Clare Haward NEAC

Statement

Observation is the starting point for my paintings, whether it be the interplay between light and shadow in a still life set up, the relationship between an object/figure and its environment or simply the effect of one colour next to another. This usually leads to a process of inclusion and elimination as I explore the painting's possibilities, allowing the narrative or theme of the painting to emerge and for the motif to take on meaning beyond the subject’s formal structure.

Bio

Clare Haward completed foundation studies at Camberwell College of Art in 1995, graduated with a 2.1 in Fine Art from Leeds University in 2000 and a postgraduate diploma in Fine Art at the Cyprus College of Art in 2009. Since then she has attended the painting and drawing masterclass programmes at Hatahana School in Tel Aviv and the Jerusalem Studio School, as well as undertaking residencies in Germany and Italy.

Clare exhibits regularly and has had work selected for The Threadneedle Prize, the Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize, the ING Discerning Eye and the New English Art Club. Clare has recently been awarded a Greenshields Foundation scholarship. Clare currently lives in London, where she combines her studio practice with teaching painting and drawing to adults.