Since 1990, freelance writer Claire Sykes has been covering the arts. Her articles have appeared in Oregon ArtsWatch, Art on Paper, Photographer’s Forum, Communication Arts, Chamber Music Magazine, Musicworks, The Wire, and elsewhere. She has profiled Paco de Lucia, Mary Ellen Mark, Twinka Thiebaud, Pauline Oliveros, and the Shanghai Quartet, among others. She also writes about health, the human side of bioscience, philanthropy, community, and business. When she’s not typing away, she’s taking in the arts or hiking some trail, preferably up in elevation. For more of Claire's stories, visit our archive website.
