A VISUAL LANGUAGE SPEAKING FOR THE CLIMATE, NATURE AND HER WILD CREATURES

GALLERY CLIMATE COALITION ACTIVE MEMBERSHIP

Claire Milner has again been awarded Active Membership of the Gallery Climate Coalition, for the year of 2023 (announced April 2024).
She was one of fewer than ten artists worldwide who were selected for the inaugural Active Membership in 2022 along with several Blue Chip galleries, institutions and museums who have demonstrated that their organisation has implemented environmental sustainability best practice. The Gallery Climate Coalition is an international community of arts organisations working to reduce the sector’s environmental impacts, and Claire Milner has been a member since March 2021, shortly after its inception. The goal of the GCC is to facilitate a greener and more sustainable commercial art world. The aim is to provide guidelines and the necessary resources to collectively reduce the sector’s carbon footprint by 50% over the next ten years - in line with the Paris Agreement, and to promote near zero-waste practices. Learn more about GCC here: www.galleryclimatecoalition.org

ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

Climate change, ocean pollution, habitat loss and the current rapid rate of extinction have devastating implications as the biggest challenges we face. We must act with urgency to resolve these critical concerns, as our planet is fast approaching irreversible tipping points. Biodiversity forms the web of life that we depend on, it is essential to the healthy functioning of ecosystems around the world and is the result of 4.5 billion years of evolution. Over half of global GDP is dependent on nature, but nature is in crisis. The main driver of biodiversity loss is human activity and climate change is an increasingly important factor which depends on biodiversity as part of the solution, so the two are interlinked. Read the full statement

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EXPLORERS AGAINST EXTINCTION: OXO TOWER GALLERY, LONDON

31 OCTOBER - 17 NOVEMBER 2024.

This unique event, curated by Explorers Against Extinction, brings together three powerful collections under one roof:

Extinction – a collection of artworks highlighting climate change through time, including works featuring fossils, artefacts, and materials from Happisburgh in Norfolk, the home of Explorers Against Extinction. Contributing artists include Richard Deacon, Emily Young, Sebastiao Salgado, Richard Mosse, Andy Goldsworthy, Conrad Shawcross and many more.

On the Brink - a special invitational collection of studio artworks by leading international artists, focusing on wildlife and ecosystems under threat.

Sketch for Survival – the Sketch for Survival collection includes 100 artworks from professional and amateur artists alike, generously donated to support our conservation projects.

EXPLORERS AGAINST EXTINCTION: ON THE BRINK EXHIBITION, EDINBURGH

OCTOBER - NOVEMBER 2024

On the Brink and Sketch for Survival exhibition at Dundas Street Gallery, Edinburgh from Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 October 2024.

An inspiring collection of artworks dedicated to raising awareness about species extinction and conservation.

The Dundas Street gallery sits immediately below The Fine Art Society which will simultaneously feature an evocative blend of photography and sculpture by some of the most distinguished artists in the world, including Richard Deacon, Emily Young, David Nash, Peter Randall-Page, Jon Foreman, Eleanor Lakelin, Julian Stair, Conrad Shawcross, Sebastião Salgado, Richard Mosse, Beverly Joubert, Michael Kenna, Daniel Beltra, Andy Goldsworthy, Michael Pinsky, and Bigert & Bergström. This compelling exhibition underscores the devastating consequences of climate change, including species extinction and habitat loss over time.

WOMEN IN ART FAIR, MALL GALLERIES, LONDON

OCTOBER 2024

Milner exhibited in Women in Art Fair at the Mall Galleries with Noon Powell Fine Art.

WOMEN IN ART FAIR RETURNS WITH A CHALLENGING PROGRAMME FOR LONDON FRIEZE WEEK

“We believe that radical innovation is the only way to disrupt the current broken art world model”.

Women in Art Fair returns to the Mall Galleries this year to provide a prominent platform for women artists, gallerists, and curators during Frieze, London’s biggest annual arts week.

“This is not about excluding men,” says fair founder Jacqueline Harvey, “It’s about disrupting the established model which isn’t serving us, as it’s failing half of the artistic community: women.”

GALLERY CLIMATE COALITION ACTIVE MEMBER

APRIL 2024

Claire Milner has successfully qualified as a 2023 Active Member with @galleryclimatecoalition. To achieve Active status she demonstrated her implementation of environmental sustainability best practice in line with GCC guidance.

