Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro


Claire Healy and Sean Cordeiro are a partnership of contemporary Australian artists best known for their large-scale installations. They have exhibited in Japan, the United States, Singapore, Japan, Malaysia, Germany and across Australia.

Career

Healy was born in Melbourne. She met Sean Corderio at the University of New South Wales while completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1997. They began exhibiting collaboratively in 2001 and both went on to complete a Master of Fine Arts in 2004. They were founding members of the artist-run space Imperial Slacks in Sydney which ran from 1999 to 2003. They currently live in the Blue Mountains.
Healy and Cordeiro are best known for their large-scale installations and site-specific works that often encompass found materials. Their work is held in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art and Newcastle Art Gallery.
Healy and Cordeiro represented Australia at the 53rd Venice Biennale.

Awards