Approved: 18.04.2019

Clare Pentlow

Artist, Digital designer, Gallery educator, Maker

Approved: 18.04.2019

Clare creates her artwork through the exploration of paper constantly refining and looking for perfection whilst embracing the versatile qualities of strength and fragility. Through precision hand cutting and folding, her pieces evolve over time through methodical repetitive motions building layer upon layer resulting in highly textured mesmerising pieces of art which draw the viewer in. Shadow and light play an important part in the work bringing to life the pieces and highlighting the subtleties of colour hidden within this also adds to the sense of movement felt by the viewer. The methodical approach Clare takes is rooted in her love of maths and science continually being inspired by patterns in nature. Clare finds her pieces are continually changing and developing more layers are used as Clare continues to refine and perfect her technique with the cuts becoming increasingly smaller and detailed. Her love of paper continues to grow with the transformation an ordinary material to the extraordinary challenging the viewers ideas and perception of the beauty of a simple material like paper.

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Artist Statement

Clare creates her artwork through the exploration of paper constantly refining and looking for perfection whilst embracing the versatile qualities of strength and fragility. Through precision hand cutting and folding, her pieces evolve over time through methodical repetitive motions building layer upon layer resulting in highly textured mesmerising pieces of art which draw the viewer in. Shadow and light play an important part in the work bringing to life the pieces and highlighting the subtleties of colour hidden within this also adds to the sense of movement felt by the viewer. The methodical approach Clare takes is rooted in her love of maths and science continually being inspired by patterns in nature. Clare finds her pieces are continually changing and developing more layers are used as Clare continues to refine and perfect her technique with the cuts becoming increasingly smaller and detailed. Her love of paper continues to grow with the transformation an ordinary material to the extraordinary challenging the viewers ideas and perception of the beauty of a simple material like paper.

 

CV & Education

Surface Pattern Design BA Hons, University of Wales Trinity Saint David 2010 

Positive Emotions, Kunsthuis Gallery, April - October 2019

Precious Collective Group Show, April 2019

Cluster Crafts, Truman Brewery, London, October 2018

250th Summer Exhibition, The Royal Academy of Arts, London, June - August 2018         

MADE, The Qube, Oswestry, July - August 2018                                                                         

Warwickshire Open Studios,

-Group Show, Dunchurch, June 2019 

-University Hospital Cov & Warwick, June 2018

-Fosse House Gallery, Dunchurch, June 2017

-Garden Gate,Rugby, June 2015

-Weave, Leamington Spa, Jewellery Residency, June 2013                 

Royal Birmingham Society of Artists,

-Open Exhibition March/April 2019

-Next Wave Artist Exhibition, Sep 2018 - Winner Awarded Associate Membership

-Prize Exhibition, June 2018

-Open Exhibition, March 2018                     

Second Floor Studios, No Format Gallery, London, April 2017                     

Made London, Canary Wharf, March 2017

Made in the Middle, Touring Exhibition Dec 2016 - 2018, Best Exhibitor Prize, including talks and workshops, taking place during the MITM Exhibition

Artists and Academics, Collaboration with Warwick University, Nov 2016

Paper from the ordinary to the extraordinary, Rugby Art Gallery, June/July 2015, Solo Exhibition including Workshops with both children and adults. 

Carte Blanche, Hermes, Paris, 2014  Commission

Rugby Open, Rugby Art Gallery, 2013 - Overall Prize Winner

Islington Art and Design Fair, London 2010

New Designers, London 2010 

Other

Otter Sculpture Trail, Dartmoor, 2017

Herd Of Sheffield, Sculpture Trail, Summer 2016

Chinese New Year, Paper Monkeys, Black Polar Events, Feb 2016

Liverpool Snowflake Trail, Christmas 2015

WEAVE Jewellery Residency, Warwickshire Open Studios, 2013

Jewellery Showcase, Yorkshire Sculpture Park, 2011

Poppy’s Papercuts, Freelance Designer, Cards to Window Displays, also helping at wide variety of workshops for all ages and abilities.

 

Publications/Features 

Victoria and Albert Papercraft Book 2018

Kirstie Alsopps Christmas Crafts Book 2013     

 

Workshops/Projects

Qube - Oswestry Community Action, Oct 2017- August 2018

I was invited to be part of a series of workshops to engage the community in Paper arts, working with local leaders from primary school teachers to carers and the WI.I was also asked back to provide a one off workshop working with the local Polish Community in Wrexham working with both children and adults having a fun session learning about Wycinanki.

Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospital  Paper Cutting Workshops Dec 2017

It was a privilege to be able to run several workshops with patients at the Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals. Creating a fun and yet calming activity for the patients to facilitate recuperation. 

Made in the Middle Dec 2016 - Jan 2018

A touring exhibition curated by Craftspace showing the best contemporary craft in the Midlands as part of the exhibition I was invited to run workshops at the participating galleries running paper craft workshops for adults and for children. I was also invited to run a paper cutting workshop at Craftspace HQ with Shelanu a group of entrepreneurial Migrant and Refugee Women.