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About
Born and raised in Paris, Clara Breen established her studio in the UK in 2005 after graduating from University of Brighton. She has exhibited her work globally including shows at Ateliers de Paris, Aaron Faber Gallery, New York and in the UK at Goldsmiths’ Fair and Dazzle exhibitions.
Since 2009 Clara is a part of the vibrant community of makers at Cockpit Arts, London. In 2015 her work was featured on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour.
In 2026 Clara Breen's Shore brooch received the Bronze award in the Precious Jewellery category for the Goldsmiths' Craft and Design Councilawards; The Shore brooch/lapel pin is an exploration of natural form and texture found along the seashore, aswell as a development of Clara's 20-year interest in sculpted silver hollow forms and spontaneous design development through pleating, folding and hand manipulation.
Clara's interest extends to the empty spaces defined by the metal - the in-between spaces, the unseen becoming seen; the brooch becomes a frame for the cloth it is pinned to, and its wearer. With this one-of-a-kind brooch, a bold sense of presence, joyful growth and vitality emerge.
