About Annie Claflin

Annie Claflin (b. 1978, Boston, MA) is a lens-based artist living in San Diego, California. Fusing her observations and imaginings, Claflin engages imagery, handwritten text, collage and familiar objects to convey the intricacies of her relentless search for sanctuary amidst psychological unrest. Her artwork weighs the complexities of traditional family roles, the paradox of home as both solace and isolation, and their interwoven relationships with her own likeness.

Claflin graduated from New England School of Photography, holds a BFA in Photography from Massachusetts College of Art + Design, and an MS in Arts Administration from Boston University. Her artwork has been published in Analog Forever Magazine and included in exhibitions at The Griffin Museum of Photography, The Los Angeles Center of Photography, and The Whatcom Museum in Bellingham, Washington, among others. In 2023 and 2024, Claflin was included in the Critical Mass Top 200, and was a finalist in the Royal Photographic Society’s International Photographic Exhibition 165 in 2023. Her photograph was juried by Katherine Ware, Julie Grahame and Allison Retina Stewart as third place award winner at the American Photographic Artists San Diego’s Untitled 2022 exhibition. One of her images placed as a finalist for The Kuala Lumpur Photo Awards in 2021.