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{{For|the [[Patricia Highsmith]] novel published under the pseudonym Claire Morgan|The Price of Salt}}
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'''Claire Morgan''' (born 1980 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish [[artist]]. She lives and works in the North East of England.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|year=2020|title=Claire Morgan|url=https://galerie-karsten-greve.com/en/artists/detail/claire-morgan?tab=start|url-status=live|publisher=Galerie Karsten Greve|accessdate=27 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210412140613/https://galerie-karsten-greve.com/en/artists/detail/claire-morgan?tab=start |archive-date=12 April 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Figaro|first=Madame|date=2019-08-28|title=Visite guidée dans l'atelier de Claire Morgan, l'artiste qui fait mouche|url=https://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/claire-morganlartiste-fait-mouche-220819-166505|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Madame Figaro}}</ref>
'''Claire Morgan''' (born 1980 in [[Belfast]], [[Northern Ireland]]) is an internationally exhibited [[sculptor]] and [[artist]]<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.abc.es/agencias/noticia.asp?noticia=593318|title=La primera exposición de arte efímero en España apela a los sentidos|date=17 November 2010|publisher=ABC.es|language=Spanish|accessdate=29 October 2011}}</ref> who lives and works in [[London, United Kingdom]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artinfo.com/galleryguide/exhibition/25173/11852/115807/claire-morgan-chasing-rainbows-and-fluid/|title=Overview: Claire Morgan: Chasing Rainbows and Fluid|year=2008|publisher=Rollo Contemporary Art|accessdate=29 October 2011}}</ref>


== Art Fairs ==
== Biography ==
Morgan was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She studied at [[Northumbria University]] in Newcastle upon Tyne, graduating with a BA Hons in Fine Art [[Sculpture]] in 2003.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Claire Morgan CV|url=https://claire-morgan.co.uk/cv/|url-status=live|website=www.claire-morgan.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200711090331/http://claire-morgan.co.uk:80/cv/ |archive-date=11 July 2020 }}</ref>
2011 - Salon du Dessin, Art Cologne, Art Basel, Fiac (with Galerie Karsten Greve)


Her work is inspired by the cycles of nature and the problematic relationships between humans and nature, as well as personal experiences and memories of trauma.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=9 Jul 2021|title=#ClaireMorgan - Interview mit der Künstlerin Claire Morgan|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2D3gU1UBb0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927170209/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2D3gU1UBb0 |archive-date=27 September 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Bardou|first=Florian|title=Claire Morgan : "L'idée est de montrer les dégâts infligés au monde vivant"|url=https://www.liberation.fr/arts/2017/11/09/claire-morgan-l-idee-est-de-montrer-les-degats-infliges-au-monde-vivant_1609007/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Libération|language=fr}}</ref>
2010 - Art Cologne, FIAC (with Galerie Karsten Greve)


Morgan started out working with temporary materials such as rotting fruit and other organic materials.<ref name=":2" /> She is known for suspended installations that often include taxidermy,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Art & Taxidermie|url=https://www.vice.com/fr/article/mbqmpp/art-et-taxidermie|access-date=2021-09-27|website=www.vice.com|language=fr}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Quand artiste rime avec taxidermiste|url=https://www.beauxarts.com/grand-format/quand-artiste-rime-avec-taxidermiste/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Beaux Arts|language=fr-FR}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Taxidermy|publisher=Thames & Hudson|year=2013|pages=230–231}}</ref> and also for intricate works on paper.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Claire Morgan: Winner of the 2019 Drawing Prize – Announcements – art-agenda|url=https://www.art-agenda.com/announcements/255392/claire-morgan-winner-of-the-2019-drawing-prize|access-date=2021-09-27|website=www.art-agenda.com|language=en}}</ref>
2009 - FIAC (with Galerie Karsten Greve)


