Clare Cryan Explained
Clare Cryan is an Irish watercolour artist and teacher, who focuses on Landscape and Still life painting.
Career
Cryan was born in Dublin in 1936 and went to school to Sion Hill school, the National College of Art, and the Belfast College of Art. After she completed her studies she was given the appointment of master of the Preliminary School in the National College of Art in 1965 where she worked for four years. Cryan left formal employment to focus on her art and in 1971, she opened the Blue Door Studio in Ballsbridge. She is one of the countries notable art teachers,[1] [2] Patricia McGloughlin is one of her students[3] as is Roddy Moynihan[4] [5] She is teaches with Kenneth Webb in the Irish School of Landscape Painting.[6]
In 1987, she was made a member of the European Institute of Watercolours. She has represented Ireland at the Festival International Paris-Osaka Exhibition.[1]
Exhibitions
Cryan has exhibited in solo shows in Belfast, Wexford, Dublin, Galway (often Kennys Bookshop & Art Gallery) and England.[1] [7]
Her work has been featured in the Royal Hibernian Academy, Royal Ulster Academy and Oireachtas exhibitions in Ireland as well as in Brussels, Paris, Antwerp, The Hague, and Luxembourg.[1]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Clare Cryan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210511113352/https://www.thekennygallery.ie/artists/cryanclare/ . 11 May 2021 . 12 October 2016 . The Kenny Gallery.
- Web site: Catalog for Exhibition . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220419183238/https://celt.ucc.ie/images/catalog.pdf . 19 April 2022 . 12 October 2016 . University College Cork.
- Web site: Born in Dublin, Patricia McGloughlin was educated in Dublin, USA and Edinburgh leading to a career in genetics research . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160715193800/http://dublinpaintingandsketchingclub.ie/artists/patricia-mcgloughlin/ . 15 July 2016 . 12 October 2016 . Dublin Painting and Sketching Club.
- Web site: Roddy Moynihan – Artists Biography . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013074659/http://www.oisingallery.com/ArtistsDetail.asp?ArtistID=92 . 13 October 2016 . 12 October 2016 . Oisin Gallery.
- Web site: 8 October 2013 . Artists put their creations on display at new gallery – Independent.ie . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013074059/https://www.independent.ie/regionals/fingalindependent/entertainment/artists-put-their-creations-on-display-at-new-gallery-29642133.html . 13 October 2016 . 12 October 2016 . Independent.
- Web site: Artist Biography for Clare Cryan – Clare Cryan . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013073231/https://www.askart.com/artist_bio/Clare_Cryan/11024874/Clare_Cryan.aspx . 13 October 2016 . 12 October 2016 . askART.
- Web site: O'Reilly . Tom . 15 August 1996 . Wild Flowers and Cleopatra . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20161013072637/https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/wild-flowers-and-cleopatra-1.76891 . 13 October 2016 . 5 November 2022 . The Irish Times . en.