About
Claire Burkett (b. 1997 Bellingham, WA) is a fine artist based in Brooklyn, NY working predominantly with acrylic paint. Her work has been exhibited in the United States and abroad, most notably with Shrine NYC, Far x Wide, and the Glasgow School of Art. Her work has been acquired by a number of private collections. Burkett is writing curriculum for an online painting course for OpenClass, an exciting AI start up geared towards creating an optimized learning experience as well as accessibility. In the spring of 2021 Burkett was accepted into the MFA painting program at SAIC. She is currently represented by Testudo MKT.
Burkett is invested in the fluid relationship between illusion and reality. She describes her work as “[…] a surreal take on cheap nightlife, mid century antiquity, rural Americana and everything in-between.”
Education
2015 - 2020
Pratt Institute BFA Painting, double minor in Art History and Museum & Gallery Practices
Awards
2020
2019
Pratt Circle Award
Pratt Institute Pre Senior Summer Residency
Exhibitions
2022
2021
2020
Testudo Artist Studio Spotlight
Group Show, SHRINE, Online Exhibition
Willing The Season, Far x Wide, Online Exhibition
Across The Sea, Glasgow School of Art, Scotland
Curation
2019
Z to A, Holyrad Studio, Brooklyn NY