Clare Radagin Daytona Beach Artist

 

Art League of Daytona Beach
433 South Palmetto Avenue
Daytona Beach, Florida 32114
Tel: 386-947-7103

Clare Radagin Daytona Beach Artist

My paintings for the last 10 years generally fall into two bodies of work. The first stems from an interest in the complex ecosystems found in the southeast. The resulting paintings are compositions involve some drawing skill, and  creating illusions of light and atmosphere  while solving structural issues of balance, movement,  texture, etc. I see the painting process as an opportunity to make visible the ideas, based on the natural world, that take shape in my mind. 

The second body of work is more narrative.  Where there are indications of the human presence, a story will develop around lawn sculptures, chickens, or icebergs.  The topic is limitless, and the sense of a planet in crisis is always present.   

I was born, raised and educated in Virginia, and had a fairly well-rounded upbringing.

I lived and studied Art near Washington D.C, and in Richmond Va., graduating with a degree in Painting and Printmaking from Virginia Commonwealth University. I then moved to San Francisco where I was a curator and board member of a non-profit alternative art space, while working in commercial art galleries and as apicture framer for those galleries. I then studied at San Francisco State University, earning an MFA in painting.  At this point I had been living in San Francisco for thirteen years, and had the opportunity to move back east. 

After moving to Florida 25 years ago, I soon began teaching art at Daytona Beach Community College, where I worked for 9 ½ years. Within a few years I also became a teacher for Volusia county Schools. I began the current phase of my artistic production in 2010, and renewed exhibiting my work.  All of the work in my current portfolio is from 2011-2022. I retired from teaching at the end of 2017 in order to produce art full-time.