Clare Stephenson (born 1972, Newcastle-upon-Tyne) studied Fine Art Sculpture at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art & Design in Dundee. Solo exhibitions include: Martini Bikinis, Glasgow Project Room (2013), She-who-is-the-Maker-of-Objects at Linn Lühn, Düsseldorf (2011) and She-who-Presents at Spike Island, Bristol (2009). Group shows and collaborative projects include: Generation: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland (with Sophie Macpherson), Tramway, Glasgow (2014); Costume: Written Clothing, Tramway, Glasgow (2013); Shoplifters, Shopgirls (with Sophie Macpherson), LUX/ICA Biennial of Moving Images, ICA, London (2012); Madame Realism, Marres Centre for Contemporary Culture, Maastricht (2011); Compass – Drawings from the Museum of Modern Art New York, Martin Gropius Bau, Berlin (2011); Newspeak: British Art Now, Saatchi Gallery, London (2010). She was awarded the Creative Scotland New York Residency in 2010 and has since undertaken residencies at Fremantle Arts Centre, Australia (2012); a City of Cologne Residency at Neues Kunstforum, Cologne (2012) and at Hospitalfield House, Arbroath (2013). She lives and works in Glasgow and is represented by Linn Lühn, Düsseldorf.