Artist Eilis Crean

Eilis Crean– Artist Statement

The Votive Wall series references symbolic, ritualistic, spiritual, secular and philosophical issues associated with the practice of lighting of candles in public, private, individual and collective contexts. I am striving for a pictorial language where modes of description and allusion are interdependent. These are signifiers of the duality of the concrete and the sublime, the measurable and the infinite. The variety of objects act as metaphors for a range of human circumstance: loss and metaphysical presence, novelty and nostalgia appropriated from popular and material culture, specific individuals either private or publically known. The series is ongoing and open ended. The individual paintings stand simultaneously as autonomous independent wholes, and, as part of collective installations engaging the space to generate sanctuaries for remembrance, pilgrimage and renewal.

The paintings are each 30x40-inches, oil on canvas.

Resume

Education

2000 MFA Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA USA
1981 Certificate in Teaching, NCAD
1980 Fine Art Diploma (BFA equivalent), National College of Art & Design, Dublin, Ireland

Exhibitions

Solo

2009 Presence: Votives and Portraits, Arnold Gallery, Shorter College, Rome, GA
2004 Votives, Moving Spirits Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2000 Messages of Form, Moments of Being: A Personal Journey in Painted Imagery, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1994 Paintings and Drawings, French Embassy, Dublin, Ireland

Two Person

2009 Ashes to Ashes: Demise and Transformation, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ
2007 Absence, Association of Visual Artists, AVA, Chattanooga

Juried

2009 All Small Redux, Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta GA
2008 LaGrange National Biennial, LaGrange Museum, LaGrange, GA
2008 23rd Annual International Exhibition, The University of Texas at Tyler, TX
2008 QX.net Nude International 2008, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY
2008 Valdosta National 2008, Valdosta State University, GA
2007 34nd Annual Juried Competition, Mazur Museum of Art, Louisiana
2007 Juried Art Exhibit, Bascom-Louise Gallery, Highlands, NC
2007 Small Wonders, Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, MD
2007 WCAGA, Annual Exhibition., Stone Mountain, GA
2007 PAINT South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA
2006 20th Annual Juried National Fine Arts Exhibition, Douglasville, GA
2006 19th National Juried Art Exhibition, South Cobb Arts Alliance, GA
2006 National Juried Exhibition, Decatur Arts Festival, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta,GA
2005 19th Annual Juried National Fine Arts Exhibition, Douglasville, GA; Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College, Wisconsin
2005 18th National Juried Art Exhibition, South Cobb Arts Alliance, Georgia
2005 32nd Annual Juried Competition, Mazur Museum of Art, Louisiana
2004 18th Annual Juried National Fine Arts Exhibition, Douglasville, GA
2004 Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Southwest Fulton Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2004 17th National Juried Art Exhibition, South Cobb Arts Alliance, Mableton, GA
2004 Coalese, Jackalopes Gallery, Carrollton, GA
2002 Diversity Show, Suntrust Plaza, Atlanta, GA
2002 Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Southwest Fulton Arts Center, Atlanta, GA
2001 North Fulton Regional Juried Art Exhibition
2000 Juried Show, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1999 Juried Show, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1995 Iontas - Small Works, Touring Exhibition: Sligo Art Gallery, Ormeau Baths Belfast, and R.H.A. Gallery, Dublin, Ireland
1995 Laid Bare - The Nude in Contemporary Irish Art, Well Spring Gallery, Tralee, Ireland
1994 Eigse, Carlow, Ireland
1994 Arnotts National Portrait Award Exhibition, Ireland
1994 Oireachtas, Guinness Hop Store, Dublin, Ireland
1994 Treg'Aquarelle, Britany, France

