Claudia Jowitt (b. 1989) is an artist based in Tāmaki Makaurau, Aotearoa who is of Pākeha and iTaukei, Fijian heritage. She holds a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Auckland’s Elam School of Fine Arts, a Bachelor of Art and Design (Hons) & Bachelor of Visual Arts from AUT University in Auckland and studied at Carnegie Mellon University’s College of Fine Arts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has been exhibiting both nationally and internationally since first completing her undergraduate degree in 2009 and was the 2016 Tautai Trust Pacific Artist in Residence at the Dunedin School of Art at Otago Polytechnic. Her works are included in the Wallace Art Trust and University of Auckland Art Collection as well as numerous private collections. She is represented by Melanie Roger Gallery in Auckland, Bartley + Co. Gallery in Wellington & Artplex Gallery in Los Angeles.
