About
Claire’s sculptural vessels are inspired by the rich textures, colours and shapes of natural forms and landscapes: fragments of sea-worn shells, the rock formations of a battered coastline, a curl of split bark, the dancing light and shadow of woodland.
Working with steel, copper and gold leaf, Claire also draws inspiration directly from the characteristics of the medium, allowing the metal to suggest a direction and bringing this together with intentional artistic elements. Strong forms work together with complex surface textures and colours to create pieces that have a powerful organic character.
Claire works from her studio in rural Herefordshire; her pieces are exhibited widely in the UK and internationally.
Claire is happy to discuss commissions.
Photos
News
Cambridge Contemporary Art, Waterlands, 30th March - 22nd April 2012
Affordable Art Fair, New York, represented by Bicha, 19th - 22nd April 2012
Claire's work is featured in the February 2012 issue of The Art Investor
Galleries
Bicha Gallery, South Bank, London
Las Olas Fine Art, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA
Fire & Iron, Leatherhead, Surrey, UK
Design Yard, Dublin, Ireland
Peter Millard, Art Consultants
Lesley Craze Gallery, Clerkenwell, London
Mike Gell, Hereford, UK
Mensi & Rioux, Canada
Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Linda Bird, London
Exhibitions
2012
Cambridge Contemporary Art, 30th March - 22nd April
Affordable Art Fair, New York, Bicha 19th - 22nd April
2011
Twenty Twenty, Shropshire
Art Toronto, Bicha
Affordable Art Fairs: London, Bristol, Singapore, Brussels, Milan, New York, represented by Bicha
Art Chicago, Bicha
The Pyramid Gallery, York
2010
RBSA, Birmingham
Affordable Art Fairs: Singapore, Amsterdam, London, Bristol, Paris, Brussels, represented by Bicha
Light & Movement, curated by Bicha at The Chelsea Club, London
Line, Form, Colour, curated by Bicha at The gallery@oxo, London
Solo Exhibition, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
2009
Collectables, The Fusion Gallery, London, curated by Jacqueline Gestetner
Steel River, Bianco Nero, Yorkshire
Metal Marvels, The Craft Centre, Leeds
Affordable Art Fairs: London, Bristol, represented by Bicha
Metal, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Bowlish Contemporary Art Gallery, Somerset
2008
Gallerie MX, Montreal
Origin: The London Craft Fair
Yorkshire Sculpture Park
The Edinburgh Art Fair, represented by Bowlish
The Pyramid Gallery, York
Heavy Metal, Ferrers Gallery
Art in Action, Oxfordshire
Reclaim, RBSA, Birmingham
Solo Exhibition, Open Eye Gallery, Edinburgh
Affordable Art Fair, London, represented by Bicha
FORM, Olympia, London
2007
Black and White, Angela Mellor Gallery, Ely
Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair
Solo Exhibition, Sara Priesler Gallery, Birmingham
Look What I Found, Lesley Craze Gallery, London
Origin: The London Craft Fair
Wesley Barrell, Bristol
Solo Exhibition, The Model House, Llantrisant
dna@FORM, Olympia, London
Affordable Art Fair, London, represented by Bowlish
Quest, Bath
2006
Made in the Middle, Craftspace Touring, 2006 -2008
Brighton Craft Fair
Origin: The London Craft Fair
Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair
Appleyard Gallery, Norfolk
Dartington Cider Press Gallery
The Royal Exchange Theartre, Manchester
Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle
The Alexander Gallery, Brighton
RBSA, Birmingham
Church House Designs, Somerset
2005
Chelsea Craft Fair, London
Design Gap, NEC Birmingham
Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair
The Dick Institute, Kilmarnock
The Arts Council West Midlands, Birmingham
Galanthus Gallery, Hereford
2004
The Metal Gallery, Mayfair, London
H.art at Kinnersley Castle, Herefordshire
The Lion Gallery, Herefordshire
Bio
BA Hons Contemporary Applied Art, 2005 Hereford College of Art
Bishopsland Trust, Silver Bursary, 2011
Bishopsland Trust, Maker to Master Bursary 2010
Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair, winner, Best Exhibit Award 2007
Craft Council, Chelsea Craft Fair, Honorary New Exhibitor 2005
Hereford Contemporary Craft Fair, winner, New Exhibitor Award 2005
Press coverage of Claire's work has included features in The Art Investor, Period Living, CRAFTS, The Financial Times, Craft & Design, The Straits Times, Elle Decoration and BBC Homes & Antiques.
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Contact
Email: claire@clairemalet.com
Tel: 01885 489424
