Claire Manners Wood is an Australian contemporary artist based in London.

My contemporary art is an emotional extension of my self. It often represents my lived experiences and internal processing of joy and grief and is always directed by my responses to colour, pattern and texture.

My inspirations are multi-dimensional: many come from day-to-day life and the experiences of living through joy, grief and everything in between. But also, from my environments – not only my adopted home city of London, but my Australian upbringing and periods living and travelling around the world in Asia, Africa and America.

My sculptures combine architecture and tailoring with their own visual logic and individual responses to (the donated) fabrics.

My paintings reflect my (sometimes extreme) need to be surrounded by colour.

I am a founding member of Anima! Art Collective. This collective is primarily engaged with how artistic ideas and exploration can grow and intertwine when a group of artists work closely together and share in each other’s concepts and expressions. We have two exhibitions in 2023, so come and see our work. Visit our Instagram page.

Claire Manners Wood with her sculpture called 'Alexander's 7 year old self' made in 2021.

Claire with ‘Alexander’s 7 year old self’

My sculptures and paintings are for sale or you can commission me to make a sculpture for you.