Claire Busuttil Bridge is contemporary realist painter with a parallel pursuit in text-based art exploring the poignant emotional terrain of the human condition. 

 

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Prizes and Awards     

2009     Finalist, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
2009     Finalist, R & M McGivern Prize
2009     Finalist, Mosman Art Prize
2009     Winner, Living Art Award, Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize  
2008     Winner, People's Choice Award, Stan and Maureen Duke Gold Coast Art Prize
2008     Finalist, Mosman Art Prize
2008     Finalist, Doug Moran National Portrait Prize
2008     Finalist, Williamstown Festival Contemporary Art Prize
2007     Winner - People's Choice Award, 2007 Portia Geach Memorial Award
2007     Finalist, The Hutchins Art Prize
2006     Finalist, Portia Geach Memorial Award
2004     Finalist, Conrad Jupiters Art Prize
2003     Winner, Walker St Gallery ~ 'SHE', Inaugural Award presented by Linden
             St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts
1998     Winner, Dux Freelance Management Dux High Flyers Award
1998     Winner, Deans Art Graduate Illustration Award
1997     Winner, Zurich Insurance Visual Arts Scholarship

Artist's Residency

2008-09    Maroondah Art Gallery, Federation Estate, Artist Studio Residency

Group Exhibitions

2009     20Plus, Flinders Lane Gallery, Melbourne
2009     Antthea Polson Art, Gold Coast
2009     30x40, United Galleries Sydney
2009     Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, National touring exhibition
2008    Treasures, Flinders Lane Gallery
2008     Doug Moran National Portrait Prize, National touring exhibition
2008     Exquisite Palette, St Luke Artist Colourmen, Collingwood
2006     Portia Geach Memorial Award, selected online exhibition, plus SH Ervin Gallery NSW
2006     Libby Edwards Galleries, Brisbane, Salon
2005-06 Libby Edwards Galleries, Melbourne, Summer Show
2005     Libby Edwards Galleries, Woollahra, Sydney
2004     Conrad Jupiters Art Prize, Gold Coast City Art Gallery
2003     "SHE - the Spirit of Life"  Walker St Gallery Dandenong
2002     Ringwood Arts Society Exhibition
2001     Annual 9"x 5", IAA, Books Illustrated Gasworks
2000     Annual 9"x 5", IAA, Books Illustrated Gasworks
1998     Copelen Chairs Celebrity Art Auction, Zambesi Collins St Melbourne & Georges, 
            Collins St Melbourne
1998     Articula 98, Chapel off Chapel, Prahran
1998     Graduate Exhibition, Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE
1998     Art works II, Brunswick Mechanics Institute
1997     Illustration Group Show, Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE
1995     Performance works Tour by Photographer / Performance Artist, Suzon Fuks, video 
            performance by Claire Bridge
1991     Monash University Graduate Exhibition Caulfield Arts Centre
1991     Lucato Peace Prize Monash University

Solo Exhibitions

2009     Transit Lounge Maroondah Art Gallery, Federation Estate  
2008     Beyond Belief - paradox of seeing red gallery, contemporary art space
2004     Being the Samurai, Solo show, Linden - St Kilda Centre for Contemporary Arts
1999     Rising Forth,  Café Zeitgeist

Articles

2009     Patricia Anderson, Australian Art Review, Editor's Choice, May-July #19, p74
2009     Art Monthly, issue #219, Art Notes, p64
2009     Jeff Makin, Herald Sun, 6 April, p 45

2009     "Critical list", Maroondah Leader, March 17, p 54

2009     Erin Bull, "Natural Talent", Journal, March 17, p 32

2009     Shaun Campbell, "Prank's portrait portent", Maroondah Leader, March 10, p 57

2009    Jane O'Sullivan, Australian Art Collector, this art week, Artist Milestones,Feb10
2008    Jane O'Sullivan, Australian Art Collector, this art week, Artist Milestones, Oct7
2008     Jeff Makin, Herald Sun, Herald Sun extra 9, 29 September, p 71
2008     Danica Harris, Journal Newspapers, Knox, 18 March
2008     Catherine Toffolon, Maroondah Leader, 11 March
2005     Erin O'Dwyer, In the Frame, The Sun Herald, 23 October, Arts S25 
2004     Naomi Cass, Art Monthly Australia, Artnotes Vic, October 2004 number 174, p 45- 46
2004     Mischa Merz, Herald Sun Weekend,, "Martial artist" August 28, pg 13
2004     Nina Spiess, Outline, IAA, September, pp 4 - 6
1999     The Gazette, "Artist takes her first solo plunge" February 17

Media appearances Radio, Television, Video

2008     Kulture Vulture with Simon, JOY FM, 94.9 FM, 22 September
2005     Asia Pacific Focus, ABC, Sunday 23 October
1999     Interview: Arts program 3PBS
1998     Good Morning Australia with Bert Newton, Nine Network, chair appeared
1996     Back drop, television series "Sign On", SBS
1995     "Deaf Artists", author of thesis on which the video production "Deaf Artists" was based, produced by La Trobe University DEET

Fine Art Conservation

98-09    conservation of fine art paintings including works of major Australian artists: ranging from Streeton, Storrier and Smart to collections of 17th century European works and 12th Century Russian Icons in association with Virginia Dahlenburg Conservation Services.

Professional Art Qualifications and Education

2007     Art Study, BACAA,  San Francisco
2006     Art Study: New York, San Francisco
2005     Art Study:  Paris, Malta and Italy, including: Milan, Venice, Florence, Sienna and Rome
1998     Diploma of Arts (Illustration), Northern Melbourne Institute of TAFE
1991     Bachelor of Arts (Fine Art) Painting Major Monash University

Professional Appointments

2009    Opening guest speaker, Maroondah Art Gallery Life Drawing Exhibition
2009    Transit Lounge, Artist's talk, Maroondah Art Gallery  
2006    Guest Speaker, "Discussing Self Portraits, Public Program SH Ervin Gallery
            Portia Geach Memorial Award
2005    Opening Speaker, CCS Art Exhibition
02-03   Tutor, (Painting, Drawing, Mixed Media, Illustration for Children's Books) CAE
2002     Life Drawing Tutor, Mullauna College
2002     Life Drawing Tutor, Monash Gallery of Art 

Collections

Maroondah Art Gallery, Maroondah Council
Holmes a Court Collection
Held in Private collections nationally and internationally