Clare Thatcher

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Clare Thatcher is a figurative painter whose work is deeply connected to a sense of place.
Clare aims to capture the mood and sensation of an ever-changing landscape.
Her favourite contemporary artists include Jeremy Gardiner, George Shaw and Anish Kapoor.

Clare Thatcher is a figurative artist living and working in Bristol, UK, with painting and drawing at the heart of her practice. Clare paints landscape features inspired by locations that have had a profound effect on her, taking influence from the idea of liminal space. With a particular focus on tidal and coastal areas, Clare produces soft-hued, multi-textural scenes that capture the ever-changing nature of landscapes and translate the intense, visceral experience of natural wonders.

Clare Thatcher’s Early Career, Style and Inspiration

Clare studied Drawing and Applied Arts at University the West of England, gaining a First Class BA Honours Degree. She then studied at Bath Spa University, graduating with an MA Fine Arts Degree in 2015. Clare roots her practice in highly personal and emotional encounters with the natural world, evoking a strong, felt response in return. Central to her practice is the use of pure colour that she makes from pigment. Using pigment in its pure form allows her to achieve what she calls a “pure colour hit”. These pigments are then layered to create a rugged, uneven surface; crevices and canyons for the eye to explore on the canvas. Clare typically uses a limited colour palette with minimalist features and detail, manifesting a quiet yet reverent beauty.

Exhibitions and Awards

Clare has been shortlisted for several revered prizes, including Wells Art Contemporary (WAC) 2024, the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2023, Society of Women Artists 2021, Beep Painting Prize Biennial 2020 & 2022, Jackson's Open Painting Prize 2019 & 2023 and John Moores Painting Prize 2018, amongst others. Clare has undertaken residencies in Scalloway, Shetland 2024, Barreiro, Portugal 2019 and Helsinki, Finland 2013. Clare has exhibited her works worldwide; in Paris, Liverpool, London, Northampton, Nottingham, Bristol and Bath, to name a few. Currently showcasing her work as part of Soho Home X Rise Art collection in London, Oxfordshire & Los Angeles. Clare was selected for the Academician Candidate Exhibition at the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol in 2019 & 2023. She is also co-founder of CLaSH Artspace Bristol, where she has a studio. Clare was the third prize winner of the London Sunny art prize in 2022.

Clare Thatcher Artworks

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    Land by Clare Thatcher
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    Land by Clare Thatcher

    Land

    Paintings - 21x30 cm
    Fleeting by Clare Thatcher
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    Fleeting by Clare Thatcher

    Fleeting

    Paintings - 60x122 cm
    Departure by Clare Thatcher
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    Departure by Clare Thatcher

    Departure

    Paintings - 60x122 cm
    Passage by Clare Thatcher
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    Passage by Clare Thatcher

    Passage

    Paintings - 60x122 cm
    Space Between II by Clare Thatcher
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    Space Between II by Clare Thatcher

    Space Between II

    Paintings - 200x110 cm
    Quiet Space I by Clare Thatcher
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    Quiet Space I by Clare Thatcher

    Quiet Space I

    Paintings - 30x40 cm
    Quiet Space 4 by Clare Thatcher
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    Quiet Space 4 by Clare Thatcher

    Quiet Space 4

    Paintings - 30x40 cm
    Quiet Reflections by Clare Thatcher
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    Quiet Reflections by Clare Thatcher

    Quiet Reflections

    Paintings - 91x152 cm
    I Walk in Beauty by Clare Thatcher
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    I Walk in Beauty by Clare Thatcher

    I Walk in Beauty

    Paintings - 8x10 cm
    Rockscape by Clare Thatcher
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    Rockscape by Clare Thatcher

    Rockscape

    Paintings - 40x30 cm
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    Quiet space by Clare Thatcher

    Quiet space

    Paintings - 93x122 cm

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