Siobhán McDonald is an Irish visual artist and was born in New York.[1][2] She holds a bachelor's degree in Art and Design from The Ulster University and a Masters in Visual Arts Practices from Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology 2011.[3][4][5]
Siobhán McDonald | |
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| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | The University of Ulster |
| Known for | Crystalline: Hidden Monuments |
| Website | www |
McDonald is an artist in residence in the School of Natural Sciences at Trinity College Dublin (2020-2023).[6] She is working with The European Space Agency (ESA) and The JRC European Commission to explore ecology in light of current ecological concerns.[7] Her works manifest in many forms including painting, drawing, film and sound.
Work edit
Siobhán McDonald's art practice draws attention to contemporary topics dealing with air, breath and atmospheric phenomena, weaving scientific knowledge into her art in a poetic and thoughtful manner.[8][7][9]
She questions what is still unknown to science and explores the Anthropocene and the recent consequences of our treatment of nature.[8]
Career edit
In 2020, she was selected to work with European Cultural Institutions such as Center for Fine Arts BOZAR and Ars Electronica on a new project about environmental change. The commissioned artworks will be presented at the Serpentine Gallery and Ars Electronica in 2023. McDonald has shown at Bozar, Brussels, 2020; Deutsches Hygiene-Museum DHMD, 2020; Volta, Basel 2019; Limerick City Art Gallery, 2019; Deutsches Hygiene-Museum DHMD, 2019; The National Trust-Fox Talbot Museum, UK, 2018; Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris, 2018, among others.[10][11][12] Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels.[8][13][14][15][16][9][17][7]
She is represented in many collections, both public and private such as The Arts Council of Ireland, Allied Irish Banks, Bank of Ireland, The Ulster Museum and Trinity College Dublin.
Awards edit
- 2020 - Bursary Awarded by Arts Council Ireland.[18]
- 2020 - Climate Whirl arts program, 2020, University of Helsinki[3]
- 2018 - Creative Ireland Award[19]
- 2017 – The Trinity Creative Award, Trinity College Dublin.[6]
- 2017 - Culture Ireland Award: Imagining Ireland in the UK.[17]
- 2017 – Bursary Award by Arts Council Ireland.[20]
- 2017 – Residency at Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris.[3]
- 2016 – BAI Sound and Vision, RTÉ Lyric FM.[21]
Solo exhibitions edit
- Monuments for the future, Limerick City Gallery of Art, Ireland.[14]
- When plants remember, The Henry Fox Talbot Museum, UK.[22]
- Crystalline, Highlanes Gallery, Ireland.[23]
- Crystalline, Centre Culturel Irlandais, Paris.[7]
- Eye of the Storm, The Galway Arts Centre.[24]
- Disappearing Worlds, Taylor Galleries, Dublin.[25]
References edit
- ^ Dillon, Cathy. "Siobhán McDonald: the art of scientific exploration". The Irish Times.
- ^ Ahlstrom, Dick. "Layer by layer: how Siobhán McDonald paints like a geologist". The Irish Times.
- ^ a b c O’Sullivan, John. "Her crystalline mine". The Times.
- ^ "Visual Artists – Design | Previous Residents | Artists in Residence". Irish College in Paris.
- ^ "TEDxUCD | TED". www.ted.com.
- ^ a b "Trinity Creative - FUTURE BREATH". Trinity College Dublin.
- ^ a b c d Casassus, Barbara (17 March 2017). "Arctic expeditions and stars collide to create 'quietly powerful' show". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c McDonald, Siobhan. "Science meets art as Solar Orbiter embarks on its journey to the sun". The Irish Times.
- ^ a b "Siobhan McDonald's chance encounters with a changing world". Apollo. 9 February 2017.
- ^ http://climatewhirl.fi/en/news Climate Whirl artist-in-residence 2020 is selected
- ^ "My Arctic Voyage of Self Discovery". The Gloss Magazine. 5 December 2015.
- ^ Rainsford, Sue. "Ash to art: Can Mount Etna's eruptions tackle carbon emissions?". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Datami". Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels.
- ^ a b Art, Limerick City Gallery of. "Siobhan McDonald, Crystalline: Hidden Monuments". limerick.ie.
- ^ "Crystalline: Hidden Monuments | Siobhan McDonald at Limerick City Gallery of Art". Visual Artists Ireland. 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Breathe the pressure". Business Post.
- ^ a b "When Plants Remember - Crystalline". Culture Ireland.
- ^ webmaster, Arts Council. "Who we funded". Arts Council (Ireland).
- ^ Leach, Cristín (5 February 2019). "Artist Siobhan McDonald on geology, time and the Anthropocene". RTÉ.ie.
- ^ webmaster, Arts Council (14 February 2019). "Who we funded". Arts Council (Ireland).
- ^ "Lyric Feature Preview: An artist in the Arctic Circle". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Art at Lacock". National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty.
- ^ "Highlanes Gallery - Siobhan McDonald – A Change in the Signal – Crystalline, until Nov 25th". www.highlanes.ie.
- ^ Courtney, Kevin. "Volcanic art: 'Iceland is like a blank canvas'". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Siobhán McDonald - Crystalline: Disappearing Worlds - Taylor Galleries". www.taylorgalleries.ie. Retrieved 30 March 2020.