Thanks to all who came out to the preview and opening receptions for the solo exhibition of my work, "To be" at the Ware Center of Millersville University located at 42 North Prince Street in Lancaster, PA, during the month of October. The Center is a hub of cultural activity and the beautiful building offers an architectural showcase for visiting artists' exhibitions. Please visit the Center's website for information, directions and hours, or visit their page on Facebook.
Below are several new assemblage works created for the exhibition, "To be...". This method is a departure for me. Your feedback about these new pieces will be great to receive, if you have a minute to write.
All of these are copyright 2012. All are on cradled luan plywood with sheetrock corner forms as frames.
Left: To be...silent, acrylic, silver spray paint, silk velvet, copper nails, stainless steel wire, found amber glass; 48 x 24
Middle: To be...honest,, acrylic house paint, acrylic, oil pastel and pastel, corrugated packing material and drawing; 48 x 24
Right: To be...in love, acrylic house paint, down, silk velvet and found amber glass; 48 x 24 availableThe Lancaster Museum of Art will host an exhibition and auction of original artworks to benefit the Museum. "Holiday Cheer" will feature an exhibition of fine original art donated for this event by collectors and artists. An opening reception will be held on First Friday, December 7, from 5 to 8 pm. Guests can view the auction items, purchase tickets for a Gala to be held on December 14 (which will include a cocktail party with food, drink and live music). Visit the Museum's website for information, directions and hours, or visit their page on Facebook.
Departure - the 27th day of the 3rd month copyright 2011 acrylic, ink and gold leaf on canvas, 36" x 36", availableBe sure to visit the Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts, 452 Locust Street, (between Fourth and Fifth Streets), Columbia, PA, where Fourth Fridays of every month you can attend a reception for the exhibiting artists, experience glass blowing and music by resident musicians. The events begin at 5 pm. More information is at Facebook
I participated in the Third Anniversary Artist Invitational Exhibition at Painted Desert Gallery during the month of August, 2012. Visit the gallery's website for information, directions and hours of operation.
"An Architect's Influence", 2012 Demuth Museum invitational, was extended until March 11, 2012. Visit the Demuth Museum on line for more information about the historic home of Charles Demuth and the museum's hours of operation, directions, exhibitions, etc.
Shroud copyright 2011
40" x 60", acrylic on canvas
collection of Ken and Charteleda Kauffman, Lancaster, PA
Element-Sky (from the exhibition "Wind Horse - The Prayer for Peace") copyright 2010,
32" x 40" , ink, acrylic monotype on kudzu paper
collection of Ann Barshinger, Lancaster, PAI am very honored to have been awarded First Prize for the monotype with acrylic painting on kudzu paper, Element - Sky (from the exhibition, "Wind Horse - The Prayer for Peace") at the 2011 Women's Expressions Exhibition at Lancaster Women & Babies Hospital, Campus of Lancaster General Hospital, Lancaster, PA.
Icy Pond copyright 2011, 40" x 48" , acrylic, oil pastel on canvas, availableI was one of six artists featured in an invitational exhibition "Red Rose City Artists", at the Goggle Works in Reading, PA. The exhibition continued until September 11, 2011.
A solo exhibition of recent works was hosted at Gallery 705 in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, from April 14 through May 14 of 2011. Gallery 705 is located in the historic district of Stroudsburg, PA. The emphasis of the gallery is modern and contemporary paintings, drawings, prints and mixed media works by established national and international artists. For information and gallery hours, directions, etc., please link to the gallery here.
Things are About to Change copyright 2011, 48" x 60" , acrylic, mica, oil pastel on canvas
collection of Frank and Joy Manning, Lancaster, PA
Study for Room Panels copyright 2009, 22" x 40" , acrylic, ink, gold leaf on paper
collection of George Mummert, Lancaster, PA
Look Up! We think we can know her by the trail she left behind.
In truth it only tells us she is gone.
copyright 2010, 100" x 25", acrylic ink on drawing paperavailable
Night Flight copyright 2010, 30" x 24", acrylic, enamel on Yupo
collection of Lisa Shirk, Lancaster PA
Beatification (detail) copyright 2010, 40" x 330",
gesso, crayon, graphite, ink on drawing paper, available"Drawing Conclusions" was the title of an exhibition shown at the Art Space, East Building, Harrisburg Area Community College, Lancaster, PA.
