Person, Presence, Perception From 20th June to 6th November 2023, the Casino will play host to the portrait exhibition Person Presence Perception, 41 creations by 40 artists examining how people are depicted in artworks, how we form impressions of others based on how they are depicted and how we form our own relationship with the …
“Boy and his Dog” Oil on Linen 150cm x 70cm This is a painting completed of my youngest son and his dog “Buddy”. This is another one of those paintings where I find inspiration from my kids, family, the things and my favourite places. The shape of the painting was something that I …
Royal Ulster Academy 140th Annual Exhibition “DUSK” Oil on linen. Painting by Connor Maguire 140th Annual Exhibition Founded in 1879, the Royal Ulster Academy of Arts (RUA) is the largest and longest established body of practising visual artists in Northern Ireland. One of its founding principles is to organise, promote or join in organising …
Artefacts of a Pandemic From the 2nd MARCH – 2nd APRIL 2022 the ArtisAnn Gallery will be displaying an exhibition of my work which are all oil paintings completed on linen . The ArtisAnn Gallery displays and exhibits high quality contemporary artwork by award-winning painters and sculptors, many of whom are members of the Royal …
Royal Ulster Academy 2020 Exhibition Very fortunate to get my painting “Kidz” into this years 139th Royal Ulster Academy annual exhibition which opened on 16th October 2020. As fortunate and honoured to get my piece into this prestigious exhibition it just so happens that a world pandemic, “Covid 19” has taken hold of the world …
Royal Ulster Academy 2019 Exhibition “Sail Away” by Connor Maguire Artist My painting entitled “Sail Away” has been selelected for the RUA – Royal Ulster Academy and will be exhibited in the Ulster Museum , Belfast, Co.Down, N.Ireland. Very fortunate to be selected to exhibit in the Royal Ulster Academy in the Ulster Museum in …
Royal Hibernian Academy 2019 Annual Exhibition “Man in a hat” RHA selected painting My submission for the Royal Hibernian Academy this year is “Man in a hat”, which is a painting completed in oils on canvas sized at 50cm x 50cm. It’s a self portrait painted in side profile which is one of my favourites …
Zurich portrait Prize 2018 – £20000 Back row l-r: Miseon Lee, Cara Dunne, Debbie Godsell, Gillian Cullen, Yvette Monahan, Mandy O’Neill, Brian Hunt, Head of Regulatory Affairs & Head of Government and Industry Affairs, Zurich Insurance, Brendan Rooney, Curator, Stephen Doyle, David Booth Martin Redmond, Nicholas Benedict Robinson, Jonathan Mayhew, Gillian Morrow. Front row …
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RUA 2018 submissions, Ulster Museum, Belfast “Gerry” Drawing in charcoal on paper One of my submissions for the Royal Ulster Academy this year is entitled,”Gerry”.This is a drawing of my father in law who tortured me endlessly to paint or draw him. Just to make him smile which he clearly isnt doing so in this …
Shortlisted Artist of the Year 2017 Incredibly fortunate to be nominated for a second time as Artist of the year 2017 especially after having the opportunity to exhibit alongside one of my favourite artists in particular called Steve Caldwell when I was shortlisted in 2013. I never thought I would be given a second opportunity …
