Claire Milner

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Claire Milner’s paintings and collage works have been labelled as ‘metaphors of our time’.
Claire's artwork explores the effects of humans on other species and ecosystems.
Rihanna commissioned Claire to create a portrait of Marilyn Monroe out of 65,000 hand-applied Swarovski crystals.

Claire Milner is a British artist known for her environmental collections that collate art history, science and nature. For the last two decades, the abstract collagist has focused on climate change and mass extinction. Claire mixes contemporary painting and cutting-edge digital techniques with older pictorial traditions.

Claire Milner’s Early Career

Claire Milner was born in Yorkshire and studied at Coventry University, earning a BA in Graphic Design. She simultaneously attended a Foundation in Art & Design at Harrogate College of Art. Claire Milner is an artist member of the Gallery Climate Coalition. Her work has raised substantial funds for environmental organisations worldwide and won awards for raising awareness of threats facing keystone species. Commissioned by Virginia Mckenna, she recently created a painting for The Born Free Foundation. Joanna Lumley purchased the work.

Style and Inspiration

Critically acclaimed as metaphors of our time, Claire's paintings and collages explore the effects of humans on other species and ecosystems. With a visual language that speaks for the climate and nature, Claire creates highly nuanced animal and celebrity art with political and cultural undertones. Taking influence from art history, classical literature, fashion, architecture, science and the natural world, Claire produces a vigorously meaningful mosaic of literal and symbolic imagery. Incorporating precious stones and beautiful, illustrative colours, the artist creates bedazzling works that expose the war of consumption on nature.

Exhibitions and Collections

Claire's artworks are widely collected - most famously, Rihanna commissioned a portrait of Marilyn Monroe to be made from 65,000 hand-applied Swarovski crystals. The Blue Marilyn featured in a special edition of Vogue Paris, guest-edited by Rihanna in a profile of her favourite things. Claire's work regularly features in the global media, including the BBC, BLOUIN ARTINFO, Elle, Forbes, Huffington Post Arts, The Observer, The Telegraph, The Times, Vogue, and Musings Magazine.

Claire Milner Artworks

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    Logging the Leuser by Claire Milner
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    Logging the Leuser by Claire Milner

    Logging the Leuser

    Paintings - 95x95 cm
    Murder Most Foul by Claire Milner
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    Murder Most Foul by Claire Milner

    Murder Most Foul

    Paintings - 64x82 cm
    The Alchemist by Claire Milner
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    The Alchemist by Claire Milner

    The Alchemist

    Prints - 40x60 cm
    The Disappeared by Claire Milner
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    The Disappeared by Claire Milner

    The Disappeared

    Prints - 40x60 cm
    The Disappeared (Diamond Dust) by Claire Milner
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    The Disappeared (Diamond Dust) by Claire Milner
    La Lupa: What Remains? by Claire Milner
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    La Lupa: What Remains? by Claire Milner

    La Lupa: What Remains?

    Paintings - 90x90 cm
    Panda Rosso by Claire Milner
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    Panda Rosso by Claire Milner

    Panda Rosso

    Paintings - 90x90 cm
    The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Claire Milner
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    The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Claire Milner
    The Value of a Statistical Life by Claire Milner
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    The Value of a Statistical Life by Claire Milner
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    Everything is Connected by Claire Milner

    Everything is Connected

    Paintings - 90x90 cm
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    Paradise Lost by Claire Milner

    Paradise Lost

    Paintings - 90x90 cm
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    Last Chance to See by Claire Milner

    Last Chance to See

    Paintings - 50x50 cm

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