Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro

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Claire Healy (born 1971) and Sean Cordeiro (born 1974) are a partnership of contemporary Australian artists best known for their large-scale installations. They have exhibited in Japan, the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany and across Australia. [1] They won the 2022 Sir John Sulman Prize for Raiko and Shuten-dōji. [2]

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Career

Healy was born in Melbourne. She met Sean Cordeiro at the University of New South Wales while completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1997. They began exhibiting collaboratively in 2001 [3] and both went on to complete a Master of Fine Arts in 2004. They were founding members of the artist-run space Imperial Slacks in Sydney which ran from 1999 to 2003. They currently live in the Blue Mountains. [4]

Healy and Cordeiro are best known for their large-scale installations and site-specific works that often encompass found materials. Their work is held in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art and Newcastle Art Gallery. [5]

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References

  1. "Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro - Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery". www.roslynoxley9.com.au. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  2. 1 2 "Archibald Prize Sulman 2022 work: Raiko and Shuten-dōji by Claire Healy, Sean Cordeiro". Art Gallery of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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