| Through my art works I aim to amplify the trace of something transient and make invisible occurrences visible. I create new forms of movement through public spaces, document experiences and re-create spaces in ways that they can be experienced anew. Making work in public space has formed a core of my practice, with past methods including performative intervention, interactive projection and jet-washed pavements. My innate geographical curiosity in representing how people move through city spaces developed into an interest in large populations of people following residencies in Istanbul and Shanghai in 2012. These cities shifted my focus onto the migration and displacement of people globallly, which has featured in works including Migrate, Free movement of people, Displaced Persons and Maze of Displacement. Bio Since 2009 Claire Weetman has worked internationally on exchanges, residencies and exhibitions including Linz (AT), Schiedam (NL), Istanbul (TR) and in November 2012 as artist in residence at Shanghai Fine Art University (CN) as part of the METAL International Residency Award to Shanghai. Claire studied Fine Art at Liverpool John Moores University (2003). She is a founder member of POST Liverpool, a co-curatorial group of female artists working internationally with European Capital of Culture Cities. In 2011 she co-founded the artist-led studios and artist network Platform Art St Helens in her home town. |
| Selected Exhibitions |
| 2017 |
| Public View: The Bluecoat, Liverpool |
| Curiouser and Curiouser: Masham Gallery, Yorkshire |
| 2016 |
| Landscapes and Boundaries: The Brindley Arts Centre, Runcorn & The Gallery at St George's House, Bolton |
| 2014 |
| Residual Projects: South Square Gallery, Yorkshire |
| A landscape of marginal encounters: Solo exhibition, The Brindley Arts centre, Runcorn |
| The Drawing Project: Castlefield Gallery, Manchester |
| Urmson-Burnett Photogram Open 2014: Urmson-Burnett Gallery, Salisbury and Silverprint, London |
| 2013 |
| The Vide at the Bluecoat, two installations: 'A remarkable architecture of stairs" and "Would you tell me, please, which way I ought to go from here" |
| Art:Language:Location, Cambridge |
| small CHANGE, Airspace Gallery, Stoke on Trent, Curated by Sevie Tsampalla |
| Through: Process in art. Neo:Gallery 22, Bolton |
| I am awaiting the arrival of night: Gallery at Bank Quay House, Warrington |
| 2012 |
| dis)Orientation: an online exhibition of work made in Shanghai. claireweetman.co.uk/shanghaigallery.html |
| TRADING STATION: POST Liverpool, Artist initiated exchange with Istanbul - Curve Gallery, Liverpool. |
| Trace: Artists that explore the idea of an outline, an indication, a smidgen - Motorcade/Flashparade, Bristol |
| Animated Drawings: screening of works by emerging artists, Parasol Unit, London |
| Journeys: Artists critique the ways in which humankind is perpetually on the move - Chapel Gallery, Ormskirk. |
| 2011 |
| State of Perception: An experiment in artists exchange - METAL, Liverpool |
| Invisible City: Performance Interventions, Schiedam (NL) |
| 2010 |
| 'Latitude' - artist map making: Manchester Modernist Society |
| How much exchange can you stand?: Female artists from Linz and Liverpool, MAERZ, Linz (AT) |
| Global Studio: Examining global projects initiated by Liverpool Artists, The Bluecoat, Liverpool |
| 2009 |
| Next Up: Liverpool Art Now: 35 artists living and working in Liverpool, The Bluecoat, Liverpool |
| 2008 |
| Move: Albert Dock: Drawing, photography and installation, curated by Claire Weetman |
| Liverpool International Artists:Curated by Terry Duffy, Novas CUC, Liverpool Independents Biennial |
| Directions in Drawing:Artists who experiment with drawing in their practice, The Brindley, Runcorn |
| Six Artists from St Helens: Celebrating 60 years of town twinning, an exhibition at the Rathaus, Stuttgart (D) |
| 2007 |
| Prestival: A weekend of artist interventions across the city of Preston, Lancashire |
| Lines of Investigation: An exhibition of drawing and line at Albert Dock, Liverpool, curated by Claire Weetman |
| Journey, Movement and Place: Wolstenholme Projects, Liverpool |
| 2006 |
| Dyingfrog Presents…: Artists using performance to create their work, Cornerstone Gallery, Liverpool |
| 2004 |
| Liverpool Open: Arena Gallery, Liverpool |
| 2003 |
| Flinch: Group show at Sevenseven Gallery, London |
| It Ain’t What You Do: A performance and video evening at 291 Gallery, Hackney, London
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| Residencies |
| 2014 |
| METAL Time and Space residency, Southend-on-sea (UK) |
| 2012 |
| METAL International residency Award: In partnership with Shanghai Fine Art University (CN) |
| TRADING STATION: Artist led residency in Istanbul (TR) |
| 2011 |
| AA2A (Artists access to art colleges) residency, Salford University |
| 2010 |
| Urban Interventions: Atelierhaus Salzamt, Linz (AT) |
| riPOSTe: Artist-led residency in Linz (AT)
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| Commissions & Public Interventions |
| 2016 |
| Prototype project, Maze of Displacement - Heart of Glass, St Helens (UK) |
| 2013 |
| Warrington Contemporary Arts Festival. Public realm intervention |
| 2012 |
| Watermark. An intervention on Barbaros Park, Istanbul (TR) |
| The Big Broughton Poem. Animation - Salford University Outreach Team (UK) |
| 2010 |
| Chatham Road (Eventually Everyone had moved), Animation - Art for Places, Liverpool Biennial (UK) |
| Passing, Watching, Waiting, Following II; interactive drawing - Arts council grants for the arts funded project |
| 2009 |
| Sculptural & Public Realm artworks - The Robins Children's Centre, Huyton, Knowsley |
| Passing, Watching, Waiting, Following; interactive drawing - Attitudes in drawing, The Bluecoat, Liverpool |
| 2008 |
| Wilkommen im Rathaus, interactive drawing - Six artists from St Helens, Stuttgart (D) |
| Sandy Lane Nursery, Warrington - Artwork for nursery windows, developed with children and families |
| 2007 |
| Feeling a little up and down: Drawing Intervention in the lift of Manchester City Art Gallery |
| Awards |
| 2016 |
| Liverpool-Ireland Cultural Corridor travel bursary |
| 2013 |
| A-N Re:View Bursary |
| 2012 |
| METAL International residency Award |
| Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts. POST, TRADING STATION exchange |
| 2011 |
| Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts. New work in Schiedam |
| Grundtvig Adult Education Training Bursary - Intergenerational Practice |
| Creative Arts Award (Professional Practice), St Helens Cultural Awards |
| 2010 |
| Austrian Cultural Forum bursary - POST Linz - Liverpool project |
| 2009 |
| Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts. POST Linz-Liverpool project |
| NAN Go and See Bursary |
| 2003 |
| Norman Moores Fellow - Liverpool John Moores University |
| Education |
| 2003, BA(hons) Fine Art, (First Class), Liverpool John Moores University |
| 2016, The Faculty for socially engaged arts |
Artist Statement
