Claire Morgan Explained

Claire Morgan
Birth Date:	17 August 1980
Birth Place:	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality:	Irish, British
Known For:	Visual Artist
Training:	University of Northumbria, University of Ulster

Claire Morgan (born 1980 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an Irish artist. She lives and works in the North East of England.^{[1] [2]}

Biography

Morgan was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland. She studied at Northumbria University in Newcastle upon Tyne, graduating with a BA Hons in Fine Art Sculpture in 2003.^[3]

Her work is inspired by the cycles of nature and the problematic relationships between humans and nature, as well as personal experiences and memories of trauma.^{[4] [5]}

Morgan started out working with temporary materials such as rotting fruit and other organic materials. She is known for suspended installations that often include taxidermy,^{[6] [7] [8]} and also for intricate works on paper.^[9]

Selected solo exhibitions

• 2021 – Claire Morgan: Joy in the pain, Saarlandmuseum Moderne Galerie, Saarbrücken, Germany^[10]
• 2019 – Claire Morgan: As I Live and Breathe, The Horniman Museum and Gardens, London, UK^[11]
• 2018 – Claire Morgan: Losses, Deyrolle, Paris, France^[12]
• 2018 – Claire Morgan: Here is the End of All Things, Kunstverein Emsdetten, Germany^[13]
• 2018 – Claire Morgan: Recent Lapses in Judgement, Galerie Karsten Greve, Köln, Germany
• 2017 – Claire Morgan: My God-shaped Hole, Fondation Francès, Senlis, France^[14]
• 2017 – Claire Morgan: Stop Me Feeling, Frist Art Museum, Nashville, US^[15]
• 2016 – Claire Morgan: The Sound of Silence, Het Noordbrabants Museum, Den Bosch, Netherlands^[16]
• 2016 – Claire Morgan: Plenty More Fish In The Sea,, Angers
• 2015 – Claire Morgan: The Gathering Dusk, Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, France
• 2014 – Claire Morgan: Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better. Osthaus Museum, Hagen, Germany^[17]
• 2015 – Claire Morgan: Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better. Stadtmuseum Jena, Jena, Germany
• 2015 – Claire Morgan: Try Again. Fail Again. Fail Better., Saint-Louis, France
• 2015 – Claire Morgan: Act of God // Höhere Gewalt, Kunst-Station Sankt Peter, Köln, Germany
• 2013 – Claire Morgan: Interference, Nässjö Konsthall, Sweden
• 2013 – Claire Morgan: Arresting,, Sweden
• 2012 – Claire Morgan: Gone to Seed, MAC, Belfast, Northern Ireland
• 2012 – Claire Morgan: Quietus, Galerie Karsten Greve, Paris, France
• 2012 – Claire Morgan: Menagerie, Kunstverein Münsterland, Coesfeld, Germany
• 2011 – Claire Morgan: About Time, Hub: National Centre for Craft and Design, Sleaford, UK
• 2010 – Claire Morgan: Life. Blood, Galerie Karsten Greve, Paris, France
• 2008 – Claire Morgan: Gone with the Wind, Great North Run Cultural Programme, Laing Art Gallery, Newcastle, UK
• 2008 – Claire Morgan: Chasing Rainbows, Selfridges (Wonder Room Windows), London, UK

Awards

• 2019 – Fondation Daniel et Florence Guerlain, Prix de Dessin 2019 FR^[18]
• 2007 – Wooda Arts Award, Cornwall UK
• 2006 – Premio Fondazione Arnaldo Pomodoro, Prize for Young Sculptors, Milan IT
• 2004 – Roy Noakes Award, selected by Royal British Society of Sculptors UK
• 2004 – Royal British Society of Sculptors, Annual Bursary Award UK