Group

2009 Beakon Hill Open Studios, Guest Artist, Atlanta, GA
2009 Canvas Project, ArtHouse, Hartsfield Atlanta Airport
2008 Domestic Tensions-Axis of Longing, Gay Center for the Arts
2007 Little Things Mean a Lot, ISwan Coach House, Atlanta, GA
2006 Tellling…Narrative Impulse in Visual Art Mason Murur Fine Art, Atlanta GA
2005 On the Map Atlanta Gallery Project, Castleberry Hill Art District, Atlanta, GA
2005 Stencil Show Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA
2005 WestGA/Kennesaw State University Invitational Kennesaw State University, GA
2005 Exhibition 8A+ University of West Georgia in conjunction with the College Art Association Annual Conference, Atlanta GA
2004 Shared Edges: Four Artists, Carrollton Cultural Arts Center, Carrollton, GA
2004 Painted Realities, Lamar Dodd Art Center, La Grange, GA
2002 Atlanta: Amerririkkalaista Nykytaidetta, Kouvola Art Museum, and Imatra Art Museum, Finland
2001 Our Voices/Our Visions, Barbara Archer Gallery, Atlanta, GA
2001 What’s So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding, Tube Art Spot, Atlanta, GA
1999 Group Show, Christina Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1998 Coded and Loaded, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1998 Art, Sweat and Beers, Silver Ceiling/EyeDrum, Atlanta, GA
1998 The Garlic Series-Form and Continuity, Christina Gallery, Atlanta, GA
1997 Vital Chords - Land, Identity and Myth in Contemporary Irish Art, Sturgis Library Gallery, Kennesaw State University, GA
1996 Cesis '96, International Water Color Exhibition, Cesis and Riga, Latvia

Awards

2008 Merit Award ,Valdosta National 2008, Valdosta State University, GA
2008 Purchase Award, LaGrange National Biennial, LaGrange Museum, LaGrange, GA
2007 Honorable Mention -Juried Art Exhibit, Bascom-Louise Gallery, Highlands, NC
2007 Merit Award - PAINT South Shore Art Center
2006 Third Place 19th Annual Juried National Fine Arts Exhibition, Douglasville, GA
2005 Second Place, 19th Annual Juried National Fine Arts Exhibition, Douglasville, GA
2004 Best of Show, Solo Show Award, Coalease, Jackalopes Gallery, Carrollton, GA
1999 Joseph Perrin Award, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1996 Irish Representative, Cesis 14th Annual Plein Air International Watercolor Symposium, Latvia: Association of Professional Artists in Ireland
1996 Arts Travel Award: Irish Arts Council
1994 1st Prize Painting: Eigse, Plein Air, Carlow, Ireland

Collections

La Grange Museum of Art, La Grange Georgia
Irish State Collection
French State Collection
Latvian State Collection
Figgis Collection, Dublin
King and Spalding, Atlanta, GA USA

Professional Experience

2009- current Associate Professor Drawing and Painting, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
2001-09 Assistant Professor Drawing and Painting, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA
2000-1 Visiting Professor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA
1987-96 Instructor of Life Drawing, Stillorgan Senior College, Dublin, Ireland

Publications

2008 Catalogue and essay: Domestic Tensions-Axis of Longing, Gay Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Curator: Carrie Hoelzer; Catalogue essay: Jeanne Nemeth
2008 Catalogue: LaGrange National XXV Biennial Competition
2008 QX.net Nude International 2008. Printed exhibition catalogue, 26 page, color
2007 Dec 13, Pieces of Mind, Megan McKee, The Patriot Ledger
2005 Dec 1, On the Edge, Jerry Cullum, Atlanta Journal Constitution
2004 Nov 11, CAC juried art exhibition, Whitney House, Sentinel, Douglas County
2004 Oct 8, 4 artists, 4 mediums and ‘Shared Edges’ at CAC, Andrew Wardlow, Times-Georgian
2004 Sept 12, Altar candles inspire illuminating images, Catherine Fox, Atlanta Journal Constitution
2002 Sept 15, Art Exchange, Rodney Sumake, Times Georgian
1997 May 2, Affirming Vitality of Irish art in ‘90s, Jerry Cullum, Atlanta Journal Constitution

Residency

2006 Timothy Hawksworth Residency, Norristown Arts Building, Norristown, PA

Professional Affiliations

Memberships

2008 – current Member-The Contemporary
2008 – current Member-Irish Visual Artist’ Rights Organization
2007 – current Member-High Museum
2007 - 09 Member-Museum of Contemporary Art
2007- current Member-Women’s Caucus for the Arts Georgia
2006- current Member-South Eastern College Art Association
2006- current Member-Visual Artist Association, Ireland

Other Professional Affiliations

Summer 2006 - ongoing Invite only Members Life Drawing sessions Royal Hibernian Academy
of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland

Art Registry/Directory (Juried)

