Claire Harrigan
Claire Harrigan is a Scottish artist.
Born in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, she studied at Glasgow School of Art, graduating with a BA Fine Art, in 1986, at which time she received the Mary Armour Award for Still Life Painting. Since Art School she has worked as a full-time painter and travelled widely for inspiration, particularly in the West Indies, France, Portugal and Italy. In 1989, she was elected Professional Member SAAC. In 1992 was listed in "Who's Who in Art", and in 1990, in "20th Century Painters and Sculptors" by Frances Spalding.
In 1992 she was elected a member of The Royal Scottish Society of Painters in Watercolour.- 1990 - Lily Macdougall Award, SAAC
- 1992 - James Torrance Memorial Award, RGI
- 1996 - Latimer Award, RSA
- 2002 - Artists Discovery Commission Award, Club Med
- 2004 - Glasgow Arts Club Fellowship Award, RSW Selected Exhibitions:
Solo exhibitions
- Open Eye Gallery, Edinbugh
- Gatehouse Gallery, Glasgow
- Flying Colours Gallery, London
- Bruton Street Gallery, London
- Christopher Hull Gallery, London
- Macaulay Gallery, Stenton
List of public collections
- Adam and Company Bank
- The Fleming Collection
- Bank of Scotland
- Heriot-Watt University
- South Ayreshire Council
- Wigtownshire Educational Trust
- Club Med