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Swords into Plowshares copyright 2010,
a small work created for "Trees Galore" annual auction to benefit the Lancaster Museum of Art
Three Mountains copyright 2010, 20" x 16" acrylic on kudzu paper
collection of Tom and Frances Donnelly Wolf, York, PA
Rust and Silver copyright 2007, 36" x 28", acrylic, ink on paper, available
Thus and no Further (Job 38:11) copyright 2007, 58" x 58",
acrylic on canvas, available
Lone Mountain, 2010, 24" x 24"acrylic on paper Collection of Michael Green, Lebanon, PA
Siddhartha - The Birth of Bluecopyright 2004, diptych, 8 feet by 5 feet (total), acrylic on canvas, available
At any time during the year works can be viewed at Exhibit 110, 110 East King Street, Lancaster, PA.There are also some large scale works in place at the offices of Manning and Rommel Associates, 2115 Noll Drive (the Noll business Park adjacent to Stauffer’s on Rohrerstown Road) in Lancaster. For information about their business hours, call 717-393-7980
Atoll copyright 2009, 24" x 30",acrylic oil pastel on paperavailable at Waltz Vineyards, Manheim, PA
Several large works can be seen at Waltz Vineyards, Old Line Road in Manheim, Pennsylvania. The Vineyard owned by Kimberly and Jan Waltz celebrates its fourth year of business after a 10 year period of growing and perfecting grapes. I wish them the best of luck with their venture. Tastings and special events at the winery are available. Please link to their website for information about available wines, tasting events and store hours.
La Neige et L'hiver (sketch for triptych) copyright 2009
34" x 51", acrylic, ink, pigment, encaustic on canvas, collection of Tom Beeman, Lancaster, PA
Raising Lazarus copyright 2005, diptych, 60" high x 96" wide,acrylic on canvas, available
La Neige et L'hiver copyright 2009, three panels, total: 5.5 feet high by 24 feet long, acrylic, mica on canvas
available at Waltz Vineyards, Manheim, PA
Jade Mountain copyright 200924" x 30", acrylic, ink, pigment, on paper
collection of Roberta McClintock, New York, New York
From January 27 - February 26, , I was invited to participate in the “Handprint Identity Project”, a collaboration of poets and artists which has traveled since early in 2009. I worked with poet, Barbara Crooker, to develop related poetry and painting to be exhibited at the event. Barbara's poem, "Climbing the Jade Mountain", is responsible for the piece "Jade Mountain" above, and she is writing in response to "La Neige et l'hiver" (above), the sketch, and the large triptych, "La Neige et l'Hiver apportent la mort et fournissent la naissance du printemps". To view Barbara's poems, please see her website: http://www.barbaracrooker.com
Testimony of Eve copyright 2006, 28" x 28", acrylic, ink on papercollection of Mary Burton, Lancaster, PA.
Guidebook Fragment copyright 2006, 38" x 28", acrylic, ink on papercollection of Jess May, Lancaster, PA.
Also in Spring of 2010, I participated in an exhibition, "Perspectives on Preservation" - A celebration of Art & Poetry expressing Lancaster County Artists' perspectives on preserving our land, resources, and culture. This is also a collaboration and I was happy to be working with Barbara Strasko, poet laureate of Lancaster County. The piece Encroachment - the tiny silos, is in response to her poem about Warren Rohrer, Lancaster native and artist. The exhibition was held at The Keystone Art and Culture Center in Lancaster, PA. Music and poetry readings by local poets and Lancaster School District student poets were the highlight of the event.
