Clare OConnor
Ireland
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I am an Irish Multidisciplinary Artist and Designer with a BA in Visual Arts Practice & a BDES in Design Communications from IADT, Dublin graduating in 2001 and 2009. I was originally a graphic designer and after working in the design for print arena for many years, I decided to follow a more creative route and return to college to study Fine Art. After graduating I lived and worked in Berlin and Venice working as an artist assistant to Thomas Kilpper & Anselm Reyle & various artists in the Venice Biennale. During this time, I developed my art studio practice & began developing my brand of wearable art. I have exhibited in Ireland, Germany, Italy, USA and the UK. In 2016 I was chosen to be part of the ‘Imago Mundi' Irish Collection representing Ireland as part of the Luciano Benetton collection. In 2018 I was selected to be part of the Dublin Canvas project. I am a member of the Design & Craft Council of Ireland (DCCOI) & Visual Artists Ireland (VAI)
I work in different mediums but my passion is abstract painting. While studying Fine Art I became very...