Selected collections

• Centre Georges Pompidou^[19]
• MONA Museum of Old and New Art^{[20] [21]}
  • Emerige
• ALTANA Kulturstiftung^[22]
• Renschdael Art Foundation^[23]
• Fondation Frances^[24]
• Ghisla Art Foundation^[25]
• ERES Foundation^[26]
• EIB Institute^[27]

External links

• Artist website
• Galerie Karsten Greve
• Madame Figaro Interview
• Environmental Graffiti

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2020. Claire Morgan. live. Galerie Karsten Greve. 27 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210412140613/https://galerie-karsten-greve.com/en/artists/detail/claire-morgan?tab=start . 12 April 2021 .
2. Web site: Figaro. Madame. 2019-08-28. Visite guidée dans l'atelier de Claire Morgan, l'artiste qui fait mouche. 2021-09-27. Madame Figaro.
3. Web site: Claire Morgan CV. live. www.claire-morgan.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20200711090331/http://claire-morgan.co.uk:80/cv/ . 11 July 2020 .
4. Web site: 9 Jul 2021.
   1. ClaireMorgan - Interview mit der Künstlerin Claire Morgan
   . live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210927170209/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2D3gU1UBb0 . 27 September 2021 .
5. Web site: Bardou. Florian. Claire Morgan : "L'idée est de montrer les dégâts infligés au monde vivant". 2021-09-27. Libération. fr.
6. Web site: Art & Taxidermie. 2021-09-27. www.vice.com. fr.
7. Web site: Quand artiste rime avec taxidermiste. 2021-09-27. Beaux Arts. fr-FR.
8. Book: Taxidermy. Thames & Hudson. 2013. 230–231.
9. Web site: Claire Morgan: Winner of the 2019 Drawing Prize – Announcements – art-agenda. 2021-09-27. www.art-agenda.com. en.
10. Web site: Stiftung saarländischer Kulturbesitz: Ausstellungen. 2021-09-27. www.kulturbesitz.de.
11. Web site: As I Live and Breathe: New works by internationally exhibited artist Claire Morgan on display at the Horniman. 2021-09-27. Horniman Museum and Gardens. en-GB.
12. Web site: CLAIRE MORGAN – Losses – Deyrolle. 2021-09-27. www.deyrolle.com.
13. Web site: CV. 2021-09-27. Claire Morgan. en-US.
14. Web site: RESURGENCE – My god-Shaped Hole. 2021-09-27. Fondation Francès. fr-FR.
15. Web site: Claire Morgan: Stop Me Feeling. 2021-09-27. Frist Art Museum. en-US.
16. Web site: Claire Morgan The Sound of Silence – Noord Brabants Museum. 2021-09-27. www.visitholland.nl.
17. Web site: Claire Morgan. 2021-09-27. galerie-karsten-greve.com. en-GB.
18. Web site: Claire Morgan, 12e Prix de dessin de la Fondation Daniel et Florence Guerlain. 2021-09-27. LEFIGARO. fr.
19. Web site: Recherche. 2021-09-27. Centre Pompidou. en-EN.
20. Web site: Museum of Old & New Art (MONA). 2021-09-27. ArchitectureAU. en.
21. Web site: Claire Morgan, entre légèreté et gravité. 2021-09-27. gazette-drouot.com. fr.
22. Web site: Stiftung Kunst und Natur – Morgan, Claire. 2021-09-27. Stiftung Kunst und Natur. de.
23. Web site: Claire Morgan, The Sound of Silence Het Noordbrabants Museum. 2021-09-27. www.hetnoordbrabantsmuseum.nl. en.
24. Web site: Claire Morgan. 2021-09-27. Fondation Francès. fr-FR.
25. Web site: M.P. Ghisla Collection. 2021-09-27. Ghisla Art Collection Locarno. en-US.
26. Web site: Artists ERES Foundation. 2021-09-27. eres-stiftung.de.
27. Web site: BEYOND BORDERS, a dialogue based on masterpieces of the EIB's art collection. 2021-09-27. European Investment Bank. en.