Claire has studied in the field of Visual Communication Design and received her Masters of Design from Massey University in 2013. She is part of the White Cloud Worlds collective and has exhibited in Germany, USA and around New Zealand.
Claire has worked for Weta Digital on several feature films, including Rise of the Planet of the Apes, The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn and Avengers Assemble, where she worked in the digital cloth department. As an Art Director at Mechanic Animation, Claire managed the creation of 3D sets and assets for Marvel Television on shows such as Avengers Assemble, Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel’s Spider-Man and Marvel Rising. She is also credited with series Director for storyboards and animation for Pango Production's The Exceptional Squad, and as Story Director for Pukeko Picture's Kiddets.
She has also taught and coordinated papers in graphic design, illustration and animation at Massey University. Her freelance portfolio includes pieces created for Lift Education, Learning Media, Massey University and Saatchi and Saatchi - a project which won the team a bronze placing in the 2011 Best Awards.