Anna Clawson (b. Donaghadee, N.IRE) completed her Masters in Fine Art in spring 2023 at the Oslo National Academy of the Arts. She is an alumni of School of the Damned (2017), an autonomous free art school in the UK. She received her BA (Hons) in Fine Art from University College Falmouth, UK, in 2009.

Since 2010 she has mostly been working as part of a collaborative duo with fellow artist Nicole Ward, under the moniker Clawson & Ward. Since moving into Kunstnernes Hus she has been included in the exhibition Dizzy Spells curated by Thora Dolven Balke, at Melk and in 2024 will have a solo exhibition at Atelier Nord.

Previous Clawson & Ward activities include exhibitions at Arnolfini, Bristol, UK; CCA Derry~Londonderry, N.IRE; Tenderpixel, London, UK; Royal West Academy, Bristol, UK; Glasgow International, Scotland, UK; Ormston House, Limerick, IRE; Guest Projects, London, UK, Malonioji 6, Vilnius, LT; CRATE, Margate, UK. Previous residencies include RUPERT, Vilnius, LT; Studio Das Weisse Haus, Vienna, AU; Nida Art Colony, LT; Spike Island, Bristol, UK; KARST, Plymouth, UK.

"I am attracted to the immediacy of working with analogue materials & tangible processes. Whether film or sculpture, my work is shaped by repetition. I work intuitively, gathering textures, sounds, & gestures found in my immediate environment."

Nicole Ward (b. Belfast, N.Ireland) earned an MFA from Oslo National Academy of the Arts (2023), an alternative education from School of the Damned (2017), and a BA (Hons) in Fine Art from University College Falmouth (2009). Since 2010 she has mostly been working as part of a collaborative duo with fellow artist Anna Clawson, under the moniker Clawson & Ward.

Previous Clawson & Ward activities include exhibitions at Arnolfini, Bristol, UK; CCA Derry~Londonderry, NI; Tenderpixel, London, UK; Royal West Academy, Bristol, UK; Glasgow International, Scotland, UK; Ormston House, Limerick, IRE; Guest Projects, London, UK, Malonioji 6, Vilnius, LT; CRATE, Margate, UK. Previous residencies include RUPERT, Vilnius, LT; Studio Das Weisse Haus, Vienna, AU; Nida Art Colony, LT; Spike Island, Bristol, UK; KARST, Plymouth, UK.