Sean Fingleton
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Sean Fingleton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sean Fingleton 1950 |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin Letterkenny RTC NCAD |
| Occupation | Visual artist |
| Known for | Painting (especially landscapes and seascapes) |
Sean Fingleton (born 1950) is an Irish visual artist who works mainly in oil and is noted for Irish landscapes and seascapes.[1]
Biography[edit]
Fingleton was born in Malin, County Donegal in 1950.[2] He attended University College Dublin, where he earned a BA in Philosophy and English Studies.[3] He also received an H.Dip in Higher Education and studied art at Letterkenny RTC[4] and the National College of Art and Design.[3] In 2019, 8 pieces of his work related to Donegal were loaned to and placed on display at Letterkenny Institute of Technology, successor to one of his almae mater.[5]
Recognition and holdings[edit]
Fingleton received the Royal Hibernian Academy’s Fergus O'Ryan Award in 1983 and the Guinness Peat Aviation Emerging Artists Award in 1986, as well as the Independent Artists Painting Bursary.[3][6] He was elected by his peers to the Irish national artists' academy, Aosdána.[3]
Two of his works are in the collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art,[7] his painting, Coastal Scene, is part of the European Parliament art collection in Strasbourg,[8] and his work is also on display at the Royal Hospital in Gloucester in England, and the residence of the President of Ireland, Aras an Uachtarain.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Sean Fingleton :: Temple Bar Gallery + Studios :: Dublin Ireland
- ^ "Kildare County Council Arts Service - Municipal Collection - 'Untitled' by Sean Fingelton". kildarecoco.ie. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e Sean Fingleton - Current Member | Aosdana
- ^ "Sean Fingleton Collection at Letterkenny Institute of Technology". www.visualarts.ie. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ Staff Writer (6 October 2019). "Sean Fingleton art collection opens at LYIT - Picture Special". Donegal Daily. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Sean Fingleton". Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA). Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ Mucky Field and Untitled, Irish Museum of Modern Art, retrieved 2013-12-08.
- ^ Art Collection, Europarl