Ceara Conway

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]

Ceara Conway
Born1977
NationalityIrish
EducationEdinburgh College of Art & NCAD
OccupationVisual artist, Singer
Websitehttps://www.cearaconway.ie

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,[2] Waterways Ireland,[3] Difference Exchange (UK),[4] Kings 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,[5] Noirin Ni Rian,[6] Linda Buckley[7] and LAU.[8] She is currently working on an album with producer and musician Sean Mac Erlaine.[9]

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.[10][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 Kings College London, 2013.[17]

References
  1. "Ceara Conway". Atlas Arts. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  2. "Mary Conroy & Ceara Conway". Ormston House. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  3. "Waterways Ireland | News Centre | Press Releases | Press Release Article". www.waterwaysireland.org. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  4. "Ceara Conway". Atlas Arts. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  5. "Booked! 5 to catch at the Mountains To Sea festival". 2018-03-20. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Ceara Conway - Making Visible Performance". The Journal of Music. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  7. "Unbound". Edinburgh Festival. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  8. "Unbound". Edinburgh Festival. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  9. "Seán Mac Erlaine". islander. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  10. "Edinburgh College of Art - Glass Students". www.scotlandsglass.co.uk. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  11. "Mary Conroy & Ceara Conway". Ormston House. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  12. Create. "Making Visible". Create – national development agency for collaborative arts in social and community contexts. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
  13. "Public Art Ireland Directory".
  14. "Arts and Health".
  15. "The Amulet | Dublin City Council". www.dublincity.ie. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  16. "Ceara Conway - Making Visible Performance". The Journal of Music: News, Reviews & Opinion | Music Jobs & Opportunities. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  17. "Ceara Conway - Making Visible Performance". The Journal of Music: News, Reviews & Opinion | Music Jobs & Opportunities. Retrieved 2019-03-01.

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