Based in her home studio amidst a tranquil, nature-filled setting, Australian artist, Claire Yerbury ‘s art is deeply influenced by her surroundings.
Working primarily on wooden panels, Claire employs a diverse range of media, including acrylic paint, inktense pencils, oil crayon, print collage, and paper. Through this mixed-media approach, she constructs intricate layers that interplay with both contrast and harmony, resulting in a subtle yet unified aesthetic. The intimate scale of her works serves to intensify her subject matter, imbuing each piece with a sense of fragility and closeness.
Based in her home studio amidst a tranquil, nature-filled setting, Australian artist, Claire Yerbury ‘s art is deeply influenced by her surroundings.
Working primarily on wooden panels, Claire employs a diverse range of media, including acrylic paint, inktense pencils, oil crayon, print collage, and paper. Through this mixed-media approach, she constructs intricate layers that interplay with both contrast and harmony, resulting in a subtle yet unified aesthetic. The intimate scale of her works serves to intensify her subject matter, imbuing each piece with a sense of fragility and closeness.
Claire’s thematic explorations delve into profound aspects of existence, including life, death, beauty, decay, growth, joy, sorrow, and impermanence. These themes emerge from her keen interest in Zen Buddhism and her observations of the natural world. Often, her artistic expression incorporates imagery that reflects her background as a cellist and her knowledge of horticulture.
Holding a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Arts, Claire has exhibited extensively throughout her career in galleries across Sydney, Brisbane, Tasmania, and the Northern Rivers region. Her artistic journey is one of continuous evolution, as she continues to express her unique and personal experience of life through her art.
Education
1991 Graduated BA Degree in Fine Art Sydney College of the Arts (Sydney University)
1993 Design Certificate Permaculture, Permaculture Institute Tyalgum NSW
1997-2000 Advanced Cert. Urban Horticulture, TAFE Wollongbar NSW
Exhibitions
2024 St Hilda Art Festival, St Hilda’s School, Gold Coast QLD
2023 ‘Birds 3’ Group Exhibition, Gallery 3, Byron Bay
2023 ‘Nest’, Solo Exhibition, Brenda Colahan Fine Art, Sydney
2022 ‘Place in the Sun’ group show, Mist Gallery, Cabarita Beach
2022 ‘Through the Canopy’ Solo show NRCG Ballina
2022 Guest artist Peek Gallery Byron Bay
2022 Guest artist Brenda Colahan Fine Art Putney Sydney
2022 ‘Dare to Dream’ Group Exhibition Mist Gallery Cabarita Beach
2022 Guest artist Art Images Gallery Adelaide
2022 Guest artist Barebones Swansea Tasmania
2021 Guest artist, Barebones Swansea, Tasmania
2021 ‘Roam’ Group Exhibition Mist Gallery, Cabarita Beach NSW
2021 ‘Encore’ Group Exhibition Mist Gallery, Cabarita Beach NSW
2021 Guest artist Mist Gallery, Cabarita Beach NSW
2017 – 2021 Made in Mullum, Mullumbimby NSW
2021 Guest artist Cube Gallery, Mullumbimby
2020 ‘Loom’ Group exhibition Side Gallery, Brisbane QLD
2020 Guest artist Martine Gallery, Sydney NSW
2020 Guest artist Barebones Swansea, Tasmania
2019 ‘The Flesh and Bone Experiment’ Exhibitor, host and curator Forest Art Studio, Wilsons Creek NSW
2019 ‘Enter the Bower’ Exhibitor, host and curator Forest Art Studio, Wilsons Creek NSW
2019 ‘Smalls’ Exhibition C.A.S.E Byron School of Arts Mullumbimby NSW
2018 ‘Forest Comes Alive’ Exhibitor, host and curator Forest Art Studio, Wilsons Creek NSW
2018 ‘Forest Art’ Exhibitor, host and curator Forest Art Studio, Wilsons Creek NSW
2017 Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby NSW
2017 Barebones Gallery, Bangalow NSW
2017 ‘Highly Commended’ Award Ocean Shores Art Expo, Ocean Shores NSW
2015-2016 Moonrise Studios, Mullumbimby NSW
2014-2015 Art Aspects, Lismore NSW
1997 Easter Art Classic, Byron Bay NSW
1994 Community Art Exhibition Tweed Gallery, Murwillumbah NSW
