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New
Work by Ana Duncan
The
multitude of forms and patterns found in the natural world are a source of
inspiration from my new work.
From corals
and jellyfish to seeds and pods, I study these forms to see how they
influence, and are mirrored in our man-made world. This is an unending
pursuit that
continually opens up new avenues to explore.
I
manipulate the clay pulling, pushing and finding new forms in a manner
akin to a speeded up evolutionary process creating for a yet unknown
environment.
Once
a piece has been created in clay, the process of making the piece in clay
begins. I enjoy the physical process of making of the bronze sculpture. I
make a mould from the clay original and take a wax copy from the mould.
This wax copy is then meticulously worked to ensure that the form created
in clay is preserved, free from any inperfections in the mould. This
allows me to maintain control over every piece. The wax pieces are taken
to the foundry where they are cast in bronze using the ancient lost wax
process. The patina of the
bronze is carefully chosen to ensure a unity of form and pattern.
Education
1990
- 1994 Sculpture and Bronze Casting –
NCAD
Ceramics
CDVEC and NCAD
Solo Exhibition
2010
Mill Cove Gallery
2004
Mill Cove Gallery, Castletownbere, Co Cork.
Selected
Group Exhibitions
2008
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The
Secret Garden, Exhibition of Sculpture at the Iveagh Gardens with
the Solomon Gallery
Midsummer
Garden Sculpture, Brackenstown House, Dublin with Gormleys
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2007
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The
Solomon Gallery,
Sculpture for Small Gardens.
Solomon
Gallery, Christmas Exhibition,
Powerscourt Townhouse Centre, South William Street, Dublin 2.
Winter
Collection, The Halward,
65 Merrion Square, Dublin 2.
Kilcock Gallery, Christmas
Exhibition, Kilcock, Co Kildare.
Lavit Gallery, Christmas
Exhibition, Cork.
Sculpture in Context, National
Botanic Gardens, Dublin.
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.
A Century of Irish Art, Eakin
Gallery, Belfast.
EPA Headquarters, Festival
Exhibition, Johnstown Castle, Wexford.
Lavit
Gallery,
Cork, Trilogy, 3 person Exhibition.
Royal
Hibernian Academy ,
Ely Place, Dublin.
Bloom 2007 at the Phoenix
Park, Exhibition of contemporary Sculpture organised
by Sculpture in Context.
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2006
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2
Person Exhibition,
Mill Cove Gallery, Castletownbere, Co Cork.
Royal
Ulster Academy,
Ormeau Baths Gallery, Belfast.
Royal
Hibernian Academy,
Dublin.
Greenlane
Gallery,
Ile St Louis, Paris.
Sculpture
in Context
at the National Botanic, Gardens, Dublin.
Reflections,
A Touring Exhibition of contemporary Art Works,
Office of Public Works in association with Department of Finance and
Personnel
in Northern Ireland. (Muckross House, Killarney National Park,
Killarney, Co Kerry,
Birr Technology Centre, Mill Island, Birr, Co. Offaly, Wexford
Vocational College,
and Lisburn City Library, Linenhall House, 23 Linenhall Street
Lisburn.)
Solomon
Gallery
Summer and Christmas Exhibition.
The
Halward
Dublin, and Mill
Cove Galleries,
Castletownbere and Kenmare Christmas Exhibitions.
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2005
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Group
Exhibition with 6 painters, Greenlane Gallery, Dingle, Co Kerry.
Garden & Sculpture, Solomon Gallery, Clonlea Studios,
Blackrock, Co. Dublin.
4 Irish Women Artists, Kilcock Gallery, Kilcock, Co
Kildare.
Waterways, Lavit Gallery, Cork.
Sculpture in Context, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin.
Glasgow Art Fair.
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2004
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Solo
Exhibition, Mill Cove Gallery, Castletownbere, Co Cork.
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.
Sculpture in Context, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin.
Affordable Art Fair, Bristol, UK.
Affordable Art Fair, London and New York.
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2003
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Blasket
Islands Interpretative Centre, Co. Kerry.
Greenlane Gallery at Dromoland Castle Co. Clare.
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.
Sculpture in Context, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin.
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2002
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2
Person Show, Mill Cove Gallery, Castletownbere, Co. Cork.
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.
Burns Library, Boston College, USA.
Greenlane Gallery at Dromoland Castle Co Clare.
Sculpture in Context, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin.
Chelsea Fine Art Fair, London.
Affordable Art Fair, London.
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2001
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2
Person Show, Solomon Gallery, Dublin.
4 Person Show, Lavit Gallery, Cork.
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.
An tOireachtas, Dublin and Belfast.
Sculpture in Context, National Botanic Gardens, Dublin.
Glasgow Art Fair.
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2000
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Royal
Ulster Academy, Belfast.
An tOireachtas, Dublin
Greenlane Gallery, Dingle, Co. Kerry.
Solomon Gallery, Dublin
Sculpture in Context, Dublin Castle, Dublin
Kelly's Hotel, Roslare.
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1999
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Case
99,
Lavit Gallery, Cork.
L'Espirit - Salon de la Sculpteur Contemporaine de Bretagne,
Brittany,
and Mullingar Arts Centre.
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.
Sculpture in Context.
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1998
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The
Nude,
Solomon Gallery, Dublin.
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.
Chelsea Fine Art Fair, London.
An tOireachtas, Dublin
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1997
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Little
Sculpture, Solomon
Gallery, Dublin.
On an Grand Scale, John Martin of London.
Fifty and One, John Martin of London.
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.
Chelsea Fine Art Fair, London.
Sculpture in Context, Conrad Hotel, Dublin
An tOireachtas, Dublin.
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1996
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Women
Sculptors,
Solomon Gallery, Dublin.
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.
An tOireachtas, Dublin.
Sculpture in Context, Conrad Hotel, Dublin.
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1995
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Exhibition
on Female Form, Wellspring Gallery, Tralee.
Royal Ulster Academy, Belfast.
Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
An tOireachtas, Dublin.
Sculpture in Context, Malahide Castle, Dublin.
Claremorris Open Exhibition.
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1994
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Royal
Ulster Academy, Belfast.
An tOireachtas, Dublin.
Sculpture in Context, Fernhill Gardens, Dublin.
Claremorris Open Exhibition.
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1993
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Sculpture
in Context.
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1992
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Royal
Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
Banquet Exhibition, Royal Hibernian Academy, Dublin.
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Collections
& Commissions
Department
of Environment, Northern Ireland.
Adelaide & Meath Hospital incorporating National Children's Hospital,
Tallaght, Dublin.
Bank of Ireland.
Allied Irish Banks.
International Financial Services Centre, Dublin.
Morrison Hotel, Dublin.
Tannery Restaurant, Waterford.
Several private collections in Ireland and Abroad.
Other
Information
Sculpture
selected for use in Opel National Advertising Campaign, 1996.
Secretary, Sculpture in Context, Organising Committee since 2000.
Member Visual
Artists Ireland. |
