Ceara Conway

Ceara Conway (born 1977) is an independent Irish contemporary visual artist and vocalist from the Connemara Gaeltacht region in County Galway, in the west of Ireland.^[1]

Ceara Conway
Born	1977
Nationality	Irish
Education	Edinburgh College of Art & NCAD
Occupation(s)	Visual artist, Singer
Website	https://www.cearaconway.ie

Biography

Conway has a BA in Glass and Architectural Glass from Edinburgh College of Art and studied Community & Public Arts Education at the National College of Art and Design and Glass & Photography at Alfred University, New York.^[2][3]

Work

She has been commissioned by art organisations and public institutions such as CREATE, Galway European Capital of Culture, Saolta Arts & Galway University Hospitals, Galway Public Arts Office, Ormston House,^[4] Waterways Ireland,^[5] Difference Exchange (UK),^[6] King's College (UK) and Atlas Arts (UK).

Along with her commissioned work, she performs nationally and internationally for prolific events, festivals & visiting heads of state. She has performed with musicians such as Nick Roth, Caoimhin O Raghallaigh,^[7] Noirin Ni Rian,^[8] Linda Buckley^[9] and LAU.^[10] She is currently working on an album with producer and musician Sean Mac Erlaine.^[11]

Selected works

• Making Visible, Funded by CREATE and supported by the Arts Council, 2015^[12]
• Say Goodbye, Commissioned by Verbal Arts Centre, Ulster Museum and curated by Declan Sheehan, 2016
• Public art installation - Five Continents One People, Creagh Primary School, Galway, 2010^[13]
• Public art installation - 15 miles, St Brendan’s Nursing Home in Loughrea, County Galway, 2013-2015^[14]
• Live performance response to The Amulet, LAB Gallery, 2015.^[15]
• Performance - Iascealaíocht, Connemara, Curated by Gregory McCartney, 2018.^[16]
• Vicissitudes, Exile Ritual and Lament and A Vessel for Souls, Derry City of Culture and King's College London, 2013.^[17]