News

February 2024
Several of my inks on paper will be on view at Nicolas Auvray Gallery as part of the all women group exhibition Pass It On curated by Marie-Chloe Duval. The show opens on February 29 and runs until March 31st, 2024.

December 2023
Pieces from my series The Blue Woman are included in the group exhibition Light Codes at 1053 Gallery in Fleischmanns, NY opening December 9, 2023. The exhibition will be on view until February 25, 2024.

June 2023
My two pieces entitled The Sound of Conversation II and V will be on view through the month as part of the group exhibition WHILE YOU WERE AWAY curated by Kristina Juzaites at SLA Gallery in Chelsea, NY.

April 2023
Throughout most of 2022, I had the honour to work alongside artist and photographer Barbara Mensch on her permanent, site-specific public installation The Nobility of Work for the newly renovated Tin Building, located on the former site of the Fulton Fish Market in Lower Manhattan. The installation was commissioned by the Howard Hughs Corporation and celebrity chef Jean-Georges and documents the history of the NY waterfront by way of the men that worked it . I am particularly proud to have designed the oral histories wall. The project opens to the public on April 1st.

January 2023
New drawings and photograms will be included in the group exhibition DEPARTURES at 1053 Gallery in Fleischmanns, NY. The exhibition opens with a reception on Saturday, January 28 from 4- 7pm and will be on view until March 12.

November 2022

My drawing A Memory of What Was Said has been selected for ARTNOW 2023 at The Hearst Foundation in NYC. The piece will be on view at the Hearst Tower Galleries in NYC until June 1, 2023. View a PDF of the exhibition catalogue.

Several recent works on paper will be shown at Galerie l’Atelier in Greenwich Connecticut in the group exhibition The Art of Language.

September 2022
A solo exhibition of new works on paper titled Sensitive Material will be on view at Galerie l’Atelier in Chelsea, NY from September 15 to October 29, 2022. The opening reception is on Thursday, September 15 from 6-8pm.

Selected works on paper will be presented by Galerie l’Atelier at Art on Paper, New York from September 8 to 11, 2022. The fair is located at Pier 36 in Lower Manhattan. Visit Stand C19.

September 2021

Selected works on paper will be featured by Galerie l’Atelier at Art on Paper, New York from September 9 to 12, 2021. The fair is located at Pier 36 in Lower Manhattan. Visit Stand C03.

August 2021

Selected works on paper will be presented by Galerie l’Atelier at Market Art & Design Fair at The Bridgehampton Museum in the Hamptons from August 12 to 15, 2021. Visit Stand B29.

I was delighted to be one of eight local artists to be selected by Wickham Works to create work for their 2021 public outdoor summer art exhibition, Voces/Voices in Warwick, NY, on view from August 14 to 31st, 2021. I created two new site-specific works for the exhibition, both building upon my recent body of work, ALPHABET exploring the Latin alphabet, communication and the evolving nature of language.

Mother Tongue is a large scale cyanotype installation located on Railroad Green in the heart of Warwick Village.

Fragments of a Language was made with the origins of mark-making and specifically ancient cuneiform tablets in mind. Discover this installation in Lewis Park on Main Street in Warwick Village.

Join me on Saturday, August 14 at Railroad Green at 4pm Foran art walk and official opening of the exhibition. you will hear remarks Warwick Mayor Newhard and participating artists will speak, followed by a reception in Lewis Park. There is a nice feature about the exhibition and all the artists involved in the August 13th edition of the Warwick Advertiser.

July 2021
My latest body of work, ALPHABET, begun as we entered the Covid-19 pandemic, will be on view in a solo exhibition at 1035 Main Street Gallery in Fleischmanns, NY from July 2 to August 8. The opening reception is on Saturday, July 3 from 4-7pm. I will give an artist talk at the gallery on Saturday, July 31 at 4pm. Visit Wickham Works website for more information about this wonderful community organization and everyone involved in this years exhibition.

May 2021
An Interior Language X was selected for the online exhibition and sale Hudson Valley Imprints, on view until June 21, 2021.

A selection of new works on paper were presented by Galerie l’Atelier at the Affordable Art Fair NYC Spring Edition.

September 2020
My work is now represented by Galerie l’Atelier in collaboration with Emmanuelle G. Contemporary Art in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Alphabet III and Sixteen Alphabets were presented by Galerie l’Atelier at the Hamptons Virtual Art Fair.

July 2020
I’m pleased to announce representation by Galerie l’Atelier in collaboration with Fremin Gallery, 520 West, 23rd Street in NYC.

It was an honour to welcome visitors into my workspace and darkroom for a virtual studio visit in collaboration with the Orange County Arts Council of NY. You can watch the full tour on YouTube.

