Catherine Delaney (born 1965) is an Irish artist, working in the disciplines of sculpture, installation art and photography. She was elected as a member of Ireland's academy or affiliation of artists, Aosdána and her work is held in multiple public collections.[1]
Catherine Delaney | |
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| Born | 1965 (age 58–59) Dublin, Ireland |
| Alma mater | National College of Art and Design |
| Known for | Sculpture, installation art, photography |
| Elected | Aosdána (2008) |
Early life and education edit
Catherine Delaney was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1965, one of five siblings. Her father was the artist Edward Delaney[2] and her mother was Nancy (née O'Brien).[3] Her father moved away in 1980, settling in the west of Ireland, and later starting a second family.[3] She pursued third level studies in Ireland's National College of Art and Design (NCAD), graduating in 1984.[1] She further studied sculpture in New Jersey, at the Johnson Atelier, and then from 1986 to 1988 on a scholarship at an arts academy in Munich, working on sculpture and photographic arts.[4]
Career and work edit
Dublin's Project Arts Centre hosted Delaney's first solo show, Rib by Rib, in 1994.[4] She also exhibited sculpture at the Grant Fine Arts gallery in County Down, where her father had previously had a sculpture show.[5] One major transient installation was Enclose, a roughly bridge-shaped structure at the Grennan Mill in County Kilkenny, supported by the local authority and Ireland's Arts Council after plans for a similar installation at the Ireland-Northern Ireland were placed on indefinite hold; the macquette of the sculpture was bought by Ireland's Office of Public Works.[6] Another was Inside-Outside in Baltinglass.[7] A large-scale permanent installation is the poured-metal Fill in Ballymun.[4]
Recognition edit
Delaney was elected to Ireland's academy or affiliation of artists, Aosdána, in 2008.[1] She has received support from the Arts Council, both before election to Aosdána,[8] and since election, including payment of the "cnuas".[9]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Catherine Delaney". Aosdána. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
- ^ "Catherine Delaney - Biography". www.askart.com. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Edward Delaney (obit.)". The Irish Independent. 27 September 2009.
- ^ a b c "Fill". publicart.ie. 31 August 2005. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Johnston, Mary (23 February 1997). "'Grant-aided' artists". The Sunday Independent. p. 11.
- ^ "'Brute' of a sculpture finds home in old mill". The Irish Times. 8 July 1998. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Inside-Outside". publicart.ie. 1 January 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ Annual Report 1993. Dublin, Ireland: The Arts Council (of Ireland). 1 October 1994. pp. Unpaginated. ISBN 0-906627-55-9.
- ^ "Cnuas". Aosdána. Retrieved 1 February 2024.