Rate My Professor Clare McFarlane

Clare McFarlane serves as the Visual Design and Communications Officer at the Lawrence Wilson Art Gallery (LWAG), the University of Western Australia's premier venue for contemporary art exhibitions and cultural programs. In this role, she manages visual design for gallery materials, including exhibition catalogues, media releases, and promotional content. She is frequently listed as the primary media contact on official UWA announcements for major shows, such as 'Place Makers: women artists shaping identity, power and place' (September 2025), 'Exhibitions put women in the spotlight' featuring 'Australian Women Artists + Lines in the Sand' (May 2025), 'About time: exhibitions explore responses to history' (May 2024), 'Exploration of human body form in material world' (August 2024), 'From the Cruthers Collection of Women's Art' (November 2024), and 'Curators in Conversation' (November 2024). Her work supports the gallery's engagement with the public, artists, and the broader arts community at UWA.

McFarlane is also an established artist whose paintings and prints are included in significant collections, notably the Cruthers Collection of Women's Art at the University of Western Australia. Key works include 'Vision stance (self portrait)' (1997, oil on canvas, 60 x 85 cm), displayed in the exhibition 'From the Cruthers Collection of Women's Art', and 'First Principals i-iv' (2006, acrylic and screen print on canvas), featured in LWAG education kits for student analysis. She has contributed catalogue design to UWA publications such as 'Cosmopolitan: Art from the 1930s in the UWA Art Collection and the Cruthers Collection of Women's Art', 'The Likeness: 100 years of portraiture from the Cruthers Collection of Women's Art', 'Authentic Determination', and 'Out of the Boxes and into the Desert'. Her academic background comprises a Master of Creative Arts (Curtin University of Technology, 1998-1999), an Honours Degree in Fine Art (Curtin University), and a Graduate Diploma in Cultural Heritage (Curtin University). Through her dual roles in artistic production and gallery administration, McFarlane significantly influences the presentation and appreciation of visual arts within the university context.