“ It is a rare pleasure to watch Pat Connor at work as he is a real master of his materials…”                    Alison Ospina, WEST CORK INSPIRES p69

PAT CONNOR

Sculptor, Painter, Draughtsman, Printmaker, Potter, Mould maker

UPCOMING EXHIBITIONS 2026

21 Mar - 18 Jul

FROM THE GROUND UP

The Transformation of Irish clay

Curated by John Goode

Design and Crafts Council Ireland

Castleyard, Kilkenny, R95 DCX2

20 Aug - 6 Sep

FAMILY MATTERS

An exhibition of drawing and sculpture by artists Pat Connor, Michael Quane RHA and Johanna Connor

CNOC BUÍ

Union Hall, West Cork

PAT CONNOR

Born 1948, Dublin, Ireland

PUBLIC COLLECTIONS:

The Arts Council of Ireland, Dublin

The Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork

The National Museum, Kildare St, Dublin

Allied Irish Banks, Dublin

Aughanish Alumina, Shannon, Co. Clare

Bank of Ireland, Dublin

Lutz Keil Carsten Ceramics Gmbh, Hanover, Germany

Skibbereen Arts Center, Sculpture Trail

ACCREDITATIONS:

1987

Elected to the ACADEMIE INTERNATIONALE DE LA CERAMIQUE. Palas de l'Ariana, Geneve, Switzerland.

1985

Travelled to Zurich, Switzerland, with eleven other artists based in Southern Ireland as part of a cultural exchange between South West Ireland and the Oetwil and Zurich. Funded by the Union Bank Switzerland

1984

Invited to travel to Krefeld, Germany and take part in a three day symposium and exhibition. Funded by the Department of Foreign Affairs, Ireland

1984

Organising member for the International Sculptural Ceramics Symposium and Lecturer to a sculpture Workshop. Carraiglaine, Ireland.

1982

Invited to Hanover by Lutz Keil to create works in clay, later exhibited in Kassel. While there he studied the work of Joseph Beuys through Herr Keil whom had a working association with Oldenburg.

1976

Received grant from the Arts Council of Ireland to work in bronze

1976

Awarded a Japanese Foundation grant for work in clay and was invitated to demonstrate sculptural clay techniques in Kyoto, Japan

1974

Founding member of the Cork Craftsman's Guild, which by the mid 1980's became the largest craft co-operative in Europe

SOLO EXHIBITIONS:

2002

Kulturkommission

Ruti, Switzerland

1999

Exhibition of Sculpture and Paintings

WCAC - Skibbereen

1996

Pat Connor at The Steman Gallery

Ruti, Switzerland

1994

Pat Connor at The Clayton

Ballydehob, West Cork

1987

Pat Connor at the Taylor Gallery

Dublin

1987

Pat Connor at The Kilkenny Arts Festival

Co. Kilkenny

1987

Pat Connor at the Stone Art Gallery

Galway

1979

Pat Connor at The Davis Gallery

Dublin

GROUP EXHIBITIONS:

2025

WCAC 40TH Members and Friends Exhibition - The Uillinn

Celebrating 40 years of the West Cork Arts Centre and 10 years at the Uillinn

2024

60 Years: A selection of work in The Arts Council Collection by Cork based artists

Uillinn, WCAC, Skibbereen

2023

An Open Occassion - An exhibition of Sculpture & Drawing

Culture Night @  2 STUDIOS : ONE GALLERY  September Friday 22nd

2022

A New Opening - An exhibition of Sculpture & Drawing

Culture Night @ 2 STUDIOS : ONE GALLERY September Friday 23rd

2022

MODERN IRISH SCULPTURE

Kenmare

2017

West Cork Creates

Skibbereen

2016

The Garden - West Cork Creates - collaborated with Johanna Connor

An exhibition of collaborative work, O’Driscoll Building, Skibbereen

2010 - 2015

West Cork Creates

Skibbereen

2003

Three Plus Three - Ceramics Exhibition - Kilkenny Arts Festival

Kilkenny

2003

Portfolio Edition - WCAC - Exhibition of print work by selected Artists

Skibbereen

2003

Hallward Summer Show

Dublin

2003

Art Expo

Ballydehob, W. Cork

2002 Selected Artists - Tallaght Civic Centre

Dublin

2002

Art Expo

Ballydehob, W. Cork

2002

Cudos - Mount Usher

Co. Wicklow

1999

Group Show - The Pale Dog Gallery

Schull, Co. Cork

1999

Three-person Show - The Vanguard Gallery

Cork

1998

Group exhibition of Ceramic Sculpture - Keane on Ceramic

Kinsale, Co. Cork

1997

Invited to exhibit in the RHA Banquet Exhibition

Dublin

1997

Group Show - Pale Dog Gallery

Schull, Co. Cork

1996

Group Exhibition of Selected West Cork Artists

Mannedorf, Switzerland.

