British-American conceptual artist.

Born: 1977 in Cornwall, England, UK.

Clayton is a conceptual artist whose work considers, exaggerates, and alters the accepted rules of everyday life, extending the familiar into the realms of the poetic and absurd.

She holds an MA in Documentary Direction from the National Film & Television School (Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, UK) and a BA in Fine Art from Central St. Martins, London, UK.

Has also taught at institutions in the UK, US, and Sweden, including three years at University of the Arts, London, and a stint as Theodore Randall International Chair at Alfred University in New York.

Clayton was awarded a Creative Development Grant from the Pittsburgh Foundation and a Sustainable Arts Foundation award.

She currently lives and works in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US, where she was named Emerging Artist of the Year 2013.