About
Claire Dunn is an artist, psychologist, curator and educator based in California and Buenos Aires. She was born and raised in Argentina, where she received her BS in psychology at Universidad del Salvador. She graduated with her MFA at California College of the Arts in 2023, receiving the Dennis Leon and Christin Nelson Scholarship. Her artwork has been exhibited in Argentina and in the US, including Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Berkeley Art Center, Minnesota Street Project, Palo Alto Art Center, the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA, the Argentinian Embassy in Washington DC and SFO Museum at the San Francisco Airport. Dunn has been an artist-in-residence at La Flecha del Arte in Argentina, the Monson Arts Abbott Watts Residency Award in Maine, USA, and the Recology AIR in San Francisco.
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EDUCATION
2023
MFA Fine Arts - California College of the Arts (CCA), San Francisco, CA, United States
2019
BS in Psychology - Universidad del Salvador (USAL) Buenos Aires, Argentina
SELECTED EXHIBITIONS
2024
“Here and Home”, SFO Museum, San Francisco Airport, San Francisco, CA; Curated by Jon Chester
Pinta BAphoto fair with OdA art gallery, La Rural, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Salón de Fotografía de la provincia de La Pampa, Museo Provincial de Artes, La Pampa, Santa Rosa, Argentina
“Rincon Argentino”, sponsored by the Embassy of Argentina, Dupont Underground gallery, Washington DC, USA
“Plant Sale” the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA (Museum of Contemporary Art) Los Angeles, CA
“UNTITLED Vol.01”, Good Mother Studios, Oakland, CA; curated by Brooke Farrington and Kim Puliafico
“Leucadia”, Oolong gallery and SOTA, Encinitas, San Diego, CA.
2023
“Rueda Transicional”, site-specific installation commissioned by Greenbiz at The VERGE 23, The Climate Tech Conference; San Jose Convention Center, San Jose, CA.
“Estrellas de Tierra”, Solo exhibition, Embassy of Argentina in Washington DC.
“EARTH”, Palo Alto Art Center, Palo Alto, CA. Group exhibition
“The Act of Opening”, Recology AIR, San Francisco, CA
MFA Thesis Exhibition, The Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco, CA
“Pyramid Scheme”, Bass & Reiner, San Francisco, CA
"As you summon other worlds", Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA; Curated by Meghan Smith and Nunca No (Charles Lee & Claire Dunn)
2022
“Latin Heritage Month”, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
“The National: Best Contemporary Photography 2022”, Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Fort Wayne, IN
“Slice,” Pence Gallery, Davis, CA; Curated by Chris Daubert
“No Way Out But Through”, Berkeley Art Center, Berkeley, CA; Curated by Elena Gross
“SELFIES: Women in Photography Exhibition”, The Royal Photographic Society, online exhibition
2021
"Danu Temple", California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA; curated by Yiliu Teng
"Claire Dunn" (solo presentation), BADA Directo de artista Art Fair, La Rural, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
"Ciclos y viajes", solo exhibition at Taller 5, Buenos Aires, Argentina
"Festival Caravana", Capilla del Señor, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
"Resonances", (two-person show), Tirram Art Gallery, Córdoba, Argentina.
2020
"De-Morar", La Flecha del Arte; curated by Margarita García Faure
RESIDENCIES, GRANTS AND AWARDS
2024
Honorable mention - Salón de Fotografía de la provincia de La Pampa, Museo Provincial de Artes, La Pampa, Santa Rosa, Argentina
2023
Dennis Leon and Christin Nelson Award - California College of the Arts
Recology Artist in Residence (as a collective named “Nunca No” with Charles Lee); San Francisco, CA, USA
2022
2022-2023 Fitzpatrick President's International Scholarship
Barclay Simpson Award Finalist
Monson Arts Abbott Watts Residency Award; Maine, USA
2020
La flecha del arte - "Resonance" Art Residency - Capitán Sarmiento, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
CURATORIAL WORK
2022
"As you summon other worlds", Minnesota Street Project, San Francisco, CA; Curated by Meghan Smith and Nunca No (Charles Lee & Claire Dunn).
“Phenomenal Will”, Thirdspace (former Eros bathhouse), San Francisco, CA
PRESS AND PUBLICATIONS
2025
Artit, Interview with Claire Dunn
2024
El Reportero SF, “Claire Dunn y su arte sensorial: “Estudio la relación entre el cuerpo y el mundo””
Cervus Atelier, “En resonancia con la Naturaleza”
CanvasRebel, “Meet Claire Dunn”
2023
Hyperallergic, “A View From the Easel”
The Washington Diplomat, “ ‘Transformer’ exhibit at Embassy of Argentina showcases Argentinian artists”
VoyageLA, “Life and Work with Claire Dunn”
Everlane, artist feature & interview
FotoFilmic, JRNL 15, guest edited by Milo Montelli
2022
Denis Roussel Award, artist feature & interview
48hills, “What is the portal for them?” Group show at Minnesota Street Project opens doors”.
Fort Wayne Museum of Art “ARTICULATE”, Now on View: Photographer Claire Dunn Reflects on her Images in “The National”.
2021
When We Return, Artist Feature
'Art memorial', "Interview and testimony for Art Memorial: Claire Dunn's creations during the pandemic"
KNOWN COLLECTIONS
Fort Wayne Museum of Art; Fort Wayne, IN, USA
Recology, San Francisco, CA, USA
RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
2024
Art curator at Valuarte
Teaching artist - Art Nature Meditation sensory walk - partnered with Nature in the city & California Department of Parks and Recreation, Candlestick Point State Park, San Francisco, CA
Visiting artist at The Berkeley School - Norman Johnson Fund for the Arts. Berkeley, CA.
Teaching Artist Residency, Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary School, San Francisco, CA
2023-2024: Current - Educator at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (de Young + Legion of Honor): The Equity School Partnership Project (ESPP) // Interpretation and Outreach. San Francisco, CA.
2023
Panel discussion at Palo Alto Art Center. “Creative Roots: Art, Trees, and Environmental Stewardship”; Palo Alto, CA.
Panel discussion at Art Covenings; di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
Teaching Artist - Art workshop at di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art: Alternative processes, natural alchemy, organic tools & outdoor meditation.
Visiting lecturer at “I’ll do it my way” Juana Berrio Lesmes class; California College of the Arts, San Francisco
2022
Visiting artist teacher; University of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Live-painting mural, 2051 Thirdspace (former Eros bathhouse), San Francisco, CA
Teaching Assistant, "Materials and Methods"; California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Art consultant, Ann Holsberry Studio, Emeryville, CA
Art & Nature Instructor; di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art, Napa, CA
Panelist Member, Junior Panelist Review; California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Teaching Assistant, "First Year Core Studio 2D"; California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Graduate Studio Assistant; California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
2021
Graduate Studio Assistant; California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA
UC Berkeley, artist lecture and studio visit, CA, USA.
"Resonances: between psychology and the artistic process" Live-talk and art show at Tirram Art Gallery in Córdoba, Argentina.
Instagram Live Takeover for USAL University DCI’s institutional account.
2020
"Shambala”, live-painting. La Aldea, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
"Journals" Workshop (Psychology + Art + Art therapy) at Creatibe, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Creative assistant; Gaspar Libedinsky Studio, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
2019
Internship at La Fundación de Jabad. Art Therapy workshops for seniors.
2018
Teaching internship for La Lucena Foundation, Environmental Learning Center. (Sustainability, environmentalism, social work, art workshops, intercultural exchange).
2015
Assistant organiser of the private art event: APARTE at Brick Hotel, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