Encroachment - The Tiny Silos copyright 2009, 46" x 68", acrylic, oil pastel on canvasavailable
Bridge Across the Ashokan - Late Summer copyright 2009, 24" x 54", acrylic on canvascollection of Joy and Frank Manning, Lancaster, PA
Last Winter (remembering Gus) copyright 2009, 18" x 16", acrylic, ink on vellumcollection of Tim and Mary Pat Donnellon, Lancaster, PA
Guidebook copyright 2009, 18" x 16", acrylic, ink on vellumcollection of Keith and Suzanne Orris, Lancaster, PA
Barbara's Field copyright 2009=18" x 16", acrylic, ink, gold leaf on papercollection of Mike and Elizabeth Todd-Lambert, Lancaster, PA
Design for Screen copyright 2009, 20" x 46", acrylic, ink, gold leaf on vellumcollection of Stefanie Valar and Ed Hauck, Lancaster, PA
Frozen Pass copyright 2009, 18" x 16", acrylic, ink on vellumcollection of Laura Watt, Philadelphia, PA
Harmony - The Lake and The Moon copyright 2009, 24" x 30", acrylic, ink on mylar mounted on papercollection of Tom and Judy Willig, Lancaster, PA
Ice Floe copyright 2009, 18" x 16", acrylic, ink on vellumin, in a private collection
Jade Mountain I copyright 2009, 18" x 16", acrylic, ink on vellumavailable
Jade Mountain II copyright 2009, 18" x 16", acrylic, ink on vellumavailable
Jade Mountain - Snow copyright 2009, 18" x 16", acrylic, ink on vellumavailable
Influence copyright 2007, 24" x 38" (framed), acrylic on mylar mounted on boardcollection of Graeson Burnette-Peake, Philadelphia, PA
Violet copyright 2008, 60" x 48", acrylic, ink on canvasavailable at Manning and Rommel Associates, Lancaster, PA
The Lost Year copyright 2007, 59" x 39", acrylic on canvascollection of Mrs. Nancy Daffin, Lancaster, PA
Evidence of Occupation copyright 2009, 20"H x 7" W x 4" deep, found wood, recycled paint and findingsavailable
Bound copyright 2009, 16"H x 7" W x 4" deepfound wood, recycled paint, dental floss, chicken feather and findingsavailable
"Evidence of Occupation" and "Bound" are found wood and recycled paints, pearls and findings and were selected by juror, Linda Cunningham for exhibition at "SALVAGE - Reclaiming Recycling", a national juried exhibition held at The Phillips Museum of Art at Franklin & Marshall College in Lancaster, PA, in September through December of 2009.
Street Siren, from the series, "Solo Road" - 2008 Claire Giblin,silver gelatin print, 20" x 24"
available"Solo Road" is a series of 11 photographs (silver-gelatin prints). The photos were taken with a Holga camera and printed on fiber based paper. Taken over a two week period of time in Lancaster, New York City and back in Millersville, my home, the series explores the variations in landscape and the magic of the Holga all plastic, fixed lens, filled with light leaks, camera. This series of photographs were first shown at a solo exhibition at Southwest Minnesota State University (2009). For information about purchase and thumbnail images of the series, please contact me at claire@giblinart.com
Poem I - Red Pines - Snow on Cold Mountain copyright 2007, acrylic, ink on paper
collection of Phillip Freedman, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
The Day After copyright 2007, 48" x 36", acrylic, ink on canvas
collection of Nancy and Jerry RescignoMarriottsville, Maryland
The Acolyte copyright 2007, 60" x 48", acrylic on canvascollection of Adrian Hennessey, Syracuse, New York
Monastery copyright 2005, 60" x 96", acrylic on canvascollection of Dr. and Mrs. Steven Morgan, Lancaster, PA
Rising-Receding copyright 2007, 45" x 48", acrylic on canvasavailable at Waltz Vineyards, Manheim, PA
Won't Stop, copyright 2007, 32" x 23", acrylic, ink, encaustic.collection of Roberta McClintock, New York, New York
Journey copyright 2005, 24" x 60", acrylic, mica on canvascollection of Bruce and Janice Goldstein, Philadelphia, PA
Heart is Sacred copyright 2007, ink on vellum under glass,available
Toward Evening copyright 2007, 26" x 38", acrylic on paper, collection of Elena Casaccio and Rob Kostur, Philadelphia, PA
Lost in Translation copyright 2006, 37" x 37", acrylic on mylarcollection of Rod Firestone, Harrisburg PA
Blood of My Blood copyright 2006, 30" x 40", acrylic on canvas
available
Mediator copyright 2006, 16.5" x 26", acrylic on papercollection of George and Jan Broske, Newark, Delaware
Rest copyright 2005, 5 feet by 4 feet, acrylic on canvascollection of Kathy and David Bowles, Fort Washington, PA
The Lancaster Arts Hotel is located in Lancaster City (300 Harrisburg Avenue). This luxury boutique hotel, with beautiful lobby, is a museum you can sleep in! The Arts Hotel features artwork, sculpture, and a fine art gallery and a world class restaurant with the freshest local produce and meats. There are 63 guest rooms and suites, two meeting rooms, wireless and wired internet access, a free business center, fitness center, laundry services, whirlpools in suites, etc. There is also free parking. I am very pleased to have a suite (Room Number 503) with my original artwork installed and available for sale, as well as a self-portrait in the portrait gallery. For reservations call: 717.299.3000 (toll free: 866.720.2787). You may also visit the website at: www.lancasterartshotel.com . Currently, the works on display in the Giblin Suite 503 are: "Love - No Barrier", "Wisdom - good, beautiful and true", "Tormentosa" and "Fetish".
