Clare Henry (born 21 February 1942) is a British art critic, curator, columnist, TV presenter and printmaker who has been based in Scotland and New York. She was
The Glasgow Herald
''The Herald'' is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783. ''The Herald'' is the longest running national newspaper in the world and is the eighth oldest daily paper in the world. The title was simplified from ''The Glasgow Herald'' in ...
's chief art critic. In 2000 she reviewed art exhibitions in North America for the
Financial Times
The ''Financial Times'' (''FT'') is a British daily newspaper printed in broadsheet and published digitally that focuses on business and economic current affairs. Based in London, England, the paper is owned by a Japanese holding company, Nikke ...
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Life and career
Henry was born in Sheffield
Sheffield is a city status in the United Kingdom, city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is Historic counties o ...
in England. She attended Queen Elizabeth's Academy
Queen Elizabeth's Academy (formerly The Queen Elizabeth's Endowed School) is a co-educational Church of England secondary school and sixth form located in Mansfield in the English county of Nottinghamshire.
History
The school was first establ ...
which is in Nottinghamshire. and graduated in Fine Art from Reading University
The University of Reading is a public university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford extension college. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 192 ...
. She worked as a researcher for the Paul Mellon Foundation for British Art. During the 1970s she was involved with the Glasgow Print Studio
Glasgow Print Studio is an arts organisation situated in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1972, Glasgow Print Studio is an organisation with charitable status that exists to encourage and promote the art of printmaking; it is supported by the Creat ...
, latterly as Chairman.[.]
Henry was chief art critic for The Herald from 1980 to 2000. During this period she would write on average four articles per week with an emphasis on Scottish art.[ From 2000 she was chief American art critic for the ]