bio

Claire Keifer is a nationally recognized, Cray-Pas award-winning artist based in Southern California. She studied Culture, Media, and Art at Eugene Lang College of Liberal Arts and Parsons School of Design at The New School in New York City.

Her work has been exhibited in several prominent Los Angeles galleries, including Coast Gallery, Dion Gallery, and Riley Fine Arts, as well as in multiple exhibitions at the Long Beach Museum of Art. Claire has also collaborated with brands and organizations such as Native Blue Bourbon and the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network.

Now based in the South Bay, she balances her art practice with a role in social media and marketing. Her latest series, The Tragic Muse, explores archetypes through both literal and abstract interpretations, examining how music and art act as powerful tools for self-discovery and emotional understanding.

Artist statement

I believe all art arises from the process of losing and rediscovering oneself through the emotional lessons found in stories, lyrics, colors, and textures. My work is deeply inspired by the muse of music—whether through female archetypes drawn from myth, the emotional resonance of modern pop songs, or personal moments from my own life.

My aim is to capture emotion—sometimes literally, and other times through abstraction when the feeling is too complex to name. I’m drawn to the mystery of the abstract, which mirrors the enigmatic nature of human emotion.

Using intricate layers of color, my paintings evoke memories steeped in love, hate, mystery, lust, and sorrow—creating a visceral connection to the emotional complexity that defines the human experience.

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