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Conor Walton (born 1970) is an Irish figurative painter. Walton lives and works in Wicklow, Ireland.[1]
Biography[edit]
Walton was born in Ireland and trained at the National College of Art and Design in Dublin and Charles Cecil Studios in Florence, Italy.[2] To date Walton has had eight Irish and six international solo exhibitions.[3][4]
His commissioned portraits can be found in many public and private collections, including the National Self Portrait Collection of Ireland[5],The Irish Armed Forces[6] and those of Trinity College and University College, both in Dublin.
His work has also featured on book covers[7][8] and postage stamps in Ireland and abroad.[9]
Work[edit]
Walton paints principally from life, eschewing photorealism for more painterly values. While retaining an uncanny realism from a distance, on close examination his mark-making is often gestural and the surface densely worked.[10][11][12][13]
Awards[edit]
- Keating McLoughlin and Don Niccolo D'Ardia Caracciolo medal from the Royal Hibernian Academy
- 1993 RDS Taylor Art Award winner.[14]
- 1999 Florence Biennale winner.[15]
- 2005 BP Portrait award Fourth prize[16][17]
- 2013 Art Renewal Center StillLife winner.[18]
- 2014 Art Renewal Center StillLife winner.[19]
References[edit]
- ^ Egan, Barry. "'I'd rather be up a mountain than in the museums'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Conor Walton, Irish Painter: Biography, Paintings". Visual-arts-cork.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ McEvoy, Lorraine. "Conor Walton-Allegories of Painting". Dunamaise Arts. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
- ^ "NUMU: Still Life Painting Workshop with Conor Walton - Nov. 14th and 15th". Patch.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "National Self Portrait Collection of Ireland | University of Limerick". ulsites.ul.ie. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ Chiefs of Staff The Portrait Collection of the Irish Defence Forces. ISBN 978-1-84588-755-1.
- ^ "Kinder, Kinder!". Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "Was für ein Glück?". Peter Lang. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ "Ireland Spain Stamp Issue". An Post. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ Seed, John (2014-09-01). "Conor Walton: Contemplating Higher Things". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ Tipton, Gemma. "Ideas for 2016: A year to paint a portrait". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ MacMonagle, Niall. "Black Hole by Conor Walton - Independent.ie". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ Hess, F. Scott (9 November 2015). "Art That Hurts". Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "RDS TAYLOR ART COMPETITION WINNERS 1878 – 2015". Royal Dublin Society. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Irish artists pick up the prizes at Italian show - Independent.ie". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "BP Portrait Award 2005". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
- ^ Kennedy, Maev (14 June 2005). "Painstaking artist wins £25,000 BP Portrait Award". the Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "2013-2014 Salon: StillLife results". Art Renewal Center. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "2014-2015 Salon: StillLife results". Art Renewal Center. Retrieved 27 March 2018.