QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING |
| 2007 |
PhD University of Westminster, London.
Media, Art & Design |
1990 |
Apprenticeship Winchcombe Pottery, Gloucestershire |
1985 |
Fine Art B.A. Hons.
Camberwell School of Art and Craft. London |
EXHIBITIONS, SOLO OR WITH ONE OTHER
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| 2010 |
Shattered, Bradford Museums and Art Galleries, Cliffe Castle |
| 2009 |
Shattered, Original Gallery, London |
2007 |
Shattered: Contemporary Women's Stories of Surviving Sexual Violence. London Gallery West. (catalogue) |
2000/01 |
An Alien in the Kitchen. Angel Row Gallery, Nottingham |
2000 |
Genetic Café. Harris Museum. Preston. Showcase |
2000 |
Travel Journals. The Arc. Chester. |
1999 |
Collection for the Zsolnay Sisters. Rich Women of Zurich, London |
1998 |
Conversations with the Wife of Bath. Gibbs Gallery. Canterbury |
| 1996-1998 |
The World Service. Geffrye Museum, London. Museum of Garden History, London. Museum of Oxford, The Manor House, Ilkley, Primavera, Cambridge, Huddersfield Art Gallery, The Platform Gallery, Clitheroe. (Catalogue.) |
| GROUP EXHIBITIONS |
| 2010 |
Four Quartets, Francis Kyle Gallery, London |
| 2010 |
Clay and Meaning, Gallery Oldham (catalogue) |
| 2009 |
Byzantium, Francis Kyle Gallery, London |
| 2008 |
Florilegium. Cartwright Hall, Bradford |
| 2003 |
First Out. Westbourne Gallery. London |
| 2001 |
Hybrid. Greenham Arts. Newbury |
| 2001 |
Cameo . Rich Women of Zurich , London |
| 1999 |
Diverse. Western Australian School of Art and Design, Perth , Australia . (Catalogue) |
| 1998 |
Contemporary Ceramics. Leeds City Art Gallery |
| 1997 |
Hare. Leicester City Art Gallery |
| 1996 |
Talk of the Table. Leicester City Art Gallery
Contemporary Ceramics. Aberystwyth Arts Centre |
| 1995 |
The Garden. Manchester Royal Exchange |
PUBLIC COMMISSIONS |
| 2002/3 |
Paved Paradise. Architectural project. West Yorkshire. |
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS |
| Transcultural Collection. Bradford Museums and Art Galleries. |
| Women's Art Collection. New Hall, Cambridge. (Catalogue.) |
CRITICAL REVIEWS, PRESS COVERAGE AND OTHER PUBLISHED WORK |
| 2010 |
Keighley News, 10th May 'Exhibition 'censored', says Artist, 'David Knights' |
| 2010 |
Linda Bloomfield, Advanced Pottery Making, Robert Hale, UK |
| 2009 |
The Broadway 3rd December, 'Artists Exhibit Work to 'Eliminate' Violence Against Women', Editorial |
| 2009 |
Parikiali, 17th December, 'Shattered: An Exhibition of Ceramics by Claudia Clare', Dr Criton Tomazos (Greek/English) |
| 2009 |
Londra Gazette, 'Women Must Seek', Suzan Nuri (Turkish/English) |
| 2009 |
Financial Times, 'That Gong Tormented Sea', Critics Choice, Jackie Wullschlager |
2009
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Emmanuel Cooper, Contemporary Ceramics International Perspective, Thames & Hudson, UK |
| 2007 |
Ceramic Review, 229, “Ceramics and installation,” Emma Shaw. |
| 2004 |
Gwen Heeney, Brickworks, A&C Black. |
| 2002 |
Paul Scott, Ceramics and Print, Second Edition, A&C Black, UK. |
| 2000 |
Ceramics in Society, 42, “Fired Up North,” Hannah Wingrave. |
| 1999 |
Todmorden News, Feb. 15 th, “Memories spark Artists” Solo Exhibition,” Editorial. |
| 1998 |
Ceramic Review,173, “News of Potters,” Editorial. |
| 1998 |
Time Out, London, April 25 th “Top Ideas,” Editorial. |
| 1997 |
Oxford Times, “The World Service: Oxford,” Helen Peacocke, 20 th June. |
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New Scientist, 2081, “Plant Art,” 10 th May. |
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Bradford Telegraph and Argus, “Ilkley: Exhibition of giant size cups and saucers stirs things up,” 10 th April. |
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Ilkley Gazette. “Three Artists with Individual Styles,” Pat Laycock, 17 th April. |
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Studio Pottery, 97, “The World Service,” Paul Vincent. |
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Crafts Magazine, 145, “The Secret Garden,” Editorial |
| 1996 |
The Independent, 7 th September, ‘Spring Box: start here,' Anna Pavord. |
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Huddersfield Daily Examiner, 27 th September, “Pottery Packs a Powerful Punch,” David Hammond. |
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Kaleidescope, B.B.C. Radio 4, 20 th September. |