Love - No Barrier (what barrier is there that love cannot break? M. Gandhi copyright 2005, 50" x 72", acrylic on canvas
collection of The Arts Hotel (suite 503), Lancaster, PA
Tormentosa copyright 2006, 24" x 36", acrylic on papercollection of The Arts Hotel (suite 503), Lancaster, PA
Wisdom - good, beautiful and true copyright 2007, 32" x 38", acrylic on canvas
collection of The Arts Hotel (suite 503), Lancaster, PA
REMINDER NOTICE Weekly life drawing studios take place every Tuesday evening, 7 pm to 9 pm, in the second floor drawing studio of the Herman Arts Studios on Buchanan Avenue in Lancaster. The building is on the campus of Franklin & Marshall college and is situated next to the North Museum. Cost for two hours is $5.00, $2.00 for students and free for F & M students. Please e-mail me at: claire@giblinart.com for information.
Protectorate copyright 200740" x 30", acrylic on canvascollection of Janice and Bruce Goldstein, Plymouth Meeting, Pa
Charting the Harbor copyright 2006, 18" x 24", acrylic, pigment, ink and encaustic on papercollection of Steve and Kathy Borkgren, Lancaster, Pa
Illuminated Text, 2006, 12" x 12" acrylic on canvascollection of Heather Heilman-Loercher and Scott Loercher, Wrightsville, Pa
Leaving the Imperfect World, copyright 2005, acrylic on canvas,
collection of Barbara Lewin, Philadelphia, PA
Record of Time Passing copyright 2007, 40" x 60", acrylic on canvas
collection of Dr. and Mrs. Steve Morgan, Lancaster, Pa
Martyrdom of St. Joan copyright 200536" x 25", acrylic on canvascollection of James Albrecht and Alena Villani, Philadelphia, Pa
Sphinx copyright 2005, 6 feet by 7 feet, acrylic on canvascollection of Kathy and David Bowles, Fort Washington, Pa
The Ancient Wood is the image on 2009's New Year greeting. The painting was auctioned at 2008, "Trees Galore", the annual benefit for the Lancaster Museum of Art, in Lancaster, PA. It is in a private collection
Peace copyright 2005, acrylic on mylar,
one of a series of four paintings painted for ArtPoint Black invitational exhibition, Florence, Italy in 2005collection of John Ground, Lancaster, PA
For the sixth year, I will participate in the Invitational Fusion Calendar Exhibition, hosted by Fumihiko Enokido Fusion Art Institute, Japan. Exhibition of calendars will begin in April, 2011 at Ankara, Turkey. For information about the exhibition, please see the article here. You may also visit the website at: this link
Back to the Garden copyright 2005, 5 feet by 8 feet, acrylic on canvasavailable at Manning and Rommel Associates, Lancaster, PA
Visitation copyright 2005, 40" x 30", acrylic on canvascollection of Elena Casacio and Robert John Kostur, Glenside, PA
We said Goodbye on a Corner in Once (Jorge Luis Borges) copyright 2005, 30" x 40", acrylic on canvascollection of Mike and Vicki McCarty, Lancaster, PA
Road to the Ashram - Big Indian, NY copyright 2005
50" x 51", acrylic on canvascollection of Robert and Michelle Campbell, Lancaster, PA
Adrift copyright 2005 40" x 30", acrylic on canvas
collection of Dr. Barbara Lewin, Philadelphia, Pa
Looking Across the Healing Field copyright 2005, 38" x 39", acrylic on canvas
collection of Scott and Leigh Fitzpatrick, Philadelphia, PA
Second Chamber copyright 20055,
2 feet by 7.5 feet, acrylic on canvasdamaged (not currently available)
The Burning Sea copyright 2005 18" x 18", acrylic on canvas
collection of Mark Anderson, Chestnut Hill, PA
Big Orange copyright 2004, acrylic on canvas, 48" x 60"
available at Manning and Rommel Associates, Lancaster, PA
Understanding Blue copyright 2004 44" x 44", acrylic on canvas
collection of Steve Funk, Lancaster, PA
A House Divided copyright 2004, 18" x 18", acrylic on canvas
collection of Heather Heilman and Scott Loercher, Wrightsville, Pa
Inca original ink drawing donated for "Trees Galore", the annual auction to benefit the Lanaster Museum of Art.
