2008 prc benefit auction

13. Claire Beckett
Private Dan Floyd at Basic Training,
Fort Knox, KY, 2007, from the
series “Simulating Iraq,” 2007/2008
Archival Inkjet Print, 17 x 22 inches
Edition 2/5, Signed verso
Courtesy of Artist and Carroll and Sons
Retail Value: $1,300

A rising regional star, Claire Beckett documents the soldiers, military training, and fabricated Iraqi spaces within America in her series “Simulating Iraq.” Holding a BA in anthropology from Kenyon College and an MFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design, Beckett is currently an Assistant Professor at the New England Institute of Art in Brookline, MA and a recipient of a Massachusetts Cultural Council Individual Artist Grant. From 2002-2004, Claire Beckett worked as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Republic of Benin, West Africa. Featured in the 2006 PRC exhibition DOCUMENT and the 2008 PRC Juried Exhibition, Beckett had two solo shows in the fall of 2008, including the University of Rhode Island's Photography Gallery in Kingston and Bernard Toale Gallery in Boston.