Clare Cryan

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Clare Cryan
Born Dublin, Ireland
OccupationArtist
NationalityIrish
EducationDominican, Sion Hill.
Alma mater Belfast College of Art
National College of Art and Design
SubjectLandscape, still life, floral and figurative

Clare Cryan is an Irish watercolour artist and teacher, who focuses on Landscape and Still life painting.

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Career

Cryan was born in Dublin in 1936 and went to school to Sion Hill school, the National College of Art, and the Belfast College of Art. After she completed her studies she was given the appointment of master of the Preliminary School in the National College of Art in 1965 where she worked for four years. Cryan left formal employment to focus on her art and in 1971, she opened the Blue Door Studio in Ballsbridge. She is one of the countries notable art teachers, [1] [2] Patricia McGloughlin is one of her students [3] as is Roddy Moynihan [ importance? ] [4] [5] She is teaches with Kenneth Webb in the Irish School of Landscape Painting. [6]

In 1987, she was made a member of the European Institute of Watercolours. She has represented Ireland at the Festival International Paris-Osaka Exhibition. [1]

Exhibitions

Cryan has exhibited in solo shows in Belfast, Wexford, Dublin, Galway (often Kennys Bookshop & Art Gallery) and England. [1] [7]

Her work has been featured in the Royal Hibernian Academy, Royal Ulster Academy and Oireachtas exhibitions in Ireland as well as in Brussels, Paris, Antwerp, The Hague, and Luxembourg. [1]

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References

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  3. "Born in Dublin, Patricia McGloughlin was educated in Dublin, USA and Edinburgh leading to a career in genetics research". Dublin Painting and Sketching Club. Archived from the original on 15 July 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
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