This image is a digitized version of the work which is this year's New Year greeting.
The original ink drawing is in the collection of Stanley and Nancy Grand, Lancaster, Pa.
Glorious Morning original ink, gold leaf and acrylic on paper, donated for "Trees Galore", the 2011 annual auction to benefit the Lancaster Museum of Art.
collection of Barbara Hammel, Lancaster, Pa.
Portrait of Po copyright 2003, 38" x 36", acrylic on canvas
collection of George and Jan Broske, Newark, DE
Interpreting the Dream copyright 2005, 48" x 72", acrylic on canvas
available at Manning and Rommel, Lancaster, PA
At the Edge copyright 2004, 42" x 18", acrylic on acrylic sheet
collection of Jan and George Broske, Wilmington, Delaware
Structure of Sequence copyright 2005, 42" x 63", acrylic on canvas
collection of Dr. and Mrs. Steve Morgan, Lancaster, Pa
Looking Outward copyright 2003, 31" x 40", acrylic on canvas
collection of Amy Heavey, Ossining, New York
Asia copyright 2004, 30" x 30", acrylic on canvasCollection of Drake Nicholas, Esq., Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Waking on the Third Day copyright 2004, 38" x 42", acrylic on canvas
collection of Michael and Victoria Marino-Sousa, Melville, New York
St. Marks Square, Venice copyright 2004, 30" x 36", acrylic on canvas
collection of Lilia Heisley, Harrisburg, PA
The Day of Patti's Passing(detail) copyright 2003, 26" x 38", acrylic on canvas,
collection of JoAnn Mitchell, Harrisburg, Pa
Sentinels copyright 2002, 39" x 27", acrylic on acrylic sheet
First Prize - 2003 Lancaster County Art Association Members' Exhibition
in a private collection
Many Voiced Echoes in the Mist copyright 2003, 28" x 39", acrylic on acrylic sheet
in a private collection
Solstice copyright 2003
collection of Claudette and Keith Archambault, Fairfax, Virginia
Eve of Light, copyright 2003, acrylic on board, 50" x 50"
collection of Tracey Meloni, Harrisburg, Pa
Pilgrim Soul II copyright 2003, 40" x 36", acrylic on canvas
collection of Lesa Gerard, Philadelphia, PA
Without a Kiss copyright 2003, 37" x 41", acrylic on canvas
collection of Laura Blair, Elkins Park, PA
Yin Yang copyright 2002, 27" x 39", acrylic on acrylic sheet
collection of Rodger and Carol Faill, Harrisburg, PA
Ses Memoires (la bella sera), copyright 2002, acrylic on canvas, 32" x 42".
collection of Angie and Daniel Roeder, Vienna, VA
Essence,
(created for the Alice Drum Women's Center 10th Anniversary Celebration, March 28, 2003)
copyright 2003, 42" x 18", acrylic and collage on plywood
Collection of the Women's Center, Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, PA
This Poem copyright 2002, 24" x 14", acrylic on paper,
Collection of Barbara Verrier, Baltimore, Maryland
GRUMBACHER GOLD MEDALLION - 2002
Labyrinthine Soul, copyright 2002, acrylic on paper, 24" x 14",
collection of Mr. and Mrs. Art Pavlatos, Lancaster, Pa\
Passage to the New World, copyright 2002, acrylic on acrylic 37" x 29".
collection of Robin Walsh Wise, Lancaster, Pa
Mystique, copyright 2001, acrylic on paper
collection of Jason Adams, Harrisburg, PA
Shrine of the Sea Turtle, copyright 2001, acrylic on canvas. 24" x 36".
collection of Drake Nicholas, Esq., Harrisburg, PA
Walking Down West 4th Street, 2001, acrylic on paper
, in a private collection
In Search of Avalon, copyright 2002, acrylic on paper 26" x 38".
