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List Of Irish Women Artists
This is a list of women artists who were born in Ireland or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. A *Anne Acheson (1882–1962), sculptor * Mary Alment (1834–1908), landscape, portrait artist * Mary Arrigan (born 1943), illustrator, artist and novelist B *Ethelwyn Baker (1899–1988), sculptor *Maude Mary Ball (1883–1969), painter and sculptor *Ethel Gresley Ball (1886–1959), painter and sculptor * Moyra Barry (1886–1960), flower painter *Rose Maynard Barton (1856–1929), painter *Mary Battersby (fl. 1801–1841), painter, naturalist * Frances Beckett (1880–1951), painter * Edith Anna Bell (1870–1929), sculptor * Dorothy Blackham (1896–1975), illustrator, painter, educator * Edith Blake (1846–1926), botanical illustrator, writer * Norma Borthwick (1862–1934), British artist, writer, Irish language activist * Alicia Boyle (1908–1997), landscape artist * Nicola Gordon Bowe (1948–2018), art historian, educator *Gretta Bowen (1880–1981) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Acheson
Anne Crawford Acheson (5 August 1882 – 13 March 1962) was a British-Irish sculptor. She and Elinor Hallé invented plaster casts for soldier's broken limbs. Acheson exhibited at the Royal Academy and internationally. She was awarded the CBE in 1919. During the First World War she worked for the Surgical Requisites Association at Mulberry Walk in Chelsea, London. Acheson received the Gleichen Memorial Award in 1938. She divided her time between London and Glenavy, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. Career Acheson was born at Portadown in County Armagh to John Acheson, a manufacturer, and his wife, Harriet Glasgow. The Achesons lived at 51 Carrickblacker Rd, Portadown, Co Armagh. Anne Acheson was educated at Victoria College, Belfast, the Belfast School of Art and the Royal College of Art in London where she studied sculpture under Édouard Lantéri. Acheson first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1913, when her sculpture ''The Pixie'' was accepted. Over the next four dec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Bowie
Sarah Bowie is an Irish illustrator, author and cartoonist. Life and career Bowie lives in Dublin where she was a founder member of The Comics Lab. Although she got a degree in marketing and languages in 1999, she has gone on to become a visual artist. Her art has appeared in a range of books, comics and magazines including cover illustrations such as an issue of the Dublin Inquirer. She has supported comics creators in producing their published work. She published her first picture book in 2016. Bowie worked as a Visual Analyst for a design thinking company. She organised the first indie Irish-French Comics Festival. Bowie completed a three-month residency in Angouleme. She has published several children's books. Bowie also does workshops with children. Bibliography * ''A Clock or a Crown'' (Little Island – 2015) * ''BUZZ 2'' (Oonagh Young Gallery – 2015) * ''Ruaille Buaille'' (Coimici Gael – 2015) * ''Let's See Ireland'' ( O'Brien Press – 2016) * ''We're Goi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susan Connolly (artist)
Susan Connolly (born 1976), is a contemporary Irish abstract artist. Life and career Born Susan Joy Connolly in 1976, she grew up in Sallins, Co Kildare and graduated from Limerick School of Art and Design The Limerick School of Art and Design (LSAD; ga, Scoil Ealaíne Agus Deartha Luimnigh) is a constituent art college of the Technological University of the Shannon, located in Limerick, Ireland. The school operates on three of TUS: Midwest's ... before going on to complete an MFA in the University of Ulster. She then attended the National College of Art and Design in Dublin to complete her master's degree. She is working on a PhD in Ulster University where she works as an associate lecturer. She also lectures in Waterford Institute of Technology. She is currently based out of Belfast. Connolly has won a number of art awards including from Kildare County Council (2014), the WARP artist residency in Belgium (2010), a Travel and Training Award (2009), the DCR Guestho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Cleary
Anne Cleary (born 1965 in Tullamore, Ireland) is an installation and video artist. Work Cleary and her partner Denis Connolly, both architects by education, have developed an art practice centred on observer participation. Their work addresses a heterogeneous public and often involves collaboration with artists from other disciplines, in particular dancers (such as Cindy Cummings), writers (such as the poet Derry O'Sullivan), musicians (such as DinahBird and Jean-Philippe Renaud) and craftsmen (such as carriage-builder Neil McKenzie). They are among Ireland's foremost new-media artists, regularly incorporating innovative new technologies into their work to produce art that is both engaging and significant. Cleary Connolly's work is always participatory art, both in its creative process and in its final engagement with the spectator. They coined the term “observer participation” to describe their work, affirming that an artwork is not just an observation on the world but an ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margaret Clarke (artist)
Margaret Clarke RHA (née Crilley; 1 August 1884 – 31 October 1961) was an Irish portrait painter. Life Margaret Crilley was born in Newry, County Down, Ireland, on 1 August 1884, one of six children of Patrick Crilley. Her date of birth is often given as 29 July 1888, though local records do not support this, suggesting she was born four years earlier. Having initially trained at Newry technical school with her sister Mary intending to become a teacher, in 1905, Margaret won a scholarship to attend the Dublin Metropolitan School of Art. There she studied under William Orpen, who regarded her as one of his most promising students. She completed her studies in 1911 attaining an Art Teacher's Certificate, and began working as Orpen's assistant. In 1914, Margaret married her fellow student Harry Clarke, much to the surprise of their family and acquaintances. The couple moved into a flat at 33 North Frederick Street. They had three children, Michael, David and Ann. Harry's broth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
