Clare Carswell MA(RCA), is a British Irish artist working with performance and drawing to make works for the gallery, for platform events and in the public space. Since graduating from the Royal College of Art London with a Masters Degree in Fine Art, Clare has maintained a studio based practice, producing drawings and limited edition prints. She exhibits in the UK and internationally. clarecarswellperformance.com 

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Clare curates the work of other artists through the project COU COU. Since 2010 she has curated exhibitions, performance events and hosted artist residencies for UK and international artists.  With artist Peta Lloyd she runs the BIDDY project showcasing the work of older women artists and leading the BIDDY BOOST research and production group in Oxford. COU COU curated BOLDER, a large exhibition of work by 9 women artists at Oxford Brookes University in January 2025. coucoucuration.com

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Clare has taught extensively at graduate and post graduate level in art schools and universities in the UK and overseas. She teaches art for beginners in small group classes at her studio in the Vale of White Horse, Oxfordshire. ​

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