Claire Davenhall

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Claire Davenhall is an international artist who graduated with BA (hons) Fine Art at Gray’s School of Art, Aberdeen, studied at Athens School of Fine Art & North Karelia Polytechnic in Finland. Claire exhibits nationally at Sculpture at Scenic World NSW, Sculpture by the Sea WA, Swell Sculpture Festival QLD, Brighton Jetty Sculptures SA, Winner of Shinju Matsuri 2016 & Major Prize Winner of Drift Installation Awards 2017. She Lectures in Fine Art, winning the Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching & Learning in 2007 & nominated for two National Beacon Awards. She won an International Guest Panellist’s Choice Award in 2018 at the prestigious Walker Gallery in Liverpool, UK, where she was recognised by The BIG DRAW as having innovation and excellence in drawing practice worldwide. She recently, received an Honorable Mention Award, in the international CFA Artist of the Year Award 2019.

Solo Exhibitions

2021
IOTA21Converging Currents
Wanneroo Gallery, WA

2020
Lost Soles Beyond the Sea
Bunbury Regional Arts Centre

2020
Lost Soles
The Goldfields Art Centre

2018
Lost Soles
Midland Junction Arts Centre, WA

2016
Finders Keepers
Rockingham Central Library, WA

2015
A Quiet Contemplation
Life Balance Health Clinic, Padbury, WA

2014
UP Close…
Rockingham Arts Centre, Kent Street, WA

2013
ART to WHERE?
Smartspace Gallery Northbridge, Perth, WA.

Group Exhibitions

2021
Brighton Jetty Sculptures
The Esplanade, Brighton, South Australia

2021
Co3 The Bird Makers Project
The State Theatre, Western Australia

2021
Linked INNYC Women of the World
South Art Dealer, New York City

2021
Sculpture in the Vines
Pemberly, Pemberton, WA

2021
Between The Sheets
Gallery East & Gallery Central

2021
Minnawarra Art Awards
Armadale Distinct Hall

2020
A Letter in Mind – Everyday Things, Oxo Gallery London, UK
Oxo Gallery London, UK

2020
Sculpture in the Gaol
Southwest Rocks, NWS

2020
Home
Wanneroo Art Gallery, WA

2019
The Tiny Sketchbook Project,
Slow Galeria in Paris

2019
Making Light Work – A letter in Mind,
Oxo Gallery London, UK

2019
Togetherness
Old Customs House, Fremantle WA

2019
Help the Homeless
Fremantle Town Hall WA

2019
The Canvas Project
Brooklyn Art Library, New York

2019
CAS A4 Art Australia Exhibition
Herring Island Gallery, South Yarra, VIC

2018
Sculpture Otherwise
Blue Mountains Culture Centre NSW

2018
Sculpture at Scenic World
Blue Mountains, NSW

2018
Sculpture on the Scarp
Darlington Scarp, WA

2018
Galvanised
Old Customs House, Fremantle WA

2018
70 Violins for 70 Years
Collier Primary School, WA

2018
Treasured
Wanneroo Gallery

2018
Meraki Vol 3 & 5
The Ferguson Foundry, Perth, WA

2018
A Splash of Colour
Oxo Gallery, London, UK

2018
Dolphin Art Trail
Stirling Gardens, Perth for World Fringe Festival WA

2018
Brighton Classic Sculptures
The Esplanade, Brighton, SA

2017
Between The Sheets: Artist Books
Gallery East in Conjunction with Gallery Central in WA, then onto Australian Galleries in Melbourne in VIC

2017
Travelling Home
ART FIX, Lulu Gallery, Melbourne, VIC

2016
Army Art - 'Special Exhibits'
Leeuwin Barracks, East Fremantle, WA

2016
Body Right Exhibition
River Road Studios, Bayswater, WA

2016
A View to Asia
Shinju Matsuri festival, Broome, WA

2016
Melville Sculpture Walk
Heathcote Cultural Precinct, Perth, WA

2016
Drift Installation Awards
Mandurah Foreshore

2016
Minnawarra Art Awards
Armadale

2015
Sculpture by the Sea
Cottlesloe, WA

2014
Grand Steampunk Charity Art Auction
Government House Ballroom, Perth, WA

2014
Blending Past and Present, Multicultural Art Exhibition, World Fringe Festival
Moores Contempory Art Gallery, Fremantle, WA

2014
Botanicals Photography Exhibition
Light Space Time Gallery

Awards

2019
Artist of the Year Honourable Mention Award
Participation & Distinction at the International CFA Artist of the Year Awards

