Sean Fingleton

Sean Fingleton (born 1950) is an Irish artist who works mainly in oil and is noted for Irish landscapes and seascapes.[1]

Sean Fingleton
Born
Sean Fingleton
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
Letterkeny RTC
NCAD
Occupationartist
Known forpainting, landscapes and seascapes

Biography

Fingleton was born in County Donegal in 1950. He studied at University College Dublin, where he earned a BA in Philosophy and English Studies.[2] He also received an H.Dip in Higher Education and learned art at Letterkenny RTC[3] and the National College of Art and Design.[2]

Fingleton received the Royal Hibernian Academy’s Fergus O'Ryan award in 1983 and the Guinness Peat Aviation award for emerging artists in 1986.[2] He was inducted the Aosdána academy of artists.[2] Two of his works are in the collection of the Irish Museum of Modern Art.[4] His painting, Coastal Scene, is part of the European Parliament art collection in Strasbourg.[5] His work is also on display at the Royal Hospital in Gloucester in England, and Aras an Uachtarain.[2]

References
  1. Sean Fingleton :: Temple Bar Gallery + Studios :: Dublin Ireland
  2. Sean Fingleton - Current Member | Aosdana
  3. Sean Fingleton Collection at Letterkenny Institute of Technology www.visualarts.ie, October 4 , 2019.
  4. Mucky Field and Untitled, Irish Museum of Modern Art, retrieved 2013-12-08.
  5. Art Collection, Europarl
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