Claire Miller
Claire is a representational oil painter who primarily paints from life, focusing on landscapes, still life's, figures, and portraits. She is originally from Minnesota where she studied at the Atelier Studio Program of Fine Art in Minneapolis. She then obtained a Bachelors degree in Fine Art from Laguna College of Art and Design in Southern California. Today, Claire is a full-time artist, teaching, and painting.
Representation
2022 - current Mission Fine Art Gallery, San Juan Capistrano, CA
2022 - current 33 Contemporary, Chicago, IL
2022 - current Mission Fine Art Gallery, San Juan Capistrano, CA
2022 - current 33 Contemporary, Chicago, IL
Exhibitions
2022 1st Annual Dana Point Plein Air Invitational, Dana Bay Gallery, Dana Point, CA
2022 Oceanside-Carlsbad Art Leagues 70th Annual Open, Coal Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
2022 Santa Ana College Arts Exhibition, Santa Ana, CA
2022 Paint San Clemente, San Clemente Art Association, San Clemente, CA
2022 Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Best of Plein Air Show, Laguna Beach, CA
2021 1st Annual OMA Plein Air Festival, Oceanside, CA
2021 Studio Pintura Floral Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
2020 Red Wing Arts Autumn Plein Air Invitational, Red Wing, MN
2020 Sanchez Art Center 12th Annual 50/50 Show, San Francisco, CA
2020 Plein Air Grand Marais, Grand Marais, MN
2020 Art That's Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2019 Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Paints Old Towne Orange Showcase, Hilbert Museum, Orange, CA
2019 Impressive: Group Exhibition, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 20th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA
2017 Arts in Harmony, Minneapolis, MN
2022 1st Annual Dana Point Plein Air Invitational, Dana Bay Gallery, Dana Point, CA
2022 Oceanside-Carlsbad Art Leagues 70th Annual Open, Coal Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
2022 Santa Ana College Arts Exhibition, Santa Ana, CA
2022 Paint San Clemente, San Clemente Art Association, San Clemente, CA
2022 Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, Best of Plein Air Show, Laguna Beach, CA
2021 1st Annual OMA Plein Air Festival, Oceanside, CA
2021 Studio Pintura Floral Exhibition, Minneapolis, MN
2020 Red Wing Arts Autumn Plein Air Invitational, Red Wing, MN
2020 Sanchez Art Center 12th Annual 50/50 Show, San Francisco, CA
2020 Plein Air Grand Marais, Grand Marais, MN
2020 Art That's Small at City Hall, Laguna Beach, CA
2019 Laguna Plein Air Painters Association Paints Old Towne Orange Showcase, Hilbert Museum, Orange, CA
2019 Impressive: Group Exhibition, Las Laguna Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2018 20th Annual Laguna Beach Plein Air Painting Invitational, Laguna Beach, CA
2017 Arts in Harmony, Minneapolis, MN
Honors and Recognition
2022 Purchase Prize, 1st Annual Dana Point Plein Air Invitational, Dana Bay Gallery, Dana Point, CA
2022 Honorable Mention, Oceanside-Carlsbad Art Leagues 70th Annual Open, Coal Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
2021 Honorable Mention, Studio Pintura Floral Exhibition, Minneapolis, CA
2019 Jerry’s Artarama 51st Anniversary Artists Merit and Achievement Award, National
2018 1st Place Next Generation, 20th Annual LPAPA, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 Shirl Smithson Scholarship, Oil Painters of America, National
2022 Purchase Prize, 1st Annual Dana Point Plein Air Invitational, Dana Bay Gallery, Dana Point, CA
2022 Honorable Mention, Oceanside-Carlsbad Art Leagues 70th Annual Open, Coal Gallery, Carlsbad, CA
2021 Honorable Mention, Studio Pintura Floral Exhibition, Minneapolis, CA
2019 Jerry’s Artarama 51st Anniversary Artists Merit and Achievement Award, National
2018 1st Place Next Generation, 20th Annual LPAPA, Laguna Beach, CA
2015 Shirl Smithson Scholarship, Oil Painters of America, National
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Affiliations
California Art Club Laguna Plein Air Painters Association (LPAPA) Art Renewal Center (ARC) Oil Painters of America (OPA) American Association of University Women (AAUW) |