Claire Jorgensen was born in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1985. After receiving a BAFA degree in Painting and History of Art at the Wits School of the Arts (Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg), Claire completed her MFA degree in Painting at the Michaelis School of Fine Art (University of Cape Town, Cape Town). She has participated in numerous group exhibitions at the University of Johannesburg, the Wits School of the Arts, the Michaelis School of Fine Art, and Sasol New Signatures. Some of these include Space, Ritual, Absence, FADA Gallery, University of Johannesburg (2011), This is Not Final, Michaelis School of Fine Art (2010); In Principal, Michaelis School of Fine Art (2009); Sasol New Signatures, Pretoria (2007); Martienssen Exhibition, Wits School of the Arts (2007); Collaborations Student Exhibition, An ArtUp Initiative, Johannesburg (2007). She is currently living in Cape Town as a Greatmore Permanent Artist Resident (2011).
