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Clare makes fine art prints and paintings of places that are frequently not considered of aesthetic value; urban and suburban neighbourhoods, industrial estates, run down buildings or the local scrap of green space where people walk the dog or dump their rubbish. These are transformed through observation of overlooked details, expressive colour and shape.
While considering herself primarily a printmaker, Covid lockdowns saw her expand into drawing and painting while print workshops were temporarily inaccessible.
Clare grew up in the north east of England, on the edge of a town with a factory and industrial units at the end of the street. This environment gave her an equal appreciation of urban, industrial and rural. They were all 'home' and with potential for exploration and adventure.
Uniting these disparate landscapes is Clare's passion for colour as a means of transforming the everyday into something of wonder and adventure.
Her popular workshops, both face-to-face and online, cover a range of art media and techniques.
Selected exhibitions
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Sussex Women Printmakers - Grange gallery Rottingdean - October 2023
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Claremont Hotel Hove, Brighton Festival 2023
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358 Ditchling Road, Brighton Festival 2022
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Man vs Machine, Bare Bone Gallery, Hastings 2022
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The Natural Eye, Mall Galleries, London 2019
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Westmoreland Landscape Prize, Rheged Centre, Penrith 2019
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The Printhouse, Brighton Festival 2018 & 2019
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‘The Other House’ – BMECP Centre, Brighton, 2018
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Inkspot Press, Brighton Festival 2017
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Photo Fringe, Claremont Hotel, Brighton 2016
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East Sussex Open, Towner Art Gallery, Eastbourne July 2016
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Claremont Hotel Hove, Brighton Festival 2016
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Bip-Art Open and print exchange, Brighton 2014
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Bip-Art Open and print exchange, Brighton 2013 - 2015
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Affordable Art Fair, Battersea Park London 2010 - 2014
Education
BA (Hons) Graphic Design / Illustration – Bristol Polytechnic (1984 – 1987) MA Communication Arts – Royal College of Art, London (1987 – 1989)