Susan Connolly (artist)

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Susan Connolly
Born1976
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Susan Connolly (born 1976), is a contemporary Irish abstract artist.

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Life and career

Born Susan Joy Connolly in 1976, she grew up in Sallins, Co Kildare and graduated from Limerick School of Art and Design before going on to complete an MFA in the University of Ulster. She then attended the National College of Art and Design in Dublin to complete her master's degree. She is working on a PhD in Ulster University where she works as an associate lecturer. She also lectures in Waterford Institute of Technology. She is currently based out of Belfast. Connolly has won a number of art awards including from Kildare County Council (2014), the WARP artist residency in Belgium (2010), a Travel and Training Award (2009), the DCR Guesthouse Residency in The Hague, Holland (2009) and the Golden Foundation in New York (2017). [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]

Limerick School of Art and Design Art college, constituent school of Limerick Institute of Technology, Ireland

Limerick School of Art and Design or LSAD is an art college in Limerick city in Ireland. The school is one of the five constituent schools of Limerick Institute of Technology and operates on two of LIT's campuses in Limerick city, located on Clare Street and George's Quay; both are about 2 km from the main LIT campus at Moylish Park. Since 2012, the school also offers degree programmes at the Clonmel campus of LIT. The School can trace its origins back to 1852 and has had a number of guises and locations before consolidating into its current format and campuses in the 1980s and 1990s. LSAD offers courses at Level 8 and Level 9 across a range of art and design disciplines.

National College of Art and Design Art institution in Dublin, Ireland (1746-)

The National College of Art and Design (NCAD) is Ireland's oldest art institution, offering the largest range of art and design degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the country. Originating as a drawing school in 1746, many of the most important Irish artists, designers and art educators have studied or taught in the college. NCAD has always been located in central Dublin, and in 1980 it relocated to the historic Liberties area. The College has around 950 full-time students and a further 600 pursuing part-time courses, and NCAD's students come from more than forty countries. NCAD is a Recognised College of University College Dublin. It is also a member of the European League of Institutes of the Arts.

Waterford Institute of Technology

Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) is a state-funded, freely available higher education institution situated in the city of Waterford, Ireland. The Institute has six Schools and offers programmes in Business, Engineering, Science, Health Sciences, Education & Humanities.

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References and sources

  1. ↑ "Paint Skin? – a blog by Irish Artist Susan Connolly". Dive deeper into the IMMA programme. 2017-12-16. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  2. ↑ "When the Ceiling Meets the Floor - Susan Connolly". Dublin City Arts Office. 2015-06-13. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  3. ↑ "Traces of an Activity". RHA. 2017-09-01. Retrieved 2018-12-05.
  4. ↑ "Susan Connolly - Visual Arts". DraÃocht. 2018-11-28. Retrieved 2018-12-05.

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