Claire is a contemporary gold & silversmith working in Melbourne, Australia
Exhibitions
2009 Keepsakes, solo exhibition, Handheld Gallery, Melbourne
2009 It's Got Legs, RMIT Gold and Silversmithing Postgraduate & Alumni Award
Exhibition, School of Art Gallery, RMIT, Melbourne
2009 Agendo Biennial Award & Exhibition, Phoenix Gallery, Melbourne
2007 W.E. McMillan Collection: Selected Gold and Silversmithing 1961-2007, Project
Space, RMIT
2007 Wondernamel, First Site, RMIT, Melbourne
2007 Contemporary Australian Silver & Metalwork Exhibition, Buda, Castlemaine (touring
Victoria 2007-08)
2006 Out of the Basement, The Cottage, RMIT, Melbourne
2005 Construct, School of Art Gallery, RMIT, Melbourne
2004 Selected Works, School of Art Gallery, RMIT, Melbourne
2002 After Taste, School of Art Gallery, RMIT, Melbourne
Awards
2009 Diana Morgan RMIT Postgraduate Gold and Silversmithing Prize - First Place
2009 Agendo biennial award - Finalist
2009 Janet Holmes à Court Artists' Grant
2007 P.J. Williams Award for Innovative Design in Gold and Silversmithing
2006 Emily Hope Award for Figurative Work
Collections
MacMillan Collection (RMIT), Melbourne
Sahara Restaurant, Melbourne
Private collections
Stockists
Handheld Gallery, Melbourne
Education
Master Fine Arts, RMIT - 2009-ongoing
Bachelor Arts (Fine Art) (Gold & Silversmithing), RMIT, 2004-2006
Diploma Visual Art, RMIT, 2002
Professional Experience
2006 Member of organising body for RMIT Gold and Silversmithing graduate exhibition
2006 Member of organising body for RMIT Gold and Silversmithing jewellery auction
2009, 2006 & 2005 Jewellery pieces sold at RMIT Gold and Silversmithing jewellery auction
Professional Memberships
National Association for the Visual Arts