Clare Kirkconnell

Clare Kirkconnell is a painter who shows her work primarily in San Francisco, California. She has been married to writer-director Douglas Barr since 1984. They have one son born in 1989. After college, she spent several years as a fashion model traveling the world from bases in New York and Paris. Concurrently, she studied acting and landed several film and television roles, including a three-year run as the female lead on The Paper Chase (1978). Never abandoning her interest in painting, she continued her studies at Santa Monica College and Otis Parsons School of Design. Her work has been consistently well-received and can be found in many private collections. Born in Brownsville, Texas, she spent a number of years in Mexico City before returning to Houston to finish high school. Developing an interest in the arts, she continued her education at Palomar College in San Marcos, California, a school well-known for its art program. When not in the studio, her time is divided between her husband and son; and the family wine business, "Hollywood and Vine Cellars.