Conor O'Connell

CONOR O'CONNELL
 
I am a visual artist based between Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon and NCAD in Dublin where I am currently studying Fine Art Painting and Education.
I enjoy using traditional mediums and techniques and my style is particularly influenced by the Irish school of painters in the early-mid 20th century. My work deals primarily with nature and the human figure and the process of documenting and recording contemporary scenes and subject matter forms a major part of my practice. 
I am constantly striving to improve and every painting is a learning curve- this is something I very much enjoy and if I achieved a state of pure perfection I wouldn't see the point in working anymore. 


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

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

GALLERIES

The Trinity Gallery, Clare Street, Dublin 2

Gallery 1608, Bushmills, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland

Caffrey's Gallery, Ballina, Co. Mayo