March 2020
In January, writer Melissa Shaw-Smith spent several days with me at my home studio and darkroom as well as joining me at Manhattan Graphics Center to see what I get up to there. Our time together was such a pleasure. The end result is this beautiful written feature “Go Ahead, Stare” for the March Issue of Dirt Magazine, and I can’t thank Melissa enough.

January 2020

My winter PechaKucha Presentation about my art process “Dissolving Into Abstraction (with Copper & Silver)” is now online to watch.

December 2019
My soft ground etching A Figure is included in the Manhattan Graphics Center’s members exhibition, on view through December 22nd.⠀

November 2019

Pecha Kucha Night
On November 23rd, I was honoured to be one of six speakers to present a brief slide show for Amity Gallery’s bi-monthly Pecha Kucha Night. Entitled Dissolving into Abstraction (with Copper & Silver), my presentation spoke about my origins and processes as an artist with particular reference to the work Life Lines concurrently on view.

CLAIRE GILLIAM : Life Lines
My first solo exhibition of etchings and photograms made over the past two years is on view at Amity Galley in Warwick, NY throughout the month of November.

“a visual story about connections, threading together a human body with its
physical, metaphysical and interpersonal environment”

4th NY International Miniature Print Exhibition

I was pleased to have my piece Lifelines IV selected by juror Sarah Kirk Hanley to be one of 210 prints included in the 4th NY International Mini Print exhibition - “Astounding feats of visual magic in a diminutive space.”

May 2019

I was delighted to be invited to be featured in Faithwaites Blog - Artist Interviews recently. The blog is the creative brain child of artists Cat Green and Jordan Spilman who have developed a great venue for sharing creative ideas and artists who they admire. You can now read the interview online.

August 2018
I am exhibiting three new etchings in the group exhibition Abstract: No Boundaries at SUNY Orange in Middletown, NY from August 17 to October 8. There is a public reception the evening of Friday, September 7 from 7-9pm. 

July 2018

I was thrilled to be interviewed for the Boston Voyager's Thought-Provokers Series this month. It really was a wonderful opportunity to reflect upon my creative journey, how I got here and where I'm heading! 

Summer Show

I'm delighted to be showing The Blue Woman II in the group exhibition Made by Hand  at GALLERY 1/1 in Seattle, Washington from  July 19 - September 15, 2018. The exhibition celebrates the first 20 Issues of The Hand - A Magazine for Reproduction-Based Art focusing on unique photographic prints by artists that have been featured in the magazine:  Ross Faircloth, Megan Griffin, Claire Gilliam, Jamie Johnson, Antonio Martinez, Paula Riff, Aline Smithson, Ross Sonnenberg, Andrew Sovjani, Brianna Tadeo, Andrew K. Thompson, Harrison Walker, and Melanie Walker.

The Sketchbook Project 2018

This year, I participated in The Sketchbook Project , a really wonderful project open to artists from all around the world organised by the Brooklyn Art Library. The sketchbooks will go on tour in their mobile Library to three cities across North Americathis summer: Toronto, ON - (July 27-29), Chicago, IL - (August 3-5) and Atlanta, GA (September 21-23).  You can view my Sketchbook 'Life Lines' in their digital library anytime and in person at the library once it returns from the tour.

NYU Show Extended

I'm very happy to announce that Variation- Transformation-Adoration, the exhibition currently at the Deutsches Haus at NYU has been extended to September 5, to coincide with 'Hausfest'. You can stop in to see this great show Monday to Friday from 10.00 am to 8.30pm and 10.00am to 4.00pm on Saturday.

The Deutsches Haus has a great interview with curator Regula Ruegg about the show.

June 2018

Join me for the opening of Variation-Transformation-Adoration  on June 14th from 6-8pm at the Deutsches Haus at NYU. I will be exhibiting works from The Blue Woman alongside artists Terry Berkowitz, Jeannine Guidi, Kay Hines, Regula Rüegg, Silvelin von Scanzoni, Ursula Scherrer and Sikhism Wagner.

January 2017

Happy New Year!

2016 found me about exploring my original fine art roots with printmaking (specifically etching) and drawing. I didn't abandon the darkroom completely, in fact you could find me in the darkroom experimenting with paper negatives and polaroids to develop a new body of work, quite abstract in nature. I'm still finding my path with this work but I am excited by the different visual direction I appear to be going in.  Needless to say, it does relate to the body. I will be updating the portfolio pages with new work over the coming weeks so stay tuned.

And so to 2017. Who knows what this year will bring for us all. I'm both fearful and cautiously optimistic,  although I am determined in my believe that collective and personal creativity and art will play a great part in weathering these uncertain times.  

It's an exciting month for me artwise. 

From January 6 to January 28, my etching "Pathways to Everything & Nothing" will be on show at Manhattan Graphics Center in NYC as part of their Annual Members Show. This year the exhibition is a fund raiser for MGC. All the prints in the show will be for sale by silent auction during the run of the show. The Closing reception is on January 28. 

