Their work approaches the medium of painting with a focus on the problems and curiosities of pictures and representation.
“in this endless process of reproduction, we may measure the thickness of our own mirages”. (Luigi Ghirri)
Clare Wigney makes books through Sydney based small publishing house, Ant Books.They were on the board of directors of artist run initiative, Schmick Contemporary, in 2025.
They were the recipient of the Jenour Foundation Scholarship through the National Art School, in 2019. Wigney’s work has been featured in RUSSH magazine, Vogue Australia, Honi Soit and To Be magazine. They have contributed to Miasma Magazine and Voiceworks Magazine.
Photos by Sam Stephenson 2023 & 2025