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b. 1994, Maine, Based in Tucson, AZ
cfblanchette@gmail.com
Education:
2025 MFA in Studio Art, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2016 BFA, printmaking and history of art, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Solo Exhibitions:
2026 Ground Truthing, Francis McCray Gallery of Contemporary Art, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM
2024 Ruins, Environmental Natural Resource 2 building, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2023 to pass through two doors at once, Lionel Rombach Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, catalog
2021 On a Ley Line, The Evelyn Peeler Peacock Gallery, Corning, NY, catalog
2021 Terrain, Milcon Gallery, virtual exhibition
Group Exhibitions:
2026
Arizona Biennial, Tucson Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ (curator: Julie Rodrigues Widholm)
Viewing Nature, MERGE Art Space, Silver City, NM
MassArt Auction, MassArt Art Museum, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA
Print, Printed, Printing 9, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
Swim in Cold Seas, Ejecta Projects, Carlisle, PA (curators: Anthony Cervino & Shannon Egan)
2025
Blurring the Lines, Light Art Space, Silver City, NM (curator: Anna Helper)
MFA Thesis Exhibition, Joseph Gross Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Algae Farming, The Gallery at Mountain Shadows, Phoenix, AZ (curator: Cece Cole)
Influx, VARS Project Space, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ (curator: Dylan Hawkinson)
2024
Print, Printed, Printing 8, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas, NM
Paper & Clay, Tippetts & Eccles Gallery, Utah State University, Logan, UT
2023
Proof, Subspace Gallery, Tucson, AZ
Perpetual Inventory, Palo Verde Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Donors & Scholars, Lionel Rombach Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Arizona Artist Guild Scholarship Exhibition, West Valley Art Museum, Peoria, AZ
Nice to Meet You, Lionel Rombach Gallery, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Paper & Clay, Tippetts & Eccles Gallery, Utah State University, Logan, UT
2022
FRC 13, Flat Rate Contemporary, virtual exhibition
2021
Elements, Milcon Gallery, virtual exhibition
Emerging Artists 2021, Dodomu Gallery, virtual exhibition
FRC 8, Flat Rate Contemporary, virtual exhibition
2020
16th Annual Small Works Show, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY (curator: Anäis Duplan)
FRC 7, Flat Rate Contemporary, virtual exhibition
what we create may save us, Ejecta Projects, Carlisle, PA (curator: Cynthia Reynolds)
Ransom 2, Wayfarers Collective, Brooklyn, NY, virtual exhibition
2019
Portland Terrain Biennial, Installation at 107 Bradley Street, Portland, ME (organized by Bailey Romaine, Brendan Shae, and Meg Hahn)
Portland Terrain Biennial @ the SPACE Window Gallery, SPACE Gallery, Portland, ME
2018
Opening Gallery Show, At Peace Tea Factory, Brooklyn, NY
Ghost In The Machine, Shoestring Press, Brooklyn, NY
Late Summer Art Show 5, Konstepidemin Gallery, Gothenburg, Sweden
Residencies
2026 PLAYA: Art/Sci Awarded Residency, Summerlake, OR
2025-26 Western New Mexico University, Expressive Arts Department, Silver City, NM
2025 Leonardo@Djerassi, Djerassi Resident Artists Program, Woodside, CA
2025 The Land With No Name, Tucson, AZ
2018 Konstepidemin Arts Center, Gothenburg, Sweden
Grants & Awards:
2025 stART Grant, Arts Foundation for Tucson and Southern Arizona, Tucson, AZ, provided supplemental funding for an artist residency at Western New Mexico University in Silver City, NM.
2025 Nomination, Outstanding Graduate Student, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2024 Edward Francis Dunn Scholarship, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2024 Helen Gross Award, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, funded MFA thesis development and exhibition
2023 Marcia Grand Centennial Sculpture Prize, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, funded creation of modular sculpture and subsequent exhibitions to pass through two doors at once and Ruins
2023 Anne Morten Memorial Scholarship, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2023 Marigold Linton Scholarship, Arizona Artist Guild, Phoenix, AZ
2022 Nancy Strauss Art Scholarship, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2022 Fine Arts Graduate College Fellowship, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2020 Juror’s Choice Award, Small Works Show, 440 Gallery, Brooklyn, NY
2017 Genevieve McMillan – Reba Stewart Travelling Fellowship, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, funded research and artist residency at Konstepidemin Arts Center in Gothenburg, Sweden
Public Collections:
Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM, Conflux IV & V
The Land With No Name, Tucson, AZ, Ruins (mycelium wall #3)
Bibliography & Publications:
2026 Article, WNMU Artist-in-Residence Claire Fall Blanchette Explores Biological Pulse of the Gila at Gallery Exhibition, Western New Mexico University News.
2026 Interview, Contemporary Art Made with Mushrooms: Tangled Currents, Arizona Illustrated, video interview, produced by David Fenster
2025 Seed Lab Zine, published by Form, Space Vision, full color reproductions
2025 [ABouT] Journal, Issue #8: Change, full color reproductions
2023 Exhibition catalog, to pass through two doors at once
2023 Article, Centennial Prize winner Blanchette creates living sculpture, Arizona Arts
2021 Exhibition catalog, On a Ley Line, printed by Vic Barquin
2021 Verses Magazine, Garden: Issue Five, full color reproductions
2020 Exhibition catalog, what we create may save us, presented by Ejecta Projects, Carlisle, PA
2020 Fragmented Magazine, Issue 01: Location, full color reproductions (digital only)
Presentations:
2026 Lecture, Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM, artist-in-residence lecture in conjunction with Ground Truthing solo exhibition, March 19, 2026
2024 Artist Talk, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, in class presentation to first year graduate students
2024 Artist Talk, Arizona Institute for Resilience, Fall Fest, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
2019 Artist Talk, Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Boston, MA, in class presentation to the printmaking department faculty and undergraduate students