CLAIRE DAVIES - CV
Born in Warrington, England
Educated in Cheshire, Hampshire, Bath, Cyprus & West Sussex

Lives with her beloved husband & hilarious children on a beautiful farm in Hampshire.
Works in the old chicken shed.

RECENT WORK
2005 - 2009 Visiting lecturer-curator West Dean College, West Sussex UK
2008 Judge ISA regional Art awards
2007- ongoing semi-sabbatical (pursuing second career of motherhood!)
2006- ongoing Workshops coordinator Hackwood Art Festival, Hampshire

TWO PERSON EXHIBITIONS
2002 Pilgrim Gallery, Bloomsbury, London
2001 Art International Gallery, Sidney, Australia

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2007 - 2011 Hackwood Art Festival, Hampshire
2006 - 2010 Gallery One, Grayshott, Surrey
2006 Chelsea Art Fair - Four Square Fine Arts
2006 Art for Life, Christie’s, London - invited artist
2006 Southampton City Art Gallery Open
2005 Anglian Contemporary Art Fair, Four Square Fine Arts
2005 Canterbury Art Fair, Four Square Fine Arts
2004 - 2006 Byard Art, Cambridge
2002 - 2006 The Affordable Art Fair, Bristol and London
2004 Brighton Art Fair
2003 - 2004 Karen Taylor Contemporary Art, Twickenham
2003 - 2004 Insight, New Greenham Arts, Newbury.
2004 Collyer - Bristow Gallery, Holborn, London
2004 Hurst House Farm, Carmarthen, Wales
2003 Fresh Art, Business Design Centre, Islington, London
2003
2002 Belair House, Dulwich, London
Babington House, Somerset
2002 - 2003 Battersea Contemporary Art Fair, London
2002 - 2003 Pilgrim Gallery, Bloomsbury, London
2002 - 2005 Rebecca Wordsworth Contemporary Art
1999 - 2001 Widcombe Studios Gallery, Bath
2000 Parkview Fine Paintings, Bristol


COMMISSIONS
2004 Painting for Addenbrooks Hospital, Cambridge
1998 Interior mural paintings for restaurant, Cubana, Lambeth, London
1994 - ongoing Paintings & drawings for private collections


AWARDS & BURSARIES
2004 Eaton Fund for Artists, Nurses and Gentlewomen, London
2004 Edwards James Foundation, West Dean
2004 JLD Trust, Twickenham
2004 Oppenheim - John Downes Memorial Trust, London

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Addenbrooks Hospital, Cambridge

EDUCATION & TRAINING
2004 - 2005 MA Visual Art - University of Sussex
2004 Slade Summer School at West Dean - no qualification obtainable
1998 Fine Art Trade Guild Commended Framer - GCF
1995 Cyprus College of Art, Lemba, Cyprus - no qualification obtainable
1991 - 1994 BA Hons Degree, Fine Art Painting - Bath Spa University College
1989 - 1991 National Diploma in Design, BTEC - West Surrey College of Art & Design, Farnham

ARTICLES & REVIEWS
2005 Clapp, Leigh ‘Floral personality’ Hampshire Life, Jan
2002 Davies, Claire (not me!) ‘Flower and glory’ West End Extra, Nov 1
2002 Mullighan, James ‘Review’ sxmagazine, Nov
2002 Angel magazine, Nov ‘Passion for nature’