Columbia Artist Claire Farrell is Official Artist of 2010 SC Book Festival
Columbia's own Claire Farrell has been selected as the 2010 SC Book Festival Artist. Limited edition posters and other works by the artist will be available at the 14th annual festival, which will be held February 26-28 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.Farrell is a native Charlestonian, whose earliest art encounters included private art lessons in Japan, and Saturday classes at the Gibbs Museum in Charleston. She graduated from Duke University, holds two master’s degrees from the University of South Carolina, and has studied printmaking in Santa Fe, at Penland and at SantaRaparata Art School in Florence, Italy. Farrell’s paintings and prints reflect an interest in texture and although she works primarily in watercolor and printmaking, she has recently been drawing, working in oil, and in mixed media printmaking.
Claire’s work has been accepted in numerous national and state juried exhibitions and she has received “Best in Show” awards in the Florence (SC) Statewide Juried Exhibition, South Carolina State Fair, the San Diego Watercolor Society Exhibit, the Friends of the Coast Exhibit in Charleston, the Waccamaw Arts & Crafts Guild Judged Show in Myrtle Beach, and the University South Carolina Alumni Art Competition. Additionally, she has received numerous awards of merit in a wide variety of exhibitions. She is a past president of the South Carolina Watercolor Society and a signature member of that organization. Farrell is represented by the Wells Gallery in Charleston and City Art in Columbia, SC. Her work is included in corporate and private collections nationwide.
The 14th annual SC Book Festival will be held February 26-28, 2010 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Listen to local, regional and national authors discuss their writing in a relaxed atmosphere, shop the many exhibitor booths, and get books signed or appraised. More than 60 authors and poets will participate in this year’s festival, which offers free admission on Saturday and Sunday. Special ticketed events include Friday master classes, an opening night reception in partnership with the University Libraries at USC, and Brunching with Authors: a Moveable Feast on Sunday morning.