== Selected solo exhibitions ==
2008 - DNA @ Form Art and Design Fair, London
* 2021 – ''Claire Morgan: Joy in the pain'', [[Saarland Museum|Saarlandmuseum Moderne Galerie]], Saarbrücken, Germany<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stiftung saarländischer Kulturbesitz: Ausstellungen|url=https://www.kulturbesitz.de/de/ausstellungen|access-date=2021-09-27|website=www.kulturbesitz.de}}</ref>
* 2019 – ''Claire Morgan: As I Live and Breathe,'' [[Horniman Museum|The Horniman Museum and Gardens]], London, UK<ref>{{Cite web|title=As I Live and Breathe: New works by internationally exhibited artist Claire Morgan on display at the Horniman|url=https://www.horniman.ac.uk/story/as-i-live-and-breathe-new-works-by-internationally-exhibited-artist-claire-morgan-on-display-at-the-horniman/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Horniman Museum and Gardens|language=en-GB}}</ref>
* 2018 – ''Claire Morgan: Losses'', [[Deyrolle]], Paris, France<ref>{{Cite web|title=CLAIRE MORGAN – Losses – Deyrolle|url=https://www.deyrolle.com/deyrolle-art/expositions/207-claire-morgan-losses|access-date=2021-09-27|website=www.deyrolle.com}}</ref>
* 2018 – ''Claire Morgan: Here is the End of All Things'', Kunstverein Emsdetten, Germany<ref>{{Cite web|title=CV|url=https://claire-morgan.co.uk/cv/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Claire Morgan|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2018 – ''Claire Morgan: Recent Lapses in Judgement'', [[Galerie Karsten Greve]], Köln, Germany<ref name=":1" />
* 2017 – ''Claire Morgan: My God-shaped Hole'', Fondation Francès, Senlis, France<ref>{{Cite web|title=RESURGENCE – My god-Shaped Hole|url=https://www.fondationfrances.com/expositions/resurgence-my-god-shaped-hole/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Fondation Francès|language=fr-FR}}</ref>
* 2017 – ''Claire Morgan: Stop Me Feeling'', [[Frist Art Museum]], Nashville, US<ref>{{Cite web|title=Claire Morgan: Stop Me Feeling|url=https://fristartmuseum.org/exhibition/claire-morgan-stop-me-feeling/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Frist Art Museum|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 2016 – ''Claire Morgan: The Sound of Silence'', [[Noordbrabants Museum|Het Noordbrabants Museum]], Den Bosch, Netherlands<ref>{{Cite web|title=Claire Morgan The Sound of Silence – Noord Brabants Museum|url=https://www.visitholland.nl/index.php/news/691-claire-morgan-the-sound-of-silence-noord-brabants-museum|access-date=2021-09-27|website=www.visitholland.nl}}</ref>
* 2016 – ''Claire Morgan: Plenty More Fish In The Sea'', {{ill|Musée Jean-Lurçat et de la Tapisserie contemporaine|fr|vertical-align=sup}}, Angers<ref name=":1" />
* 2015 – ''Claire Morgan: The Gathering Dusk'', [[Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature]], France<ref name=":1" />
* 2014 – ''Claire Morgan: Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better.'' [[Osthaus-Museum Hagen|Osthaus Museum]], Hagen, Germany<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=Claire Morgan|url=https://galerie-karsten-greve.com/en/artists/detail/claire-morgan?tab=ausstellungen&cHash=5ba133397d584401cf9a7802e35099c5|access-date=2021-09-27|website=galerie-karsten-greve.com|language=en-GB}}</ref>
* 2015 – ''Claire Morgan: Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better.'' Stadtmuseum Jena, [[Jena]], Germany<ref name=":0" />
* 2015 – ''Claire Morgan: Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better.'' {{ill|Fondation Fernet Branca|fr|vertical-align=sup}}, Saint-Louis, France<ref name=":4" />
* 2015 – ''Claire Morgan: Act of God //'' Höhere Gewalt, [[Kunst-Station Sankt Peter]], Köln, Germany<ref name=":4" />
* 2013 – ''Claire Morgan: Interference'', Nässjö Konsthall, Sweden<ref name=":4" />
* 2013 – ''Claire Morgan: Arresting'', {{ill|Växjö konsthall|sv|vertical-align=sup}}, Sweden<ref name=":4" />
* 2012 – ''Claire Morgan: Gone to Seed'', [[Metropolitan Arts Centre|MAC]], Belfast, Northern Ireland<ref name=":4" />
* 2012 – ''Claire Morgan: Quietus'', [[Galerie Karsten Greve]], Paris, France<ref name=":4" />
* 2012 – ''Claire Morgan: Menagerie'', Kunstverein Münsterland, [[Coesfeld]], Germany<ref name=":4" />
* 2011 – ''Claire Morgan: About Time'', [[The National Centre for Craft & Design|Hub: National Centre for Craft and Design]], Sleaford, UK<ref name=":4" />
* 2010 – ''Claire Morgan: Life. Blood'', [[Galerie Karsten Greve]], Paris, France<ref name=":4" />
* 2008 – ''Claire Morgan: Gone with the Wind'', [[Great North Run Cultural Programme]], [[Laing Art Gallery]], Newcastle, UK<ref name=":4" />
* 2008 – ''Claire Morgan: Chasing Rainbows'', [[Selfridges]] (Wonder Room Windows), London, UK<ref name=":4" />


