Irish visual artist and sculptor
Niamh McCann
Born 1971 (age 52–53)Dublin, Ireland
Niamh McCann is an Irish visual artist.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] Her "work includes sculpture, installation, video and painting."[6]
Early life and education
McCann is from Rathfarnham and continues to live and work in Dublin , Ireland . She studied at National College of Art and Design , Dublin, the Crawford College of Art , Cork, and Chelsea College of Art and Design , London.[6]
Career
A portion of 'Flock Of Ospreys Looking For The Old Blind Sea Captain', a mural on the exterior of Swansea's Dylan Thomas Theatre , created by McCann in 2007
McCann was a director of Visual Artists Ireland in 2013.[7] She was awarded a Visual Arts Bursary from the Arts Council in 2018.[8] She was commissioned to produce work for the Museum of Country Life 's 'On Sight' annual exhibition in 2019.[9] She is on residency in Temple Bar Gallery and Studios from 2022 to 2025.[10] In 2022, McCann received the Solas Nua "Norman Houston Commissioning Award".[11] [12]
McCann has works in the collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art ,[13] the Hugh Lane ,[14] and the Arts Council of Ireland.[15]
Solo exhibitions and works
'someone decides, hawk or dove' - STABLE Arts, Washington, D.C. ; The MAC Belfast - 2023/24[16] [17] [1] [18]
'Sentinals [flew through the ages in the shape of birds]' - Carey's Lane, Cork - 2023[19]
Hairline Crack [a dialogue]' - Irish Cultural Centre , Paris - 2023[1] [18]
'Tableaux Vivants' (curator) - Hugh Lane Gallery , Dublin - 2020[20]
(untitled) (w/ Damien Flood) - Courthouse Gallery, Ennis , County Clare - 2021[21]
'Mother's Lament' - Museum of Country Life , County Mayo - 2019[9]
'Furtive Tears' - Hugh Lane Gallery - 2018/19[8] [22] [23]
'La Perruque (Protest Song)' - The MAC Belfast - 2016[24] [10] [25]
'Just Left of Copernicus' - Visual Carlow - 2015[10] [26]
Changing States (with others), Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels [27] [28] [10]
'Insertions', Green on Red Gallery , Dublin - 2012[29] [30]
'GRADUATES' - 2012[31]
'Niamh McCann', The Void , Derry - 2011[29] [32]
'TiltShift' - Hugh Lane - 2010[29] [26]
'HIAP Project Space' - Finland - 2009[33] [29]
'Purlieu' Green on Red Gallery , Dublin - 2009[29]
'Flock Of Ospreys Looking For The Old Blind Sea Captain' (mural) - Dylan Thomas Theatre , Swansea - 2007[34]
'<<<EME', Pallas Heights , Dublin - 2005[35] [29] [36]
'Total Eclipse of …' - Planet 22, Geneva - 2001[29] [36]
References
^ a b c "Perspective - Irish artist Niamh McCann on her exhibition 'Hairline Crack' " . France24.com . 3 February 2023.
^ "Work begins on the first city sculpture in Cork's Urban Sculpture Trail" . Yay Cork . 13 June 2023.
^ Kelleher, Olivia (14 February 2023). "Cork to get new 'island city' urban sculpture trail" . Irish Examiner .
^ "Solstice director shortlisted for Venice Art Biennale 2022" . MeathChronicle.ie . 11 August 2020.
^ "Green On Red Gallery | Artists, Art for Sale, and Contact Info | Artsy" . www.artsy.net .
^ a b "How artist Niamh McCann furnishes her D8 home" . The Irish Times . Retrieved 4 August 2023 .
^ "Visual Artists' News Sheet" . No. July August. Visual Artists Ireland . 2013 – via Issuu.com .
^ a b "Niamh McCann" . ArtsCouncil.ie . 19 March 2021.
^ a b "On Sight 2019 | Country Life" . Museum.ie .
^ a b c d "Niamh McCann | Studio Artist" . TempleBarGallery.com .
^ "Visual Artist Niamh McCann selected for Norman Houston Commissioning Award | Solas Nua" . SolasNua.org .
^ "Dublin Visual Artist Niamh McCann selected for Solas Nua's Norman Houston Multi-disciplinary Commissioning Award" . VisualArtists.ie . 8 March 2022.
^ "Tree - Niamh McCann" . IMMA . Retrieved 4 August 2023 .
^ "Works – Niamh McCann – People – eMuseum" . onlinecollection.hughlane.ie . Retrieved 4 August 2023 .
^ "Arts Council Collection | About" . artscouncil.emuseum.com . Retrieved 4 August 2023 .
^ "Myth, Poetry, Wit: Niamh McCann at Stable Arts" . Bmore Art . 25 September 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023 .
^ "The MAC Belfast: Metropolitan Arts Centre" . The MAC Belfast .
^ a b "Irish artist Niamh McCann on her exhibition 'Hairline Crack' " . Yahoo News . 3 February 2023.
^ Lee, Maeve (29 June 2023). "Gull power: First installation on Cork's new sculpture trail unveiled" . Irish Examiner . Retrieved 4 August 2023 .
^ "Tableaux Vivants: Niamh McCann makes connections at the Hugh Lane" . RTÉ News . 2 March 2022.
^ "Damien Flood and Niamh McCann at Courthouse Gallery & Studios, Co. Clare" . VisualArtists.ie . 5 November 2021.
^ Fox, Brendan (22 November 2018). "Review: Furtive Tears by Niamh McCann at The Hugh Lane Gallery" . Art in the Contemporary World .
^ "Furtive Tears | Niamh McCann at Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane" . VisualArtists.ie . 28 September 2018.
^ "The MAC Belfast: Metropolitan Arts Centre" . The MAC Belfast .
^ "Meet the Artist: Niamh McCann" . The MAC Belfast . 17 February 2016 – via YouTube .
^ a b Anderson, Darran. "Niamh McCann: 'I consider making a form of thinking' " . www.studiointernational.com .
^ "Changing States" (PDF) . CultureIreland.ie (Press release). Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht . February 2013.
^ "Ancient Ground: Changing States: Contemporary Irish Art , Bozar - Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels" . Bozar.be . 28 February 2013.
^ a b c d e f g "Niamh McCann Artist Talk" . Ulster.ac.uk . 25 October 2016.
^ "Niamh McCann: Insertions" . GREEN ON RED GALLERY . 16 August 2012.
^ " 'GRADUATES' by Niamh McCann at The Niland Gallery" . 27 June 2012.
^ "Niamh McCann" . DerryVoid.com .
^ "Niamh McCann Artist Talk Thursday 11th Feb 1pm. Conor Lecture Theatre. Belfast School of Art. All Welcome!" . MFA Belfast. 7 February 2016.
^ "Art Across The City" (pdf) . PublicArtOnline.org.uk . Swansea .
^ "National Irish Visual Arts Library:" . NIVAL.ie .
^ a b "Pallas Projects - Niamh McCann — EME" . PallasProjects.org .
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