Claire Beausein

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I am a visual artist based in Broome, North Western Australia.

The spirit of place in this remote Kimberley region where the land is ancient, mysterious and haunting never ceases to inspire me.

Here macro and microcosm are everywhere. Incredible patterns emerge over vast tracts of desert land. The enormous sky, strata of age old rock giving way to mudflats, exposed by tidal forces; for me this country resonates with history and speaks of a timeless past encompassing a deep connection with humanity.

Searching for a suitable medium for expression has led me to experiment widely and adopt medias ranging from oil on canvas, watercolour, sculpture, installation and mixed media. Working mainly in the abstract, the interface between texture, surface, line and form serves to communicate the layered meanings held within my work.

Biography

1962 Born in Wangaratta, Victoria

1984 Bachelor of Arts (textiles) - The Sydney College of the Arts

Solo Exhibitions
2011 - 'Beloved' - ARTspace7 - Broome
2009 - ‘Oper-Arte’ 2009 - ARTspace7 - Broome
2007 - ‘Artopia’ Artspace 7 - Broome
2007 - ‘The River’ Beatty Gallery - Sydney
2006 - ‘Claire Beausein - New Works’ The Bay Gallery - Broome
2006 - ‘Focus on Claire Beausein’ Gecko Gallery - Broome
2005 - ‘EON elements of north’ Fremantle Arts Centre - Fremantle
2005 - ‘Moire Coast’ Beatty Gallery - Sydney
2005 - ‘Elements of North’ Pearlers Row Gallery - Broome
2004 - ‘Claire Beausein’ Monsoon Gallery - Broome
2004 - ‘Pindan Country’ Beatty Gallery - Sydney
2003 - ‘Silent Echo’ recent works by Claire Beausein, Short Street Gallery - Broome
2003 - ‘Jazz Collection’ Broome Arts & Music Festival - Broome
2002 - ‘Undercurrent’ Monsoon Gallery - Broome
2001 - ‘Claire Beausein - Recent Works’ Alta Gallery - Sydney
2000 - ‘Studio 7’, Walcott Street - Broome
1999 - ‘The Day’, Hollywood Gallery - Sydney
1993 - ‘Land, City and Sea’ Green Iguana Café - Sydney
Installation and Collaborative Events
2006 - ‘Beyond the 26th Parallel’ - Edith Cowan University - Perth
2006 - ‘Ora’ site specific installation piece 25th July - Broome
Selected Group Exhibitions
2012 - 'Summertime' Linton and Kay Gallery - Subiaco, Perth
2011 - 'Summer Days' Chrysalis Gallery - East Melbourne
2010 - 'The Mandorla Art Prize' The Moore's Building - Fremantle (selected tour)
2010 - 'The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize' The South Australian Museum - Adelaide
2009 - 'Mine Own Executioner' Mundaring Arts Centre - Mundaring WA
2007 - ‘Great Southern Land’ Beatty Gallery - Sydney
2006 - ‘Blaze’ Beatty Gallery - Sydney
2004 - ‘Directors Cut’ Beatty Gallery - Sydney
2003 - ‘Women working for Women’ Moore’s Building - Fremantle

Awards

Highly commended, Perth Royal Show: 2011
Overall Winner, Shinju Art Awards, Broome: 2010, 2009, 2003
Best 3D work, Hedland Art Awards: 2009
Oil/Acrylic Prize, Kimberley Art Prize: 2009
Mixed Media Prize, Kimberley Art Prize: 2009
Overall Winner, Kimberley Art Prize: 2008
People’s Choice, Shinju Art Awards, Broome: 2007
Inaugural Horizon Power Award, Shinju Art Awards, Broome: 2006
Watercolour Prize, Shinju Art Awards, Broome: 2005, 2003, 2002, 1999
Watercolour Prize, Kimberley Art Prize: 2003
Artistcare Award, ‘She’ Walker St. Gallery, Melbourne: 2002
Mixed Media Prize, Kimberley Art Prize: 2002
Highly commended, Drawing/Pastel, Kimberley Art Prize: 2006
Highly commended, Watercolour, Kimberley Art Prize: 2005
Highly commended, Oil/ Acrylic, Shinju Art Awards, Broome: 2002
Grants and Residencies
Mid Career Fellowship: 2012
Residency Natural History Museum Basel: 2012
Residency Old Customs House, Fremantle: 2007
Arts WA, Grants: 2005, 2004, 2003

Collections
Shire of Broome, Western Australia
Shire of West Kimberley, Western Australia
Horizon Power, Western Australia
Numerous private collections in Australia and Overseas