Exhibition - 'Tropical homage' held at John Miller Galleries in Newcastle in July 2009, along with 'Formed in Fibre', baskets by Necia Magain, and 'Keepsakes', ceramics by Juliet Ackery. This was a family event , 'Homage', by siblings Necia, John and Claire.
2008 Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize
Resurrection - Highly Commended (category A, painting)
The Great Barrier Reef - Highly Commended (category B, works on paper)
Claire received 2 'People's Choice' awards for paintings in 2007.
Transparent Leaves, won the award in the Oceanic Art Prize in Port Douglas.
Mr Fig Parrot was people's choice in the Townsville Art awards.
EXHIBITION 'Green Again' 27 July - 26 August 2007
at Cairns Regional Gallery (Corner Abbott & Shields Streets, CAIRNS)
Download the invitation (70k pdf file) read artists profile
View these paintings (and others) on the green again page

August 2006
Claire wins FIRST prize in Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize. Category A (oil, acrylic or mix. Her painting, Light and Shelter (before Larry) is pictured left.

little children

April 2006
Claire's entry into the Needham Religious Art Prize, Mount Gambier receives an honourable mention.
November 2005
EXHIBITION: John Miller Galleries, 37 Darby Street Newcastle - on Civic Park.
Gallery hours 12 - 5:30 Thursday - Sunday. 
August 2005
Claire wins second prize in Waterhouse Natural History Art Prize. Category A (oil, acrylic or mix. Claire is pictured (left) with her painting 'New Growth Metaphor: Looking Glass Mangrove'

June 2005
Anne Yates and Claire at Chardonnay Lodge.
Inaugural Viticultural art exhibition first prize.