Claire Healy (born 1971) and Sean Cordeiro (born 1974) are a partnership of contemporary Australian artists best known for their large-scale installations. They have exhibited in Japan, the United States, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany and across Australia.^[1] They won the 2022 Sir John Sulman Prize for Raiko and Shuten-dōji.^[2]

Career

Healy was born in Melbourne. She met Sean Cordeiro at the University of New South Wales while completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1997. They began exhibiting collaboratively in 2001^[3] 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.^[4]

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.^[5]

Awards

• 1996 The Union Steel Award^[6]
• 1997 Dr Gene Sherman Award, Sherman Galleries
• 2000 Australian Post Graduate Award
• 2022 Sir John Sulman Prize winners for Raiko and Shuten-dōji^[2]

References

External links

• Artist website