Address
40 Rabygate
Byker
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE6 2EF

Email
megalomaniac22@hotmail.com

CLAIRE is a performance-based practitioner whose work explores duration and repetition.
As a graduate of Sunderland University she completed an MA in Fine Art. Since then she has continued to explore and develop her practice within a variety of contexts. CLAIRE has performed nationally, including a performance action for the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, England, as part of a specifically commissioned platform event.
PERFORMANCES:
October FLAGRANTE DELICTO. Platform North East. Workplace Gallery, 2005, Gateshead.

February UNTITLED. Platform North East. Baltic Centre for Contemporary 2005 Art, Gateshead.

October AND THE ONE WITH NO HAIR IS ASCENDING THE STAIR
TRYING TO MAKE THE GRAND ENTRANCE. Platform North
East. St Ann’s Steps, Newcastle.2004

May CONFLICTING PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS, and UNTITLED. 1998
Klangstorm11, Custard Factory, Birmingham.

March THIS COULD BE YOU. Elastic Frontiers, Sheffield Hallem 1998
University.

March PRIVATE PLANE PERFORMANCE. Flying to NewYork, 1998
507mph, 39000 altitude (feet).

EXHIBITIONS:
October –January MULTIPL-I’S. Two sculptures for Multiplus, Thermo 4, The 2005 Lowery, Salford.

August POSTCARDS. Mail art for Postal Room, Waygood Gallery, 2004
Newcastle.

June UNTITLED. Installation for Outernet, International Art Fayre, 2004
Waygood, Gallery. Newcastle.

April PARAPLEGIC. Installation for Bona Fide, Bishop Auckland 2004
Town Hall.

WORK EXPERIENCE:
October – November 2005 Front of House Assistant, Empire Theatre, Sunderland.

July 2005 Steward for live art/music events. M.S. Stubnitz, Newcastle.

August 2004 Admin and Information Assistant, Edinburgh Fringe Society.
Assistant for Derevo, physical theatre group.
Leafleting for Steven Berkoff.

May – July 2004 Assistant, Postal Room, Waygood Gallery, Newcastle.

June 2004 Artist’s Assistant, Harminder Singh Judge, Waygood gallery, Newcastle.

May 2004 Artist’s Assistant/Performer, Alison Knowels, Waygood Gallery,Newcastle.

November 2003 Artist’s Assistant, Yvonne Droge Wendel, Newcastle Quayside.

August 2003 Admin and Information Assistant, Edinburgh Fringe Society.

August 2002 Assistant, Green & Lenegan production company, Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

August – September 1999 Artist’s Assistant, Domenico de Clario, Liverpool Biennial.

July 1992 – August 1994 Freelance Signwriter.

EDUCATION/TRAINING:
September 2005 New Media training, Isis Arts, Newcastle.

March – May 2004 Final Cut Pro, video editing, Sunderland University.

January – December 2003 MA Fine Art, Sunderland University.

May 2001 – 2002 Writing for Performance Poetry, Network, Whitby.

September 1996 – July 1999 BA Fine Art, Loughborough University.
1995 – 1996 City & Guilds Further Adult Education Teachers Certificate,
Stage 1, Basford Hall College, Nottingham.

September 1995 – July 1996 BTEC National Diploma Art and Design (2nd year), Clarendon College, Nottingham.

September 1991 – July 1992 BTEC National Diploma Art and Design

(1st year), York College of Further and Higher Education.
September 1989 – June 1991 City & Guilds Signwork and Advanced Craft Signwriting, Scarborough Technical College.