claire anderson, normal artist

a lifelong artist, I received my BA in Art Theory & Practice from Northwestern University in 2010.

I create using a range of media including but not limited to collage, drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpture, collaborations - I’m interested in following an intuitive sort of logic, both resisting preciousness & imbuing material with value through careful attention & time. my work is often sentimental, sometimes nonrepresentational, both loose & intricately decorated, hopefully playful, with a focus on creating a sense of space through layers, colors, shapes.

my professional experience has been primarily in community-focused independent businesses & project management - specifically independent bookstores & apparel - with my art practice being a mostly separate, invisible thing informing everything else. in 2021 I returned to Iowa & have been centering my art making practice at my family’s studio there. my mother has been working in ceramics for over 20 years; while my formal art education did not include clay, I have benefited from being adjacent to her growth in knowledge & experience over that time. I am very fortunate to now be able to share my mom’s pottery studios in Iowa & the Black Hills & to explore & experiment with this new (ancient) medium. my ceramics work so far is all hand built, very organic, often botanical &/or geometric, & (as with everything else) forever evolving.

all pieces are one of a kind originals & can never be truly replicated - however if there’s a custom something or variation on a theme in my aesthetic that you’re interested in, please ask! I would love to help make your art dreams come true.

I am forever grateful to come from a family of many talented creative humans & for the ability to center my artmaking practice in my daily life.

(my perfect tiny rescue dog’s name is Normal - she’s the only normality I believe in)

claire.normal.art@gmail.com

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