Jump to content

Conor Walton

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Theredproject (talk | contribs) at 23:09, 14 May 2020 (removing non-notable award issued by vanity exhibition). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Conor Walton in his studio

Conor Walton (born 1970) is an Irish figurative painter. Walton lives and works in Wicklow, Ireland.[1]

Biography

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] Walton has been featured in multiple Irish and 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

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

References

  1. ^ Egan, Barry. "'I'd rather be up a mountain than in the museums'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Conor Walton, Irish Painter: Biography, Paintings". Visual-arts-cork.com. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  3. ^ McEvoy, Lorraine. "Conor Walton-Allegories of Painting". Dunamaise Arts. Retrieved 2017-09-26.
  4. ^ "NUMU: Still Life Painting Workshop with Conor Walton - Nov. 14th and 15th". Patch.com. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  5. ^ "National Self Portrait Collection of Ireland | University of Limerick". ulsites.ul.ie. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  6. ^ Chiefs of Staff The Portrait Collection of the Irish Defence Forces. ISBN 978-1-84588-755-1.
  7. ^ "Kinder, Kinder!". Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  8. ^ "Was für ein Glück?". Peter Lang. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  9. ^ "Ireland Spain Stamp Issue". An Post. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  10. ^ Seed, John (2014-09-01). "Conor Walton: Contemplating Higher Things". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  11. ^ Tipton, Gemma. "Ideas for 2016: A year to paint a portrait". The Irish Times. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  12. ^ MacMonagle, Niall. "Black Hole by Conor Walton - Independent.ie". Irish Independent. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  13. ^ Hess, F. Scott (9 November 2015). "Art That Hurts". Huffington Post. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  14. ^ "RDS TAYLOR ART COMPETITION WINNERS 1878 – 2015". Royal Dublin Society. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  15. ^ "BP Portrait Award 2005". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 2017-05-26.
  16. ^ Kennedy, Maev (14 June 2005). "Painstaking artist wins £25,000 BP Portrait Award". the Guardian. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  17. ^ "2013-2014 Salon: StillLife results". Art Renewal Center. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  18. ^ "2014-2015 Salon: StillLife results". Art Renewal Center. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  19. ^ "Lo mejor de la pintura realista vuelve al IAACC Pablo Serrano | El Digital de Asturias". www.eldigitaldeasturias.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  20. ^ Toquero, Alejandro. "El arte figurativo y el retrato pisan con fuerza en el Pablo Serrano". heraldo.es. Retrieved 2018-06-05.
  21. ^ "1º Premio - 1st Prize". Concurso de retrato Modportrait (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2018-06-05.

Further reading

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Conor_Walton&oldid=956722782"