Electronic Press Kit

Voice And Vision. Stage And Screen.

Meet CEG, pronounced “sage”: Claire Elizabeth Grace, a Portland-born actor, recording artist, songwriter, host, and producer. This electronic press kit brings her biography, selected work, and booking materials together for presenters, press, and creative collaborators.

Garden of CEG official seal

Music · Songwriting & Live Performance

The Music. The Live Years.

CEG’s musical history moves through solo work, live performances, songwriting, vocals, and band direction for The Everyday Mystics.

2018

CEG · Solo Live Performances

CEG’s early solo appearances include Harlem Nights, the Oregon State Fair, and a 45-minute headlining set at Hard Rock Cafe Seattle on November 16, 2018. The repertoire includes Yellow Line, Just Enough, I Heard, and Nobody.

March 9, 2019

CEG · Yellow Line

The official music video for CEG’s debut single was released following a five-part YouTube mini-series. Co-created by Raynee Roberts of Lost Portal and CEG of All Trades, it features Portland artists including Tony Ozier and Swiggle Mandela.

2019–2022

CEG · The Live Years

CEG’s songwriting and vocals formed a distinct chapter of her musical practice. She also served as band director of The Everyday Mystics from 2019 to 2023. Monthly live-band shows ran at Alberta Street Pub from 2019 through 2022.

December 25, 2020

Come Alive Ep

Lyrics by A. Stoudamire and C. Heacock; production by Gulls and Joey4K. Released December 25, 2020.

Fronto Shorty cover artwork featuring CEG in a camouflage outfit
Fronto Shorty · supplied cover artwork

Stage Acting

Theater Credits

  • Jordan Baker · Great Gatsby’s Daisy · Experience Theatre Project · 2022
  • Gwendolyn Johnson · A Song for Coretta · PassinArt · 2022
  • Kate · Annie · Shoestring Community Players · 2001

Jordan Baker · Great Gatsby’s Daisy

Experience Theatre Project · Beaverton, Oregon · 2022

CEG as Jordan Baker in Great Gatsby’s Daisy — black-and-white cast portrait
Black-and-white cast portrait
CEG as Jordan Baker in Great Gatsby’s Daisy — seated character portrait
Seated character portrait
Explore the full theater gallery

Artist Recognition

Recognition

  • Artist Resilience funding recipient · Oregon Arts Commission · FY2022 · Music
  • “In Good Hands” recognition · Portland Hip-Hop Week · 2022
CEG with her In Good Hands award
CEG with her In Good Hands award

Press & Media

The Story Behind The Work.

Artist Interview

The Dial Up Underground’s archival CEG interview, recorded in 2019.

Listen to the Interview

Press Assets

Biographies, selected portraits, logos, and performance materials. Contact CEG for usage details and available photo credits.

Press material requests: GardenofCEG@gmail.com

Artist Biography

The Creative Throughline

CEG (pronounced “sage”), also known as Claire Elizabeth Grace, is a Portland-born multidisciplinary artist whose work moves between performance, music, writing, and production. Voice, story, and gathering connect a practice shaped by creative expression, community, and intentional living.

Theater credits include Jordan Baker in Experience Theatre Project’s Great Gatsby’s Daisy and Gwendolyn Johnson in PassinArt’s A Song for Coretta. CEG contributed songwriting and vocals to the Come Alive EP, released in 2020. From 2019 to 2023, she served as band director of The Everyday Mystics. CEG received Oregon Arts Commission Artist Resilience funding in FY2022 in the music discipline.

Through Scene by CEG, the work extends into creative direction, film, photography, video, and live production. As host of The GreenHaus Radio + Podcast, CEG brings music into conversation with artists, entrepreneurs, and community voices shaping Portland and beyond. Leadership through The Living Garden Corp. connects cultural programming with access to art, wellness, and community care.

Across these forms, CEG follows the needs of the story—creating work and spaces where people can feel, connect, and see what’s possible.

Ready For Your Next Story.

Use the biographies for a program, event listing, or press introduction. For portraits, performance materials, interviews, and casting inquiries, contact GardenofCEG@gmail.com.