In 2016-17 Conor's work has been exhibited at the RHA, RUA, RA and NOA Exhibitions. He won Best
Irish Artist at the 20th National Open Art Exhibition in London
in October 2016.
His work is
predominantly landscape based with emphasis on particular places such as
estuaries, rocky outcrops, sacred trees, cities and rivers.
Conor is interested in
exploring new surfaces and materials including aluminium,
glue, pigment, plaster and wax.
Art Education
Research & Painting Methods Certificate, NCAD, 2008-10
Professional
Designer at Eyecon Graphic Design since 1992
Studios
1/16 + The Chocolate Factory, Dublin 1
10/14 - 12/15 Wimbledon Art Studios, London
07/13 - 10/14 The Chocolate Factory, Dublin 1
08/12 - 07/13 The Red Stables, Dublin 3
03/12 - 08/12 Richmond Road Studios, Dublin 3
09/11 - 03/12 52 Killick, Pétionville, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
05/10 - 05/11 The Model, Sligo
05/09 - 05/10 Richmond Road Studios, Dublin 3
Skills
Oils, Acrylics, Inks, Gouache, Printmaking, Mixed Media, Graphics, Photography, Digital Film
Awards and Residencies
2017 Luddes Hus Residency, Læsø, Denmark
2016 20th National Open Art Prize Winner, Regional Award Ireland, London
2013 Ballinglen Arts Foundation Fellowship
2012 Studio space at The Red Stables, Dublin
2010 Studio space at The Model, Sligo
Publications
‘Of this place, contemporary visual reflections from Yeats country’, 2015
Conor Gallagher/Brian McDonagh/John O’Connor WB Yeats Landscape Exhibition,
Hamilton Gallery, 2015
Collections
Adare Manor Hotel, Deutsche Bank, Office of Public Works, Ballinglen Arts Foundation,
NUI Galway, Mastercard UK, Digicel, Swiss Government
Exhibitions
2017
'Christmas Miscellany' Group Show, Hamilton Gallery, Sligo
RA Summer Exhibition, Royal Academy of Arts, London
Group Show, Cairde Festival, The Model, Sligo
‘Facing West’, Boyle Arts Festival, Co Roscommon, Group Exhibition
‘Crazy Jane’, Group Show, Hamilton Gallery, Sligo
'Conor Gallagher i Læsø', Luddes Hus, Byrum, Læsø, Denmark
2016
RHA 186th Annual Exhibition, Dublin
Winter Group Show, Catherine Hammond Gallery, West Cork
National Open Art, Mercer’s Hall, London
RUA 135th Annual Exhibition, Belfast, October
‘A Terrible Beauty is Born’, Group Show, Hamilton Gallery, Sligo
Boyle Arts Festival, Co Roscommon, Group Exhibition
Summer Group Show, Catherine Hammond Gallery, West Cork
2015
‘Irish Landscapes’, Solo Show, London Irish Centre, Camden, London
VUE National Contemporary Art Fair with Catherine Hammond Gallery, RHA Gallery, Dublin
Wimbledon Art Studios Winter Show, Group Show, London
‘Of this Place’, Eight Person Show, Athena de Madrid, Spain
Summer Group Show, Catherine Hammond Gallery, West Cork
Wimbledon Art Studios Summer Show, Group Show, London
‘Yeats Landscapes’, Three Person Show, Hamilton Gallery, Sligo
2014
‘Invited Sligo Artists’, Group Show, Hamilton Gallery, Sligo
‘Images from North Mayo’, Group Show, The Ballinglen Gallery, Co Mayo
Wimbledon Art Studios Winter Show, Group Show, London,
‘Nore Paintings’, a show with Sean Hardie, Framewell Gallery, Thomastown, Co KIlkenny,
Group Show, Cairde Festival, Yeats Gallery, Sligo
Summer Group Show, Catherine Hammond Gallery, West Cork
2013 ‘
The Curious Eye - An Exhibition about Noticing’, NUI Galway, Group Show,
‘Contemporary Irish Artists’, Group Show, Irish Cultural Centre, London
‘Channels’, Múscailt Arts Festival, NUI Galway, Solo Exhibition
2012
‘Sketchbooks’, Group Exhibition, Graphic Studio Gallery, Dublin
‘Kenscoff’, Solo Exhibition, Pétionville Club, Port-au-Prince,
