Eleanor Swan
LIVES:Â
Newbridge native
EARLY LIFE:Â
Eight years after packing in her 25-year nursing career for a new life as an artist,
EDUCATION:Â
2008-2010 MA Design, Ceramics, NCAD, Dublin. 2002-2006 BDes,Ceramics, NCAD ( National College of Art and Design)100 Thomas Street, Dublin 8. 1978-1981.School of Nursing, Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Dublin. Holy Family Secondary School,
CAREER:Â
For 3 months, from September 1st to November 30th 2014 I was Artist in Residence at the New Taipei City Yingge Ceramics Museum in Taiwan
AWARDS:Â
‘My House My Castle’ and ‘My House My Castle 1′. Award winning pieces at the 2016 Irish Ceramics Awards at the Mill Cove Gallery Kenmare, Co Kerry.
MEDIUMS USED IN WORK:Â
Ceramics
SUBJECTS OF WORK:Â
Her work is mainly sculptural and based on the human form although she also makes her own distinct fine porcelain vessels
EXHIBITIONS:Â
She has exhibited widely Ireland and the USA and her work is in many public and private collections including the OPW (Office of Public Works, Dublin), The National Museum of Ireland, Collins Barracks, the Porcelain Museum, Riga, Latvia and the International Ceramic Museum, Jingdzehn, China.
Eleanor Swan sculpture for sale from The Sculpture Park is detailed below:
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BronzeIsabel, Louis & Michel by Eleanor Swan
£34,560 inc VATIsabel, Louis & Michel by Eleanor Swan, Bronze, Metal