Clare Rose is a Pembrokeshire based artist. Originally from Oxfordshire, she studied fine art at Aberystwyth University (MA & BA) and has lived and worked in Wales for the past forty years.
She is driven by a fascination with the interplay of light. Her practice encompasses both representational and abstract approaches, exploring the complexities of the human form and the power of visual expression. Primarily a studio painter, her source materials are derived from sketches, photographs, memory, imagination and the ‘felt’ aspect of interactions with both landscape and people.
Clare was the first female student commissioned by Aberystwyth to paint the University President. She has taught at institutions and privately across the UK , Europe and China. She is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of her practice, inviting viewers to share in her creative journey. She is thrilled to be featured on Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year, 2025.
Awards
2024 Jacksons Art Prize, Longlist
2023 Welsh Contemporary International Open Exhibition, Shortlist
2021 Federation of British Artists, Figurative Art Exhibition, Official Selection
2012 Two time recipient of the Francis Williams Art Prize
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Altered Carbon, Canfas, Cardigan
2022 Always the Light Falls, Yr Oriel Newport
2019 Yr Oriel Newport
2018 Land & Sea, Corn Exchange Gallery
2017 Echoes of Departure, Coach House Gallery
2000 Mayfield Gallery Bournemouth
Group Exhibitions
2024 The Ivy Gallery
2022 Studio Cennin
2022 Figurative Art Now, Mall Galleries
2018 By the Sea, Fishguard Art Society
2012 The Way of It, Aberystwyth School of Art Gallery
2008 Atkinson Gallery Postgraduate Competition
2006 Boundary Gallery Prize for Figurative Art
1997 The Café de Paris New Arts Selection, London
She is driven by a fascination with the interplay of light. Her practice encompasses both representational and abstract approaches, exploring the complexities of the human form and the power of visual expression. Primarily a studio painter, her source materials are derived from sketches, photographs, memory, imagination and the ‘felt’ aspect of interactions with both landscape and people.
Clare was the first female student commissioned by Aberystwyth to paint the University President. She has taught at institutions and privately across the UK , Europe and China. She is dedicated to pushing the boundaries of her practice, inviting viewers to share in her creative journey. She is thrilled to be featured on Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year, 2025.
Awards
2024 Jacksons Art Prize, Longlist
2023 Welsh Contemporary International Open Exhibition, Shortlist
2021 Federation of British Artists, Figurative Art Exhibition, Official Selection
2012 Two time recipient of the Francis Williams Art Prize
Solo Exhibitions
2024 Altered Carbon, Canfas, Cardigan
2022 Always the Light Falls, Yr Oriel Newport
2019 Yr Oriel Newport
2018 Land & Sea, Corn Exchange Gallery
2017 Echoes of Departure, Coach House Gallery
2000 Mayfield Gallery Bournemouth
Group Exhibitions
2024 The Ivy Gallery
2022 Studio Cennin
2022 Figurative Art Now, Mall Galleries
2018 By the Sea, Fishguard Art Society
2012 The Way of It, Aberystwyth School of Art Gallery
2008 Atkinson Gallery Postgraduate Competition
2006 Boundary Gallery Prize for Figurative Art
1997 The Café de Paris New Arts Selection, London
