Ceara Conway
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Ceara Conway | |
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Born | 1977 |
Nationality | Irish |
Education | Edinburgh College of Art & NCAD |
Occupation | Visual artist, Singer |
Website | https://www.cearaconway.ie |
Ceara Conway (born 1977) is an independent Irish contemporary visual artist and vocalist from the Connemara Gaeltacht region in County Galway, in the west of Ireland.[1]
Biography[]
Conway has a BA in Glass and Architectural Glass from Edinburgh College of Art and studied Community & Public Arts Education at the National College of Art and Design and Glass & Photography at Alfred University, New York.[2][3]
Work[]
She has been commissioned by art organisations and public institutions such as CREATE, Galway European Capital of Culture, Saolta Arts & Galway University Hospitals, Galway Public Arts Office, Ormston House,[4] Waterways Ireland,[5] Difference Exchange (UK),[6] Kings College (UK) and Atlas Arts (UK).
Along with her commissioned work, she performs nationally and internationally for prolific events, festivals & visiting heads of state. She has performed with musicians such as Nick Roth, Caoimhin O Raghallaigh,[7] Noirin Ni Rian,[8] Linda Buckley[9] and LAU.[10] She is currently working on an album with producer and musician Sean Mac Erlaine.[11]
Selected works[]
- Making Visible, Funded by CREATE and supported by the Arts Council, 2015[12]
- Say Goodbye, Commissioned by Verbal Arts Centre, Ulster Museum and curated by Declan Sheehan, 2016
- Public art installation - Five Continents One People, Creagh Primary School, Galway, 2010[13]
- Public art installation - 15 miles, St Brendan’s Nursing Home in Loughrea, County Galway, 2013-2015[14]
- Live performance response to The Amulet, LAB Gallery, 2015.[15]
- Performance - Iascealaíocht, Connemara, Curated by Gregory McCartney, 2018.[16]
- Vicissitudes, Exile Ritual and Lament and A Vessel for Souls, Derry City of Culture and Kings College London, 2013.[17]
References[]
- ^ "Ceara Conway". Atlas Arts. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ "Edinburgh College of Art - Glass Students". www.scotlandsglass.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ "Mary Conroy & Ceara Conway". Ormston House. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ "Mary Conroy & Ceara Conway". Ormston House. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "Waterways Ireland | News Centre | Press Releases | Press Release Article". www.waterwaysireland.org. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "Ceara Conway". Atlas Arts. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "Booked! 5 to catch at the Mountains To Sea festival". 2018-03-20. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ "Ceara Conway - Making Visible Performance". The Journal of Music. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "Unbound". Edinburgh Festival. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "Unbound". Edinburgh Festival. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ "Seán Mac Erlaine". islander. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
- ^ Create. "Making Visible". Create – national development agency for collaborative arts in social and community contexts. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ "Public Art Ireland Directory".
- ^ "Arts and Health".
- ^ "The Amulet | Dublin City Council". www.dublincity.ie. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ "Ceara Conway - Making Visible Performance". The Journal of Music: News, Reviews & Opinion | Music Jobs & Opportunities. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
- ^ "Ceara Conway - Making Visible Performance". The Journal of Music: News, Reviews & Opinion | Music Jobs & Opportunities. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
External links[]
- Alumni of the Edinburgh College of Art
- Irish artists
- 1977 births
- Living people
- Irish contemporary artists