John Conway
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John Conway was born in Sligo in 1973. He wanted to be an artist from a very young age which put the fear of god into his parents. He knew he was on the right track when he won a set of oil paints from a Kellogg’s art competition in the mid-80’s.
Educated at Summerhill College, he attended art classes on Saturday mornings in the Yeats building in Sligo town. There, he was thaught art by Mrs. Quirke under the gaze of a huge head sculpture of the poet himself. During that time he went on to represent Sligo at the Community Games for art in the U14’s competition. No medals though.
Now he paints unique visual images of the Irish countryside, it’s history and it’s people. He has exhibited in group shows like Iontas and the Royal Academy Ulster and has held several successful solo exhibitions around the country. His website is regularly updated and more work can be viewed at www.johnconwayart.com.
His work is included in the art collections of An Post, Department of the Taoiseach, Roscommon County Council, Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Donegal County Council and private collectors.
Commissions are very welcome and in the past he has produced work for stamps, magazines and books as well as family portraits.
For further information and query’s please contact:
info@johnconwayart.com
Website: www.johnconwayart.com
PAINTINGS OF THE IRISH AIR CORP AT BALDONNEL
John has been doing an ongoing series of paintings showing the activities and duties of Ireland’s only military airfield. Casement Aerodrome at Baldonnel, Co. Dublin is home to The Irish Air Corps.
850 men and women serve at the base and each have a unique role. It provides a fascinating subject for artistic work and through his paintings the artist is recording the diversity of occupations and activities on the base through the eyes of a visitor.
NEWS December 2007
John Conway’s distinctive historical paintings/illustrations are appearing on a stamp near you since 18th September. Commissioned by An Post, the stamp and first day cover envelope was released on the 18th of September 2007 to celebrate the bicentenary birth of James Fintan Lalor. He was born in Raheen in Co. Laois in 1807. He became an Irish revolutionary and one of the most powerful writers of his day on issues such as tenants rights and land ownership.
The stamp features a portrait of James Fintan Lalor, while the FDC features an illustration of Lalor at his desk writing a paper on land ownership imagining an eviction scene in the background.
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