Claudio Kirac

Claudio Kirac is a contemporary artist exploring concepts of nostalgia, harmony, memory, shared experience and joy through his works. These concepts are explored through both abstract landscape and character-based works that use bold colour, texture and laying to evoke emotion. Kirac lives on works on the Gold Coast, Australia on the lands of the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh Language Region. work,

He is known for his multi-disciplinary approach to practice, working across painting, design, photography and installation.

With his head in the clouds and two feet planted firmly on the ground, Kirac constantly investigates the crossover between analogue and digital processes, contemporary art and popular culture.

His career as a professional artist spans more than 25 years with his work in the collections of HOTA Home of the Arts, The National Library of Australia, the NYC State Library and Louis Vuitton Asia Pacific, as well as private collections around Australia and Canada.

Kirac has been named as a finalise in the Harden Landscape Prize, The Darling Portrait Prize and the Dean Cogle Portrait Prize. He's been recognised as the Jumbled Art Superstar and had his work featured in HOTA's Gold Coast Triennial.