Ceara Conway Explained
| Ceara Conway |
| Birth Date: | 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] King's 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 King's College London, 2013.[17]
References
- Web site: Ceara Conway. 2019-03-01. Atlas Arts. en.
- Web site: Edinburgh College of Art - Glass Students. 2019-03-01. www.scotlandsglass.co.uk.
- Web site: Mary Conroy & Ceara Conway. 2019-03-01. Ormston House. en-GB.
- Web site: Mary Conroy & Ceara Conway. 2021-04-08. Ormston House. en-GB.
- Web site: Waterways Ireland News Centre Press Releases Press Release Article. 2021-04-08. www.waterwaysireland.org.
- Web site: Ceara Conway. 2021-04-08. Atlas Arts. en.
- 2018-03-20. Booked! 5 to catch at the Mountains To Sea festival. en.
- Web site: Ceara Conway - Making Visible Performance. 2021-04-08. The Journal of Music. en.
- Web site: Unbound. 2021-04-08. Edinburgh Festival. en-GB.
- Web site: Unbound. 2021-04-08. Edinburgh Festival. en-GB.
- Web site: Seán Mac Erlaine. 2021-04-08. islander. en-US.
- Web site: Making Visible. Create. Create – national development agency for collaborative arts in social and community contexts. en-gb. 2019-06-06.
- Web site: Public Art Ireland Directory.
- Web site: Arts and Health.
- Web site: The Amulet Dublin City Council. www.dublincity.ie. 2019-03-01.
- Web site: Ceara Conway - Making Visible Performance. The Journal of Music: News, Reviews & Opinion Music Jobs & Opportunities. en. 2019-03-01.
- Web site: Ceara Conway - Making Visible Performance. The Journal of Music: News, Reviews & Opinion Music Jobs & Opportunities. en. 2019-03-01.
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