Claire Devine

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About Claire Devine

Australia’s Chief Chooser of Joy.” - H&G UK Collected worldwide by thousands of avid ‘Deviners,’ Claire is an authority in the Australian Contemporary art scene. Claire is also the chief doer at The New Devine. She’s the writer of thank you cards, packer of artworks, proofer of prints, editor of website pages and replier-to-every-single-message-on-Instagram. The Granddaughter of celebrated French artists and potters, Claire was born in Toulouse, France and grew up in an art gallery space in Brisbane, Australia. A classical musician and high school teacher, she started painting as a way to pass the evening hours while her handsome Irish husband, Seamus, was away for work. Claire took a break from her vocation when Seamus became ill and their then infant son was discovered to be legally blind. This break allowed the family to reprioritise, focus on each other and give energy to Claire’s painting. As popularity for Claire’s work grew, The New Devine quickly evolved from a painting pass time into a serious, full-time business. Claire’s art comes from a place of deep love for her family. Their circumstances with Seamus’s poor health and sons’ disability, the journey they went through (and continue to travel) to create contentment, joy and focus on family, love and togetherness all feeds and informs her artistic practice. Imbued with vibrant colour and joy, The New Devine collection of works is an unbridled celebration of wild, harsh, surprising, diverse Australia, with an influence of Claire’s French heritage and Irish connections. The New Devine family live between their home in Brisbane, Australia and their little farmhouse in Cold Country, Ireland. Claire loves coffee, vintage champagne, Dad jokes, whichever ‘super-fast’ car or obscure tractor is currently being obsessed over by her 3 young sons, hot yoga and long beach walks with her 'tame wolf.’ Her husband, Seamus is chief dispatch manager, tea-maker, nap-taker and absolutely essential to keeping the artist happy and The New Devine humming. The New Devine business was built on a foundation of altruism and Claire and Seamus continue to commit to doing good in any way they can—from slipping small gifts into orders to regular charitable donations and a commitment to sustainable practices, ethical sales and marketing and prioritising the genuine scarcity of the art to preserve the investment value for loyal collectors. Nothing makes them happier than helping to bring beauty, hope and joy to families and homes everywhere.