Painting the Poets Exhibition

As part of the Bishops Castle Arts festival a selection of portraits from the Painting the Poets collection will be exhibited in the Town Hall Gallery. PV 10th February, 6pm. All welcome.

Clae at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Seeing 'Air and Light' - A Portrait of Carol Ann Duffy and 'Red Red' - a Portrait of Jackie Kay hanging side by side at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery

Clae and Jane Burn

I will be painting the award winning poet, Jane Burn's portrait for the Painting the Poets collection. This portrait will be slightly different, however, as Jane will be painting the background. The journey of this portrait in the making is currently being documented on Facebook.

Kendal Poetry Festival

I'll be showing the Painting the Poets collection at the Kendal Poetry Festival this year. 23rd - 26th June

Dame Jane Goodall

A wonderful honour to be painting the portrait Dame Jane Goodall DBE. Portrait sittings too place in 'lockdown'. Th portrait is dew to be completed early 2023

Chelsea Arts Club

Group show April 2022 (dates tbc)

Art Academy London

I am currently teaching at the Art Academy London on the BA (HONS) in Contemporary Portraiture and the Self Portrait course.

Red Red - A portrait of Jackie Kay

Acquired for the Scottish National Portrait Gallery's permanent collection 2021

Women in Frame, Kings Place

Women in Frame in collaboration with Poet in the City as part of Venus Rising at Kings Place 2019. Exhibition & live event.

Air and Light, A Portrait of Carol Ann Duffy

Acquired by the Scottish National Portrait Gallery for the permanent collection 2020

With Carol Ann Duffy

The Poets National Portrait Gallery BP Award 2017

Studio International 2020

Editorial

Kensington, Chelsea & Westminster

Editorial 2020

Jackson Art 2020

Describe your image

Mail on Sunday

Article in Mail on Sunday 2017 for the BP Portrait Prize

Sound Art Radio

Interview 2020 & 2021

Chelsea Arts Club

Glass Ceiling

Ruth Borchard Portrait Self Portrait Prize 2015 Exhibition

She's Gone

Ruth Borchard Self Portrait Prize 2017 Exhibition

HM Queen Elizabeth II

HM Queen Elizabeth ll Commissioned by the Kennel Club 2013

Day of Mist

Mall Galleries, Art for Youth 2019

C+nto, A Portrait of Joelle Taylor

Pride in Art, annual LGBT+ exhibitions at Capital Group 2020

After Guido Reni

Recreating Archangel Michael by Guido Reni for the film director Katherine Brooks’ new movie 2015

Art Monthly & Woman

Magazine articles

Country Life & D Telegraph

Shropshire Life & Shrops Magazine

Various articles

National Open Art Competition

Two paintings shortlisted 2014

Sams Magic

Kennel Club 2012 Anual Exhibition