CLAIRE DALY

Lives & works in Champaign-Urbana, IL

EDUCATION

2016 BFA Photography. Lesley University College of Art and Design. Cambridge, MA

2014 General Associates. Parkland College. Champaign, IL

WORKSHOPS / INTENSIVES / RESIDENCIES

2025 MFA in Visual Arts Fellowship. Lesley University. Cambridge, MA

2024 A Workshop at Home with Alec Soth. Minneapolis, MN.

2020 Maine Media Workshops: Close to Home taught by Sophie Barbasch. Online

2015 History of Architecture Intensive. Lesley University. Paris, FR

2011 Photography & Architecture Intensive. Anglo-American University. Prague, CZ

EXHIBITIONS / PUBLICATIONS

2025 Blurred Horizons - Fields of Vision 2025. Curated by Tim Hale. Analog Gallery. Urbana, IL (upcoming)

Family Sights, Gathering Place. Griffin Museum of Photography. Winchester, MA

Around the Block V. Curated by Josh Fairbanks. Giertz Gallery. Champaign, IL

TCF Spring Show. Curated by Douglas Breault. Somerville, MA

The Return. Group exhibition. Curated by Gallery South. Cambridge, MA

Death Anxiety. Publication curated and published by Sarah Willis. Boston, MA

encase you forgot. Exhibition with Olly Greer. Art Coop Gallery. Urbana, IL

2024 June Artist in Residence. Gallery Art Bar. Urbana, IL

Boneyard Arts Festival. Group exhibition. Cloud Mountain Kombucha. Urbana, IL

Food & Drink. Group exhibition. Analog Gallery. Urbana, IL

Genesis. Curated and printed by Kyle Murdough. Keepsake Studio. Philadelphia, PA

2023 Around the Block IV. Curated by Christopher Schneberger. Giertz Gallery. Champaign, IL

Celebrating 25 Years of Champaign Urbana Ballet. Co-designed. Champaign Urbana Ballet. Print

2022 Fill Your Cup. Too Tired Project. Curated by Roslyn Julia. Online exhibition

2020 Stroke of Luck. re-direct gallery. Juried by Brittany Smith. Online Exhibition

Warmth. Designed and printed by Kyle Murdough. Print. Brighton, MA

2019 Nectar. Activator Magazine. Online & print. Central Illinois

2018 Double Yolk: Solo Exhibition of Alex Wallbaum. Curator. IMC. Urbana, IL

Costumes of CU Ballet. Designed & photographed. Champaign Urbana Ballet. Print

Recently: Volume 1. Print. Boston, MA

What Will You Remember: Elin Spring. Online

Recently. Group Exhibition. Gallery Kayafas. Boston, MA

2017 From the Wings. Quarterly Newsletter. Champaign-Urbana Ballet

Behind the Scenes: Cinderella. Print. Champaign-Urbana Ballet

Emanate. Curator. The Studio Space. Somerville, MA

Exhale. Juried. Stove Factory Gallery. Charlestown, MA

2016 Sincerely: BFA Exhibition. Roberts Gallery. Cambridge, MA

2015 One Night Stand. Carroll and Sons Gallery. Boston, MA

Alternative Process. Juried. Gallery South. Cambridge, MA

2014 All departments show. Art Institute of Boston. Boston, MA

RA-4 One Last Time. Juried. Gallery South. Boston, MA

Studio Visit. News-Gazette. Print. Champaign, IL

Mordancage. Solo Exhibition. Urbana Museum of Photography. Urbana, IL

AWARDS

2024-2025 Illinois Arts Council: Creative Catalyst Grant

2014-2016 Transfer Merit Award. Lesley University. Cambridge, MA

2014 Portfolio Scholarship. Lesley University. Cambridge, MA

President’s Award. Parkland College. Champaign, IL

Purchase Award. Parkland College. Champaign, IL

LECTURES

2025 High Noon Artist Lecture Series. Parkland College. Champaign, IL

Artist Lecture. Knox College. Galesburg, IL