Claire De Lune

Claire de Lune is a Scottish ceramic artist and painter living and working in Margate.

Claire started her multi-media art practice in Edinburgh before relocating to Glasgow and London. Her playfulness with materials was evident from the start, and she has now created her own immersive world of characters and symbols, little talismanic islands of love and hope for the viewer.

Her ceramics practice is a labour of love, her family the Adams in Staffordshire having made ceramics and pottery since the 1600s. Her work is both a reflection and continuation of this historical family practice.

For the last two years Claire was working and exhibiting in Berlin, experimenting with glazing techniques and refining her ceramic characters, culminating in some well received solo shows, and group exhibitions.

Through dreams, storytelling, and cross cultural archetypes, her characters reflect a playful romantic world of interaction, relationship, and human contact.

Claire has exhibited throughout the UK and Europe, including the Gallery of Modern Art (Glasgow), Mexico Project Space (Leeds), HB55 (Berlin), Fishfactory Arts (Falmouth), and SWG3 (Glasgow).

First Class (1st) BA HONS Intermedia Art, Edinburgh College of Art, 2012

Awards:
2012: Andrew Grant Bequest Prize for Travel

Residencies:
2012: Croatia research and recording trip, funded by Andrew Grant Bequest
2010: Berlin Residency; (a)(b) Aelyn Belyn, with Katie Patterson and accompanying exhibition at Matthew Bown Gallery.

March 2017: Revolutions, with Rosie Emerson and Heidi Plant, Viking Gallery, Margate

May 2016: When I dream, I dream of you, Solo Show, HB55, Berlin

March 2016: WANK: The 7 Deadly Virtues, Group Exhibition, The Fish Factory, Falmouth

October 2015: Lange Nacht Lichtenberg, HB55 Open Studios in Lichtenberg arts festival, Group Exhibition and live painting performance with Rufus Dayglo, Berlin

April 2015: Musé Presents Cosmic Nomads, Group Exhibition, IPSE, Berlin

July 2014: Draw In, Group Exhibition, St Margaret's House, Edinburgh

May 2014: Atelier Public #2, Contributing Artist, Gallery of Modern Art, Glasgow

April 2014: 689, Collaborative project with Rachel Gallacher & Amelie Claude, Glasgow Open House Art Festival, Glasgow

October 2013: You blink at the plughole, Group exhibition and performance, Mexico Project Space, Leeds

Jan 2013: Soundscaping, Group Exhibition, SWG3 Glasgow

June 2012: Intermedia Degree Show, Edinburgh College of Art

April 2012: The Information Delivery Service: Micro Scenario: Courtyard. Causewayside, Edinburgh

March 2012: WHAM BAM LECTURE LECTURE PART 1: Information Speculation, official one night performance lecture and installation by The Information Delivery Service, E...