About this Event
Talk on Friday 6th February:
We’re delighted that Clement will be joining us for a walkthrough of the lower gallery with Amanda Croft on Friday 6th February at 1pm. Please join us for a fascinating insight into this beautiful exhibition.
About the Artist
was born in Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland. After a Foundation Course in Belfast (1971-72) he studied Fine Art at Canterbury College of Art (1972-75) and the Royal College of Art, London (1975-78). He was awarded the J Andrew Lloyd Award for Landscape Painting (RCA) in 1978 before moving to Liverpool where he was a prizewinner in the John Moores Exhibition (XI). He then settled in Liverpool and was based in a studio in the Bluecoat Arts Centre for twenty five years. He kept in regular contact with his home base in Ireland over the years with residencies and holding exhibitions in various parts of the country. In 2003 he then moved to Belfast where he joined Queen Street Studios (Belfast’s oldest established artist’s studio group). In 1981 he was awarded a Major Award by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and in the same year completed a Mural commission for The Royal Liverpool Hospital.
Having exhibited extensively in Dublin, Belfast, London and abroad his work has steadily entered public and corporate including Irish Museum of Modern Art (Dublin), Ulster Museum (Belfast), Walker Art Gallery (Liverpool), the Arts Councils of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the European Parliament (Brussels) and Allied Irish Banks.
About Amanda Croft
Amanda Croft worked as a lecturer and art historian in the Further and Higher Education sectors in Belfast for over thirty years, specialising in twentieth-century and contemporary international and Northern Irish art. She continues to lecture regularly on the visual arts for the Ulster Museum and runs which aims to introduce the contemporary arts in Ireland to adult groups, individuals and arts societies.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Golden Thread Gallery, 23-29 Queen Street, Belfast, United Kingdom
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