2018
Creative Development Grant
Department of Culture & Arts in Western Australia

2018
International Guest Panellist's Choice Award
The Big Draw, Walker Gallery Liverpool, UK

2017
Major Prize Winner
Drift Installation Awards

2016
WInner - A View to Asia Exhibition
Shinju Matsuri, Cable Beach, Broome, WA

2016
Highly Commended
Drift Installation Awards, City of Mandurah

2016
People's Choice - Runner-Up
Melville Sculpture Walk

2015
Runner-up Sculpture Award
Wanneroo Art Awards

2007
WINNER Governor’s Award for Excellence
Community Public Art Projects with Blackpool & The Fylde College, UK

2006
Nominated - The protocol National Beacon Award in Art & Design
Association of Colleges (AOC), Blackpool and the Fylde College

Collections

Ammolite Anomaly 2020: Tiny Sketchbook, Brooklyn Art Library - call number: T/3.5-5

Lost Soles 2018: Sketchbook Project, Brooklyn Art Library - call number: 345.3-7

A Very Short Way Home For Ants 2021: Tiny Sketchbook, Brooklyn Art Library - call number: T/1.65-02.

The Memoir Project 2021: Brooklyn Art Library - call number: 440.01-04

Commissions

2021
Lesmoodie Cow, Lesmurdie Primary School

2019
The Clay Brick Project, Belmont Forum

2019
Mapping the Terrain, City of South Perth

2018
The BIG SPLASH WA, Perth Children’s Hospital, WA

2018
Pup Art Coin Dog, Guide Dogs WA, VisAbility WA

2017
Love one Another, Ceramic Wall Mural, Padbury Catholic Primary School, WA

2017
The Life of Saint Stephen, Ceramic Wall Mural, St Stephen’s School, Duncraig, WA

2017
The Tranby Brig, Ceramic Wall Mural, Tranby College, WA

2014
Ceramic Kerb Tiles Project (Collaborative), City of Joondalup, WA

2012
30x30x30 Art Challenge, Treetops Montessori School Initiative, Darlington, WA

Publications

2015
Sculpture by the Sea - Artists and their artworks
https://clairedavenhallvisualartist.files.wordpress.com/2014/03/artist-and-their-artworks-cott-15.pdf

2016
Sculpture Walk transforms Heathcote Cultural Centre
http://www.art-almanac.com.au/2016/03/heathcote-sculpture-walk/

2016
Sculpture Walk is bigger and better at Heathcote
http://54.79.2.48/melville-times/news/sculpture-walk-is-bigger-and-better-at-heathcote/

2018
Claire Davenhall - From the Sea
Art Edit - Autumn Edition

2018
Whats Hanging - Claire Davenhall Lost Soles
Art Edit - Summer Edition

2019
'A Visual Encylopedia, a global visual interpretation of words'
Published by Brooklyn Art Library

2020
CFA Artists Vol 11 Profiles in Contemporary
Published by Circle Foundation

2021
UNDER THE SEA
Published by Brooklyn Art Library

2021
Spotlight Contemporary Art Magazine Issue 22
Published by Circle Foundation

2021
International Contemporary Masters Volume 14
Published by World Wide Art Books

Residencies

2021
Creative Care Schools
FORM: Building a State of Creativity at Joondalup & Ellenbrook Alta-1 Colleges in WA

2020
Creative Schools
FORM: Building a State of Creativity at Bob Hawke College, Governor Stirling Senior High School & Ellenbrooke Christian College in WA

2019
Artist in Residence - Upcycle
Living Waters Secondary School

2018
Artist in Focus
Midland Junction Arts Centre, WA

2017
Artist in Residence
Padbury Catholic Primary School, WA

2017
Artist in Residence
Tranby College Primary School

2016
Resident Artist for The Big Draw Festival
Rockingham Arts Centre

2014
Artist in Residency with City of Rockingham.
Artist in Residency with City of Rockingham.

1999
Erasmus Programme hosted by Athens School of Fine Art, Greece and attending studios in Athens, Delph
Erasmus Programme hosted by Athens School of Fine Art, Greece and attending studios in Athens, Delphi, Hydra, Rethymnon (Crete) and Rhodes.

1998
International Soapstone Carving Event, hosted by Tulikivi Finland.
International Soapstone Carving Event, hosted by Tulikivi Finland.

Claire Davenhall
Community, Sculpture, Photomontage

Artist Statement

Working across a range of mediums, guided by my ideas and concepts, I like to discover new and exciting materials, techniques and processes, which influence the final outcome of my work. My work reflects life’s journey, taking inspiration from poems, quotes, found objects, places I have been & things I have seen, to a sense of People, Place & Art.