Constructive Nostalgia
Centre Pasquart, Bienne, 31.1.-1.4.2016 Solo show Clare Goodwin Curated by Felicity Lunn Clare Goodwin’s paintings present formally precise, hard-edge compositions, reduced to line, shapes and patterning. Her habit of titling the works with English names common in the past introduces humour and intimacy into the usually austere realm of geometric abstraction. The paintings are thereby … Read more
Art as Connection
Aargauer Kunsthaus, Aarau, 3.10.21 – 9.1.22 In reaction to the upheavals resulting from the coronavirus pandemic, Art as Connection takes the form of an experimental and open exhibition based on a collective developement process. To open up different perspectives on these unusual times, the curatorial team of the Aargauer Kunsthaus is forming a collective with five … Read more
Das Kabinett im Kabinett
Visarte Kabinett, Zurich, 13.12-22.12.2018 Double show Clare Goodwin and Maratina von Meyenburg. The Visarte cabinet in the old town in Zurich is the place where new members of the Swiss Professional Association of Visual Artists are introduced with an exhibition. Martina von Meyenburg and Clare Goodwin make use of their slot by placing an old living … Read more
Wall Paintings at Last Tango
Last Tango, Zurich, 11.8.-19.8.2019 Last Tango is pleased to present a week-long exhibition by Clare Goodwin, the artist’s first solo presentation devoted solely to her wall paintings. Known primarily for working on canvas in her Zürich studio, Goodwin will make four new wall paintings specifically for two of the project space’s four exhibition spaces. Responding to … Read more
Sottovoce
Haus der Kunst St. Joseph, Solothurn, 3.10.2020-17.1.2021 ‘sottovoce‘ is the second solo presentation of Clare Goodwin’s work devoted solely to her wall paintings. Known primarily for working on canvas, and more recently with ceramic and handmade objects, Goodwin made 11 new site-specific wall paintings for the three exhibition spaces of Haus der Kunst St. Josef, Solothurn – … Read more
Didn’t I tell you, I think I did
Lullin + Ferrari Gallery, Zurich, 23.10.2020 – 5.12.2020 Clare Goodwin’s painting practice has undergone a typically minimal but, in material terms, quite radical evolution in recent years. Her irreverent gaggle of Modern motifs appear to have travelled some distance, in scale and referential mileage, from their historical and studio origins: onto walls, objects and, most … Read more
Le Grand Bleu
Lullin + Ferrari Gallery, Zurich, 12.12.2020 – 23.01.2021 Group show with works by Anne-Lise Coste, Slawomir Elsner, Klodin Erb, Franziska Furter, Pierre Haubensak, Clare Goodwin, Sebastian Utzni and wiedemann/mettler. “We are delighted to present the group exhibition Le Grand Bleu. The title is due to a spontaneous idea while viewing a large, royal blue watercolor by Slawomir Elsner. On the … Read more