Claire Duguid



Biography

Studied Drawing and Painting at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, University of Dundee and graduated in July 2004 with a BA Hons Fine Art. Now living and working in Edinburgh, she exhibits her work in the UK, Europe and USA with a growing list of private collectors and appearing in several art features in press and television.

Personal Statement

My work deals with varied experiences of intimacy and solitude. I intend to create an ambiguous serenity or powerful sense of presence, touching on an almost religious aura.


I use strong, pure, natural light or vivid colourful artificial light with movement to abstract the subject, capturing varying levels of abstraction in photographs and film stills. Using this as my source material I paint a photorealist interpretation intending to convey an energy and radiance contained within the confines of the canvas. Producing panels of light, colour, intrigue and overall beauty.

I experiment with the relationships between the figure and environment, and, the viewer and the painting, exploring different perceptions of reality. In much of my work I aim to bring a fusion between fore and background, using the light to distort and erode the figure, giving the light a sense of form and the figure less definition, creating an equality between the elements. Contrastingly, in a number of my works I distort the background to create a distinct separation of the figure from its environment, creating a sense of isolation. In doing so, engaging the viewer and generating an intimacy with the subject.



Education:

Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, BA Honours
University of Dundee, Fine Art
Dundee,
2000-2004

Awards and Achievements:

� Selected by the RSA and Standard Life Investments as an invited artist to exhibit in an exclusive show at the Atrium Gallery of Whiteleys, London, following the RSA Students Exhibition, City Arts Centre, Edinburgh.

� Invited as part of a small selection of artists from BraveArt �03 to attend madia events to promote BraveArt �04.

Exhibitions:

� Mar �03: RSA Students� Exhibition
City Art Centre, Edinburgh
� May �03: BraveArt 03
The Atrium Gallery, London
� Feb - Mar �04: RSA Students� Exhibition
RSA building, Edinburgh
� May �04: Duncan of Jordanstone Degree Show
Duncan of Jordanstone Collage of Art, Dundee
� Jun �04: Gallery Launch; Mixed Show
McKenzie Galleries, St. Andrews
� Jul � Aug �04: New Generation Show
Compass Gallery, Glasgow
� Oct �04: Affordable Art Fair
London, with Sarah Myerscough Gallery, Mayfair, London
� Nov � Dec �04: St Andrews Week Exhibition
Old Course Hotel, organizer McKenzie Galleries, St Andrews
� Feb � Mar �05: New Faces 2005
The Leith Gallery, Edinburgh
� Feb � Mar �05: Figurative Show
Green Gallery, Aberfoyle � Apr � May �05: Glasgow Art Fair, with Scotlandart.com
� Jul � Aug �05: �Figure it Out�, Scotlandart.com, Edinburgh
� Nov �05: New York Affordable Art Fair, with Flying Colours Gallery, London
� Jan �06: London Art Fair, with Flying Colours Gallery, London
� Sept � Oct �06: Joint gallery exhibition with Scotlandart.com, Karen Taylor Contemporary Fine Art, London
� Oct �06: Joint Gallery Exhibition with Scotlandart.com, Gallery One, London
� Nov �06: Art Ireland, Dublin with Scotlandart.com � Nov �06: Edinburgh Art Fair with Scotlandart.com
� Dec �06: Christmas Exhibition, Scotlandart.com, Edinburgh � Mar �07: Affordable Art Fair London, with Flying Colours Gallery, London � Apr �07: Glasgow Art Fair, with Flying Colours Gallery, London