Selected Work
Hold Tight
Tabula Rasa Gallery April 2025 ∣ London, UK
To the Place where it Started
Very Well Hung Gallery ∣ Paris, France
Between Us
The Egg and Dart Gallery ∣ Thirroul, Australia
Le Pavé d’Orsay ∣ Paris, France
Over and Over
Canberra Contemporary Art Space ∣ Canberra, Australia
An Infinite Everything - Collaboration with Gregory Hodge
First Draft ∣ Sydney, Australia
Future Proof
Canberra Contemporary Art Space ∣ Canberra, Australia
Broken Hearted Attack
Blindside Gallery ∣ Melbourne, Australia
Contain
Mori Gallery ∣ Sydney, Australia
Upcoming
Civic Art Bureau ∣ Canberra, Australia
Upcoming: Drape and the Weave
Le Pavé d’Orsay Galerie ∣ Paris, France
Silent Presence
Tabula Rasa Gallery with Veenue Gallery ∣ Shanghai, China
Winter Exhibition
Sophie Gannon Gallery ∣ Melbourne, Australia
Ravenswood Australian Women’s Art Prize
Finalist ∣ Sydney, Australia
Archibald Prize Finalist
Art Gallery of NSW ∣ Sydney, Australia
Interconnected
New England Regional Art Museum ∣ Armidale, Australia
L’Autre
Le Pavé d’Orsay Galerie ∣ Paris, France
Every Body from the Collection
Wollongong Art Gallery ∣ Wollongong, Australia
Salon des Refusés
S.H. Ervin Gallery ∣ Sydney, Australia
Open Studio
La Fabrique ∣ Ivry-Sur-Seine, France
12@61
Flinders Street Gallery ∣ Sydney, Australia
Archibald Prize Finalist
Art Gallery of NSW ∣ Sydney, Australia
Portia Geach Memorial Award Finalist
S.H. Ervin Gallery ∣ Sydney, Australia
Charmed Contemporary Works from the Collection
Wollongong Art Gallery ∣ Wollongong, Australia
The Way We See Ourselves
Westend Artspace ∣ Melbourne, Australia
Doug Moran National Portrait Prize Finalist
Juniper Hall ∣ Sydney, Australia
Portia Geach Memorial Award Finalist
S.H. Ervin Gallery ∣ Sydney, Australia
Sir John Sulman Prize Finalist
Art Gallery of NSW ∣ Sydney, Australia
Portia Geach Memorial Award ∣ Highly Commended
S.H. Ervin Gallery ∣ Sydney, Australia
Fisher Ghost Art Award Finalist
Campbelltown Arts Centre ∣ Sydney, Australia
Born
The Gallery BFS ∣ Corrimal, Australia
Hufford Hardword Portrait Prize Finalist
Lismore Regional Gallery ∣ Lismore, Australia
Mind the Gap
Casula Powerhouse ∣ Sydney, Australia
Breathing Room
Mop Projects ∣ Sydney, Australia
Portrait and Identity
ANU School of Art ∣ Canberra, Australia
The View From Here
You Are Here Festival ∣ Canberra Museum & Gallery ∣ Canberra, Australia
Doug Moran Portrait Prize Finalist
Juniper Hall ∣ Sydney, Australia
Blake Prize for Religious Art Finalist
Galleries Collage of Fine Art UNSW ∣ Sydney, Australia
Portia Geach Memorial Award Finalist
S.H. Ervin Gallery ∣ Sydney, Australia
ID Digital Portrait Award
Finalist ∣ National Portrait Gallery ∣ Canberra, Australia
Altogether Now
Sawtooth Artist Run Gallery ∣ Launceston, Australia
Marten Bequest Travelling Art Scholarship Winner
About Clare
Clare Thackway is an Australian artist based in Paris, known for her intimate portraits and figurative paintings that explore human experience through the body.
Informed by psychology, feminism, and the history of painting, her work weaves themes of memory and connection, often incorporating cloth and pattern. Her distinctive technique, with scratched-back marks and luminous skin tones, reveals depth beneath the surface.
A graduate of the National Art School Sydney, Clare has exhibited internationally and been recognized in major Australian art awards, including the Archibald Prize and the Portia Geach Memorial Award.