Claire Yerbury USA/Australian, b. 1970
Claire Yerbury is an artist from Northern Rivers NSW who works from her home and studio nestled in the trees on her rural property surrounded by nature. Working on wooden panels using a combination of acrylic paint, Inktense pencils, oil crayon, print collage and paper, she builds layers that gently link, sometimes contrasting, sometimes blending but always flowing with a subtle unifying thread. Her themes of life, death, beauty, decay, growth, joy, sorrow and impermanence stem from her interest in Zen Buddhism and her observations of the natural world. Often these themes are expressed using images that reflect her musical background as a cellist and her experience and studies in horticulture. The smaller scale on which she prefers to work, intensifies her subject matter and gives each piece a feeling of intimate preciousness. Claire has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Fine Arts (Sydney University 1991) and has been exhibiting her work in galleries in Sydney, Brisbane, Tasmania and locally throughout the Northern Rivers for the past 25 years. Her work continues to evolve as she expresses her unique and personal experience of life.
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Claire YerburyArises, 2024Mixed media on wooden panel61 x 92cmSold -
Claire YerburyBig Sleep, 2024Mixed media on wood panel61 x 92cmSold -
Claire YerburyBlack Bean Encryption, 2024Mioxed media on board
Framed in oak30x30cm -
Claire YerburyBlack Bean Release, 2024Mixed media on board30x30cmSold
Framed in Tasmanian Oak
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Claire YerburyFalling Through, 2024Mixed media on board30x30cmSold
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Claire YerburyHeaven and Earth, 2024Mixed media on wooden panel61 x 92cmSold -
Claire YerburyInteractions, 2024Mixed media on board; Framed in oak61 x 92cm -
Claire YerburyMyocum Moons & Mornings, 2024Mixed media on board30x30cmSold
Framed in Tasmanian Oak
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Claire YerburyNotes in cursive, 2024Mixed media on board30 x 30cm
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Claire YerburyPassing down, passing through, 2024Mixed media on board
Pressings from dried leaves, seed pods and other found objects50 x 50cm
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Claire YerburyQuiet Departures, 2024Mixed media on board40x40cmSold
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Claire YerburySeed fall murmurings, 2024Mixed media on board30 x 30cm
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Claire YerburySloughing Upon the Hill, 2024Mixed media on wooden panel30x30cm -
Claire YerburyWater and Wood, 2024Mixed media on wood panel28 x 80cmSold -
Claire YerburyAloft, 2023Mixed media on wooden panel30 x 37cm (2 x panels) -
Claire YerburyBelow, 2023Mixed media on wooden panel; in Oak float frame40 x 40cmSold
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Claire YerburyBloodwood Heart, 2023Mixed media on wooden panel; in Oak Float Frame60 x 60cm
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Claire YerburyDeeper, 2023Mixed media on wooden panel; in oak float frame44 x 34cmSold -
Claire YerburyGhosts and Goshawks, 2023Mixed media on wooden panel; oak float frame40x40cmSold -
Claire YerburyHallowed Hollow, 2023Mixed media on wood panel20 x 20cmSold
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Claire YerburyLoose Weave & Bound, 2023Mixed media on hand shaped wooden panel47 x 28cm; 44 x 27cmSold -
Claire YerburyRaptors in Contemplation , 2023Mixed media on wooden panel30 x 30cmSold -
Claire YerburyRising, 2023Mixed media on wood panel20 x 20cmSold -
Claire YerburyRobin at Dawn, 2023Mixed media on wooden panel; in Oak float frame30 x 30cmSold
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Claire YerburySkin, 2023Mixed media on wood panel30 x 30cmSold -
Claire YerburyTorn, 2023Mixed media on wooden panel in oak float frame40 x 40cmSold
