Living and working on the Gold Coast, Australia

Claudio Kirac is a contemporary artist living and creating on the lands of the Kombumerri families of the Yugambeh Language Region. Through his work, Kirac explores concepts of nostalgia, harmony, memory, shared experience and joy.

He is known for his multi-disciplinary approach to practice, working across painting, design, photography and installation. With his head in the clouds and two feet planted firmly on the ground, Kirac constantly investigates the crossover between analogue and digital processes, contemporary art and popular culture. His career spans more than 25 years with his work in the collections of HOTA Home of the Arts, The National Library of Australia, the NYC State Library and Louis Vuitton Asia Pacific, as well as private collections around Australia and Canada. Most recently, Kirac has been named as a finalised in the Harden Landscape Prize (2024) and The Darling Portrait Prize (2024).