== Awards ==
== Awards ==
* 2019 – Fondation Daniel et Florence [[Guerlain]], Prix de Dessin 2019 FR<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Claire Morgan, 12e Prix de dessin de la Fondation Daniel et Florence Guerlain|url=https://www.lefigaro.fr/arts-expositions/claire-morgan-12e-prix-de-dessin-de-la-fondation-daniel-et-florence-guerlain-20190328|access-date=2021-09-27|website=LEFIGARO|language=fr}}</ref>
2007 - COURVOISIER® The Future 500 rising stars - ranked top 10 Art & Design in [[The Observer]] [[Jerwood Drawing Prize]] 2007 - shortlisted
* 2007 – Wooda Arts Award, Cornwall UK<ref name=":1" />
* 2006 – Premio Fondazione [[Arnaldo Pomodoro]], Prize for Young Sculptors, Milan IT<ref name=":1" />
* 2004 – Roy Noakes Award, selected by [[Royal Society of Sculptors|Royal British Society of Sculptors]] UK<ref name=":1" />
* 2004 – [[Royal Society of Sculptors|Royal British Society of Sculptors]], Annual Bursary Award UK<ref name=":1" />


== Selected collections ==
2006 - Your Gallery @ [[The Guardian]], voted top 10 artists on www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery Premio Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, first prize of 10,000 Euro for 'Red or Dead'
* [[Centre Pompidou|Centre Georges Pompidou]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Recherche|url=https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/recherche/oeuvres?ensemble=150000000003173|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Centre Pompidou|language=en-EN}}</ref>
* [[Museum of Old and New Art|MONA Museum of Old and New Art]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Museum of Old & New Art (MONA)|url=https://architectureau.com/articles/the-museum-of-old-new-art/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=ArchitectureAU|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web|title=Claire Morgan, entre légèreté et gravité|url=https://gazette-drouot.com/article/claire-morgan-entre-legerete-et-gravite/27154|access-date=2021-09-27|website=gazette-drouot.com|language=fr}}</ref>
* {{ill|Fondation Guerlain|fr|Fondation d'art contemporain Daniel et Florence Guerlain|vertical-align=sup}}
* Emerige<ref name=":5" />
* ALTANA Kulturstiftung<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stiftung Kunst und Natur – Morgan, Claire|url=https://kunst-und-natur.de/kuenstler/morgan-claire|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Stiftung Kunst und Natur|language=de}}</ref>
* Renschdael Art Foundation<ref>{{Cite web|title=Claire Morgan, The Sound of Silence {{!}} Het Noordbrabants Museum|url=https://www.hetnoordbrabantsmuseum.nl/topmenu/english/press/press-releases/hollands-introduction-to-intriguing-installations-of-a-young-northern-ireland-artist/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=www.hetnoordbrabantsmuseum.nl|language=en}}</ref>
* Fondation Frances<ref>{{Cite web|title=Claire Morgan|url=https://www.fondationfrances.com/artistes/claire-morgan/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Fondation Francès|language=fr-FR}}</ref>
* Ghisla Art Foundation<ref>{{Cite web|title=M.P. Ghisla Collection|url=http://www.ghisla-art.ch/en/ghisla-collection/|access-date=2021-09-27|website=Ghisla Art Collection Locarno|language=en-US}}</ref>
* ERES Foundation<ref>{{Cite web|title=Artists {{!}} ERES Foundation|url=https://eres-stiftung.de/en/artists|access-date=2021-09-27|website=eres-stiftung.de}}</ref>
* EIB Institute<ref>{{Cite web|title=BEYOND BORDERS, a dialogue based on masterpieces of the EIB's art collection|url=https://www.eib.org/en/events/beyond-borders|access-date=2021-09-27|website=European Investment Bank|language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
2004 - Roy Noakes Award, selected by [[Royal British Society of Sculptors]], Annual Bursary Award


2003 - Short-listed for the Shrewsbury Sotheby's Prize & winner of the Peoples Choice Prize

== Residencies ==
2007 - Artist in Residence at Adventure Ecology // Wooda Arts Award, February - March, Wooda Farm, Cornwall

2006 - 8 week 'Art and the Public Realm' residency at Persistence Works, Sheffield // Artist in Residence, Belfast Print Workshop, Northern Ireland

2005 - Out There, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Norwich // Bolwick arts 3, a site-specific art residency at Bolwick Hall, Norfolk

2003 - Fine Art Fellowship, Northumbria University, School of Art

2002 - Konturen, a 10-day international workshop, based in Bentlage, Germany

== Selected Commissions ==
2010 - To Woo You, Town Hall Hotel, London

2009 - Canopy, The Big Chill Festival 2009, Herefordshire // Pressure Makes Diamonds, Assembly Square, Cardiff Bay

2008 - Untitled seasonal installations designed in collaboration with Selfridge's // Spooning, Sheffield Millennium Galleries, Sheffield // Re(a)d, HLC, Telford

2007 - Vital Signs, Cardiff University

2006 - A New Moon (below), toured to Bristol Broadmeads Rising Tide, Temporary Address, Blyth, Northumberland