2007 Fulton County Arts Council Public Art Mentorship Program
2008 Fulton County Arts Council Public Art Registry



	Eilis Crean– Artist Statement The Votive Wall series references symbolic, ritualistic, spiritual, secular and philosophical issues associated with the practice of lighting of candles in public, private, individual and collective contexts. I am striving for a pictorial language where modes of description and allusion are interdependent. These are signifiers of the duality of the concrete and the sublime, the measurable and the infinite. The variety of objects act as metaphors for a range of human circumstance: loss and metaphysical presence, novelty and nostalgia appropriated from popular and material culture, specific individuals either private or publically known. The series is ongoing and open ended. The individual paintings stand simultaneously as autonomous independent wholes, and, as part of collective installations engaging the space to generate sanctuaries for remembrance, pilgrimage and renewal. The paintings are each 30x40-inches, oil on canvas. Resume Education 2000 MFA Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA USA 1981 Certificate in Teaching, NCAD 1980 Fine Art Diploma (BFA equivalent), National College of Art & Design, Dublin, Ireland Exhibitions Solo 2009 Presence: Votives and Portraits, Arnold Gallery, Shorter College, Rome, GA 2004 Votives, Moving Spirits Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2000 Messages of Form, Moments of Being: A Personal Journey in Painted Imagery, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 1994 Paintings and Drawings, French Embassy, Dublin, Ireland Two Person 2009 Ashes to Ashes: Demise and Transformation, Conrad Wilde Gallery, Tucson, AZ 2007 Absence, Association of Visual Artists, AVA, Chattanooga Juried 2009 All Small Redux, Dalton Gallery, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta GA 2008 LaGrange National Biennial, LaGrange Museum, LaGrange, GA 2008 23rd Annual International Exhibition, The University of Texas at Tyler, TX 2008 QX.net Nude International 2008, Lexington Art League, Lexington, KY 2008 Valdosta National 2008, Valdosta State University, GA 2007 34nd Annual Juried Competition, Mazur Museum of Art, Louisiana 2007 Juried Art Exhibit, Bascom-Louise Gallery, Highlands, NC 2007 Small Wonders, Maryland Federation of Art, Baltimore, MD 2007 WCAGA, Annual Exhibition., Stone Mountain, GA 2007 PAINT South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA 2006 20th Annual Juried National Fine Arts Exhibition, Douglasville, GA 2006 19th National Juried Art Exhibition, South Cobb Arts Alliance, GA 2006 National Juried Exhibition, Decatur Arts Festival, Agnes Scott College, Atlanta,GA 2005 19th Annual Juried National Fine Arts Exhibition, Douglasville, GA; Northern National Art Competition, Nicolet College, Wisconsin 2005 18th National Juried Art Exhibition, South Cobb Arts Alliance, Georgia 2005 32nd Annual Juried Competition, Mazur Museum of Art, Louisiana 2004 18th Annual Juried National Fine Arts Exhibition, Douglasville, GA 2004 Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Southwest Fulton Arts Center, Atlanta, GA 2004 17th National Juried Art Exhibition, South Cobb Arts Alliance, Mableton, GA 2004 Coalese, Jackalopes Gallery, Carrollton, GA 2002 Diversity Show, Suntrust Plaza, Atlanta, GA 2002 Annual Juried Art Exhibition, Southwest Fulton Arts Center, Atlanta, GA 2001 North Fulton Regional Juried Art Exhibition 2000 Juried Show, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 1999 Juried Show, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 1995 Iontas - Small Works, Touring Exhibition: Sligo Art Gallery, Ormeau Baths Belfast, and R.H.A. Gallery, Dublin, Ireland 1995 Laid Bare - The Nude in Contemporary Irish Art, Well Spring Gallery, Tralee, Ireland 1994 Eigse, Carlow, Ireland 1994 Arnotts National Portrait Award Exhibition, Ireland 1994 Oireachtas, Guinness Hop Store, Dublin, Ireland 1994 Treg'Aquarelle, Britany, France Group 2009 Beakon Hill Open Studios, Guest Artist, Atlanta, GA 2009 Canvas Project, ArtHouse, Hartsfield Atlanta Airport 2008 Domestic Tensions-Axis of Longing, Gay Center for the Arts 2007 Little Things Mean a Lot, ISwan Coach House, Atlanta, GA 2006 Tellling…Narrative Impulse in Visual Art Mason Murur Fine Art, Atlanta GA 2005 On the