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Clare Wigney

 


Clare Wigney

Born 1997, Sydney, New South Wales. Lives and works in Sydney, Australia on Gadigal land.

EDUCATION

2017–2019

Bachelor of Fine Arts, National Art School, Sydney

2020–2021/2022

Master of Fine Arts, National Art School, Sydney

SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2016
  • 2000, The Shop Gallery, Glebe, NSW 
2018
  • Big Thing, Campbell Project Space, Surry Hills, NSW
2019
  • Flash Drive, Ambush Gallery, Waterloo, NSW
  • Transfer, M2 Gallery, Surry Hills, NSW
  • Next Big Thing, Gaffa Gallery, Sydney CBD
  • National Art School Graduate Show
  • Harvey Galleries National Art School Exhibition Award, Harvey Galleries, Seaforth, NSW 
2020
  • Millennium Cherry, Artereal Gallery, Rozelle, NSW
  • My Favourite Park, Big Thing Collective group show, Camperdown Oval, NSW
  • Bubble Burst, 321 Crown Projects, Surry Hills, NSW
  • Untitled 23, 321 Crown Projects, Surry Hills, NSW
  • I’m Still Here, Passport Store and Gallery, Darlinghurst, NSW
  • Ezy Art, Ezy Mart Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, NSW
2021
  • Ezy Art 2, Ezy Mart Darlinghurst Road, Darlinghurst, NSW
  • Unearthly Bodies, Clare Wigney and Gabriella Lo Presti, China Heights, Surry Hills, NSW
  • Blank Page, Point 5 Gallery, Marrickville NSW
2022
  • Postgraduate Exhibition, National Art School, Sydney         
 2023
  • Works on Paper, China Heights, Surry Hills, NSW 2024
  • It’s Raining, China Heights, Surry Hills, NSW
  • And It Was Such a Bright Moon as Well, Pass-Port Gallery, Sydney, NSW
  • Tiles Fundraiser Show, Lewisham, NSW
  • Frames, Central Space, Sydney, NSW
  • Kitchen Studios Fundraiser, Marrickville, NSW
2025
  • Tiles Fundraiser Show, Lewisham, NSW


SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2023
  • Signs, China Heights Gallery, Sydney, NSW
  • Images, Louis Vuitton Gallery, Brisbane, QLD 
2024
  • Between Merit and Hope, Schmick Contemporary, Sydney, NSW
 2025
  • On Earth, Laila, Sydney, NSW 

AWARDS

2019
  • Jenour Foundation Scholarship Award
  • Harvey Galleries National Art School Exhibition Award


OTHER PROJECTS 
2020
  • Voiceworks Magazine Cover Art / Contributor

2021
  • Collaborative Collection with Lee Mathews, Australian Designer
  • Unearthly Bodies, Collaborative Exhibition with Gabriella Lo Presti, China Heights
2023
  • Sydney World Pride Mural, Ace Hotel, Sydney
  • Miasma Magazine Contributor

2025
  • Appointed to Board of Directors (Exhibitions Coordinator), Schmick Contemporary

PRESS

• Miya Sywak on ‘Between Merit and Hope’, Schmick Contemporary, 2024 https://honisoit.com/2024/10/between-merit-and-hope-clare-wigneys-solo-show-taking- over-schmick-contemporary/