Ceara Conway (born 1977) is an independent

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contemporary visual artist and vocalist from the

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Biography

Conway has a BA in Glass and Architectural Glass from

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and studied Community & Public Arts Education at the

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and Glass & Photography at

Alfred University Alfred University is a private university in Alfred (village), New York, Alfred, New York. It has a total undergraduate population of approximately 1,600 students. The university hosts the New York State College of Ceramics, which includes The ...

, New York.

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,

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, Difference Exchange (UK), King's College (UK) and

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(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, Noirin Ni Rian, Linda Buckley and LAU. She is currently working on an album with producer and musician Sean Mac Erlaine.

Selected works

*Making Visible, Funded by CREATE and supported by the Arts Council, 2015 *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 * Public art installation - ''15 miles,'' St Brendan’s Nursing Home in Loughrea, County Galway, 2013-2015 * Live performance response to ''The Amulet'', LAB Gallery, 2015. * Performance - ''Iascealaíocht,'' Connemara, Curated by Gregory McCartney, 2018. * ''Vicissitudes, Exile Ritual and Lament'' and ''A Vessel for Souls,'' Derry City of Culture and King's College London, 2013.

References

External links

Official site
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