeria (BBAAN) She has won awards in several competitions, including at the 1999 UNFPA International poster contest (third place), Art for Fela Anikulapo-Kuti 2007, Olokun festival foundation art competition (2007) and was listed among the five best visual artists at National Patriot Portraiture and Immortalization awards (2010).

She is the winner of the Global Network Research development (GNRD) freedom of expression 2015 art competition in Norway. Clara Aden was the second place winner at the Buddy bear design 2016 art competition organized by German Embassy Abuja. She won the Gani Odutokun award for Excellence in Art contest 2016 by African Art Resources Center. Yet again, winner at the Numatville Megacity art competition 2018. She recently collaborated on a project and workshop series “Opencity Lagos” which is a culmination of a year-long investigation of various interpretation of openness within the context of “megacity” of Lagos as well as a number of cities across the globe. Clara Aden lives in Agboyi Ketu Local Government area, Lagos state.