"Active Membership is not a certification of sustainability nor a claim that I am doing things perfectly or have all the answers - none of us are at this point. We’re all doing our best to assess, report and reduce our impact, setting targets in line with science, taking any actions we can and working out other solutions as we go."

Visit the @galleryclimatecoalition page or website to learn more about the initiative and how to get involved.

COLLABORATION WITH CHARITY: WATER AND THE OTHER ART FAIR

OCTOBER 2023

Water is recognised as a basic human right, yet millions of people still lack clean drinking water access. charity: water is a nonprofit organisation bringing clean and safe water to people around the world in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 6: water and sanitation for all by 2030. So far they have funded over 130,000 water projects in 29 countries around the world with the help of local partners. Claire Milner was one of a handful of artists selected to collaborate with charity:water in partnership with The Other Art Fair. Her painting ‘The Source’ sold in October 2023 raising thousands towards clean water.

NOONPOWELL FINE ART EXHIBITION

AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2023

Purchase a selection of works by Claire Milner via NoonPowell Fine Art

‘ALCHEMY’ CURATED BY CREATE! MAGAZINE

‘The Disappeared’ and ‘Everything Is Connected’ have been selected for an exhibition entitled ‘Alchemy’ along with an additional seven paintings from the ‘Gardeners of Eden’ and ‘Anima Mundi’ collections which are featured in Create! Magazine. Curators: Charuka Arora, Victoria J. Fry, and Mona Lerch

HAMPSTEAD ART FAIR

'The Sixth' from the Gardeners of Eden collection was selected by the organisers for a specially curated wall at the Hampstead Art Fair exploring the power of words. The curated displays celebrated all aspects of the written word in art. A selection of Milner's works from the Anima Mundi collection were also on display with Noon Powell Fine Art.

BORN FREE FOUNDATION

‘The Unknown’ was commissioned by Virginia McKenna and auctioned in aid of The Born Free Collection. The winning bidder was Joanna Lumley.

AUCTION OF ‘BURNING BRIGHT’ IN AID OF SAVE WILD TIGERS

Curated by Christian Furr, the youngest artist to have ever been officially commissioned to paint the Queen in 1995, the exhibition in Hotel Cafe Royal followed by an auction at The Savoy Hotel featured an exciting array of tiger inspired artworks by high profile international artists including: Dan Baldwin, Jacky Tsai, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Shauna Richardson, Pandemonia, Lauren Baker, Rose Corcoran, Otto Schade, John Gledhill, Julia Wager, Misha Masek and the late Chris Bracey.

‘THE ALCHEMIST’ SELECTED BY THE ORGANISERS TO BE EXHIBITED IN THE BLUE ZONE AT COP26

‘The Alchemist’ from the collection entitled ‘Anima Mundi’ was selected by the conference organisers to be exhibited on the world’s biggest stage in the Blue Zone of the SEC in Glasgow for the COP26 conference. The work was displayed with Explorers Against Extinction art exhibit which was chosen as one of only fifteen exhibits out of thousands of initial applicants to be presented to the delegates.

The Blue Zone was for those registered with the UN and tasked with coordinating the global response to the threat of climate change – the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The Blue Zone hosted national delegations, United Nations and related organisations & agencies, the media and not-for-profit observer organisations. Delegates met in the Blue Zone for both formal negotiations and informal consultations. The UNFCCC also hosted a range of events, including technical briefings, to support the negotiations process.

COMMISSION OF MARILYN PORTRAIT FOR RIHANNA

“This portrait by the artist Claire Milner is at home in New York... I find fascinating the shadows, the nuances, and the emotions that she manages to express thanks to subtle games of colored crystals. I am in love with this work. And I am in love with Marilyn. What is more moving than these candid eyes?” — RIHANNA (TRANSLATED FROM VOGUE PARIS)

“It’s all about the detail for Claire Milner, the stellar British talent behind the portrait of Marilyn Monroe. Claire’s philosophical approach is revealed in the surprising hidden portrait painted on the reverse that represents the young Norma Jeane - a commentary on the life of a celebrity. Her richly diverse sources of inspiration include ancient art, popular culture and Shakespeare. This is reflected in a dynamic adaptability, from a mosaic depicting under-sea volcanoes to iconic portraiture.” — SWAROVSKI