Biography
 

Claire Marcus attended:

  • Vesper George School of Art, Boston, MA

  • Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

  • DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA

  • Lighthouse Gallery of Art, Tequesta, FL

 

Experience: 

  • Extensive work as a commercial artist with a Boston based advertising agency

  • Ten Years as a freelance artist specializing in illustration, design and layout

  • Photographic Assistant

  • Experienced in watercolor, acrylic, monotype printmaking and clay

  • Taught Design and Clay (Advanced) at The Pottery Shed for The Ceramic League of The Palm Beaches

 Exhibitions:

  • Exhibitions of Art throughout New England and Florida; The Copley Society of Boston (Copley Artist Member), work commissioned and owned by AT&T, owned by Prime Computer, Inc., MA and H.I.R.A., Inc., PA and in private collections in MA, NY, NJ,  CT, LA, CA, TNN, and FL.

 Memberships:

  • Signature Member of the New England Watercolor Society

  • Board Member, Cape Cod Art Association 1997-2002

  • Longtime Board Member, Weston Arts and Crafts Association, Weston, MA and The Ceramic League of The Palm Beaches, Lake Park, FL

  • Founding Board Member of Arts/Wayland, usage of The Loker School, Wayland, MA

  • Co-op Member of Fresh Paint Gallery, Yarmouthport, MA

  • Jury Committee, Harbor You Arts, Growth Management, Town of Hyannis.

 Associations:

  • Member of the Cape Cod Art Association, Barnstable, MA, Cape Cod Potters, Chatham, MA,

  • The Society of Cape Cod Craftsmen, Wellfleet, MA, The Monotype Guild of New England,

  • The Printmakers of Cape Cod and The Creative Arts Center, Chatham, MA, National Watercolor Society

 

Acknowledgements:

  • Claire Marcus’ Watercolor “ Smith Marble” has been chosen by Kennedy Publishing as a National Watercolor Winner in the Juried Book Watercolor Painting Competitions.  The Competition's  Winners (from all over the United States) are published in the book “ Best of America Watercolor Artist and Artisans, Vol.1”

Juried Shows:

  • National Watercolor Society 2009 All Members Juried Show, San Pedro , CA., May 17 - June 27, 2009

  • New England Watercolor Society, 11th Biennial National American Open Juried Show, South Shore Arts Center, Cohasset, 10/08-11/08

  • New England Watercolor Society, New England Juried Show, Cotuit Center for the Arts, 5/08

  • Creede Colorado Arts Council7th Annual Juried National Small Print Show, May 25-July 9, 2007  & 2008 at the Creede Repertory Theatre

Awards:

  • Honorable Mention Water Media September 2016 Cape Cod Art Assoc.

  • Honorable Mention Water Media September 2016 Cape Cod Art Assoc.

  • Honorable Mention Mixed Media September 2015 Cape Cod Art Assoc.

  • 2nd in Water Media April 2014 Cape Cod Art Assoc.

  • 1st in Water Media July 2014  Cape Cod Art Assoc.

  • Honorable Mention, Mixed Media, Cape Cod Art Association,  April 2009

  • 2nd Place Watercolor, Cape Cod Art Association, April 2009

  • 2nd Place Drawing, Cape Cod Art Association, February 2009

  • 2nd Place , Watermedia, Cape Cod Art Association, 10/08

  • Honorable Mention, Watermedia, Cape Cod Art Association, 7/08

  • Honorable Mention Watermedia, Cape Cod Art Association, 5/08

  • Second Place, Watermedia, Cape Cod Art Association, 10/07

  • Honorable Mention, Mixed Media,  Cape Cod Art Association, May 2007

  • Honorable Mention, Watermedia, Cape Cod Art Association, April 2007

  • 2nd Place in Watercolor, Creative Arts, Chatham, 3/07

  • 1st place in Watermedia, Cape Cod Art Association, 8/06

  • 1st Place in Mixed Media, Cape Cod Art Association, 8/06

  • Honorable Mention - Oil - Life Drawing - Cape Cod Art Association

  • Honorable Mention Watermedia, - Cape Cod Art Association, 8/05

  • 1st Place Watercolor, Leo Diehl Juried Show, Creative Arts, Chatham, 9/04

  • Best of Show, Cape Cod Art Association, 7/03

  • First Place, Life Drawing, Cape Cod Art Association, 4/03

  • Honorable Mention, Watermedia,  Cape Cod Art Association, 9/02, 8/03

  • Honorable Mention, Watermedia, All New England Exhibition, CCAA, 7/01

  • 1st Place, Watermedia, Cape Cod Art Association, 9/99, 6/01

  • 2nd  Place, Graphics, Cape Cod Association, 6/95, 8/95, 4/98,  4/01

  • Honorable Mention, Women's Creating Juried Show, 3/01

  • Honorable Mention, Graphics & Watermedia, The Cape Cod Art Association, 10/00

  • First Place, Graphics, Cape Cod Art Association, 6/97, 6/98

  • Honorable Mentions. Cape Cod Art Association, 10/93, 6,7/94, 4,9/96, 4,8/97, 10/99,4/02, 6/03

  • First Place, Graphics, The All New England Exhibition, CCAA, 7/95

  • First Place, Lighthouse Gallery of Art, 5/93

 Galleries:

 

E-Mail : clairemarcus@yahoo.com