collection of Dr. and Mrs. Steven Morgan, Lancaster, PA
Distant Hills, copyright 2001, acrylic on canvas, 38" x 36"
collection of Jason Adams, Harrisburg, PA
Shattered Sky, copyright 2001, acrylic on canvas. 49" x 32"
collection of George and Jan Broske, Newark, Delaware
(Creeping) In the Garden at Night, copyright 2001, acrylic on canvas
Created for the Yellow Wallpaper project, July, 2001
collection of Marianne Milianta and Robert Creason, Harrisburg, PA
Yellow Wallpaper, copyright 2001, acrylic on paper,
collection of Julie Brodie and Michael Huffnagle, Gambier, Ohio, created for the production "The Yellow Wallpaper", July, 2001
Field of Green, copyright 2000, acrylic on paper
collection of Dr. and Mrs. Steve Morgan, Lancaster, PA
I will continue to update this page with new images and exhibit information. In the meanwhile, please keep in touch and return occasionally to see what might be new for you. As always, I will be happy to show you new work by e-mail or on this page, if you are interested. Please let me have your comments. Thank you, again for your interest and for visiting.
Her Voice (I Hear Her Voice in the Gentle Breeze of a Summer's Eve),
1999, acrylic, oil, pastel, watercolor on paper.
(Collection of Jay Green and Mary Tamaki, Los Angeles, California)
Out of Chaos, 2000, acrylic, oil, watercolor on paper.
collection of Steve and Andrea Morgan, Lancaster PA
Claire Giblin was born in New York City. As a child, she was tutored in studio techniques by her uncle, Western artist and historian, Vincent Mercaldo, and began creating artwork at a very young age. She continued to study fine art independently, attending life sketching, painting and art history courses in New York City at F.I.T. and in Pennsylvania at Lebanon Valley College, Millersville University and Franklin & Marshall College. She combines mediums, using acrylic, watercolor, oils, pencil, ink, encaustic and pastels on paper and canvas. Her paintings have won awards and acclaim by jurors and critics and are in private and corporate collections throughout the United States. The artist donates 10% of all proceeds from the sale of her artwork to charities which support the homeless, including The Bowery Mission in New York City and the Water Street Rescue Mission in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
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I grew up in the inner city where life was never easy. I had an alcoholic father who left our home when I was five years old. He lived on the subways and streets and eventually died in New York City's Bowery section. At a very young age I began to draw. Creative expression was the means by which I was able to survive severe depression as a child and, later, as an adult, I was able to endure many hardships because of the transportation of life to art which I practiced. I created out of frustration and fear and pain and the desire to escape what was too overwhelming to understand. However, I always believed I could transcend those subjective motivations to create art that is an expression of beauty and peace.
The power of art substantiates its value in society. The premise that thoughts and emotions transcribed into visual images can affect behavior, fascinates me. The slightest suggestive response gleaned from a painting can trigger narratives of historical and contemporary events or generate feelings of pure visual excitement, social consciousness, movement and ecstasy. This points to the purpose of art -- its enormous inherent power to influence an individual, or entire civilizations. As an artist, my job is to see things differently and to present things that might lead to open conversation and understanding. Unspoken communication is a key to enlightenment and peace, and this is the thrust of my commitment as an artist.
Daybreak, 1999, acrylic on paper
Collection of Mr. NS Mrs. Paul Barrett, Bethesda, Maryland
Onset of Winter", 1999 acrylic and watercolor on paper Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bowman, West Chester, Pennsylvania
2011, First Prize, Women's Expressions Invitational Exhibition, Womens and Babies Hospital, Lancaster, PA
"Best in PA" - 2005 yearbook of Pennsylvania's Best Artists - Honorable Mention
Business 2 Business Magazine's 2005 "Hottest Artists" - Top 10 Mixed Media artists
Best of Show - Grand Prize - Hanover Art Fest '96, Ashland, Virginia - "Reflections-Morning"; judges: Shelly B. Sheperd, Hand Workshop Art Center; Mary Holland, VA Museum of Fine Arts.
