Biography
Claire Beausein
1962 Born in Wangaratta, Victoria
1984 Bachelor of Arts (textiles) - The Sydney College of the Arts
Solo Exhibitions
2009 - ‘Oper-Arte’ 2009 - ARTspace7 - Broome
2007 - ‘Artopia’ ARTspace 7 - Broome
2007 - ‘The River’ Beatty Gallery - Sydney
2006 - ‘Claire Beausein - New Works’ The Bay Gallery - Broome
2006 - ‘Focus on Claire Beausein’ Gecko Gallery - Broome
2005 - ‘EON elements of north’ Fremantle Arts Centre - Fremantle WA
2005 - ‘Moire Coast’ Beatty Gallery - Sydney
2005 - ‘Elements of North’ Pearlers Row Gallery - Broome
2004 - ‘Claire Beausein’ Monsoon Gallery - Broome
2004 - ‘Pindan Country’ Beatty Gallery - Sydney
2003 - ‘Silent Echo’ recent works by Claire Beausein, Short Street Gallery - Broome
2003 - ‘Jazz Collection’ Broome Arts & Music Festival - Broome
2002 - ‘Undercurrent’ Monsoon Gallery - Broome
2001 - ‘Claire Beausein - Recent Works’ Alta Gallery - Sydney
2000 - ‘Studio 7’, Walcott Street - Broome
1999 - ‘The Day’, Hollywood Gallery - Sydney
1993 - ‘Land, City and Sea’ Green Iguana Café - Sydney
Installation and Collaborative Events
2006 - ‘Beyond the 26th Parallel’ - Edith Cowan University - Perth
2006 - ‘Ora’ site specific installation piece 25th July - Broome
Selected Group Exhibitions
2010 - ‘The Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize Exhibition’ The South Australian Museum - Adelaide
2009 - ‘Mine Own Executioner’ Mundaring Arts Centre - Mundaring WA
2007 - ‘Great Southern Land’ Beatty Gallery - Sydney
2006 - ‘Blaze’ Beatty Gallery - Sydney
2006 - ‘North East Sculpture Event’ - Wangaratta, North East Victoria
2004 - ‘Directors Cut’ Beatty Gallery - Sydney
2003 - ‘Women working for Women’ Moore’s Building - Fremantle WA
Awards
Overall Winner, Shinju Art Awards, Broome: 2010, 2009, 2003
Best 3D work, Hedland Art Awards: 2010, 2009
Oil/Acrylic Prize, Kimberley Art Prize: 2009
Mixed Media Prize, Kimberley Art Prize: 2009
Overall Winner, Kimberley Art Prize: 2008
People’s Choice, Shinju Art Awards, Broome: 2007
Inaugural Horizon Power Award, Shinju Art Awards, Broome: 2006
Watercolour Prize, Shinju Art Awards, Broome: 2005, 2003, 2002, 1999
Watercolour Prize, Kimberley Art Prize: 2003
Artistcare Award, ‘She’ Walker St. Gallery, Melbourne: 2002
Mixed Media Prize, Kimberley Art Prize: 2002
Highly commended, Drawing/Pastel, Kimberley Art Prize: 2006
Highly commended, Watercolour, Kimberley Art Prize: 2005
Highly commended, Oil/ Acrylic, Shinju Art Awards, Broome: 2002
Grants and Residencies
Residency Old Customs House, Fremantle: 2007
Arts WA, Grants: 2005, 2004, 2003
Collections
Shire of Broome, Western Australia
Shire of West Kimberley, Western Australia
Horizon Power, Western Australia
Numerous private collections in Australia and Overseas