Map Atlanta Gallery Project, Castleberry Hill Art District, Atlanta, GA 2005 Stencil Show Eyedrum, Atlanta, GA 2005 WestGA/Kennesaw State University Invitational Kennesaw State University, GA 2005 Exhibition 8A+ University of West Georgia in conjunction with the College Art Association Annual Conference, Atlanta GA 2004 Shared Edges: Four Artists, Carrollton Cultural Arts Center, Carrollton, GA 2004 Painted Realities, Lamar Dodd Art Center, La Grange, GA 2002 Atlanta: Amerririkkalaista Nykytaidetta, Kouvola Art Museum, and Imatra Art Museum, Finland 2001 Our Voices/Our Visions, Barbara Archer Gallery, Atlanta, GA 2001 What’s So Funny About Peace Love and Understanding, Tube Art Spot, Atlanta, GA 1999 Group Show, Christina Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1998 Coded and Loaded, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 1998 Art, Sweat and Beers, Silver Ceiling/EyeDrum, Atlanta, GA 1998 The Garlic Series-Form and Continuity, Christina Gallery, Atlanta, GA 1997 Vital Chords - Land, Identity and Myth in Contemporary Irish Art, Sturgis Library Gallery, Kennesaw State University, GA 1996 Cesis '96, International Water Color Exhibition, Cesis and Riga, Latvia Awards 2008 Merit Award ,Valdosta National 2008, Valdosta State University, GA 2008 Purchase Award, LaGrange National Biennial, LaGrange Museum, LaGrange, GA 2007 Honorable Mention -Juried Art Exhibit, Bascom-Louise Gallery, Highlands, NC 2007 Merit Award - PAINT South Shore Art Center 2006 Third Place 19th Annual Juried National Fine Arts Exhibition, Douglasville, GA 2005 Second Place, 19th Annual Juried National Fine Arts Exhibition, Douglasville, GA 2004 Best of Show, Solo Show Award, Coalease, Jackalopes Gallery, Carrollton, GA 1999 Joseph Perrin Award, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 1996 Irish Representative, Cesis 14th Annual Plein Air International Watercolor Symposium, Latvia: Association of Professional Artists in Ireland 1996 Arts Travel Award: Irish Arts Council 1994 1st Prize Painting: Eigse, Plein Air, Carlow, Ireland Collections La Grange Museum of Art, La Grange Georgia Irish State Collection French State Collection Latvian State Collection Figgis Collection, Dublin King and Spalding, Atlanta, GA USA Professional Experience 2009- current Associate Professor Drawing and Painting, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 2001-09 Assistant Professor Drawing and Painting, University of West Georgia, Carrollton, GA 2000-1 Visiting Professor, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 1987-96 Instructor of Life Drawing, Stillorgan Senior College, Dublin, Ireland Publications 2008 Catalogue and essay: Domestic Tensions-Axis of Longing, Gay Center for the Arts, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Curator: Carrie Hoelzer; Catalogue essay: Jeanne Nemeth 2008 Catalogue: LaGrange National XXV Biennial Competition 2008 QX.net Nude International 2008. Printed exhibition catalogue, 26 page, color 2007 Dec 13, Pieces of Mind, Megan McKee, The Patriot Ledger 2005 Dec 1, On the Edge, Jerry Cullum, Atlanta Journal Constitution 2004 Nov 11, CAC juried art exhibition, Whitney House, Sentinel, Douglas County 2004 Oct 8, 4 artists, 4 mediums and ‘Shared Edges’ at CAC, Andrew Wardlow, Times-Georgian 2004 Sept 12, Altar candles inspire illuminating images, Catherine Fox, Atlanta Journal Constitution 2002 Sept 15, Art Exchange, Rodney Sumake, Times Georgian 1997 May 2, Affirming Vitality of Irish art in ‘90s, Jerry Cullum, Atlanta Journal Constitution Residency 2006 Timothy Hawksworth Residency, Norristown Arts Building, Norristown, PA Professional Affiliations Memberships 2008 – current Member-The Contemporary 2008 – current Member-Irish Visual Artist’ Rights Organization 2007 – current Member-High Museum 2007 - 09 Member-Museum of Contemporary Art 2007- current Member-Women’s Caucus for the Arts Georgia 2006- current Member-South Eastern College Art Association 2006- current Member-Visual Artist Association, Ireland Other Professional Affiliations Summer 2006 - ongoing Invite only Members Life Drawing sessions Royal Hibernian Academy of Ireland, Dublin, Ireland Art Registry/Directory (Juried) 2007 Fulton County Arts Council Public Art Mentorship Program 2008 Fulton County Arts Council Public Art Registry





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