Claire Cansick

Claire Cansick (b.Great Yarmouth 1971) BA Norwich University of the Arts 1996.

Claire’s work expresses her deep concern for the natural world, while mapping her own journey through the landscape. Her work weaves together themes of self, reverie in solitude, and the unknown, referencing historical narratives and literary influences, from an obsession with classical and historical fiction.

Her recent paintings of the sea are an intuitive interpretation drawn from swimming in the North Sea; meditative brushwork and a tight colour palette result in waves resembling rock, grass or cloud. Allowing the materials to dictate is an important release from meaning and sources.

Claire’s work has been exhibited at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, Cold Paradise in Scotland, the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, Norwich Castle Museum, and in a solo show at Firstsite in 2023. She lives and works in Norfolk, UK.