Based on Bidgigal Land, in Sydney, Australia, Clare Britton is an artist interested in attention, time, and landscapes. Clare’s work is informed by collaboration and explores how visual art and creative processes interact with other types of research. Clare is one of the resident artists at the Carriageworks Clothing Store and facilitates the Magnetic Topographies research group with artists Therese Keogh and Kenzee Patterson. Her time as part of the performance collective My Darling Patricia (2004-14) informs her process.
A Sidney Myer Creative Fellow (2014), Clare holds a Masters of Studio Art (2016) and a Doctor of Philosophy (2020) from Sydney College of the Arts, the University of Sydney. Her PhD, A Week on the Cooks River, was completed under the supervision of Julie Rrap, Ann Elias and Mikala Dwyer.
Clare’s work respects the fact that working in Australia means working on Aboriginal Land.
Clare and Sarah met in residence at Bundanon, alongside other artists Danielle Barrie, Agnieszka Golda and Jo Law, Charmaine Papertalk Green and Deborah Green, and Liberty Kerr. Clare was working with fellow Magnetic Topographies artists Therese and Kenzee in the Dorothy Dwyer Silversmiths Studio (and out of it). Sarah made some material contributions to a collaborative meditation with Clare, considering material histories, time, reciprocity and rivers.