I'm excited to have an original postcard for sale at "Postcards From The Edge" Exhibition & Benefit Sale hosted by Visual AIDS,  an organization supporting arts programs and artists living with HIV/AIDS. Original postcard sized art from emerging and established artists will be for sale for just $85 and proceeds will benefit Visual AIDS. The preview party is on Friday, January 13 and the sale continues over the weekend.

My piece "The Blue Woman I"  was selected by juror Barbara A. MacAdam, Co-Executive Editor of ARTNews for the exhibition "The Figure: Interpreted Through Contemporary Mediums" at Site: Brooklyn. The exhibition runs from January 19 to February 19 with an opening reception from  6-9pm on January 18. 

June 2016

I'm honored to be included in the group exhibition "Identity & Anonymity: An Exhibition" at the Seligmann Center at the Citizen's Foundation from June 19 to July 24. Curated by Jonathan Talbot, the show features the work of Regional and National Artists Leslie Fandrich, Joan Hall, David Horton, Andrew Marvick, Cody Rounds, Frank Shuck, Deborah Snider, Stephen Specht, Maria Kaftan and Lisa Bukowski. I will be showing three pieces from The Blue Woman series. There is a wonderful book Identity & Anonymity: An Artful Anthology accompanying the show that can be purchased here.

September 2015

I am very excited to be participating in the 2015 Orange County Arts Open Studio Tour in October. Spanning four weekends and the four regions of Orange County in NY State, the Tour is a wonderful way to meet local art artists and artisans in the community and get an inside peek into their working practices. My studio in the village of Warwick, NY will be open to visitors the weekend of the 24th and 25th October from 11am to 5pm (no.18 on the tour map). To find out more about the Open Studios visit The Orange County Arts Council.

July 2015

I'm delighted to say that the touring exhibition Embody: The Gender Issue in partnership with Pix Quarterly, the Goethe- Institut and EQUAL GROUND is now currently on display in Colombo, Sri Lanka as part of Colombo Pride 2015. It will run from Friday 17th July to Friday 24th July. I'm particularly proud to discover that my image Conundrum I was selected to be the face of the exhibition.

June 2016

I'm honored to be included in the group exhibition "Identity & Anonymity: An Exhibition" at the Seligmann Center at the Citizen's Foundation from June 19 to July 24. Curated by Jonathan Talbot, the show features the work of Regional and National Artists Leslie Fandrich, Joan Hall, David Horton, Andrew Marvick, Cody Rounds, Frank Shuback, Deborah Snider, Stephen Specht, Maria Kastan and Lisa Bukowski. There is a wonderful book Identity & Anonymity: An Artful Anthology accompanying the show that can be purchased here.

April 2015

My thanks to Fredric Koeppel for writing this wonderful review of our show in Memphis Imaging Now: Collected Visions .

"Gilliam’s gold-toned gelatin silver prints, each 20-by-16 inches, form a sort of gorgeous classical tracery of female nudes in troubling attitudes and poses suggesting inner conflict. With titles like “Shielded” and “Bound,” the women in her images are as much trammeled by light and shadow and by their own gestures as by any psychological force outside them, though the pervasive mood is a great stillness."

March 2015

I'm thrilled to be included in Imaging Now: Collected Images at the Hyde Gallery at Memphis College of Art. Curated by Dani Cattan, I'm amongst a group of very talented photographers: Haley Morris-Cafiero, Meghann Riepenhoff, Jean Miele, Saul Robbins, Whit Forrester and Galina Kurlat.  I will be showing work from my series, In Memory. The exhibition runs from March 11 to April 4, with a reception March 27, 6-9pm.

I am delighted to be exhibiting my work at Consciousfork in Warwick, NY. A Body, Drawn by Light will be up until early April.

December 2014

This year has been a great one for getting my work seen both here and further afield. 

In June of this year, I was part of a group of photographers exhibiting at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City, NJ in a show called Tales, Processes and Moments curated by Alison Bradley, Chuck Kelton and Pauline Varmare of ICP.

I am currently one of several photographers being featured on zonezero.com in the late summer issue Liquid Identity: Faces of Self Representation. You can see the feature here http://zonezero.com/liquid-identity/182-conundrum

Thanks to a special feature in Volume 9 - Embody: Gender of PIX: A Photography Quarterly based in New Dehli, India ( This is You, This is Me ) in 2013,  I was chosen to participate in their group exhibition Embody: The Gender Issue in partnership with the Goethe- Institut which is currently on tour throughout cities in India. In September, my pieces were exhibited in Bangalore at the Goethe Institut/ Max Mueller Bhavan and moved to The Seagull Foundation for the Arts, Kolkata, India in late November.  Check out some photographs of the PIX team installing the exhibition here