In this episode we talk about Claire’s childhood and being asked the question “What are you?” in relation to her outward appearance, and how this question lead to the use of ambiguity through abstraction within her work today, in which she deals with the topics of identity, genetics, and representation.
Claire's work explores intersecting ideas of identity, the other, and the psychology of knowledge and power. The constructed photograph is integral to her arts practice. She received her BFA in Photography and BA in Art History from Arizona State University.
Claire’s work has been exhibited in the United States and abroad including solo exhibitions of Mimesis at the Center for Fine Art Photography, the Colorado Photographic Arts Center and Art Intersection.
She received an Artist Research and Development Grant from the Arizona Commission on the Arts, an Individual Artist Grant Award supported by the Creative Capacity Fund and the Contemporary Forum Artist Grant.
Most recently she has been in residence at LATITUDE in CHICAGO, and had a solo exhibition at the Philadelphia Photo Arts Center. Claire will also be giving a lecture at the Society for photographic education north west conference this September.
Website: https://www.claireawarden.com
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