Conor O'Connell

CONOR O'CONNELL
 
I am a visual artist based in Ballaghaderreen and currently entering Final Year in NCAD where I am pursuing a joint degree in Painting and Education. My work is influenced by Irish Realist painting of the early 20th century. I strive to document modern Irish life, especially exploring the ‘everyday’ and the significance found within if searched for. I am also fascinated by the idea of the simultaneity between past and present which is often a theme in my work. I paint in an unapologetically representational style which I am always attempting to hone further. My work at present primarily explores the human figure and also local landscape which are often intertwined with each other. I paint from life when possible and often larger realised works are informed by smaller studies made ‘en plein air’ or on the spot.


selected EXHIBITIONS

Boyle Arts Festival, Boyle, Co. Roscommon 2014-2022

David Shepherd Wildlife Foundation 'Wildlife Artist of the Year', Mall Galleries, London, 2019

The Natural Eye, Mall Galleries, London, 2015

Dublin Painting & Sketching Club- 143rd Annual Exhibition, 2021

NCAD exhibition 'Art as an expression of Humanity', May 2022, NTMA, Dublin

Bailieborough Creative Hub Summer Showcase- July 2022, July 2023

Royal Hibernian Academy 193rd Annual Exhibition- 22 May 2023 (ongoing)

Cairde Visual Exhibition, Hamilton Gallery, Sligo- July 2023

GALLERIES

The Trinity Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

Gallery 1608, Bushmills, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland

Caffrey's Gallery, Ballina, Co. Mayo