Claire Kiester is a fiber artist, printmaker and installation artist. She uses fiber and crochet techniques to transform and activate interior and exterior space. Her unexpected material combinations include: paracord, yarn, plastic bags, junkmail, reclaimed wood and more. She aims to reduce her waste as an artist by utilizing recycled materials and eco-friendly production methods. In recent projects, she is exploring pattern and repetition as a visual tool and performative process of making. This work investigates the systems within our society and the residue they leave behind.
Kiester is from Chapel Hill, NC. She completed her BFA at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 2021 and now resides in Charlotte, NC. Her work has been featured in galleries and events such as The McColl Center, Frank Gallery, The Compound Gallery, The Charlotte International Arts Festival, and The LeRoy Nieman Center in Chicago, IL. In addition, she has created many large-scale public art installations throughout North Carolina.
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