Sean Fingleton (born 1950) is an Irish visual artist who works mainly in oil and is noted for Irish landscapes and seascapes.[1]
Sean Fingleton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sean Fingleton 1950 |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin Letterkenny RTC NCAD |
| Occupation | Visual artist |
| Known for | Painting (especially landscapes and seascapes) |
Biography
editFingleton 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
editFingleton 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