National Award Winner - Grand Prize - "Art Contest of the Month", NAOFA (National Appreciation of Fine Artists), November, 2000, "Field of Green", Cover for Month of November
First Prize - Lancaster County Art Association 2003 Spring Membership Show\ Grumbacher Gold Medallion Award, 2002Jack Richeson & Co. Award, Philadelphia Tri-State Artists Equity, 2010
Award in Memory of Elaine Alber, Philadelphia Tri-State Artists Equity, 2007
Pearl Paint Award, Philadelphia Tri-State Artists Equity 2008 "In Search of Ourselves", Moe Brooker, Juror
Judges' Choice Award, 28th Annual Mt. Gretna Outdoor Art Show, Mt. Gretna, Pa, 2002
Jack Richeson Award, Philadelphia Tri-State Artists Equity, 2010 Anniversary Exhibition
Judges' Choice Award, 29th Annual Mt. Gretna Outdoor Art Show, Mt. Gretna, Pa, 2003
Second Place, 34th Annual Lititz Outdoor Art Show, 2000
Second Place, 29th Annual Juried Exhibition, York Art Association, York, PA, 1999
Second Place, 31st Annual Lititz Outdoor Art Show, 1997
Silver Award: Open Competition and Exhibition, Federal Reserve Bank, Philadelphia, PA - May 12-June 17, 1997
Third Place, September 2001, 2nd annual Landis Woods Invitational Outdoor Art Show, Neffsville, Pennsylvania
Third Place, "Unbound (Prometheus)", September, 2001, 13th Annual Festival of the Arts, Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Third Place, 1st Annual Landis Woods Outdoor Art Show, 2000
Honorable Mention, 15th Annual Fall for the Arts Festival, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA
Honorable Mention, 17th Annual Fall for the Arts Festival, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, PA
Judge's Award, 2nd Annual Outdoor Art Show, LCAA, 1999, Dr. Leo Mazow
Judges' Award, 32nd Annual Lititz Outdoor Art Show, 1998
Honorable Mention, 1997 "Crabbie Awards", Art Calendar Magazine
Honorable Mention, 3rd National Juried Art Exhibition, Highland Cultural Center, Highland, New York, 1996; juror: Deborah Goldberg, Museum of Modern Art and Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC.
Invitation - 7th Annual Pocono Manor Fine Art Show, 1996; judges: Ward Jackson, R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC; Fred Brenner; Frances Kelly; Daly Flanagan, MOCA, Los Angeles.
Solo Invitational Exhibition -Temple Beth Or Gallery, Spring House, PA, 1998
Reflecting Pool in Autumn, 1999, acrylic and oil on canvas.
Collection of Steve and Andrea Morgan, Lancaster, PA
Schedule of Exhibitions 2012 :
.February - Resident Artist Exhibition, Susquehanna Center for the Creative\ Arts, Columbia, PA
.February - "An Architect's Influence", invitation exhibition, The Demuth Museum Lancaster, PA
.March - "Circuitous Connections" F & M Faculty Exhibition, The Bronx Art Center, Bronx, New York
. April - Echo Valley Art Group Annual Exhibition, Keystone Art & Culbure Center, Lancaster, PA.
.June-August - Lancaster Museum of Art open awards exhibition
.August-September - 3rd Anniversary Artist Invitational exhibition - Painted Desert Gallery, Lancaster, PA
.September 16 - Annual Echo Valley Art Auction, Rader Park, Lancaster, PA
.September - "House" - Group invitational exhibition, Susquehanna Center for the Creative Arts, Columbia, PA
.October - Solo Exhibition - The Ware Center at Millersville University, Lancaster City, Pa
Schedule of Exhibitions 2011:
.January 24 - February 28 - "The Narrow Road", one person exhibition at Keystone Art and Cultural Center, Lancaster, PA
.February - Exhibition of works by Echo Valley Artists at West Chester University West Chester, PA
.March 5 - 27, Demuth Museum, Lancaster, PA, invitational exhibition "Line, Color, and Light: A Barnes Education"
.March - Women's Expressions, exhibition, cocktail party and auction, Lancaster Women's and Babies Hospital
. April 1 - May 1 - Echo Valley Art Group small works exhibition, Marietta Art House, Marietta, PA
.April 14 - May 14 - one person exhibition, Gallery 705, Stroudsburg, PA.
.July 29-September 7 - Red Rose City Art Exhibition, invitational, Cohen Gallery, The Goggle Works, Reading, Pennsylvania
.November - Hess Gallery, solo exhibition, Zug Hall, Elizabethtown College, Elizabethtown, PA
EXHIBITION INFORMATION FROM 2002 to 2010
The Argument of MARS and the aftermath copyright 2006, 30" x 40", acrylic on canvas
created at "Portraits" collaborative event, March 18, 2006
collection of Mr. Stephen Patterson, Lancaster, Pa
Claire contributes at least 10% of all income from the sale of her artwork to charities which support the homeless, including:
Water Street Rescue Mission Bowery Mission Society St. Phillips the Apostle Church
Fire Island, 1998, acrylic on canvas paper
Collection of Hon Eng, Flushing, NYi>
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