Artist Statement
My work is about the everyday stories in the lives of children. I am amazed by their ability of children to imagine lives that are wildly different from their daily reality, their whimsical thoughts seem limitless. I create stories based on my own experiences as female with a learning disability, because the creativity in neurodivergence is not always told in stories. I stick to this so that way I know the experience is authentic and true. I enjoy telling these stories through the use of animal subjects, which creates a character that anyone can see themselves as.
Based in New York, Claire Roane attended Salve Regina University and received her BA in Studio Art, concentrating in Illustration. She has had her work featured in the AKC Museum of the Dog, Willow Literary Magazine as well as SalveToday. She is in the process of pursuing a Graduate degree in Visual Art Education.