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Claire YerburyFinding Earth, 2022Oil on Wood panl20 x 20cm (framed 24 x24) -
Claire YerburyFire in the belly, 2022Oil on wood panel20 x 20cm (framed 24 x24)Sold
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Claire YerburyPollen Unobstructed, 2022Oil on Wood panel25 x 20cmSold -
Claire YerburyWaterfall, 2022Oil on wood panel25 x 20cm -
Claire YerburyAfter Dark, 2021Mixed media on wooden panels28 x 31cmSold -
Claire YerburyAfter Midnight, 2021Mixed media on wooden panels15 x 50.5cmSold
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Claire YerburyBuds, Petals & Pods, 2021Mixed media on wooden panels20 x 25cmSold -
Claire YerburyDancing in the Dark, 2021Mixed media on wooden panels22 x 73cmSold -
Claire YerburyMidnight BLue, 2021Mixed media on wooden panels15.5 x 48.5cmSold -
Claire YerburyNight Moves, 2021Mixed media on wooden panels28 x 27cm
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Claire YerburyOde to Light, 2021MIxed media on wooden panel20 x 20cm (unframed)Sold
23.2 x 23.2cm (framed)
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Claire YerburyOde to Moon, 2021MIxed media on wooden panel20 x 20cm (unframed)Sold
23.2 x 23.2cm (framed)
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Claire YerburyOde to Water, 2021MIxed media on wooden panel20 x 20cm (unframed)Sold
23.2 x 23.2cm (framed)
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Claire YerburyOne After Another, 2021Mixed media on wooden panels20 x 20cmSold
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Claire YerburyPast, Present, Future, 2021Mixed media on wooden panels20 x 20cmSold -
Claire YerburyRising Sky, 2021Mixed media on wooden panels20 x 20cmSold -
Claire YerburyThe Bright Darkness, 2021Mixed media on wooden panels31 x 26cmSold -
Claire YerburyUnder Cover of the Night, 2021Mixed media on wooden panels44 x 36cmSold
Education
1987 Graduated HSC St Ives High School Sydney
1991 Graduated BA Degree in Fine Art Sydney College of the Arts
(Sydney University)
1993 Design Certificate Permaculture, Permaculture Institute Tyalgum
NSW
1997-2000 Advanced Cert. Urban Horticulture, TAFE Wollongbar NSW
Exhibition History
May 2021 Guest artist Barebones Swansea
Tasmania
May 2021 ‘Roam’ Group Exhibition Mist Gallery Cabarita Beach NSW
April 2021 ‘Encore’ Group Exhibition Mist Gallery Cabarita Beach NSW
March 2021 Guest artist Mist Gallery Cabarita Beach NSW
2017 – 2021 Made in Mullum, Mullumbimby NSW
2021 Guest artist Cube Gallery, Mullumbimby
2020 ‘Loom’ Group exhibition Side Gallery, Brisbane
2020 Guest artist Martine Gallery, Sydney
2020 Guest artist Barebones Swansea Tasmania
2019 ‘The Flesh and Bone Experiment’ Exhibitor, host and curator Forest
Art Studio
Wilsons Creek NSW
2019 ‘Enter the Bower’ Exhibitor, host and curator Forest Art Studio
Wilsons Creek NSW
2019 ‘Smalls’ Exhibition C.A.S.E Byron School of Arts Mullumbimby NSW
2018 ‘Forest Comes Alive’ Exhibitor, host and curator Forest Art Studio
Wilsons Creek NSW
2018 ‘Forest Art’ Exhibitor, host and curator Forest Art Studio Wilsons
Creek NSW
2017 Piece Gallery, Mullumbimby NSW
2017 Barebones Gallery, Bangalow NSW
2017 ‘Highly Commended’ Award Ocean Shores Art Expo Ocean Shores
NSW
2015-2016 Moonrise Studios, Mullumbimby NSW
2014-2015 Art Aspects, Lismore NSW
1997 Easter Art Classic , Byron Bay
1994 Community Art Exhibition Tweed Gallery, Murwillumbah
Publications
1994-1995 Book Illustration ‘Travels in Dreams’ Bill
Mollison (1st Edition)
1998-1999 Book Illustration ‘Kokey Koala and the Bush Olympics’ Trixie
Whitmore
Music/Performance History
2008-2020 Lead Cellist Amatori
Strings – Chamber Music concerts, Choral concerts
Northern Rivers NSW and Brisbane QLD
2005-2020 Cellist Byron String Trio - Weddings, Concerts, Exhibition
openings, Corporate Events
Northern Rivers NSW
2016 Lead Cellist ‘Pet Sounds’ live performance Beach Boys, Byron Bay
Blues Festival
2004-2019 Lead Cellist, Lismore Symphony Orchestra
