Claire Peckham

Collage Artist

Seattle, Washington

Claire Peckham is an artist and writer whose work dwells in the quiet tension between image and language. Based in Seattle, she approaches her practice as a form of inquiry—one that considers how absence, silence, and negative space shape our understanding of the world around us. Working across photography, text, and mixed media, Claire explores layered themes of gender, landscape, memory, and history, often illuminating what lies beneath the surface or goes unsaid.

Her work is guided by the belief that meaning can emerge in the margins—in the pauses between words or the blank spaces within an image. Through this lens, she invites viewers to slow down, reflect, and engage with nuance, offering a meditative space for connection and contemplation.

Claire holds a BA in English and a BFA in Photomedia from the University of Washington, and earned her MFA from the Ruskin School of Art, University of Oxford in 2018. Her interdisciplinary background informs a deeply considered practice that bridges visual and literary worlds, rooted in curiosity, presence, and quiet persistence.