1996

Group Show - Cill Riallig Gallery

Dublin

1995

Group Exhibition - Keane on Ceramics Gallery

Kinsale

1995

Group Show - The Guinness Hop Store Gallery

Dublin

1995

Group Show - The Clayton Gallery

Ballydehob, Co.Cork

1995

Group Exhibition of Selected West Cork Artists

Mannedorf, Switzerland

1994

Cork - Kracków Returned - Bee Hive Art Cent

Cork

1994

Summer Group show - The Vanguard Gallery

Macroom, Co. Cork

1994

Summer Group show - Keane on Ceramics Gallery

Kinsale

1993

Exhibition of ceramics - Keane on Ceramics Gallery

work by selected Artists from Britain and Ireland curated by Frank Keane, Kinsale.

1992

Two man exhibition at the Spiral Gallery

Cork

1992

Cork - Kracków - Touring exhibition of work by selected artists

1989

A.I.B Manhattan - Group Exhibition of work by selected Irish Artists

NYC, USA.

1987

The Living Art ’87 - The Guinness Hop Store Gallery

Dublin

1986

Cork Art Now - The Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork

1986

C.A.N Selection - The Heineken Gallery, Amsteriam, Holland

1986

More of Sweeney Astray - Exhibition - The New Museum of Modern Art - IMMA

The Royal Hospital, Killmainham, Dublin.

1986

The Oireachtas Exhibition - Bank of Ireland Exhibition Centre

Dublin

1986.

Sweeny Astray - The Kenmare Arts Festival

Kenmare, Co. Kerry

1986

The Small Print Biennale

Cadaques, Spain

1986

The Mini Print - Exhibition - The Hendricks Gallery

Dublin

1985

Four Southern Artists - Touring Exhibition : Ulster Museum, Belfast & Bank of Ireland Exhibition Centre, Dublin

1985

IRLAND ‘85 - Touring Exhibition : The Reithalle Zurich, Switzerland & Crawford Municipal Gallery, Cork.

1984

European Clay Tendencies - The Water Tower

Krefeld Germany

1983

Interational Clay Symposium & Exhibition

Carraigaline, Co. Cork

1982

Large Format Clay Sculptures - Lutz Keil Gallery

Hanover, Germany

1981

Drawing & Sculpture - The Cork Arts Society

Lavits's Quay, Cork

1981

Environmental Sculpture Exhibition - Tulfaris Gallery

Co.Wicklow

1980

The Galway Arts Festival - The Exhibition Hall

Galway

1980

The Delighted Eye - The Barbican

London

1980

The Paris Biennale. - Museum of Modern Art,

Paris, France

1978

Living Art - The Douglas Hyde Gallery

Dublin

1978

RHA Annual Exhibition

Dublin

1977

The Oireachtas Exhibition - The Municipal Gallery of Modern Art

Dublin

1977

RHA Annual Exhibition

Dublin

1977

Listowel International Graphics Exhibition

Listowel, Co.Kerry

1976

Objects - Touring Exhibition : The Ulster Museum, Belfast & The Municipal Gallery of Modem Art, Dublin

1976

RHA Annual Exhibition

Dublin

1975

Independent Artists - The Project Art Centre

Dublin

1971-1975 Group Exhibitions at The Davis Gallery,

Dublin

WORKED:

1988 - 1992. Lecturer in Ceramics at Mugi and other Studios in NYC

1976 - 1986 Visiting Lecturer at NCAD

Visiting Lecturer at LSAD

Visiting Lecturer at the CCAD

1968-1969 Assistant to Sculptor Prof. Peter Brennan ARHA

EDUCATED:

1964-67 NCAD - Dublin

1967 Bronze Casting and Industrial Mould Making - Cheltenham

1976 Printmaking with Brian Lalor

Pat at work in his studio in Cooradarrigan 1985