Claire Makhlouf Carter

Claire Makhlouf Carter is a Programme Leader and Senior Lecturer in the Department of Art at Goldsmiths, University of London. She has held visiting lecturer roles at institutions including the Ruskin School of Art and Royal Central School of Speech & Drama.

• Education: PhD by Practice (Fine Art, Royal College of Art), MA Fine Art (University of Central England), BA Fine Art (Birmingham Polytechnic), Foundation Art & Design (Hastings College of Art and Technology).

Her performance art investigates labor relations, power dynamics in social situations, and the documentation of invisible workers. Notable works include collaborations with sniffer dogs, mercenaries, and fairground workers, often staged in unconventional spaces like cross-channel ferries and chili festivals. Her practice emphasizes script transparency and antagonistic frameworks. Academic collaborations span Oxford University, Royal Central School of Speech & Drama, and Manchester Metropolitan University.

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Carter has supervised PhD candidates and participated in critical conferences such as the London Conference in Critical Thought (2018). She has collaborated with artists like Lee Campbell, Katrina Palmer, and Georgie Chapman, often exploring performative pedagogies and institutional critique.