Niall McCormack (born 1960 in

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) is an Irish painter. Since the 1980s, he exhibited in England, Italy, France, Sweden, the US, and Ireland.

Education

McCormack is deaf from birth. In 1964, he received his special education at Mary Immaculate School for Deaf Children run by the Daughters of the Cross of Liege in Stillorgan, South Dublin. Six years later, he was transferred to Christian Brothers, St. Joseph's School for Deaf Boys, Cabra in North Dublin. He was one of two first pupils to sit the Leaving Certificate examination in 1980. He studied Architectural Drawing at

Dublin Institute of Technology Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT, ga, Institiúid Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath) was a major third-level institution in Dublin, Ireland. On 1 January 2019 DIT was dissolved and its functions were transferred to the Technological Un ...

, Bolton Street, Dublin. He secured a place to study Art Foundation course at Dun Laoghaire School of Art, Dublin in 1982 and was awarded a NCEA certificate in Visual Education. In 1983, McCormack studied Fine Art Painting at the

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, Dublin. He obtained a NCAD diploma in Painting in 1986 and a BA(Hons) degree in 1987. He was a first deaf student to study Fine Art at NCAD.

Career

In 1988 McCormack taught deaf children Art on a part-time basis in his old school, Mary Immaculate School, Stillorgan for two years. He also worked from his studio in Lower Ormond Quay, Dublin. In the same year 2002, He was asked to have a solo exhibition at the Custom House Studios, Westport, Co. Mayo. Mr John O’Donaghue, the Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism officiated the opening of the new Arts centre where he was the first artist to have an exhibition there. Since 2007, He has exhibited at the RHA regularly. He had four solo exhibitions in 2008, 2010, 2012 and 2015. In 2011, he had a solo exhibition at the Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, his birthplace. He is included in the dictionary of Living Irish Artists. He currently lives and works in Westport, Co. Mayo. He has a black and white cat called Domino.

Solo exhibitions

2015 "Ocular Mantra", Molesworth Gallery, 16 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
2012 "New Work", Molesworth Gallery, 16 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
2012 "Exhibition of Portraits", Westport Arts Festival, Westport, Co. Mayo
2011 "The Incidence of Light", The Linenhall Arts Centre, Castlebar, Co. Mayo
2010 "Inside Out" Molesworth Gallery, 16 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
2009 Courthouse Gallery, Ennistymon, Co. Clare
2008 "Gothic Pastel" Molesworth Gallery, 16 Molesworth Street, Dublin 2
2005 Custom House Studios Gallery, Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland
2002 Custom House Studios Gallery, Westport, Co. Mayo, Ireland
1998 Solo show, Diorama Art Gallery, London.

Collections

* AXA Insurance * Westport Town Council * Mayo County Council * DeafHear, Dublin * University of Limerick * Gallaudet University, Washington DC * See Hear, BBC, London, England * Leinster Society of Chartered Accountants, Dublin * Mary Hare Grammar School, Newbury, Berkshire, England * private collections in Ireland and abroad.

References

External links

Article in The Irish Times
Niall McCormack - official website
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