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Rugby Observer, “A Strange Brew,” 8 th August. |
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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:
CATALOGUES AND ARTICLES |
2009
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International Feminist Journal of Politics,
‘The Art of Crafting the Future-Present-Past,' with Marysia Zalewski, Alex Brew, Merlyn Riggs, Charlie Hackett. |
| 2009 |
Crafts Magazine, 218, ‘Titillating Title for a Serious Show.' |
| 2007 |
Shattered: Contemporary Women's Stories of Surviving Sexual Violence Mediated Through Ceramic Material Metaphor . PhD Thesis, University of Westminster , examiner: Griselda Pollock. |
| 2007 |
Shattered: Contemporary Stories of Surviving Sexual Violence. Catalogue Essay Edmund de Waal. |
| 2002 |
Ceramic Review, “A slice in the life of a YOTA project , ” No.193. |
| 2000 |
Ceramic Review, “An Alien in the Kitchen,” No.186. |
| 1999-date |
Ceramic Review, regular contributor writing features and reviews |
| 1999 |
Ceramic Review, “The World Service. No,” 177. |
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Studio Pottery, “Get Relevant, the art option,” No. 36. |
| 1996 |
The World Service, text by Claudia Clare and Mary Hockaday. |
| CONFERENCE PAPERS |
| 2009 |
East & West: Cross-Cultural Encounters, University of St Andrews, 'The Artist and The Coup D'Etat: A Users Guide to Exhibiting in Politically Unstable Situations' |
| 2008 |
Ending International Feminist Futures , University of Aberdeen , “Traffic: A Pot From Shattered.” |
| 2008 |
Connecting Cultures, (Artist's Panel), Cartwright Hall, Bradford, “Artists and Public Collections in the 21 st Century: Opportunity or Risk?” |
| 2008 |
A Woman's Place: Locating the Feminine in Modern and Contemporary Culture. Newcastle University , “Princess Hymen: A Pot from Shattered.” |
| 2007 |
Parallels and Connections. University of Sunderland. National Glass Centre. “Shattered: Surviving Sexual violence, mediated through ceramic materiality.” |
| 2005 |
Storytelling and Poetry. International Ceramic Research Centre. Denmark. “So She Took a Sharp Knife. Trauma and Survival narrated through ceramics.” |
| 2000 |
Fired Up North. University of Central Lancashire. International ceramics conference. “Soul Food and Revisiting the Renaissance.” |
| 1999 |
Edge, identity and change. Western Australian School of Art, Design and Media. “International Ceramics Conference, Perth , Australia, European Ceramics, and Cultural representation.” |
| WEBSITES and BLOGS |
Women, Fire and Dangerous Things, December 7th 2009
Hornsey Library Gallery: "Shattered", Nadine Stott (online)
Http://womenfiredangerousthings.blogspot.com/2009/12/hornsey-library-gallery-shattered.html |
| http://claudiaclare.blogspot.com/ The ‘C'Word , Claudia's blog, regularly updated |
| http://www.wmin.ac.uk/mad/page-1351 ‘Shattered' 2007 |
| http://www-art.newhall.cam.ac.uk/gallery/works/clare-1col/ ‘Wedding Feast' 1999 |
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TEACHING EXPERIENCE |
| 1998-2001 |
Visiting tutor, Bolton Institute, |
| 1999-2000 |
Visiting tutor, University of Central Lancashire. |
| 1997 |
The Kitchen Cabinet, Community Arts Project. |
RESIDENCIES |
| 2001 |
Marshall 's Clay Products, brick factory, Accrington, Lancashire. Architectural project, Seating. |
| 2000 |
University of Central Lancashire. Printed ceramics. |
| 2000 |
Bolton Institute. Architectural project. Fountain. |
| 1998 |
International Ceramics Centre, Kecskemet, Hungary. |
AWARDS AND SPONSORSHIP |
| 2004 |
University of Westminster. Travel bursary 2 months research in Iran. |
| 2001/02 |
Churchill Travel Fellowship, £ 7000.00 researching architectural ceramics, Hungary, Turkey, Iran, Uzbekistan. |
| 2000 |
Year of the Artist. £ 9,500.00 |
| 1998 |
Queen Elizabeth Scholarship. £5000.00 |
| 1997 |
Southern Arts. £250.00 |
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Oxford City Council. £250.00 |
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Arts Council of England . £500.00 |
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Gulbenkian Foundation. £500.00 |
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Rural Development Commission. £250.00 |
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