Claire Uhlick is a visual artist from Edmonton, Alberta. She studied fine arts at MacEwan University, before finishing a BFA at the University of Alberta in 2009. Since then, she has continued a working studio practice in Edmonton, where she has completing two permanent public art commissions, Kinein (2008), for the University of Alberta and Through the Tides (2011), for the City of St. Albert. Claire has had the opportunity to exhibit her paintings, installations and jewelry, nationally and internationally, in solo and group shows. Please check out the “exhibitions/projects” page on this site for updates on current projects.
Education/AIR
Sept 2014 Artist in Residence, The Haven, Gabriola Island, BC
2013-14 Artist in Residence, YESS Edmonton, Alberta
2012-13 Artist in Residence, YESS Edmonton, Alberta
2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Alberta
2009 Apprenticeship at Uhlick Pottery and Tile
2006 Fine Art Diploma, Grant MacEwan College
Public Art
2011 “Through the Tides” public art commission for Servus Aquatic Centre St. Albert
2010 “The Urban Tree”, temporary public installation for Kaleido Festival. First Prize winner. (collaborative)
2008 “Kinein” public art commission, University of Alberta, Van Vliet. (collaborative)
Exhibitions
April 2014 “Swift Passage, Fleeting Glimpse” Bluerock Gallery, AB
Feb 2014 “At Odds” Art Gallery St Albert, AB
Jan 2014 “Hanji” Alberta Craft Council, AB
Nov 2012 “Paper Chic” Whyte Museum, Banff, Alberta
Oct 2012 “Timeraiser” Edmonton, Alberta
Sept 2012 “Thinking Big” Art Gallery of Calgary
Aug 2012 “Garage Show 2: End Notes”, Edmonton
June 2012 “Symbiosis” Harcourt House 24th annual membership show
June 2012 “Curiosities: a fast & dirty project”, various locations in Edmonton
June 2012 “Coming up Next” Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton
Apr-July 2012 “Pulp Paper Pages” Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton
Jan-Apr 2012 “Thinking Big” Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, Alberta
Sept-Oct 2011 “Sound of Wings” Black Diamond, Alberta
Oct 2011 “Timeraiser” Edmonton, Alberta
Sept 2011 “A Fleeting Glance” Shoreditch Underground Station, London, England
July 2011 “Generation whY” Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, Alberta
Aug 2011 “reconFIGURE” Profiles Gallery, St. Albert, Alberta
Apr 2011 “Ten to the Power of Ten”, Edmonton
Feb 2011 Misericordia Art Exchange SOLO
Feb 2011 “The Birds and the Trees- Land and Sky in Motion” Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton SOLO
Nov 2010 “Documenting the Ephemeral” Naess Gallery, The Paint Spot, Edmonton SOLO
Sept 2010 Kaleido Festival, Alberta Ave, Edmonton
2009 Notebook Magazine Gala and Silent Auction, Edmonton
2007-2009 Artwalk, Whyte Ave, Edmonton
2008 “Points of Origin”, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta
2008 “Gesture”, Nextfest, The Artery, Edmonton SOLO
2006 “Look, Art! “, Grant MacEwan, Edmonton
Work Experience
Sept 2012 Guest artist, Alberta Arts Days, Royal Alberta Museum
March 2012- 2013 Art Educator, Gallery@501 Sherwood Park
Jan 2011 Illustration, Alberta Health Services “Stroke Recovery Workbook”
Sept 2010 Guest artist at the Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Arts Days
Aug 2010 Art Instructor for “Drawing Heads and Faces BootCamp” for teens, Strathcona County
2009-2012 Framer, Galatea Galleries, Edmonton
2009-2010 Shop and Gallery Assistant, Alberta Craft Council
Interviews
June 16, 2012 Marta Gold, Edmonton Journal, style section.