2005 - A New Moon, Whitstable Harbour, commissioned by Canterbury Council // Shift, Tynemouth Station, Tyne and Wear, commissioned by Nexus

2004 - Leave, Westonbirt Festival of the Garden 2004 // Parallel, Grainger Market, Art in the Market, Newcastle upon Tyne

== Collections ==
Installations and works on paper are in numerous private collections in the UK, Europe and Australia, including MONA, Altana, Guerlain

== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.claire-morgan.co.uk/index.htm/ Artist Website]
* [https://claire-morgan.co.uk Artist website]
* [https://galerie-karsten-greve.com Galerie Karsten Greve]
*[http://www.art-interview.com/Issue_01/interview_Morgan_Claire.html/ Art Interview]
* [https://madame.lefigaro.fr/celebrites/claire-morganlartiste-fait-mouche-220819-166505 Madame Figaro Interview]
*[http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/art-and-design/news-breathtaking-sculptural-installations-amazing-claire-morgan/ Environmental Graffiti]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120401202453/http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/art-and-design/news-breathtaking-sculptural-installations-amazing-claire-morgan/ Environmental Graffiti]

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Latest revision as of 22:29, 14 April 2023

Claire Morgan
Born (1980-08-17) 17 August 1980 (age 44)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish, British
EducationUniversity of Northumbria,
University of Ulster
Known forVisual Artist

Claire Morgan (born 1980 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish artist. She lives and works in the North East of England.[1][2]

Biography

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Morgan was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She studied at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, graduating with a BA Hons in Fine Art Sculpture in 2003.[3]

Her work is inspired by the cycles of nature and the problematic relationships between humans and nature, as well as personal experiences and memories of trauma.[4][5]

Morgan started out working with temporary materials such as rotting fruit and other organic materials.[4] She is known for suspended installations that often include taxidermy,[6][7][8] and also for intricate works on paper.[9]

Selected solo exhibitions

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Awards

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Selected collections

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Claire Morgan". Galerie Karsten Greve. 2020. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  2. ^ Figaro, Madame (28 August 2019). "Visite guidée dans l'atelier de Claire Morgan, l'artiste qui fait mouche". Madame Figaro. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Claire Morgan CV". www.claire-morgan.co.uk. Archived from the original on 11 July 2020.
  4. ^ a b "#ClaireMorgan - Interview mit der Künstlerin Claire Morgan". 9 July 2021. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021.
  5. ^ Bardou, Florian. "Claire Morgan : "L'idée est de montrer les dégâts infligés au monde vivant"". Libération (in French). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  6. ^ "Art & Taxidermie". www.vice.com (in French). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  7. ^ "Quand artiste rime avec taxidermiste". Beaux Arts (in French). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  8. ^ Taxidermy. Thames & Hudson. 2013. pp. 230–231.
  9. ^ a b "Claire Morgan: Winner of the 2019 Drawing Prize – Announcements – art-agenda". www.art-agenda.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  10. ^ "Stiftung saarländischer Kulturbesitz: Ausstellungen". www.kulturbesitz.de. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  11. ^ "As I Live and Breathe: New works by internationally exhibited artist Claire Morgan on display at the Horniman". Horniman Museum and Gardens. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  12. ^ "CLAIRE MORGAN – Losses – Deyrolle". www.deyrolle.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  13. ^ "CV". Claire Morgan. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  14. ^ "RESURGENCE – My god-Shaped Hole". Fondation Francès (in French). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  15. ^ "Claire Morgan: Stop Me Feeling". Frist Art Museum. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  16. ^ "Claire Morgan The Sound of Silence – Noord Brabants Museum". www.visitholland.nl. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  17. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Claire Morgan". galerie-karsten-greve.com. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  18. ^ "Claire Morgan, 12e Prix de dessin de la Fondation Daniel et Florence Guerlain". LEFIGARO (in French). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  19. ^ "Recherche". Centre Pompidou. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Museum of Old & New Art (MONA)". ArchitectureAU. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  21. ^ a b "Claire Morgan, entre légèreté et gravité". gazette-drouot.com (in French). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  22. ^ "Stiftung Kunst und Natur – Morgan, Claire". Stiftung Kunst und Natur (in German). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Claire Morgan, The Sound of Silence | Het Noordbrabants Museum". www.hetnoordbrabantsmuseum.nl. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  24. ^ "Claire Morgan". Fondation Francès (in French). Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  25. ^ "M.P. Ghisla Collection". Ghisla Art Collection Locarno. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  26. ^ "Artists | ERES Foundation". eres-stiftung.de. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
  27. ^ "BEYOND BORDERS, a dialogue based on masterpieces of the EIB's art collection". European Investment Bank. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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