Statement and Bio
Claire R Lynch pushes the delicate tension between fragility and aggression in the creation of her mixed material sculptures. Her sculptures are beautiful and delicate, yet made by forceful deformation and contortion of materials. They are shiny and alluring, yet twisted, imbalanced, and sharp. They capture the fragile balance Lynch strives to maintain during her bipolar episodes. Though at times these episodes are terrible, disruptive and uncontrollable, they force Lynch to reflect on how she wants to live her life. Lynch believes that in the madness there is also beauty that provides clarity and drive.
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Claire R Lynch was born in Arlington, Virginia and began her sculpture practice while at Stanford University. Lynch graduated in 2014 with a BA in Art Practice and was the recipient of the Louis Sudler Prize for Performing and Creative Arts from Stanford University.
In 2014, Lynch moved her practice to San Francisco, California, where she completed residencies at Recology and Root Division, and was the recipient of the Blau-Gold Fellowship.
In 2017, Lynch returned to the east coast to pursue her MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in the Rinehart School for Sculpture program. At MICA, Lynch was the recipient of the Perna Krick ‘31 and Reuben Kramer ‘32 Fellowship, the Amalie Rothschild ‘34 Fellowship, the Sidney Lake Award, Outstanding Student-Achievement Nomination, and the Graduate Merit Scholarship. Lynch graduated with her MFA in spring of 2019.
In 2024, Lynch became a studio artist at the Workhouse Arts Center in Virginia.