Biography
Claire grew up in Minnesota where she primarily 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.
Artist Statement
I am a representational oil painter and my work is about what I find interesting or beautiful. I primarily paint from life. I paint en Plein air, still lifes, figures, and portraits. I am always trying to understand why objects, places, and people, are beautiful, and to paint that. Painting can often times put me in a meditative state, and while I’m in the studio or out in nature, I reflect on how still and peaceful some moments can be and I believe that it shows in my work.
Exhibitions
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
2020 Centered on The Center, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington, CA
2019 The Coaster Show, Gallery 30 South, Pasadena, 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
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
2020 Centered on The Center, Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington, CA
2019 The Coaster Show, Gallery 30 South, Pasadena, 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
2021 Honerable 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
2018 Plotkin Memorial Foundation Award, Lake Forest, CA
2015 Shirl Smithson Scholarship, Oil Painters of America, National
2021 Honerable 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
2018 Plotkin Memorial Foundation Award, Lake Forest, CA
2015 Shirl Smithson Scholarship, Oil Painters of America, National
Representation
2022 - current 33 Contemporary, Chicago, IL
2020 Coeur Noir Specialty Printers, Operation Black Heart, NY
2019 Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
2022 - current 33 Contemporary, Chicago, IL
2020 Coeur Noir Specialty Printers, Operation Black Heart, NY
2019 Laguna Art Gallery, Laguna Beach, CA
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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) |