Sept 2, 2010 Lorraine Mansbridge, Global Television
Sept 16, 2010 Bridget Ryan, Breakfast Television, City TV
Awards/Scholarships
2012 Enbridge Emerging Artist Award
2005-2008 Jason Lang Scholarship, Academic excellence, University of Alberta
2006 The Edmonton Business Council for Visual Arts Scholarship
2004 Governor General’s Academic Medal, Academic excellence
Education/AIR
Sept 2014 Artist in Residence, The Haven, Gabriola Island, BC
2013-14 Artist in Residence, YESS Edmonton, Alberta
2012-13 Artist in Residence, YESS Edmonton, Alberta
2009 Bachelor of Fine Arts, University of Alberta
2009 Apprenticeship at Uhlick Pottery and Tile
2006 Fine Art Diploma, Grant MacEwan College
Public Art
2011 “Through the Tides” public art commission for Servus Aquatic Centre St. Albert
2010 “The Urban Tree”, temporary public installation for Kaleido Festival. First Prize winner. (collaborative)
2008 “Kinein” public art commission, University of Alberta, Van Vliet. (collaborative)
Exhibitions
April 2014 “Swift Passage, Fleeting Glimpse” Bluerock Gallery, AB
Feb 2014 “At Odds” Art Gallery St Albert, AB
Jan 2014 “Hanji” Alberta Craft Council, AB
Nov 2012 “Paper Chic” Whyte Museum, Banff, Alberta
Oct 2012 “Timeraiser” Edmonton, Alberta
Sept 2012 “Thinking Big” Art Gallery of Calgary
Aug 2012 “Garage Show 2: End Notes”, Edmonton
June 2012 “Symbiosis” Harcourt House 24th annual membership show
June 2012 “Curiosities: a fast & dirty project”, various locations in Edmonton
June 2012 “Coming up Next” Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton
Apr-July 2012 “Pulp Paper Pages” Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton
Jan-Apr 2012 “Thinking Big” Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, Alberta
Sept-Oct 2011 “Sound of Wings” Black Diamond, Alberta
Oct 2011 “Timeraiser” Edmonton, Alberta
Sept 2011 “A Fleeting Glance” Shoreditch Underground Station, London, England
July 2011 “Generation whY” Alberta Craft Council, Edmonton, Alberta
Aug 2011 “reconFIGURE” Profiles Gallery, St. Albert, Alberta
Apr 2011 “Ten to the Power of Ten”, Edmonton
Feb 2011 Misericordia Art Exchange SOLO
Feb 2011 “The Birds and the Trees- Land and Sky in Motion” Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton SOLO
Nov 2010 “Documenting the Ephemeral” Naess Gallery, The Paint Spot, Edmonton SOLO
Sept 2010 Kaleido Festival, Alberta Ave, Edmonton
2009 Notebook Magazine Gala and Silent Auction, Edmonton
2007-2009 Artwalk, Whyte Ave, Edmonton
2008 “Points of Origin”, FAB Gallery, University of Alberta
2008 “Gesture”, Nextfest, The Artery, Edmonton SOLO
2006 “Look, Art! “, Grant MacEwan, Edmonton
Work Experience
Sept 2012 Guest artist, Alberta Arts Days, Royal Alberta Museum
March 2012- 2013 Art Educator, Gallery@501 Sherwood Park
Jan 2011 Illustration, Alberta Health Services “Stroke Recovery Workbook”
Sept 2010 Guest artist at the Royal Alberta Museum, Alberta Arts Days
Aug 2010 Art Instructor for “Drawing Heads and Faces BootCamp” for teens, Strathcona County
2009-2012 Framer, Galatea Galleries, Edmonton
2009-2010 Shop and Gallery Assistant, Alberta Craft Council
Interviews
June 16, 2012 Marta Gold, Edmonton Journal, style section.
Sept 2, 2010 Lorraine Mansbridge, Global Television
Sept 16, 2010 Bridget Ryan, Breakfast Television, City TV
Awards/Scholarships
2012 Enbridge Emerging Artist Award
2005-2008 Jason Lang Scholarship, Academic excellence, University of Alberta
2006 The Edmonton Business Council for Visual Arts Scholarship
2004 Governor General’s Academic Medal, Academic excellence